(815 ILCS 308/35)
Sec. 35.
Inability to deliver motor vehicle to facility during business
hours. When the
consumer is unable to deliver the motor vehicle to the collision repair
facility
during business hours,
and the consumer has requested the collision repair facility to take possession
of the motor
vehicle for the purpose of repairing or estimating the cost of repairing the
motor vehicle,
the collision repair facility may not undertake the diagnosing or repairing of
any damage
or defects to the motor vehicle for compensation unless the collision repair
facility has
complied with all of the following conditions:
(1) The collision repair facility has prepared a | ||
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(2) By telephone or otherwise, the consumer has been | ||
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(3) The consumer has given his or her oral or written | ||
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If the consumer's authorization is oral, the collision repair facility shall
make, on both the
written invoice and the estimate or firm price quotation, a notation of the
name of the person
authorizing the repairs, the date, the time, and the telephone number called,
if
any. Any charge for parts
or labor in excess of the original estimate must be separately authorized by
the consumer as
provided in subsection (b) of Section 15 and in Section 25.
(Source: P.A. 93-565, eff. 1-1-04.)
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