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92_SB1064
LRB9207492ARmg
1 AN ACT concerning car rentals.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Renter's Financial Responsibility and
5 Protection Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 27/15)
7 Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
8 (a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless
9 the renter agrees to the damage waiver in writing at or prior
10 to the time the rental agreement is executed.
11 (b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except
12 for one or more of the following reasons:
13 (1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used
14 to carry persons or property for a charge or fee.
15 (2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed
16 upon racing or speed contest or demonstration or pushing
17 or pulling activity in which the rental vehicle is
18 actively involved.
19 (3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be
20 expected from an intentional or criminal act of the
21 driver other than a traffic infraction.
22 (4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting
23 from any auto business operation, including but not
24 limited to repairing, servicing, testing, washing,
25 parking, storing, or selling of automobiles.
26 (5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if
27 the rental contract is based on fraudulent or material
28 misrepresentation by the renter.
29 (6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the
30 rental vehicle outside the continental United States when
31 such use is specifically prohibited in the rental
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1 agreement.
2 (7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental
3 vehicle is operated by a driver not permitted under the
4 rental agreement.
5 (c) A rental company shall not charge more than $9 per
6 full or partial 24 hour rental day for a collision damage
7 waiver if the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the
8 rental vehicle type is not greater than $30,000. A rental
9 company shall not charge more than $12 per full or partial 24
10 hour rental day for a collision damage waiver if the
11 manufacturer's suggested retail price of the rental vehicle
12 type is greater than $30,000. On January 1, 2000, the maximum
13 charges in this subsection (c) shall be increased to $9.50
14 and $12.50, respectively, and shall be subsequently increased
15 to $10 and $13 on January 1, 2001 and $10.50 and $13.50 on
16 January 1, 2002.
17 (d) A rental company may not refuse to rent a vehicle to
18 any person who is 18 years old or older based solely upon
19 that person's age.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-113, eff. 7-14-97.)
21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.