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Public Act 096-1376
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| HB4860 Enrolled | LRB096 16597 AJT 31871 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
Section 11-1431 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1431 new) |
Sec. 11-1431. Solicitations at accident or disablement |
scene prohibited. A tower, as defined by Section 1-205.2 of |
this Code, or an employee or agent of a tower may not: (i) stop |
at the scene of a motor vehicle accident or at or near a |
damaged or disabled vehicle for the purpose of soliciting the |
owner or operator of the damaged or disabled vehicle to enter |
into a towing service transaction; or (ii) stop at the scene of |
an accident or at or near a damaged or disabled vehicle unless |
called to the location by a law enforcement officer, the |
Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll |
Highway Authority, a local agency having jurisdiction over the |
highway, or the
owner or operator of the damaged or disabled |
vehicle. This Section shall not apply to employees of the |
Department, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, or local |
agencies when engaged in their official duties. Nothing in this |
Section shall prevent a tower from stopping at the scene of a |
motor vehicle accident or at or near a
damaged or disabled |
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vehicle if the owner or operator signals the tower for |
assistance from the location of the motor vehicle accident or |
damaged or disabled vehicle.
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Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
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(815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
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Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly |
violates
the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision |
Repair Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the Dance |
Studio Act,
the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the Hearing |
Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union Label |
Act,
the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer |
Protection Act,
the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
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the Credit Services Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone |
Dialers Act,
the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection |
Act,
the Telephone Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or |
Burial Funds Act,
the Cemetery Care Act,
the Safe and Hygienic |
Bed Act,
the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act,
the High Risk Home |
Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud |
Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the
Cigarette Tax |
Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of |
Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail |
Act, the Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of
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subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, |
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Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, or |
18d-150 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the |
Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic |
Contract Renewal Act, or the Personal Information Protection |
Act commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this |
Act.
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(Source: P.A. 94-13, eff. 12-6-05; 94-36, eff. 1-1-06; 94-280, |
eff. 1-1-06; 94-292, eff. 1-1-06; 94-822, eff. 1-1-07; 95-413, |
eff. 1-1-08; 95-562, eff. 7-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; revised |
11-4-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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