Bill Text: IL HB4866 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unlawful practices.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1152 [HB4866 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB4866-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unlawful practices.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1152 [HB4866 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB4866-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
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7 | Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and | ||||||
8 | full-service islands.
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9 | (a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service | ||||||
10 | station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at | ||||||
11 | both self-service and full-service islands shall, upon | ||||||
12 | request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
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13 | parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration | ||||||
14 | plates issued to
a physically disabled person pursuant to | ||||||
15 | Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code; (2) registration | ||||||
16 | plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant
to Section 3-609 | ||||||
17 | or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) a special decal or device | ||||||
18 | issued pursuant
to Section 11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall | ||||||
19 | only charge such driver prices
as offered to the general public | ||||||
20 | for motor fuel dispensed at the self-service
island. However, | ||||||
21 | such attendant shall not be required to perform other
services | ||||||
22 | which are offered at the full-service island.
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23 | (b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State |
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1 | are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and | ||||||
2 | must: | ||||||
3 | (1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an | ||||||
4 | individual with a disability (A gasoline station or service | ||||||
5 | station is not required to provide such service at any time | ||||||
6 | that it is operating on a remote control basis with a | ||||||
7 | single employee on duty at the motor fuel site , but is | ||||||
8 | encouraged to do so, if feasible.); | ||||||
9 | (2) by January 1, 2014, provide and display at least | ||||||
10 | one ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser with a direct | ||||||
11 | telephone number to the station that allows a disabled | ||||||
12 | operator of a motor vehicle to request refueling | ||||||
13 | assistance, with the telephone number posted in close | ||||||
14 | proximity to the International Symbol of Accessibility | ||||||
15 | required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, | ||||||
16 | however, if the station does not have at least one ADA | ||||||
17 | compliant motor fuel dispenser, the station must display on | ||||||
18 | at least one motor fuel dispenser a direct telephone number | ||||||
19 | to the station that allows a disabled operator of a motor | ||||||
20 | vehicle to request refueling assistance let patrons know, | ||||||
21 | through appropriate signs, that customers with | ||||||
22 | disabilities can obtain refueling assistance by either | ||||||
23 | honking or otherwise signaling an employee ; and | ||||||
24 | (3) provide the refueling assistance without any | ||||||
25 | charge beyond the self-serve price.
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26 | (c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection |
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1 | (b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be | ||||||
2 | posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be | ||||||
3 | clearly visible to customers. | ||||||
4 | (d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with | ||||||
5 | disabilities information regarding the availability of | ||||||
6 | refueling assistance under this Section by the following | ||||||
7 | methods: | ||||||
8 | (1) by posting information about that availability on | ||||||
9 | the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a | ||||||
10 | link to the Department of Human Services website; and | ||||||
11 | (2) by publishing a brochure containing information | ||||||
12 | about that availability, which shall be made available at | ||||||
13 | all Secretary of State offices throughout the State. | ||||||
14 | (e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its | ||||||
15 | Internet website information regarding the availability of | ||||||
16 | refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the | ||||||
17 | addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service | ||||||
18 | stations in Illinois. | ||||||
19 | (f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she | ||||||
20 | telephones
a gasoline station or service station to request | ||||||
21 | refueling assistance and he or she: | ||||||
22 | (1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline | ||||||
23 | or service station; or | ||||||
24 | (2) is physically present at the gasoline or service | ||||||
25 | station but does not actually require refueling | ||||||
26 | assistance. |
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1 | (g) The Department of Transportation shall work in | ||||||
2 | cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and | ||||||
3 | service station trade associations and the petroleum industry | ||||||
4 | to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on | ||||||
5 | interstate highways in this State with regard to the | ||||||
6 | availability of refueling assistance for persons with | ||||||
7 | disabilities.
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8 | (h) If an owner of a gas station or service station is | ||||||
9 | found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of | ||||||
10 | Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act, the owner | ||||||
11 | shall pay an administrative fine of $250. Any moneys collected | ||||||
12 | by the Department shall be deposited into the Motor Fuel and | ||||||
13 | Petroleum Standards Fund. The Department of Agriculture shall | ||||||
14 | have the same authority and powers as provided for in the Motor | ||||||
15 | Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act in enforcing this Act. | ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 95-167, eff. 1-1-08; 95-193, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, | ||||||
17 | eff. 8-21-08.)
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