Bill Text: IL HB5084 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides that a rental company may void a damage waiver for damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the rental vehicle's ignition key and the key tag identifying the rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other authority in all matters connected to the investigation of the stolen rental vehicle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5084 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5084-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5084 Introduced , by Rep. Arthur Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 27/15
Amends the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act. Provides that a rental company may void a damage waiver for damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the rental vehicle's ignition key and the key tag identifying the rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other authority in all matters connected to the investigation of the stolen rental vehicle.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Renter's Financial Responsibility and
Protection Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(625 ILCS 27/15)
Sec. 15. Prohibited practices.
(a) A rental company may not sell a damage waiver unless
the renter agrees to the damage waiver in writing at or prior
to the time the rental agreement is executed.
(b) A rental company may not void a damage waiver except
for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) Damage or loss while the rental vehicle is used to
carry persons or property for a charge or fee.
(2) Damage or loss during an organized or agreed upon
racing or speed contest or demonstration or pushing or
pulling activity in which the rental vehicle is actively
involved.
(3) Damage or loss that could reasonably be expected
from an intentional or criminal act of the driver other
than a traffic infraction.
(4) Damage or loss to any rental vehicle resulting from
any auto business operation, including but not limited to

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repairing, servicing, testing, washing, parking, storing,
or selling of automobiles.
(5) Damage or loss occurring to a rental vehicle if the
rental contract is based on fraudulent or material
misrepresentation by the renter.
(6) Damage or loss arising out of the use of the rental
vehicle outside the continental United States when such use
is specifically prohibited in the rental agreement.
(7) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
is operated by a driver not permitted under the rental
agreement.
(8) Damage or loss occurring while the rental vehicle
is operated by a driver under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or
any combination thereof and convicted of violating
subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code.
(9) Damage or loss to the rental vehicle if the rental
vehicle is stolen and the renter fails to: (i) return the
rental vehicle's ignition key and the key tag identifying
the rental vehicle to the rental vehicle company; (ii) file
a police report within the 24-hour period after discovery
of the rental vehicle theft; and (iii) fully cooperate with
the rental company, law enforcement agency, or any other
authority in all matters connected to the investigation of
the stolen rental vehicle.

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(c) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 99-201, eff. 10-1-15; 100-312, eff. 1-1-18.)