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215 ILCS 5/143.24a

(215 ILCS 5/143.24a) (from Ch. 73, par. 755.24a)

Sec. 143.24a.

(a) No insurer, licensed to issue a policy of automobile
insurance, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 143.13, shall fail or
refuse to accept an application from a person with  a physical disability for such
insurance, refuse to issue such insurance to an applicant with a physical disability therefor
solely because of a physical disability, or issue or cancel such insurance under
conditions less favorable to persons with physical disabilities than
persons without physical disabilities; nor shall a physical disability itself constitute a condition or risk for
which a higher premium may be required of a person with a physical disability for such insurance.

(b) As used in this Section, "physical disability" refers only to
 an impairment of physical ability because of amputation or loss of
function which impairment
has been compensated for, when necessary, by vehicle equipment adaptation
or modification; or an impairment of hearing which
impairment has been compensated for, when necessary, either by sensory
equipment adaptation or modification, or an impairment of
speech; provided, that the insurer may require an applicant with a physical disability for such insurance on the renewal of such insurance
to furnish proof that he or she has qualified for a new or renewed drivers
license since the occurrence of the disabling condition.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)