101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4145

 

Introduced 1/22/2020, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/18a-302  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-302

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if an owner or other person in lawful possession or control of private property has contracted with a third party vendor to issue permission to park on the private property through an online service vendor (Third Party Online Parking Service), and a vehicle has been removed from the property associated with the address prior to the time allocated according to the receipt provided to the vehicle owner or authorized user of the vehicle from the Third Party Online Parking Service, then the Third Party Online Parking Service shall, within 10 business days after presentation of the towing invoice and receipt from the vehicle owner or authorized user, remit to the vehicle owner or authorized user of the vehicle all costs charged to the vehicle owner or authorized user of a vehicle for towing costs, invoice fees, and 24 hours of storage, plus $25 for reimbursement to travel to the vehicle location held by the towing company. Provides that, if the Third Party Online Parking Service fails to comply, the Third Party Online Parking Service commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 18a-302 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/18a-302)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-302)
7    Sec. 18a-302. Owner or other person in lawful possession or
8control of private property - Right to employ relocation
9service. It shall be unlawful for an owner or other person in
10lawful possession or control of private property to remove or
11employ a commercial relocator to remove an unauthorized vehicle
12from such property unless written notice is provided to the
13effect that such vehicles will be removed, including the name,
14address and telephone number of the appropriate commercial
15vehicle relocator, if any. Such notice shall consist of a sign,
16posted in a conspicuous place in the affected area, of a size
17at least 24 inches in height by 36 inches in width. Such sign
18shall be at least 4 feet from the ground but less than 8 feet
19from the ground and shall be either illuminated or painted with
20reflective paint, or both. Such sign shall state the amount of
21towing charges to which the person parking may be subject. This
22provision shall not be construed as prohibiting any unit of
23local government from imposing additional or greater notice

 

 

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1requirements. If an owner or other person in lawful possession
2or control of private property has contracted with a third
3party vendor to issue permission to park on the private
4property through an online service vendor (Third Party Online
5Parking Service), and a vehicle has been removed from the
6property associated with the address prior to the time
7allocated according to the receipt provided to the vehicle
8owner or authorized user of the vehicle from the Third Party
9Online Parking Service, then the Third Party Online Parking
10Service shall, within 10 business days after presentation of
11the towing invoice and receipt from the vehicle owner or
12authorized user, remit to the vehicle owner or authorized user
13of the vehicle all costs charged to the vehicle owner or
14authorized user of a vehicle for towing costs, invoice fees,
15and fees for 24 hours of storage, plus $25 for reimbursement to
16travel to the vehicle location held by the towing company. If
17the Third Party Online Parking Service fails to comply, the
18Third Party Online Parking Service commits an unlawful practice
19within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
20Practices Act.
21    No express notice shall be required under this Section upon
22residential property which, paying due regard to the
23circumstances and the surrounding area, is clearly reserved or
24intended exclusively for the use or occupation of residents or
25their vehicles.
26(Source: P.A. 81-332.)