(425 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 904)
Sec. 4.
Payments by nonmembers or nonsubscribers; penalty.
(a) When
making a claim for a loss to property, each owner
of an insured property, who is not a member or subscriber of an association
but who received services from a volunteer fire protection association,
shall notify his property or casualty insurance company of the name,
address and billing statement from the volunteer fire protection
association which responded to a call for fire protection assistance at such property.
(b) In paying a claim to an insured who received the services of a
volunteer fire protection association any property or casualty insurance
company shall make checks payable to the order of both the insured and the
volunteer fire protection association,
and the property owner shall make
full payment to the association of the fees and charges imposed pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section 3 of this Act within 30 days after receipt of a loss
settlement check from an insurance carrier.
(c) Failure to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of
this Section shall be deemed to be a petty offense punishable by a fine not
exceeding $500.
(Source: P.A. 85-510.)
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