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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning insurance.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 143.19.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 5/143.19.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 143.19.2. Volunteer driver protection. |
| 8 | | (a) For the purpose of this Section, "volunteer driver" |
| 9 | | means a person who transports by vehicle individuals or goods |
| 10 | | without compensation above reimbursement for expenses, where |
| 11 | | the driving services are performed for a nationally affiliated |
| 12 | | charitable nonprofit organization operating in Area Agencies |
| 13 | | on Aging areas number 3 or 12, as designated by the Department |
| 14 | | on Aging, that allows older individuals to transfer their |
| 15 | | automobiles to the organization in exchange for personal |
| 16 | | transportation services. |
| 17 | | (b) An insurer may not refuse to issue vehicle insurance to |
| 18 | | a person solely because the applicant is a volunteer driver. An |
| 19 | | insurer may not impose a surcharge or otherwise increase the |
| 20 | | rate for a vehicle policy solely on the basis that the named |
| 21 | | insured or any member of the insured's household or a person |
| 22 | | who customarily operates the insured's vehicle is a volunteer |
| 23 | | driver. This Section shall not prohibit an insurer from taking |