Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18d-150 – Waiver or limitation of liability prohibited
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(a) Commercial vehicle safety relocators engaged in the relocation or storage of damaged or disabled vehicles shall be prohibited from including a clause in contracts for the relocation or storage of vehicles purporting to waive or limit the commercial vehicle safety relocator‘s liability under this Code, in tort or contract, or under any other cognizable cause of action available to the vehicle owner or operator.
(b) Commercial vehicle safety relocators are prohibited from requiring the vehicle owner or operator to sign or agree to any document purporting to waive or limit the commercial vehicle safety relocator’s liability under this Code, in tort or contract, or under any other cognizable cause of action available to the vehicle owner or operator.
(c) Any contract, release, or other document purporting to waive or limit the commercial vehicle safety relocator’s liability under this Code, in tort or contract, or under any other cognizable cause of action available to the vehicle owner or operator, shall be deemed null, void, and unenforceable.
(b) Commercial vehicle safety relocators are prohibited from requiring the vehicle owner or operator to sign or agree to any document purporting to waive or limit the commercial vehicle safety relocator’s liability under this Code, in tort or contract, or under any other cognizable cause of action available to the vehicle owner or operator.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18d-150
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- safety relocator: means any person or entity engaged in the business of removing damaged or disabled vehicles from public or private property by means of towing or otherwise, and thereafter relocating and storing such vehicles. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/18d-105
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(c) Any contract, release, or other document purporting to waive or limit the commercial vehicle safety relocator’s liability under this Code, in tort or contract, or under any other cognizable cause of action available to the vehicle owner or operator, shall be deemed null, void, and unenforceable.