Illinois Compiled Statutes

815 ILCS 306/45 (2026)

Consumer's waiver of estimate

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(815 ILCS 306/45)
    Sec. 45. Consumer's waiver of estimate. A consumer may waive the right to receive a written estimate if the waiver is voluntary and made without coercion by the motor vehicle repair facility. A motor vehicle repair facility or anyone in its employ shall not make use of the waiver in an attempt to evade this Act. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as requiring a motor vehicle repair facility to give a written estimated price if the motor vehicle repair facility does not agree to perform the requested repair.
(Source: P.A. 90-426, eff. 1-1-98.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2019 · leading case: Bell v. Ring, 2018 IL App (3d) 170649 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
Bell v. Ring, 2018 IL App (3d) 170649 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “In making that assertion, defendant points out that the Repair Act allows for waivers of the estimate requirement (see 815 ILCS 306/45 (West 2016) ) and claims that Lloyd's conduct of insisting that defendant perform the work after being informed that defendant did not have time…”
Bell v. Ring, 2018 IL App (3d) 170649 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “In making that assertion, defendant points out that the Repair Act allows for waivers of the estimate requirement (see 815 ILCS 306/45 (West 2016)) and claims that Lloyd’s conduct of insisting that defendant perform the work after being informed that defendant did not have time…”
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