Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 90/3 – As to any and all property and effects not provided for in Section 1 …
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As to any and all property and effects not provided for in Section 1 of this Act, other than merchandise samples or merchandise for sale, brought into a hotel by any guest thereof, the liability of such hotel or the proprietor or manager thereof for any and all loss thereof or damage thereto is limited to such loss or damage as may result from the fault or negligence of such proprietor or manager or of his or her agents or employees, but in no event is such hotel, the proprietor or manager thereof, liable for loss or damage in an amount exceeding $250; provided, that where such property and other effects of the type covered by this section are delivered to the proprietor or manager of such hotel, or to his or her employees or agents, for safekeeping, and the guest receives a check or receipt therefor, such hotel or the proprietor or manager thereof is not liable for any loss or damage to such property and effects in excess of the following amounts, respectively:
Trunks and contents…………………………………$250
Valises and traveling cases and contents………………$ 75
Boxes, parcels and packages and contents………………$ 25
All other miscellaneous property and effects,
including wearing apparel and personal
belongings and any contents thereof……………….$ 75
The respective limitations on liability provided for in this section apply regardless of whether any such loss or damage in an amount in excess thereof is occasioned by theft, the fault or negligence of such proprietor or manager or his or her agents or employees, or otherwise, unless such proprietor or manager has contracted in writing to assume greater liability. When any trunk, valise, traveling case, box, parcel, package, article of apparel, or other property and effects to which this Section applies contains any valuable property or effects of the kind otherwise provided for in Section 1 of this Act, and are delivered to the proprietor, manager, employees or agents of such hotel for safekeeping, the provisions of this Section nevertheless apply to any loss of or damage to such valuable property or other effects so contained therein, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1 of this Act.
Trunks and contents…………………………………$250
Valises and traveling cases and contents………………$ 75
Boxes, parcels and packages and contents………………$ 25
All other miscellaneous property and effects,
including wearing apparel and personal
belongings and any contents thereof……………….$ 75
The respective limitations on liability provided for in this section apply regardless of whether any such loss or damage in an amount in excess thereof is occasioned by theft, the fault or negligence of such proprietor or manager or his or her agents or employees, or otherwise, unless such proprietor or manager has contracted in writing to assume greater liability. When any trunk, valise, traveling case, box, parcel, package, article of apparel, or other property and effects to which this Section applies contains any valuable property or effects of the kind otherwise provided for in Section 1 of this Act, and are delivered to the proprietor, manager, employees or agents of such hotel for safekeeping, the provisions of this Section nevertheless apply to any loss of or damage to such valuable property or other effects so contained therein, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1 of this Act.