100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5484
 
Introduced , by Rep. Will Guzzardi
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
735 ILCS 5/2-201.5 new

     Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a summons issued in an action to collect a debt shall include a separate notice containing specified language regarding debtor rights. Provides that the clerk of the court shall cause the notice to be posted in courtrooms or in the hallway in front of courtrooms and be available for distribution in all courtrooms hearing cases involving debt collection matters. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended  by adding 
5Section 2-201.5 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 5/2-201.5 new)
7    Sec. 2-201.5. Debtor notice.
8    (a) A summons issued in an action to collect a debt shall 
9include a separate notice containing the following language 
10printed prominently in large font:
11    "IF YOU OWE A DEBT, YOU HAVE RIGHTS
12    You Can PROTECT:
13        Your Social Security
14        Your SSI
15        Your Public Benefits
16        Your Veterans Benefits
17        Your Retirement Benefits
18        Equity in a Motor Vehicle
19        Equity in your Home
20        Your Bank Account
21    You Can STOP:
22        Phone Calls from Creditors
23        Verbal Abuse from Creditors
 
 
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1        Threats from Creditors
2    You Have the RIGHT:
3        To Privacy
4        To Have the Court Review Any Agreement to Settle Your 
5        Case
6        To Ask for a Reasonable Payment Plan".
7    (b) The notice in subsection (a) shall  include the dollar 
8amount of the statutory exemptions for vehicles, homes, and 
9bank accounts and shall prominently list the name, address, and 
10phone number of at least one legal aid provider located in the 
11same county as the issuing court.
12    (c) The clerk of the court shall cause the notice in 
13subsection (a) to be posted in courtrooms or in the hallway in 
14front of courtrooms and be available for distribution in all 
15courtrooms hearing cases involving debt collection matters.
  
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.