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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB1647
Introduced 2/14/2005, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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815 ILCS 505/1 |
from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 261 |
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a
technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1647 |
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LRB094 02709 RCE 32710 b |
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| AN ACT concerning business.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
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| Practices Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 505/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 261)
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| Sec. 1. (a) The
The term "advertisement" includes the |
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| attempt by publication,
dissemination, solicitation or |
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| circulation to induce directly or indirectly
any person to |
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| enter into any obligation or acquire any title or interest in
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| any merchandise and includes every work device to disguise any |
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| form of
business solicitation by using such terms as "renewal", |
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| "invoice", "bill",
"statement", or "reminder", to create an |
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| impression of existing obligation
when there is none, or other |
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| language to mislead any person in relation to
any sought after |
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| commercial transaction; |
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| (b) The term "merchandise" includes any objects, wares, |
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| goods,
commodities, intangibles, real estate situated outside |
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| the State of
Illinois, or services;
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| (c) The term "person" includes any natural person or his |
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| legal
representative, partnership, corporation (domestic and |
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| foreign), company,
trust, business entity or association, and |
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| any agent, employee, salesman,
partner, officer, director, |
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| member, stockholder, associate, trustee or
cestui que trust |
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| thereof;
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| (d) The term "sale" includes any sale, offer for sale, or |
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| attempt to
sell any merchandise for cash or on credit.
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| (e) The term "consumer" means any person who purchases or |
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| contracts for
the purchase of merchandise not for resale in the |
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| ordinary course of his
trade or business but for his use or |
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| that of a member of his household.
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| (f) The terms "trade" and "commerce" mean the advertising, |