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    AN ACT concerning consumer protection.

 
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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 Public Utilities Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 4-601 as follows:
 
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    (220 ILCS 5/4-601  new)
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    Sec. 4-601. Consumer protection laws.

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    (a) The General Assembly finds that consumer protection is 
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vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Illinois consumers.
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    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
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Commission and its staff shall:
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        (1) work cooperatively with law enforcement 
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    authorities, including the Attorney General and State's 
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    Attorneys, in their enforcement of consumer protection 
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    laws, including the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
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    Practices Act;
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        (2) provide any materials or documents already in the 
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    Commission's possession requested by the
Attorney General 
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    or a State's Attorney pertaining to the
enforcement of 
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    consumer protection laws; any materials or documents that 
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    are proprietary shall not be made public unless the 
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    designation as proprietary has been removed by a court or 
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    legal body of competent jurisdiction, or the agreement of 
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    the parties; and
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        (3) upon written request, forward any complaints 
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    regarding alleged violations of any consumer protection 
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    law to the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of the 
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    appropriate county or counties.
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    (c) Subject to subdivision (1) of Section 10b of the 
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Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the 
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Attorney General and the State's Attorney of any county shall 
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have available all remedies and authority granted to them by 
 


 






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the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
 The 
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remedies for violations of this
Act and its rules are not 
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intended to replace other remedies
that may be imposed for 
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violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
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Practices Act and are in addition to, and not in
substitution 
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for, such other remedies, nor is this Act intended to remove 
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any statutorily defined defenses.
 
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    Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
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Practices Act is amended  by adding Section 10d as follows:
 
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    (815 ILCS 505/10d  new)
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    Sec. 10d. Public Utilities Act; Illinois Commerce 
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Commission.

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    (a) The General Assembly finds that consumer protection is 
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vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Illinois consumers.
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    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
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Illinois Commerce Commission and its staff shall:
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        (1) work cooperatively with law enforcement 
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    authorities, including the Attorney General and State's 
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    Attorneys, in their enforcement of consumer protection 
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    laws, including this Act;
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        (2) provide any materials or documents already in the 
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    Commission's possession requested by the
Attorney General 
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    or a State's Attorney pertaining to the
enforcement of 
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    consumer protection laws; any materials or documents that 
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    are proprietary shall not be made public unless the 
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    designation as proprietary has been removed by a court or 
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    legal body of competent jurisdiction, or the agreement of 
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    the parties; and
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        (3) upon written request, forward any complaints 
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    regarding alleged violations of any consumer protection 
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    law to the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of the 
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    appropriate county or counties.
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    (c) Subject to subdivision (1) of Section 10b of this Act,  
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the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of any county 
 


 






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shall have available all remedies and authority granted to them 
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by this Act.
The remedies for violations of
the Public 
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Utilities Act and its rules are not intended to
replace other 
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remedies that may be imposed for
violations of  this Act and are 
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in addition
to, and not in substitution for, such other 
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remedies, nor is this Section  intended to remove any 
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statutorily defined defenses.