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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4200
Introduced 11/08/05, by Rep. John E. Bradley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that, if a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or other event is cancelled, a person or entity who sold a ticket to the event to a consumer shall, upon the return of the ticket by the consumer, refund to the consumer the full price that the consumer paid to the person or entity for the ticket, including all fees, regardless of how characterized, paid by the consumer, except that the person or entity is not required to refund to the consumer a reasonable ticket delivery fee if the person or entity clearly disclosed the amount of the delivery fee to the consumer at the time of sale and clearly disclosed to the consumer at the time of sale that the delivery fee would not be refunded upon cancellation of the event. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
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LRB094 15058 LCT 50202 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 adding Section 2XX as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 505/2XX new) |
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| Sec. 2XX. Ticket refunds; event cancellation. |
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| (a) As used in this Section:
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| "Delivery fee" means the actual cost of delivery of the |
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| ticket to the consumer.
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| "Ticket" means a ticket of admission to an event. |
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| "Event" means a sporting event, theater, musical |
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| performance, entertainment, or amusement of any kind to which |
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| the general public is
admitted.
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| (b) If an event is cancelled, a person or entity who sold a |
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| ticket to the event to a consumer shall, upon the return of the |
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| ticket by the consumer, refund to the consumer the full price |
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| that the consumer paid to the person or entity for the ticket, |
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| including all fees, regardless of how characterized, paid by |
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| the consumer, except that the person or entity is not required |
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| to refund to the consumer a reasonable ticket delivery fee if |
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| the person or entity clearly disclosed the amount of the |
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| delivery fee to the consumer at the time of sale and clearly |
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| disclosed to the consumer at the time of sale that the delivery |
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| fee would not be refunded upon cancellation of the event. |
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| Violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful practice |
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| within the meaning of this Act.
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