103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1440
 
Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



815 ILCS 505/2PP

     Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the
Act
to knowingly mail or send a postcard or letter
to a recipient in the State if the postcard or letter does not disclose or disclaim any and all affiliations or lack thereof. Provides that all disclosures and disclaimers appearing on a postcard or letter must be conspicuously located at the top of the postcard or letter, be easily readable in clear and unambiguous language, and be printed in at least 14-point bold-face font in a black-outlined box. Prohibits mail that requests that the recipient contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, website, or other prescribed means without specified disclosure requirements. Makes other changes.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning business.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended  by changing Section 2PP as follows:
 



6    (815 ILCS 505/2PP)



7    Sec. 2PP.  Mail; disclosure. 
8    (a) It is an unlawful practice under this
Act
to knowingly 
9mail or send or cause to be mailed or sent a postcard or letter

10to a recipient in this State if:


11        (1) the postcard or letter contains a request that the 
12    recipient contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, 
13    website, or other prescribed means call a
telephone 
14    number; and


15        (2) the postcard or letter is mailed or sent to induce 
16    the recipient to
contact the sender by mail, telephone, 
17    email, website, or other prescribed means call the 
18    telephone number so that goods, services, or other 
19    merchandise, as
defined in Section 1, may be offered for 
20    sale to the recipient; and


21        (3) the postcard or letter does not disclose or 
22    disclaim that it is not a bill and that it is a 
23    solicitation for that goods, services, or
other 
 
 
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1    merchandise, as defined in Section 1, that may be offered 
2    for sale if the
recipient contacts the sender by mail, 
3    telephone, email, website, or any other prescribed means 
4    calls the telephone number ; and .

5        (4) the postcard or letter does not disclose or 
6    disclaim any and all affiliations or lack thereof. 
7    (b) All disclosures and disclaimers appearing on a 
8postcard or letter must be conspicuously located at the top of 
9the postcard or letter, be easily readable in clear and 
10unambiguous language, and be printed in at least 14-point 
11bold-face font in a black-outlined box. 
12(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)