HB1090 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1090

Introduced 2/11/2009, by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 305/15

from Ch. 134, par. 115

Amends the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act. Provides that each telephone call made by an autodialer shall, at the beginning of the prerecorded message, state clearly the identity of the business, individual, or other entity that is responsible for initiating the call.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning business.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Automatic Telephone Dialers Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(815 ILCS 305/15) (from Ch. 134, par. 115)

Sec. 15. Method of operation.

(a) No person shall operate an autodialer in this State to place a telephone call during the hours between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.

(b) All autodialers operated within the State of Illinois shall disconnect within 30 seconds after termination of the call by the subscriber or the autodialer. Where disconnection in 30 seconds is technically not feasible, the autodialer shall utilize a live operator who shall:

(1) state his name, the name, address and telephone number of the business or organization being represented and the purpose of the call; and

(2) inquire at the beginning of the call whether the person called consents to hear the prerecorded message.

(c) An autodialer shall not be used to dial numbers determined by successively increasing or decreasing integers.

(d) An autodialer may not be operated in a manner that impedes the function of any caller ID when the telephone solicitor's service or equipment is capable of allowing the display of the solicitor's telephone number.

(e) Each telephone call made by an autodialer shall, at the beginning of the prerecorded message, state clearly the identity of the business, individual, or other entity that is responsible for initiating the call.

(Source: P.A. 91-182, eff. 1-1-00.)