HB6111 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6111

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Robert F. Flider

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 505/2III new

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that whenever a person sells to a consumer merchandise consisting of a wireless telecommunication device that is not subject to a contract for wireless telecommunication service, the seller must obtain the consumer's name and address. Requires the seller to maintain that record for one year. Makes a seller's failure to do so an unlawful practice under the Act.

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 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2III as follows:

(815 ILCS 505/2III new)

Sec. 2III. Sale of wireless telecommunication device not subject to contract for wireless telecommunication service. Whenever a person sells to a consumer merchandise consisting of a wireless telecommunication device that is not subject to a contract for wireless telecommunication service, the seller must obtain the consumer's name and address. The seller must maintain that record for one year. A seller's failure to comply with this Section is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.