(205 ILCS 740/4) (was 225 ILCS 425/4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4.
No collection agency shall operate in this State, directly or
indirectly
engage in the business of collecting debt, solicit debt claims for others, have a sales
office, a client, or solicit a client in this State, exercise
the right to collect, or receive payment for another of any debt, without obtaining a license under this Act except that no
collection agency shall be required to be licensed
if the
agency's activities in this State are limited to collecting debts from debtors
located in this State by means of interstate communication, including
telephone, mail, or facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or any other Internet communication from the agency's location in
another state provided they are licensed in that state and these
same privileges are permitted in that licensed state to
agencies licensed in Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 99-227, eff. 8-3-15.)
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