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90_HB2824
815 ILCS 413/15
Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Makes stylistic
changes in a Section concerning method of operation.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Telephone Solicitations Act by
2 changing Section 15.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Telephone Solicitations Act is amended
6 by changing Section 15 as follows:
7 (815 ILCS 413/15)
8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 90-541)
9 Sec. 15. Method of operation.
10 (a) No person shall solicit the sale of goods in this
11 State by placing a telephone call during the hours between 9
12 p.m. and 8 a.m.
13 (b) A live operator soliciting the sale of goods shall
14 do the following:
15 (1) immediately state his or her name, the name of
16 the business or organization being represented, and the
17 purpose of the call; and
18 (2) inquire at the beginning of the call whether
19 the person called consents to the solicitation.
20 (Source: P.A. 88-288.)
21 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 90-541)
22 Sec. 15. Method of operation.
23 (a) No person shall solicit the sale of goods or
24 services in this State by placing a telephone call during the
25 hours between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.
26 (b) A live operator soliciting the sale of goods or
27 services shall do the following:
28 (1) immediately state his or her name, the name of
29 the business or organization being represented, and the
30 purpose of the call; and
31 (2) inquire at the beginning of the call whether
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1 the person called consents to the solicitation; and
2 (3) if the person called requests to be taken off
3 the contact list of the business or organization, the
4 operator must refrain from calling that person again and
5 take all steps necessary to have that person's name and
6 telephone number removed from the contact records of the
7 business or organization so that the person will not be
8 contacted again by the business or organization.
9 Compliance with Section 310.4(b) of the Federal Trade
10 Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule shall constitute
11 compliance with this subsection (b)(3) of this Section.
12 (Source: P.A. 90-541, eff. 6-1-98.)