100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4269

 

Introduced , by Rep. David S. Olsen

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/17-5.7

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In provisions concerning deceptive advertising, provides that a proof of purchase receipt issued by a retailer for motor fuel shall contain the pre-tax sale price of a gallon of motor fuel in addition to an itemized publication of any local, State, or federal tax imposed on the motor fuel. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Section 17-5.7 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/17-5.7)
7    Sec. 17-5.7. Deceptive advertising.
8    (a) Any person, firm, corporation or association or agent
9or employee thereof, who, with intent to sell, purchase, or in
10any wise dispose of, or to contract with reference to
11merchandise, securities, real estate, service, employment,
12money, credit or anything offered by such person, firm,
13corporation or association, or agent or employee thereof,
14directly or indirectly, to the public for sale, purchase, loan,
15distribution, or the hire of personal services, or with intent
16to increase the consumption of or to contract with reference to
17any merchandise, real estate, securities, money, credit, loan,
18service or employment, or to induce the public in any manner to
19enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title
20thereto, or an interest therein, or to make any loan, makes,
21publishes, disseminates, circulates, or places before the
22public, or causes, directly or indirectly, to be made,
23published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the

 

 

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1public, in this State, in a newspaper, magazine, or other
2publication, or in the form of a book, notice, handbill,
3poster, sign, bill, circular, pamphlet, letter, placard, card,
4label, or over any radio or television station, or in any other
5way similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, an advertisement,
6announcement, or statement of any sort regarding merchandise,
7securities, real estate, money, credit, service, employment,
8or anything so offered for use, purchase, loan or sale, or the
9interest, terms or conditions upon which such loan will be made
10to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion,
11representation or statement of fact which is untrue, misleading
12or deceptive, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
13    (b) Any person, firm or corporation offering for sale
14merchandise, commodities or service by making, publishing,
15disseminating, circulating or placing before the public within
16this State in any manner an advertisement of merchandise,
17commodities, or service, with the intent, design or purpose not
18to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so advertised
19at the price stated therein, or otherwise communicated, or with
20intent not to sell the merchandise, commodities, or service so
21advertised, may be enjoined from such advertising upon
22application for injunctive relief by the State's Attorney or
23Attorney General, and shall also be guilty of a Class A
24misdemeanor.
25    (c) Any person, firm or corporation who makes, publishes,
26disseminates, circulates or places before the public, or

 

 

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1causes, directly or indirectly to be made, published,
2disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, in this
3State, in a newspaper, magazine or other publication published
4in this State, or in the form of a book, notice, handbill,
5poster, sign, bill, circular, pamphlet, letter, placard, card,
6or label distributed in this State, or over any radio or
7television station located in this State or in any other way in
8this State similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, an
9advertisement, announcement, statement or representation of
10any kind to the public relating to the sale, offering for sale,
11purchase, use or lease of any real estate in a subdivision
12located outside the State of Illinois may be enjoined from such
13activity upon application for injunctive relief by the State's
14Attorney or Attorney General and shall also be guilty of a
15Class A misdemeanor unless such advertisement, announcement,
16statement or representation contains or is accompanied by a
17clear, concise statement of the proximity of such real estate
18in common units of measurement to public schools, public
19highways, fresh water supply, public sewers, electric power,
20stores and shops, and telephone service or contains a statement
21that one or more of such facilities are not readily available,
22and name those not available.
23    (d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to any
24medium for the printing, publishing, or disseminating of
25advertising, or any owner, agent or employee thereof, nor to
26any advertising agency or owner, agent or employee thereof, nor

 

 

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1to any radio or television station, or owner, agent, or
2employee thereof, for printing, publishing, or disseminating,
3or causing to be printed, published, or disseminated, such
4advertisement in good faith and without knowledge of the
5deceptive character thereof.
6    (e) No person, firm or corporation owning or operating a
7service station shall advertise or hold out or state to the
8public the per gallon price of gasoline, upon any sign on the
9premises of such station, unless such price includes all taxes,
10and unless the price, as so advertised, corresponds with the
11price appearing on the pump from which such gasoline is
12dispensed. Also, the identity of the product must be included
13with the price in any such advertisement, holding out or
14statement to the public. Any person who violates this
15subsection (e) shall be guilty of a petty offense.
16Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a proof of purchase
17receipt issued by a retailer for motor fuel, including
18gasoline, gasohol, and diesel fuel, shall contain the pre-tax
19sale price of a gallon of motor fuel in addition to an itemized
20publication of any local, State, or federal tax imposed on the
21motor fuel.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.