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815 ILCS 525/25

(815 ILCS 525/25)

Sec. 25.

Disclosures required.

A written promotional prize offer must
contain
each
of
the following in a clear and conspicuous
statement at the onset of the offer:

(1) the true name or names of the sponsor and the

address of the sponsor's actual principal place of business;

(2) the retail value of each prize the person

receiving the notice has been selected to receive or may be eligible to receive;

(3) a disclosure that no purchase is necessary to

enter such written promotional offer;

(4) a disclosure that a purchase will not improve the

person's chances of winning with an entry;

(5) a statement of the person's odds of receiving

each prize identified in the notice;

(6) any requirement that the person pay the actual

shipping or handling fees or any other charges to obtain or use a prize, including the nature and amount of the charges;

(7) if receipt of the prize is subject to a

restriction, a description of the restriction;

(8) any limitations on eligibility; and

(9) if a sponsor represents that the person is a

"finalist", has been "specially selected", is in "first place", or is otherwise among a limited group of persons with an enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize, the written prize notice must contain a statement of the maximum number of persons in the group or purported group with this enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize.

(Source: P.A. 92-436, eff. 1-1-02.)