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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business. |
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: |
| 4 | | Section 5. The Physical Fitness Services Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 7.5 as follows: |
| 6 | | (815 ILCS 645/7.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 7.5. Advertising and contract requirements for |
| 8 | | lifetime memberships. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "lifetime membership" means a |
| 10 | | membership advertised or represented by a physical fitness |
| 11 | | center as a membership to that physical fitness center that |
| 12 | | lasts for the duration of the life of the customer unless |
| 13 | | canceled by the customer. |
| 14 | | (b) A physical fitness center shall not offer or advertise |
| 15 | | a lifetime membership that violates subsection (c) of Section |
| 16 | | 8. |
| 17 | | (c) A physical fitness center shall clearly and |
| 18 | | conspicuously disclose any change in the customer's total |
| 19 | | payment obligations or reduction in benefits no later than 60 |
| 20 | | days before the automatic renewal of a contract. |
| 21 | | (d) A physical fitness center shall provide a copy of a |
| 22 | | contract for services to the customer upon the request of the |
| 23 | | customer. |