093_HB1704eng HB1704 Engrossed LRB093 05116 MBS 05176 b 1 AN ACT concerning consumer protection. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Telephone Solicitations Act is amended by 5 changing Section 15 as follows: 6 (815 ILCS 413/15) 7 Sec. 15. Method of operation. 8 (a) No person shall solicit the sale of goods or 9 services in this State by placing a telephone call during the 10 hours between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. 11 (b) A live operator soliciting the sale of goods or 12 services shall: 13 (1) immediately state his or her name, the name of 14 the business or organization being represented, and the 15 purpose of the call; and 16 (2) inquire at the beginning of the call whether 17 the person called consents to the solicitation; and 18 (3) if the person called requests to be taken off 19 the contact list of the business or organization, the 20 operator must refrain from calling that person again and 21 take all steps necessary to have that person's name and 22 telephone number removed from the contact records of the 23 business or organization so that the person will not be 24 contacted again by the business or organization. 25 Compliance with Section 310.4(b) of the Federal Trade 26 Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule shall constitute 27 compliance with this subsection (b)(3) of this Section. 28 (c) NoAperson maynotsolicit the sale of goods or 29 services by telephone in a manner that impedes the function 30 of any caller ID when the telephone solicitor's service or 31 equipment is capable of allowing the display of the HB1704 Engrossed -2- LRB093 05116 MBS 05176 b 1 solicitor's telephone number. 2 (Source: P.A. 90-541, eff. 6-1-98; 91-182, eff. 1-1-00.)