95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1530


 
Introduced 2/22/2007, by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













815 ILCS 505/2ZZ new










    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.  Prohibits a business from selling merchandise or services over the Internet to any Illinois resident unless that business has a customer service telephone number that it provides to the Illinois resident prior to the sale of the merchandise or services.
















LRB095 04532 LCT 24585 b

















 


 


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HB1530

LRB095 04532 LCT 24585 b






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    AN ACT concerning business.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
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Practices Act is amended  by adding Section 2ZZ as follows:
 
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    (815 ILCS 505/2ZZ  new)
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    Sec. 2ZZ. Internet business; phone number.
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    (a) No business shall sell merchandise or services over the 
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Internet to any Illinois resident unless that business has a 
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customer service telephone number that it provides to the 
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Illinois resident prior to the sale of the merchandise or 
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services.
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    (b)    Any business that violates this Section commits an 
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unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
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    (c) For purposes of this Section, "business" means any 
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corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, 
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joint stock company, joint venture, or other private legal 
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entity.