95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1675


 
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that, in any transaction in which an individual authorizes a person or entity to make a debit from his or her bank account for the purpose of placing a hold on the account to ensure payment for future services, the person or entity must provide the individual with a written statement that includes a reasonable price quote for the transaction. Prohibits the person or entity from debiting the individual's bank account in amount greater than the price quoted on the written statement unless, at the time services are complete, the amount actually incurred by the individual exceeds the amount of the quoted price. Provides that the requirements do not apply to credit card transactions. Makes violation of the provisions an unlawful practice under the Act.
















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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. Debit hold limit.
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    (a) As used in this Section:
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    "Credit card" means that term as it is defined in Section 
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2.03 of the Illinois Credit Card and Debit Card Act.
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    "Debit card" means that term as it is defined in Section 
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2.15 of the Illinois Credit Card and Debit Card Act.
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    (b) In any transaction in which an individual authorizes a 
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person or entity to make a debit from his or her bank account 
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for the purpose of placing a hold on the account to ensure 
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payment for future services, the person or entity must provide 
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the individual with a written statement that includes a 
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reasonable price quote for the transaction. The person or 
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entity must not debit the individual's bank account in amount 
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greater than the price quoted on the written statement unless, 
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at the time services are complete, the amount actually incurred 
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by the individual exceeds the amount of the quoted price.
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    (c) This Section applies to any transaction in which a 
 


 






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person or entity debits an amount directly from an individual's 
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personal bank account, by use of a debit card or any other 
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method, for the purpose of ensuring payment for future 
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services. This Section does not apply to any credit card 
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transaction.
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    (d) Any person or entity that violates this Section commits 
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an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.