Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 4/4/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3112




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3112 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended  by adding Section 2RRR as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2RRR new)
7    Sec. 2RRR.  Satellite broadcast service disclosure.
8    (a) In this Section, "broadcast service provider" means a 
9provider of video programming that delivers that programming to 
10a consumer by means of satellite transmission, master antenna 
11television, satellite master antenna television, direct 
12broadcast satellite, or satellite  multipoint distribution 
13service.
14    (b) A broadcast service provider must require its equipment 
15installers to make the following disclosures, both orally and 
16in writing, to a customer before installing any equipment at a 
 
 
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1customer's premises:
2        (1) the differences between a residential subscription 
3    package and a commercial customer subscription package; 
4    and
5        (2) the potential penalties for subscription piracy 
6    involved when a commercial subscription user accepts a 
7    residential subscription package.
8    The installer shall obtain a written acknowledgement 
9signed by the customer acknowledging that the customer has 
10received the disclosures required under this Section.
11    (c) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful 
12practice within the meaning of this Act.
 

13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.".