093_HB1704

 
                                     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)  No  A  person  may  not solicit 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
 
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 1    solicitor's telephone number.
 2    (Source:  P.A. 90-541, eff. 6-1-98; 91-182, eff. 1-1-00.)