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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB0249
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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815 ILCS 305/20 |
from Ch. 134, par. 120 |
815 ILCS 305/30 |
from Ch. 134, par. 130 |
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Amends the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act. Removes the exemption for autodialer calls placed on behalf of any political, charitable, public opinion polling, research survey, or radio or television broadcast rating organization. Provides that a violation of the Act is a petty offense and sets a fine of $500 per phone call for the first autodialer message in violation of the Act and a fine of $1,000 per phone call for each subsequent autodialer message in violation of the Act. Lists who may be fined. Effective immediately.
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HB0249 |
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LRB095 03595 LCT 23604 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 Automatic Telephone Dialers Act is amended |
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| by changing Sections 20 and 30 as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 305/20) (from Ch. 134, par. 120)
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| Sec. 20. Exemptions.
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| (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of |
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| this Act
shall not apply to the
following types of telephone |
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| calls made by an autodialer:
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| (1) calls made in response to an express request of the
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| person called; or
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| (2) calls made to any person with whom the telephone
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| solicitor has a prior or existing business relationship .
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| (3) a telephone call placed on behalf of any political,
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| charitable, public opinion polling, research survey, or |
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| radio or
television broadcast rating organization.
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| (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), all |
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| calls made by an
autodialer must be made in compliance with the |
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| requirements of subsection (d)
of Section 15.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-182, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| (815 ILCS 305/30) (from Ch. 134, par. 130)
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