093_HB1161sam001
LRB093 08093 LCB 15644 a
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1161
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1161, on page 7,
3 after line 13, by inserting the following:
4 "Any person or entity who willfully fails to comply with
5 any requirement imposed under this subsection O with respect
6 to any consumer is liable in Illinois state courts to that
7 consumer to the same extent as provided for in Section 616 of
8 the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681n).
9 The Attorney General, the State's Attorney of any county,
10 or a consumer may bring an action in a circuit court to
11 enjoin a violation of this Act. In addition to any
12 injunction, the Attorney General or any State's Attorney of
13 any county, in the name of the people of the State of
14 Illinois, may seek to recover damages pursuant to this
15 subsection O.
16 Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains
17 information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency
18 under false pretenses is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
19 If the completeness or accuracy of any item of
20 information in a consumer's file at a consumer reporting
21 agency obtained under this subsection O is disputed, then the
22 dispute resolution must be handled according to Section 611
23 of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681l).".