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815 ILCS 305/15

(815 ILCS 305/15) (from Ch. 134, par. 115)

Sec. 15.

Method of operation.

(a) No person shall operate an autodialer in this State to
place a telephone call during the hours between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.

(b) All autodialers operated within the State of Illinois
shall disconnect within 30 seconds after termination of the call by the
subscriber or the autodialer.  Where disconnection in 30 seconds is
technically not feasible, the autodialer shall utilize a live operator
who shall:

(1) state his name, the name, address and telephone

number of the business or organization being represented and the purpose of the call; and

(2) inquire at the beginning of the call whether the

person called consents to hear the prerecorded message.

(c) An autodialer shall not be used to dial numbers
determined by successively increasing or decreasing integers.

(d) An autodialer may not be operated in a manner that impedes the
function of any caller ID when the telephone solicitor's service or equipment
is capable of allowing the display of the solicitor's telephone number.

(Source: P.A. 91-182, eff. 1-1-00.)