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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB2787 Introduced 2/18/2011, by Rep. Tom Cross - Roger L. Eddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 815 ILCS 505/1 | from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 261 |
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a
technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
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| | HB2787 | | LRB097 05610 AEK 45672 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
5 | | Practices Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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6 | | (815 ILCS 505/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 261)
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7 | | Sec. 1. (a) The
The term "advertisement" includes the |
8 | | attempt by publication,
dissemination, solicitation or |
9 | | circulation to induce directly or indirectly
any person to |
10 | | enter into any obligation or acquire any title or interest in
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11 | | any merchandise and includes every work device to disguise any |
12 | | form of
business solicitation by using such terms as "renewal", |
13 | | "invoice", "bill",
"statement", or "reminder", to create an |
14 | | impression of existing obligation
when there is none, or other |
15 | | language to mislead any person in relation to
any sought after |
16 | | commercial transaction. |
17 | | (b) The term "merchandise" includes any objects, wares, |
18 | | goods,
commodities, intangibles, real estate situated outside |
19 | | the State of
Illinois, or services.
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20 | | (c) The term "person" includes any natural person or his |
21 | | legal
representative, partnership, corporation (domestic and |
22 | | foreign), company,
trust, business entity or association, and |
23 | | any agent, employee, salesman,
partner, officer, director, |