Bill Text: IL SB1440 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act to knowingly mail or send a postcard or letter to a recipient in the State if the postcard or letter does not disclose or disclaim any and all affiliations or lack thereof. Provides that all disclosures and disclaimers appearing on a postcard or letter must be conspicuously located at the top of the postcard or letter, be easily readable in clear and unambiguous language, and be printed in at least 14-point bold-face font in a black-outlined box. Prohibits mail that requests that the recipient contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, website, or other prescribed means without specified disclosure requirements. Makes other changes.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0087 [SB1440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1440-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 103-0087 | ||||
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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 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||
Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2PP as follows:
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(815 ILCS 505/2PP)
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Sec. 2PP. Mail; disclosure. | ||||
(a) It is an unlawful practice under this
Act
to knowingly | ||||
mail or send or cause to be mailed or sent a postcard or letter
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to a recipient in this State if:
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(1) the postcard or letter contains a request that the | ||||
recipient contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, | ||||
website, or other prescribed means call a
telephone | ||||
number ; and
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(2) the postcard or letter is mailed or sent to induce | ||||
the recipient to
contact the sender by mail, telephone, | ||||
email, website, or other prescribed means call the | ||||
telephone number so that goods, services, or other | ||||
merchandise, as
defined in Section 1, may be offered for | ||||
sale to the recipient; and
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(3) the postcard or letter does not disclose or | ||||
disclaim that it is not a bill and that it is a | ||||
solicitation for that goods, services, or
other |
merchandise, as defined in Section 1, that may be offered | ||
for sale if the
recipient contacts the sender by mail, | ||
telephone, email, website, or any other prescribed means | ||
calls the telephone number ; and .
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(4) the postcard or letter does not disclose or | ||
disclaim any and all affiliations or lack thereof. | ||
(b) All disclosures and disclaimers appearing on a | ||
postcard or letter must be conspicuously located at the top of | ||
the postcard or letter, be easily readable in clear and | ||
unambiguous language, and be printed in at least 14-point | ||
bold-face font in a black-outlined box. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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