Chapter 815 — BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

(815 ILCS 540/50) Sec. 50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-478, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 545/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Dealer Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)

(815 ILCS 545/10) Sec. 10. Third-party use of motor vehicle dealer likenesses. A person shall not use the name, image, likeness, registered trademark, or intellectual property belonging to a motor vehicle dealer without first obtaining written permission from the motor vehicle de…

(815 ILCS 545/15) Sec. 15. Enforcement and penalties. A motor vehicle dealer whose name, image, likeness, registered trademark, or intellectual property is used in violation of Section 10, may bring an action in the circuit court in the county in which the motor vehicle dealer co…

(815 ILCS 545/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Motor vehicle dealer" means any person who, in the ordinary course of business, is engaged in the business of selling new or used motor vehicles to consumers or other end users. "Person" means a natural person, corporati…

(815 ILCS 545/97) Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-817, eff. 1-1-25.)

(815 ILCS 550/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Digital Voice and Likeness Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 103-830, eff. 8-9-24.)

(815 ILCS 550/10) Sec. 10. Unenforceable agreements. (a) A provision in an agreement between an individual and any other person for the performance of personal or professional services is unenforceable only as it relates to a new performance, fixed on or after January 1, 2026, by…

(815 ILCS 550/15) Sec. 15. Application. This Act applies to agreements entered into after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-830, eff. 8-9-24.)

(815 ILCS 550/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can in…

(815 ILCS 550/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-830, eff. 8-9-24.)

(815 ILCS 555/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act. (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26.)

(815 ILCS 555/10) Sec. 10. Requirements for suppliers of complex wheelchairs. A person who sells or offers for sale complex rehabilitation technology in this State shall: (1) be accredited by a recognized accrediting organization as a supplier of complex rehabilitation technology…

(815 ILCS 555/15) Sec. 15. Repair services. A supplier of complex wheelchairs shall offer service and repairs to the consumer of the complex wheelchair for the useful life expectancy of the complex wheelchair, unless: (1) the consumer has moved outside of the original supplier's …

(815 ILCS 555/25) Sec. 25. Enforcement. A violation of any of the provisions of this Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted by that Act shall be available for the enforcement of thi…

(815 ILCS 555/30) Sec. 30. Applicability. This Act applies with respect to complex wheelchairs sold or in use on or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26.)

(815 ILCS 555/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Complex manual wheelchair" means a manually driven complex wheelchair that accommodates rehabilitative accessories and features. "Complex power wheelchair" means a power-driven wheelchair that is classified as any of the…

(815 ILCS 555/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/915) Sec. 915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/920) Sec. 920. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/925) Sec. 925. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/930) Sec. 930. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/935) Sec. 935. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/940) Sec. 940. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/945) Sec. 945. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 555/995) Sec. 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or d…

(815 ILCS 555/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 104-324, eff. 1-1-26.)

(815 ILCS 601/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. (Source: P.A. 91-674, eff. 6-1-00.)

(815 ILCS 601/10) Sec. 10. Automatic renewal; requirements. (a) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such contract automatically renews unless the consumer canc…

(815 ILCS 601/15) Sec. 15. Violation. A violation of this Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. (Source: P.A. 93-950, eff. 1-1-05.)

(815 ILCS 601/20) Sec. 20. Applicability. (a) This Act does not apply to a contract entered into before the effective date of this Act. (b) This amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly does not apply to a contract entered into before the effective date of this amendatory Act …

(815 ILCS 601/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Automatic renewal offer terms" means the following clear and conspicuous disclosures: (1) that the paid subscription or purchasing agreement will continue until the consumer cancels; (2) the timeframe in which the consumer must …

(815 ILCS 602/5-1) Sec. 5-1. Short title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995. (Source: P.A. 89-209, eff. 1-1-96.)

(815 ILCS 602/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Exemptions. Registration pursuant to Section 5-30 shall not apply to any of the following: (a) Any offer or sale of a business opportunity for which the immediate cash payment made by the purchaser for any business opportunity is at least $25,000 if…

(815 ILCS 602/5-100) Sec. 5-100. Misleading filings. It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the Secretary of State or in any proceeding under this Law any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under wh…

(815 ILCS 602/5-105) Sec. 5-105. Unlawful representations. Neither the fact that an application for registration has been filed nor the fact that a business opportunity is effectively registered constitutes a finding by the Secretary of State that any document filed under this La…

(815 ILCS 602/5-110) Sec. 5-110. Advertising. It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer or sale of any business opportunity in this State, to publish, circulate or use any advertising which contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a mate…

(815 ILCS 602/5-115) Sec. 5-115. Criminal penalties. (a) Any person who willfully violates Sections 5-25, 5-50, 5-95, 5-105, 5-110, subsection (a) of Section 5-35, subsection (a) of Section 5-40, or subsection (d) of Section 5-60 of this Law or who willfully violates any order of…

(815 ILCS 602/5-120) Sec. 5-120. Rescission; surety bond. (a) Any person who violates Section 5-25, 5-50, subsection (a) of Section 5-35, or subsection (a) of Section 5-40 of this Law, is liable to the purchaser who may sue either at law or in equity for rescission, for recovery …

(815 ILCS 602/5-125) Sec. 5-125. Persons liable. Every person who directly or indirectly controls a person liable under Section 5-120 or 5-125 of this Law, every partner in a partnership so liable, every principal executive officer or director of a corporation so liable, every pe…

(815 ILCS 602/5-130) Sec. 5-130. Miscellaneous provisions. (a) No action shall be maintained under Section 5-120 of this Law unless commenced before 3 years after the act or transaction constituting the violation. (a-5) No administrative action shall be brought by the Secretary o…

(815 ILCS 602/5-135) Sec. 5-135. Deposit of moneys. All moneys received under this Law shall be deposited into the Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund. (Source: P.A. 89-209, eff. 1-1-96.)

(815 ILCS 602/5-145) Sec. 5-145. Service of process. (a) The offer or sale of business opportunities in this State by any person, unless exempt from registration under this Act, shall constitute an appointment of the Secretary of State, or his or her successors in office, by the …

(815 ILCS 602/5-15) Sec. 5-15. Denial or revocation of exemptions. (a) The Secretary of State may by order deny or revoke any exemption specified in Section 5-10 of this Law with respect to a particular offering of one or more business opportunities. No such order may be entered …

(815 ILCS 602/5-20) Sec. 5-20. Burden of proof and evidentiary matters. (a) In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding related to this Law, the burden of proving an exemption, an exception from a definition or an exclusion from this Law is upon the person claiming it. (…

(815 ILCS 602/5-25) Sec. 5-25. Registration requirement. It is unlawful for any person to offer or sell any business opportunity in this State unless the business opportunity is registered under this Law or is exempt under Section 5-10 of this Law. (Source: P.A. 89-209, eff. 1-1-…

(815 ILCS 602/5-30) Sec. 5-30. Registration. (a) In order to register a business opportunity, the seller shall file with the Secretary of State one of the following disclosure documents with the appropriate cover sheet as required by subsection (b) of Section 5-35 of this Law, a …

(815 ILCS 602/5-35) Sec. 5-35. Disclosure requirements. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to offer or, sell any business opportunity required to be registered under this Law unless a written disclosure document as filed under subsection (a) of Section 5-30 of this Law is de…