Chapter 815 — BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

(815 ILCS 205/5.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 6412.1) Sec. 5.1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to charge interest on any first class claim as defined in Section 18-10 of the Probate Act of 1975 until 60 days after issuance of letters of…

(815 ILCS 205/6) (from Ch. 17, par. 6413) Sec. 6. If any person or corporation knowingly contracts for or receives, directly or indirectly, by any device, subterfuge or other means, unlawful interest, discount or charges for or in connection with any loan of money, the obligor ma…

(815 ILCS 205/6a) (from Ch. 17, par. 6414) Sec. 6a. Any person who violates any of the provisions of paragraph (i) of Section 4a relating to advertising shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2532.)

(815 ILCS 205/7) (from Ch. 17, par. 6415) Sec. 7. The defense of usury shall not be allowed in any suit, unless the person relying upon such defense shall set up the same by plea, or file in the cause a notice in writing, stating that he intends to defend against the contract sue…

(815 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 17, par. 6416) Sec. 8. When any written contract, wherever payable, shall be made in this State, or between citizens or corporations of this State, or a citizen or a corporation of this State and a citizen or corporation of any other State, territory or…

(815 ILCS 205/9) (from Ch. 17, par. 6417) Sec. 9. Whenever, in any statute, act, deed, written or verbal, contract, or in any public or private instrument whatever, any certain rate of interest is or shall be mentioned, and no period of time is stated for which such rate is to be…

(815 ILCS 301/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Assistive Technology Warranty Act. (Source: P.A. 94-378, eff. 1-1-06.)

(815 ILCS 301/10) Sec. 10. Express warranty. A manufacturer or assistive technology device lessor who sells or leases an assistive technology device to a consumer, either directly or through an assistive technology device dealer, must furnish the consumer with an express warranty…

(815 ILCS 301/15) Sec. 15. Assistive technology device replacement or refund. (a) If a new assistive technology device does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer (i) reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the assistive technology device lessor, or…

(815 ILCS 301/20) Sec. 20. Prohibition on enforcement of lease. A person may not enforce an assistive technology device lease against a consumer after the consumer receives a refund under Section 15. (Source: P.A. 94-378, eff. 1-1-06.)

(815 ILCS 301/25) Sec. 25. Restriction on resale or lease; full disclosure. An assistive technology device returned by a consumer or assistive technology device lessor in this State, or by a consumer or assistive technology device lessor in another state under a similar law of th…

(815 ILCS 301/30) Sec. 30. Waiver of rights void. Any waiver by a consumer of his or her rights under this Act is void. (Source: P.A. 94-378, eff. 1-1-06.)

(815 ILCS 301/35) Sec. 35. Civil remedies. In addition to pursuing any other remedy, a consumer may bring an action to recover any damages caused by a violation of this Act. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such an action no more than twice the amount of any pecun…

(815 ILCS 301/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Assistive technology device" means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is purchased or leased, or whose transfer is accepted in this State, and that is us…

(815 ILCS 302/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 220/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Appliance Tag Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 302/1) (was 720 ILCS 220/1) Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in this Section have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section. (a) "Demonstrator unit" means any household appliance, not sold or transfe…

(815 ILCS 302/2) (was 720 ILCS 220/2) Sec. 2. No person shall sell, attempt to sell or offer to sell, by retail, wholesale or auction, any household appliance other than a new appliance unless there is affixed thereto a tag or label no smaller in size than 4 inches in length and …

(815 ILCS 302/3) (was 720 ILCS 220/3) Sec. 3. Exemption. Any person who sells or offers for sale a household appliance which was obtained by the person making the sale for his own use, but who is not regularly engaged in the business of making such sales is exempted from the prov…

(815 ILCS 302/4) (was 720 ILCS 220/4) Sec. 4. Every person, who by himself, his agents or employees violates any of the provisions of this Act may for each offense be deemed guilty of a business offense, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding $…

(815 ILCS 303/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 225/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Auction Sales Sign Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 303/1) (was 720 ILCS 225/1) Sec. 1. The use of any signs, billboards, flags, banners or other media commonly used to designate that an auction is being held, or is going to be held, is prohibited unless the bidding on all sales of goods in the place so designated is ope…

(815 ILCS 303/2) (was 720 ILCS 225/2) Sec. 2. Whoever violates the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2260.)

(815 ILCS 305/1) (from Ch. 134, par. 101) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act. (Source: P.A. 87-275.)

(815 ILCS 305/10) (from Ch. 134, par. 110) Sec. 10. Jurisdiction. No person shall operate an autodialer in this State except in accordance with this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-275.)

(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 …

(815 ILCS 305/20) (from Ch. 134, par. 120) Sec. 20. Exemptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the following types of telephone calls made by an autodialer: (1) calls made in response to an express request of the person cal…

(815 ILCS 305/22) Sec. 22. Recordkeeping. (a) A person who operates an autodialer to communicate a commercial message shall maintain a list of all telephone numbers called. (b) A person who operates an autodialer to communicate a commercial message shall maintain records to suffi…

(815 ILCS 305/25) (from Ch. 134, par. 125) Sec. 25. Voice messaging provision. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a telephone company from providing a service that is utilized for relaying messages for private purposes, including but not limited to, voice messaging services or me…

(815 ILCS 305/30) (from Ch. 134, par. 130) Sec. 30. Violations. (a) It is a violation of this Act to make or cause to be made telephone calls utilizing an autodialer to any emergency telephone number as defined in Section 5. It is a violation of this Act to make or cause to be ma…

(815 ILCS 305/5) (from Ch. 134, par. 105) Sec. 5. Definitions. For purpose of this Act: (a) "Autodialer" or "Autodialer System" means any telephone dialing or accessing device, machine, computer or system capable of storing telephone numbers which is programmed to sequentially or…

(815 ILCS 306/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Automotive Repair Act. (Source: P.A. 90-426, eff. 1-1-98.)

(815 ILCS 306/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Automotive repair" includes, but is not limited to: (1) All repairs to motor vehicles that are commonly performed in a motor vehicle repair facility by a motor vehicle technician, including the diagnosis, installation, exchang…

(815 ILCS 306/15) Sec. 15. Disclosures to consumers; estimates. (a) Disclosures required. No work for compensation that exceeds $100 shall be commenced without specific authorization from the consumer after the disclosures set forth in this Section. (b) Estimated costs. Every mot…

(815 ILCS 306/190) Sec. 190. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-426, eff. 1-1-98; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 306/20) Sec. 20. Notice of consumer's rights; estimate. When an estimate is required to be presented to a consumer, a motor vehicle repair facility shall disclose to the prospective consumer an estimated price quotation or the option to waive the price quotation by comp…

(815 ILCS 306/25) Sec. 25. Estimated price insufficient. If it is determined that the estimated price is insufficient because of unforeseen circumstances, the consumer's consent must be obtained before the work estimated is done or parts estimated are supplied. If the consumer's …

(815 ILCS 306/30) Sec. 30. Consumer's authorization of repairs or other action. After receiving the estimate, the owner or the owner's agent may (i) authorize the repairs at the estimate of cost and time in writing, (ii) request the return of the motor vehicle in a disassembled s…

(815 ILCS 306/35) Sec. 35. Inability to deliver motor vehicle to facility during business hours. When the consumer is unable to deliver the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle repair facility during business hours and the consumer has requested the motor vehicle repair facility to…

(815 ILCS 306/40) Sec. 40. Motor vehicle repair facility unable to complete repair in time. If the motor vehicle repair facility is unable to complete the repairs in the time promised, the facility shall notify the owner or the owner's agent of this fact. After receiving that not…

(815 ILCS 306/45) Sec. 45. Consumer's waiver of estimate. A consumer may waive the right to receive a written estimate if the waiver is voluntary and made without coercion by the motor vehicle repair facility. A motor vehicle repair facility or anyone in its employ shall not make…

(815 ILCS 306/5) Sec. 5. Legislative finding. The automotive repair industry supports good communication between motor vehicle repair facilities and their customers. The General Assembly recognizes that improved communications and accurate representations between automotive repai…

(815 ILCS 306/50) Sec. 50. Disclosures to consumers; invoices. (a) Disclosures required. Whether or not a written estimate is required, parts and labor provided by a motor vehicle repair facility shall be clearly and accurately recorded in writing on an invoice and shall include …

(815 ILCS 306/55) Sec. 55. Consumer disclosures; guarantees; warranties. (a) If a motor vehicle repair facility provides a warranty on repair parts and labor, the facility shall put the warranty in writing and give a legible copy to the consumer. The consumer's copy of the warran…

(815 ILCS 306/60) Sec. 60. Consumer disclosures; required signs. Every motor vehicle repair facility shall post in a prominent place on the business premises one or more signs, readily visible to customers, in the following form: YOUR CUSTOMER RIGHTS. UNLESS THE FACILITY PROVIDES…

(815 ILCS 306/65) Sec. 65. Recordkeeping. Every motor vehicle repair facility shall maintain copies of estimates for contracted work and all invoices. The copies, which may be maintained in an electronic format, shall be kept for 2 years and shall be available for inspection by t…

(815 ILCS 306/70) Sec. 70. Removal of vehicle from facility. Upon reasonable notice and during the motor vehicle repair facility's business hours, a consumer may remove a vehicle from a motor vehicle repair facility upon paying for the following: (1) Labor actually performed. (2)…

(815 ILCS 306/75) Sec. 75. Lien barred. A motor vehicle repair facility that fails to comply with Section 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 is barred from asserting a possessory or chattel lien for the amount of the unauthorized parts or labor upon the motor vehicle or co…

(815 ILCS 306/80) Sec. 80. Unlawful acts or practices. Each of the following acts or practices is unlawful when committed by a motor vehicle repair facility: (1) Advertising in a false, deceptive, or misleading manner. (2) Charging a consumer for parts not delivered or installed …

(815 ILCS 306/83) Sec. 83. Exemptions. This Act does not apply to automotive collision and body repair facilities as defined in the Automotive Collision Repair Act. (Source: P.A. 93-565, eff. 1-1-04.)

(815 ILCS 306/85) Sec. 85. Violations. Whenever an automotive repair facility is knowingly engaged in or has knowingly engaged in a persistent practice or pattern of conduct at a single location that violates this Act, that knowing, persistent practice or pattern of conduct shall…