Chapter 815 — BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

(815 ILCS 325/5) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 325) Sec. 5. Exemptions. The provisions of Sections 3, 4.2, and 4.3 of this Act do not apply to electrical contractors, to agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Illinois or of the United States, to units of local government, their …

(815 ILCS 325/6) Sec. 6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-181, eff. 1-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 98-692, eff. 7-1-14.)

(815 ILCS 325/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force. (a) The Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force is created within the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide administrative support for the Task Force. The Task Force shall con…

(815 ILCS 325/7) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 327) Sec. 7. Inapplicability. This Act shall not apply in any municipality that provides for the registration of recyclable metal purchased by resolution, ordinance or regulation that substantially complies with the substantive provisions …

(815 ILCS 325/8) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 328) Sec. 8. Penalty. Any recyclable metal dealer or other person who knowingly fails to comply with this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense, and a Class 4 felony for the second or subsequent offense. Each day tha…

(815 ILCS 325/9) Sec. 9. Injunctions. The Illinois Attorney General or the State's Attorney for the county in which the recyclable metal dealer is located may initiate an appropriate action in the circuit court of the county in which a recyclable metal dealer is located to preven…

(815 ILCS 330/0.01) (from Ch. 147, par. 44.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cotton Duck or Canvas Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 330/1) (from Ch. 147, par. 45) Sec. 1. That for the purpose of this act cotton duck or canvas shall be deemed to include all cotton duck or canvas, whether single filling, double filling, army, roll or wide duck. (Source: Laws 1917, p. 342.)

(815 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 147, par. 46) Sec. 2. That for the purpose of this act, the equivalent of thirty-six (36) inches in length by twenty-nine (29) inches in width, or seven and one-fourth (7 1/4) square feet of cotton duck or canvas shall constitute a yard, a yard, and an …

(815 ILCS 330/3) (from Ch. 147, par. 47) Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corporation who shall manufacture for sale or who may offer or expose for sale any cotton duck or canvas or any article other than clothing and wearing apparel composed or made in whole or in part of cotton duck…

(815 ILCS 330/4) (from Ch. 147, par. 48) Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation either individually or in any representative capacity, to carry for sale, sell or endeavor to sell any cotton duck or canvas as herein defined, or any articles other than clo…

(815 ILCS 330/5) (from Ch. 147, par. 49) Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation either individually or in representative capacity selling, carrying for sale or endeavoring to sell any awnings, paulins, wagon covers, tent, grain and hay covers, stable or …

(815 ILCS 330/6) (from Ch. 147, par. 50) Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, mutilate, obscure, conceal, efface, cancel or remove any mark provided for by this act, or cause or permit the same to be done with intent to mislead, deceive or to violate any of the …

(815 ILCS 330/7) (from Ch. 147, par. 51) Sec. 7. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a petty offense and on conviction thereof shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars …

(815 ILCS 333/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)

(815 ILCS 333/10) Sec. 10. Effect of change or error. If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: (1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one …

(815 ILCS 333/11) Sec. 11. Notarization and acknowledgment. If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with …

(815 ILCS 333/12) Sec. 12. Retention of electronic records; originals. (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which: (1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the …

(815 ILCS 333/13) Sec. 13. Admissibility in evidence. In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)

(815 ILCS 333/14) Sec. 14. Automated transaction. (a) In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the …

(815 ILCS 333/15) Sec. 15. Time and place of sending and receipt. (a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it: (1) is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipien…

(815 ILCS 333/16) Sec. 16. Transferable records. (a) In this Section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code if the electronic record we…

(815 ILCS 333/17) Sec. 17. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. Each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert wr…

(815 ILCS 333/18) Sec. 18. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12(f), each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept electronic re…

(815 ILCS 333/19) Sec. 19. Interoperability. The Department of Innovation and Technology may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other States and the federal government and nongovernme…

(815 ILCS 333/2) Sec. 2. Definitions. In this Act: (1) "Agreement" means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable …

(815 ILCS 333/20) Sec. 20. Severability clause. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or ap…

(815 ILCS 333/20.5) Sec. 20.5. Exemption to preemption by federal electronic signatures Act. This Act modifies, limits, or supersedes the provisions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) as authorized by Section 102 of t…

(815 ILCS 333/20.70) Sec. 20.70. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.71) Sec. 20.71. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.72) Sec. 20.72. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.74) Sec. 20.74. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.75) Sec. 20.75. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.76) Sec. 20.76. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.77) Sec. 20.77. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.78) Sec. 20.78. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.79) Sec. 20.79. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.80) Sec. 20.80. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.81) Sec. 20.81. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.82) Sec. 20.82. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.83) Sec. 20.83. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.84) Sec. 20.84. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.85) Sec. 20.85. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.86) Sec. 20.86. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.87) Sec. 20.87. The Electronic Commerce Security Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)

(815 ILCS 333/20.88) Sec. 20.88. The State Comptroller Act is amended by repealing Section 14.01. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)

(815 ILCS 333/3) Sec. 3. Scope. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Act applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This Act does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: (1) a law governing the cr…

(815 ILCS 333/4) Sec. 4. Prospective application. This Act applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)

(815 ILCS 333/5) Sec. 5. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. (a) This Act does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in elect…

(815 ILCS 333/6) Sec. 6. Construction and application. This Act must be construed and applied: (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued …