Chapter 815 — BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

(815 ILCS 408/3) (was 720 ILCS 350/3) Sec. 3. Whenever a seller advertises that consumer goods are for sale without stating a price, but with words such as "prices reduced", "1/3 off", "50% off" or words of similar meaning, such ad shall clearly state whether services incidental …

(815 ILCS 408/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Disclosure of discounted price; grocery stores; supermarkets. (a) If a discount is offered for an item, the retail mercantile establishment shall provide (i) the original price and the discounted price; (ii) the original price and a credit or reductio…

(815 ILCS 408/4) (was 720 ILCS 350/4) Sec. 4. Violation of this Act is a business offense with a fine not to exceed $25. A person or retail mercantile establishment shall not be fined in excess of $500 per year for violations under this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-722, eff. 5-6-22.)

(815 ILCS 410/0.01) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 191.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Second-hand Watch Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 410/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 192) Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act: "Consumer" shall mean an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation who buys for own use or for the use of another but not for resale. "Second-hand watch" means: (1) A watch which, …

(815 ILCS 410/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 193) Sec. 2. Any person, or agent or employee thereof, who sells a second-hand watch, shall affix and keep affixed to the same a tag at least one inch in height and one and one-half inches in length, with the words "second-hand" legibly wr…

(815 ILCS 410/3) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 194) Sec. 3. Any person, or agent or employee thereof, who sells a second-hand watch, shall deliver to the vendee a written invoice setting forth the name and address of the vendor, the name and address of the vendee, the date of the sale,…

(815 ILCS 410/4) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 195) Sec. 4. Any person advertising second-hand watches for sale in any manner shall state clearly in such advertisement that the watches so advertised are second-hand watches. If such advertisement is printed or written, the fact that suc…

(815 ILCS 410/5) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 196) Sec. 5. Any violation of this Act shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2256.)

(815 ILCS 411/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Ban Act. (Source: P.A. 104-235, eff. 1-1-26.)

(815 ILCS 411/10) Sec. 10. Prohibition on the sale of self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kits. It is unlawful for any person to sell, market, promote, advertise, or otherwise distribute a self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit to a consumer in …

(815 ILCS 411/15) Sec. 15. Private right of action. A person aggrieved by a violation of this Act by a seller of a self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit may file suit in circuit court in the county where the alleged offense occurred or where any person who is a…

(815 ILCS 411/20) Sec. 20. Enforcement. (a) The Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county where the purchaser of a self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit resides may file a complaint in the circuit court in the county where the alleged offense occur…

(815 ILCS 411/5) Sec. 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit" means materials advertised or marketed as a means for a person, other than a medical professional, to collect physical evidence of a sexual assault. (Source: P.A. …

(815 ILCS 411/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 104-235, eff. 1-1-26.)

(815 ILCS 412/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Community Media Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1021, eff. 1-1-25.)

(815 ILCS 412/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "Local news organization" means an entity that: (1) engages professionals to create, edit, produce, and distribute original content concerning matt…

(815 ILCS 412/15) Sec. 15. Notice of sale of a local news organization. A local news organization shall not be sold to a company without giving written notice 120 days before the sales occurs to the following: (1) affected employees and representatives of affected employees; (2) …

(815 ILCS 412/5) Sec. 5. Findings. (a) Illinois benefits from robust local news services that provide trusted and essential information to the community that limits corruption, encourages citizen participation, helps combat misinformation, and mitigates community and individual a…

(815 ILCS 412/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-1021, eff. 1-1-25; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 413/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Telephone Solicitations Act. (Source: P.A. 88-288.)

(815 ILCS 413/10) Sec. 10. Jurisdiction. No person shall solicit the sale of goods or services in this State except in accordance with this Act. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to telecommunications carriers as defined in Article XIII of the Public Utilities Act or to …

(815 ILCS 413/15) Sec. 15. Method of operation. (a) No person shall solicit the sale of goods or services in this State by placing a telephone call during the hours between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. (b) A live operator soliciting the sale of goods or services shall: (1) immediately state…

(815 ILCS 413/20) Sec. 20. Exemptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this Act shall not apply to telephone calls made by an autodialer. The provisions of this Act do not apply to telephone calls made by a person who is a registered dealer, registered…

(815 ILCS 413/23) Sec. 23. Limited exemption. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any licensed insurance company, its licensed employees or agents when performing acts within the scope of their licenses in relation to existing c…

(815 ILCS 413/25) Sec. 25. Violations. (a) It is a violation of this Act to make or cause to be made telephone calls to any emergency telephone number as defined in Section 5 of this Act. It is a violation of this Act to make or cause to be made telephone calls in a manner that d…

(815 ILCS 413/30) Sec. 30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-288; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 413/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: "Caller ID" means the display to the recipient of the call of the caller's telephone number or identity. "Emergency telephone number" means any telephone number which accesses or calls a fire department, law enforcem…

(815 ILCS 414/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 375/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. (Source: P.A. 94-20, eff. 6-14-05.)

(815 ILCS 414/1) (was 720 ILCS 375/1) Sec. 1. Sale of tickets other than at box office prohibited; exceptions. (a) It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, owner, lessee, manager, trustee, or any of their employees or agents, owning, conducting, managing or operating a…

(815 ILCS 414/1.5) (was 720 ILCS 375/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Sale of tickets at more than face value prohibited; exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f-5) of this Section and in Section 4, it is unlawful for any person, persons, firm or corp…

(815 ILCS 414/2) (was 720 ILCS 375/2) Sec. 2. (a) Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 1.5 of this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and may be fined up to $5,000.00 for each offense and whoever violates any other provision of this Act may be enjoined and …

(815 ILCS 414/3) (was 720 ILCS 375/3) Sec. 3. Whoever, upon the purchase of such admission tickets as herein provided, feels himself aggrieved or injured by paying for such tickets any sum in excess of the advertised price or printed rate, or any sum in excess of the price origin…

(815 ILCS 414/4) (was 720 ILCS 375/4) Sec. 4. Nothing contained in this Act was ever intended to prohibit nor shall ever be deemed to prohibit a ticket seller, with consent of the sponsor of such baseball game, football game, hockey game, theatre entertainment or other amusement,…

(815 ILCS 415/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 104.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Transportation Ticket Fraud Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 415/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 105) Sec. 1. That it shall be the duty of owner or owners of any railroad or steamboat for the transportation of passengers, to provide each agent, who may be authorized to sell tickets, or other certificates entitling the holder to travel upo…

(815 ILCS 415/2) (from Ch. 114, par. 106) Sec. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person not possessed of such authority, so evidenced, to sell, barter, or transfer, for any consideration whatever, the whole or any part of any ticket or tickets, passes, or other evidences of …

(815 ILCS 415/3) (from Ch. 114, par. 107) Sec. 3. That any person or persons violating the provisions of the second Section of this Act shall be deemed guilty of Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2203.)

(815 ILCS 415/4) (from Ch. 114, par. 108) Sec. 4. That it shall be the duty of every agent who shall be authorized to sell tickets, or parts of tickets, or other evidences of the holder's title to travel, to exhibit to any person desiring to purchase a ticket, or to any officer o…

(815 ILCS 415/5) (from Ch. 114, par. 109) Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the owner or owners of railroad or steamboat, by their agents or managers, to provide for the redemption of the whole, or any parts or coupons of any ticket or tickets, as they may have sold, as the pu…

(815 ILCS 415/6) (from Ch. 114, par. 110) Sec. 6. Any railroad or steamboat company that shall, by any of its agents in this State, refuse to redeem any of its tickets or parts of tickets as prescribed in Section five of this Act, shall be guilty of a petty offense for each offen…

(815 ILCS 417/1) (was 720 ILCS 380/1) Sec. 1. Any person who knowingly sells, offers or exposes for sale (except in bulk as waste paper) any newspaper, magazine, periodical or other publication, except a rare book, manuscript or educational text, from which the cover or title pag…

(815 ILCS 417/1a) (was 720 ILCS 380/1a) Sec. 1a. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Title Page Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 417/2) (was 720 ILCS 380/2) Sec. 2. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined not less than $25 nor more than $100. (Source: P.A. 77-2249.)

(815 ILCS 420/1) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1851) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(815 ILCS 420/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1852) Sec. 2. Definitions. (a) "Travel promoter" means a person, including a tour operator, who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts for, arranges or advertises that he or she will arrange wholesale or retail transportation by air, land, …

(815 ILCS 420/3) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1853) Sec. 3. A travel promoter shall not advertise that air or sea transportation is or may be available unless he has, prior to such advertisement, contracted for the transportation advertised with an air or sea carrier. (Source: P.A. 85…

(815 ILCS 420/4) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1854) Sec. 4. A travel promoter shall not receive money or other valuable consideration in payment for air or sea transportation or any other services offered by the travel promoter in conjunction with such transportation unless, at the ti…

(815 ILCS 420/5) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1855) Sec. 5. (a) In the event the transportation contracted for is canceled through no fault of the passenger, and unless the passenger otherwise advises the travel promoter in writing, the travel promoter shall promptly return to the pas…

(815 ILCS 420/6) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1856) Sec. 6. (a) A travel promoter shall deposit 90 percent of all sums received, including but not limited to those made by cash, credit card or any other method of payment, for air or sea transportation or any other services or goods of…