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SB2858 Engrossed |
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LRB093 17936 WGH 43619 b |
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| AN ACT concerning business transactions.
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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 |
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| Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQ as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 505/2QQ new) |
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| Sec. 2QQ. Internet service; cancellation.
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| (a) As used in this Section: |
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| "Internet service provider" means a person who provides a |
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| service that combines computer processing, information |
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| storage, protocol conversion, and routing with transmission to |
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| enable a consumer to access Internet content and services. |
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| (b) This Section applies only to agreements under which an |
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| Internet service provider provides service to consumers for a |
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| one-year term that is automatically renewed for another |
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| one-year term unless a consumer cancels the service. |
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| (c) An Internet service provider must give any consumer who |
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| is an Illinois resident the following: (1) at least 30 days' |
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| advance notice of the annual service renewal date, which notice |
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| shall include instructions that the consumer may follow to |
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| cancel the service at the Internet service provider's web site; |
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| and (2) a secure method at the Internet service provider's web |
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| site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which |
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| method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call |
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| or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the |
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| cancellation. |
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| (d) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful |
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| practice within the meaning of this Act.
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