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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB2143
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. William Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Retail Consumer Protection Act. Provides that certain businesses engaged in retail commerce must make best efforts to have at least one designated employee responsible for ensuring the accuracy of posted and advertised prices and resolving customer complaints related to the accuracy of prices. Provides that any person engaged in retail commerce who is alerted by a customer of overcharging must immediately report the overcharge to their on-site management or supervisor, who then must investigate the alleged error and keep a record of the incident. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
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SB2143 |
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LRB096 03154 ASK 13171 b |
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| AN ACT concerning business.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Retail |
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| Consumer Protection Act. |
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| Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that some |
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| retail customers are being overcharged due to inadequate |
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| management oversight, computer errors, and other problems. The |
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| General Assembly further finds that there are insufficient |
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| remedies available to customers who are victims of |
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| overcharging. |
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| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
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| "Person" means both the singular and plural, as the case |
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| demands, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, |
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| companies, societies, and associations. |
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| "Retail commerce" means a retail sale of a commodity in a |
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| facility with more than 10,000 square feet, but does
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| include wholesale, business-to-business, or barter and |
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| exchange transactions. |
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| "Overcharging" means the demand for a payment that is in |
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| excess of the lowest advertised or displayed price for that |
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| commodity. |