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Public Act 91-0916

SB1330 Enrolled                                LRB9109949WHcs

    AN ACT to amend the Franchise Disclosure Act of  1987  by
changing Section 5.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The  Franchise  Disclosure  Act  of  1987  is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

    (815 ILCS 705/5) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1705)
    Sec. 5. Prohibited practices.
    (1)  Sale  of  unregistered  franchise  unlawful.  It  is
unlawful  for  any  person  to  offer  or  sell any franchise
required to be registered under this Act unless the franchise
has been registered under this Act or is  exempt  under  this
Act.
    (2)  Failure  to deliver a disclosure statement unlawful.
It is unlawful for any person to offer or sell any  franchise
which  is  required  to  be registered under this Act without
first providing to the prospective  franchisee  at  least  14
days  prior to the execution by the prospective franchisee of
any binding franchise or other  agreement,  or  at  least  14
business  days  prior  to  the  receipt by such person of any
consideration, whichever occurs first, a copy of a disclosure
statement meeting the requirements of this Act and registered
by the Administrator, together with a copy  of  all  proposed
agreements  relating  to  the  sale of the franchise. For the
purposes of this Act, delivery of a disclosure statement to a
general partner of a partnership shall constitute delivery to
the partnership and its partners and delivery of a disclosure
statement to a  principal  officer  of  a  corporation  shall
constitute delivery to the corporation and its shareholders.
    (3)  Sale  of  franchise by unregistered franchise broker
unlawful. It is unlawful for any  franchise  required  to  be
registered  under  this Act to be offered for sale or sold in
this State by a franchise broker subject to this Act  who  is
not  first  registered  under  this  Act  unless  exempt from
registration.
    (4)  Filing of untrue report unlawful. It is unlawful for
any person to make or cause to be made any  untrue  statement
of  a  material  fact  in  any application, notice, or report
filed with the Administrator, or to  omit  to  state  in  any
application,  notice, or report any material fact, or to fail
to notify the Administrator of any material  change  in  such
application, notice, or report, as required by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-642, eff. 7-24-98.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

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