815 ILCS 413/15
§ 815 ILCS 413/15. Method of operation
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 his or her name, the name of the business or organization being represented, and the
purpose of the call; and
(2)
inquire at the beginning of the call whether the person called consents to the solicitation; and
(3)
if the person called requests to be taken off the contact list of the business or organization, the
operator must refrain from calling that person again and take all steps necessary to have that person's name
and telephone number removed from the contact records of the business or organization so that the person will
not be contacted again by the business or organization. Compliance with Section 310.4(b) of the Federal Trade
Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule shall constitute compliance with this subsection (b)(3) of this Section.
(c)
A person may not solicit the sale of goods or services by telephone in a manner that impedes the function
of any caller ID when the telephone solicitor's service or equipment is capable of allowing the display of the
solicitor's telephone number.
TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS ACT
