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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart B - GENERAL ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.230 - Print Size

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to, in any advertising, use
				  any print in type size so small as to be not readily noticeable. In print
				  advertisements, any type size which is 10-point type or larger is deemed
				  readily noticeable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart B - GENERAL ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.240 - Photographs and Illustrations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to use, in any advertising,
				  inaccurate photographs or illustrations when describing specific automobiles;
				  for example, advertising a fully-loaded car when the advertisement actually
				  refers to a minimally-equipped automobile in text.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart B - GENERAL ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.250 - Abbreviations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to use in any advertising an
				  abbreviation which is confusing, misleading or not commonly understood by the
				  general public (e.g., abbreviations commonly understood--AC, AM/FM, AUTO, AIR,
				  2DR, CYL, MSRP, DOC, and e.g., abbreviations not commonly understood--WAC, PEG)
				  or approved by federal law or state law (e.g., terms allowed by the Federal
				  Truth in Lending Act,
				  15 U.S.C.
				  1601 et seq., and the Consumer Leasing Act of
				  1976,
				  15 U.S.C.
				  1601, et seq., such as
				  "APR").
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.310 - Advertised Price

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise the total price
				  of a motor vehicle without including in the advertised price all costs to the
				  purchaser at the time of sale, or which are necessary or usual prior to
				  delivery of such vehicle to the purchaser, including any costs of delivery,
				  dealer preparation and any other charges of any nature; provided, however,
				  taxes, license and title fees and a documentary service fee, as defined herein,
				  may be excluded from the advertised price if clearly disclosed in the
				  advertisement that these costs are excluded from the advertised price.
				  Purchasers shall be able to purchase all vehicles described by the
				  advertisement at the advertised price.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.320 - Advertising Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to fail to clearly and
				  conspicuously disclose in an advertisement any limitations, including, but not
				  limited to the availability of a single vehicle or a number of vehicles in
				  stock, or period of time during which the offer is in effect, or other
				  applicable restrictions, to which the advertised price may be
				  subject.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.340 - Lowest Prices - Guaranteed Lowest Prices

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise the terms
				  "lowest prices," "guaranteed lowest prices," "prices lower than anyone else",
				  or words of similar import, in the advertisement, unless the dealer
				  systematically monitors and continues to monitor competitive prices in the
				  trade area and can substantiate such claim.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.350 - Price Matching

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to use terms "meet your best
				  offer" or "we won't be undersold", or terms of similar import which suggest
				  that a dealer will beat or match a competitor's price unless:
a) the advertisement clearly and
				conspicuously discloses price matching policy and any limitations;
				and
b) such policy does not require
				the presentation of any evidence which places an unreasonable burden on the
				consumer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.360 - Disclosure of Basis for Price Comparison

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an unfair or deceptive act to
				advertise any advertising term(s) which compare the dealer's current selling
				price with a higher price, explicitly or implicitly, unless the basis for the
				price comparison is clearly and conspicuously disclosed; provided, however, in
				a new vehicle context, a dealer may compare the higher and lower price without
				disclosing the basis for the price comparison, if the higher price is the
				dealer's own former (regular) price, and only if:
1) the former (regular) price is equal to or
				below the price(s) at which the dealer made a substantial number of sales of
				such vehicles in the recent regular course of its business; or
2) the former (regular) price is equal to or
				below the price(s) at which the dealer offered the vehicle(s) for a reasonably
				substantial period of time in the recent regular course of its business, openly
				and actively and in good faith, with an intent to sell the vehicle(s) at that
				price(s).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.370 - Sales

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise the words
				  "sale", "discount", "savings", "price cut", "reduced", "clearance", "tent
				  sale", and other similar terms, which state or imply a price savings, unless
				  the current selling price of the vehicle is reduced by a reasonable amount from
				  the vehicle's former (regular) price as defined in Section
				  475.360(a)(1)
				  or (2). If the dealer reduces the price by 5%
				  or more, a rebuttable presumption shall exist that the price reduction was of a
				  reasonable amount. On vehicles where the mark-up from dealer invoice is less
				  than 5%, the dealer may use sale terms if the vehicle has been reduced by a
				  reasonable amount. It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise the term
				  "clearance" without clearly and conspicuously disclosing, if such is the fact,
				  that such "clearance" is limited to certain vehicles. It is an unfair or
				  deceptive act to advertise the words "sale", "discount", "savings", "price
				  cut", "reduced", "clearance", "tent sale", and other similar terms that state
				  or imply a price savings, without disclosing the duration of the words that
				  state or imply a price savings by stating the number of days or termination
				  date. However, in a new vehicle context, if the model cannot be reordered from
				  the manufacturer, then the word "clearance" can be used without stating the
				  number of days or a termination date.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.380 - Liquidation Sale

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to use any advertising terms
				  such as "Liquidation Sale", "Public Notice", "Closing Out Sale", "Lost Our
				  Lease Sale", "Forced to Vacate Sale" or similar terms used to connote or imply
				  a court-ordered or other forced liquidation of assets, or to induce a belief
				  that upon disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and
				  be discontinued at the premises where the sale is conducted, unless such is the
				  case.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.390 - Range of Savings or Price Comparison Claims

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise that any
				  vehicles are being offered for sale at a range of prices or at a range of
				  percentage or fractional discounts, through the use of the terms "As Low As" or
				  "From," or terms of similar import, unless:
a) the highest price or lowest discount in
				the range is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the advertisement;
				and
b) a reasonable number of these
				vehicles in the advertisement are offered with at least the largest advertised
				discount; and
c) the vehicles are
				readily available for sale in sufficient quantity likely to meet reasonable
				expectable public demand.
If at least 5% of the vehicles in the advertisement are
				  offered with at least the largest advertised discount, it shall create a
				  rebuttable presumption that a reasonable number were offered with at least the
				  largest advertised discount.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.410 - Dealer Cost/Invoice Pricing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise the terms
				  "dealer's cost," "cost," "dealer's invoice," "invoice price," "factory
				  invoice," "factory billing," or terms of like import or other representation
				  that a vehicle will be sold at, above, or below a cost or price standard,
				  unless:
a) The advertising exclusively
				uses the term "invoice" or "invoice price";
b) The advertising complies with the
				following:
1) clearly and conspicuously
				discloses that the dealer's profit is not limited to the amount of dollars
				charged over invoice; or
2) the
				price standard represents the total consideration paid by the dealer to the
				manufacturer for the vehicle, and no other consideration, fee or charge,
				including without limitation, overhead, rebates, promotional fees, advertising
				or other consideration has been or will be paid by the manufacturer or a third
				party to the dealer prior or subsequent to the purchase of the vehicle, which
				in any way reduces, diminishes or offsets the cost to the dealer of purchasing
				the vehicle;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart C - PRICE ADVERTISING › Section 475.420 - Buy-Down Rate

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an unfair
				or deceptive act to advertise the sale of any motor vehicle at a "buy-down"
				rate, as that term is defined in Section
				475.110, without
				clearly and conspicuously disclosing in the advertisement that the interest
				rate is not exclusively sponsored or subsidized by the manufacturer, if such
				is, in fact, true.
"Manufacturer" includes any subsidiaries of the manufacturer
				  that advertise or offer motor vehicle financing.
b) It is an unfair or deceptive act to
				advertise or offer below market finance rates, unless the advertised "buy-down"
				rate complies with the Federal Truth In Lending Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.510 - Demonstrator, Executive, Official, or Promotional Vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an unfair or deceptive act to
				advertise any "demonstrator" vehicle without clearly and conspicuously
				disclosing:
1) the year, make, and model;
				and
2) that the vehicle is a
				"demonstrator" or has been previously driven.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.520 - Rental Vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise any vehicle
				  which has been leased or rented on an individual or fleet basis without clearly
				  and conspicuously disclosing:
a) the
				year, make and model; and
b) the
				fact that such vehicle has been previously titled, using the word
				"used".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.530 - Rebates

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an unfair
				or deceptive act to advertise any cash rebates, including, without limitation,
				a payment or an offset to a consumer or payment to a dealer or third party on
				behalf of the consumer on the condition that the consumer purchase or lease a
				motor vehicle, unless the rebate is funded solely by a manufacturer pursuant to
				a manufacturer's rebate program.
b)
				It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise a price or amount of an
				installment payment, wherein rebates have been deducted, unless every consumer
				seeking to purchase or lease the advertised vehicle is eligible for the
				rebate.
c) The availability of a
				limited rebate may be advertised if the terms of the limitation are clearly and
				conspicuously disclosed. It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise a price
				or amount of an installment payment in which limited rebates have been
				deducted, or to advertise a total amount of rebate if a portion of the total
				consists of a limited rebate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.540 - Trade-Ins

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an unfair
				or deceptive act to advertise or offer a specific trade-in allowance (i.e.,
				"$2500 minimum trade-in"), or a range of amounts for trade-ins (e.g., "up to
				$1,000" or "as much as $1,000"), including, without limitation, that the
				trade-in will be valued at a specific amount or guaranteed minimum
				amount.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.550 - No Money Down

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise using the
				  phrase "no money down" or words of similar meaning, where a down payment is, in
				  fact, required and the consumer is required to finance the down payment by a
				  loan or make the down payment in cash.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.560 - Shopped Price

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise any sale or
				  lease price modified by phrases such as "based on shopped price", "based on a
				  recent survey of prices", or similar terms, unless:
a) the model of vehicle selected is a model
				sold and available at most dealer stores of the same line make in the shopped
				area in which the advertisement appears;
b) the survey conducted is independent, and
				the survey agency used to conduct the survey was not related to or affiliated
				with any manufacturer or dealer carrying that vehicle in inventory;
c) the survey takes place immediately prior
				to the first advertisement being placed;
d) at least one half of the dealers of the
				applicable line make in the shopped area were surveyed;
e) the survey result has not been used over
				an extended period if costs or other factors change such that the average
				survey price has become significantly less than the prevailing price in the
				shopped area, and in no event shall be used for a period exceeding 90
				days;
f) if the product is pictured
				in the survey ad, the picture is of the exact type and model surveyed; also the
				picture includes only features included in the survey price;
g) the dates of the survey period and the
				numbers of dealers shopped are disclosed in the ad, with a statement that
				individual dealer prices may be higher or lower; and
h) all dealerships shopped for the survey are
				located within the shopped area.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.570 - Factory Outlet

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise using the terms
				  "Factory Outlet", "Authorized Distribution Center", "Factory Authorized Sale",
				  or similar special affiliation, connection or relationship with the
				  manufacturer that is greater or more direct than that of any other
				  dealer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.580 - Contract Add-Ons

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive practice for a dealer to
				  negotiate the terms of a sale and thereafter add the cost of items including,
				  without limitation, extended warranties, credit life, dealer preparation, or
				  undercoating, to the contract without previously disclosing same to the
				  consumer and without the consumer's consent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart D - OTHER ADVERTISING PRACTICES › Section 475.590 - Gifts and Free Offers

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an
				unfair or deceptive act to advertise or offer free prizes, gifts or other
				incentives in connection with the purchase or lease of a vehicle where the
				vehicle is sold or leased at a price arrived at through bargaining or
				negotiation, unless the dealer meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this
				Section.
b) A free prize, gift or
				other incentive may be advertised or offered in connection with the purchase or
				lease of a vehicle if:
1) the free prize,
				gift or other incentive is offered through a manufacturer's program or a
				manufacturer's authorized and approved dealer advertising association without
				any participation by the dealer, excluding dues or assessments that are
				required to participate in the advertising association. The program or
				association shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed; and
2) all material terms and conditions relating
				to the offer are clearly and conspicuously disclosed at the outset of the
				offer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart E - CREDIT SALES ADVERTISING › Section 475.610 - Credit Sales Advertising Disclosures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise "closed-end
				  credit" terms in the advertisement, offer of sale, or sale of any motor vehicle
				  if the advertisement contains any one of following five "triggering terms":
				  amount or percentage of down payment; number of payments; period of repayment;
				  amount of any payment (expressed as percentage or dollar amount); or amount of
				  any finance charge, without clearly and conspicuously disclosing:
a) amount or percentage of any down payment,
				terms of repayment, and "annual percentage rate" using that term spelled out in
				full or the abbreviation "APR". If the annual percentage rate may be increased
				after the contract is signed, that fact must be disclosed. An advertisement
				that complies with the Federal Truth in Lending Act (
				15 USC
				1601 et seq.) and amendments thereto, and any
				regulations issued or that may be issued under that federal statute, shall be
				deemed in compliance with the provisions of this subsection.
b) the contractual amount owing at the
				conclusion of a pre-determined schedule of installment payments, in close
				proximity to and, where applicable, in the same decibel tone as, the
				"triggering term" when a dealer advertises the availability of balloon-note
				financing. For the purpose of this subsection (b), balloon-note financing shall
				mean the manner of purchase whereby a consumer agrees to select and perform, at
				the conclusion of a pre-determined schedule of installment payments made in
				periodic or monthly amounts, one of the following options:
1) satisfy the balance of the contractual
				amount owing;
2) refinance any
				balance owing, on the terms previously agreed upon at the time of executing the
				retail installment contract; or
3)
				surrender the vehicle at such time and manner agreed upon at the time of
				executing the retail installment contract.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart E - CREDIT SALES ADVERTISING › Section 475.630 - Advertised Finance Rate

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise a finance rate
				  (APR) without disclosing, if such is the fact, the following:
a) that such rate is limited to certain
				models;
b) that the price may be
				increased by a dealer's contribution to lower the rate;
c) that to take advantage of such a reduced
				rate, a customer must purchase additional options or services;
d) that taking advantage of the rate will
				increase the final price of the vehicle or options or services
				purchased;
e) that the offer
				expires after a limited time period; and
f) any other conditions, qualifications or
				limitations which materially affect the availability of such rate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart E - CREDIT SALES ADVERTISING › Section 475.640 - Advertisement of Credit Terms

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is an unfair or deceptive act to advertise credit using
				  the terms "bank rates", "bank financing" or words of like import unless it is a
				  bank, banking association or trust company authorized to do business under the
				  laws of Illinois or of the United States.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart F - LEASE ADVERTISING › Section 475.710 - Lease Advertising Disclosures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) It is an unfair or deceptive act to
				advertise the offer of a "consumer lease" if the advertisement contains any one
				of the following two "triggering terms": amount of any payment or a statement
				of any capitalized cost reduction or other payment required prior to or at
				consummation or by delivery, if delivery occurs after consummation, without
				clearly and conspicuously disclosing:
1) that
				the transaction is a lease in close proximity to and, where applicable, in the
				same decibel tone as, the amount of the periodic payment;
2) The total amount due prior to or at
				consummation or by delivery, if delivery occurs after consummation;
3) The number, amounts, and due dates or
				periods of scheduled payments under the lease;
4) A statement of whether a security deposit
				is required; and
5) A statement
				that an extra charge may be imposed at the end of the lease term where the
				lessee's liability (if any) is based on the difference between the residual
				value of the leased property and its realized value at the end of the lease
				term.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 475 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISING › Subpart G - EXEMPTION PROVISIONS › Section 475.810 - Exemption

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Motor vehicle advertising shall not be subject to the
				  provisions of the Illinois Retail Advertising Regulations, 14 Ill. Admin. Code
				  Part 470.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 480 - CHARITABLE TRUST ACT › Section 480.10 - General

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Charitable
			 Trusts Bureau of the Attorney General's Chicago Office (hereafter Bureau) will
			 maintain the principal register of charitable trusts registered under the
			 Illinois Charitable Trust Act.
b)
			 The register of charitable trusts will consist of records, such as index or
			 computer cards, organization or trust file folders, a list, a computer printout
			 or a combination thereof.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 480 - CHARITABLE TRUST ACT › Section 480.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) "A Trustee"
			 holds property when he has title or possession of the property and controls its
			 distribution subject to conditions which devote the property to a charitable
			 purpose. A custodian or depository does not hold property.
b) "A Charitable Remainder Trust" is one
			 where the income goes to the donor or designated individual for life, with
			 remainder to an operating charity on the death of the life tenant. The Trust
			 must be irrevocable, as to the remainder, to fall within this regulation.
			 Registration is required of all such trusts. A Charitable Remainder Trust may
			 qualify for alteration of the reporting requirement pursuant to Section
			 480.60 of this
			 Part and 14 Ill. Adm. Code
			 400.10 and
			 400.20.
c) "Charitable Purposes" includes without
			 limitation any funds which are to be applied for the benefit of an indefinite
			 number of people to provide them with:
1)
			 Education,
2) The benefit of
			 religion,
3) Relief from poverty,
			 sickness or disease,
4) A means of
			 establishing themselves in life,
5)
			 Public building or recreational activities, or
6) Services which lessen the burden of
			 government.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 480 - CHARITABLE TRUST ACT › Section 480.40 - Organizations and Activities Exempt from Registration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Trustees who hold property with a value of
			 less than $4,000 are not required to register with the Attorney General
			 provided that, if assets exceed $4,000 during any 12 month period, no exemption
			 is available and registration is required.
b) The Federal, state and local governments
			 and their duly authorized agencies and subdivisons are exempt from the
			 registration requirements of the Act.
c) Religious organizations, their agencies or
			 affiliates directly supervised by such religious organizations are exempt from
			 the registration requirements of the Act for exclusively religious
			 activities.
d) Individual officers
			 and directors of religious bodies who hold property in their official capacity
			 are exempt from registration under the Act.
e) Trustees who hold property for the purpose
			 of and who are exclusively operating schools or hospitals are exempt from the
			 registration requirements of the Act.
f) Trustees engaged in any of the above
			 exempt activities, if engaged in non-exempt activities, must still register and
			 account for all non-exempt activities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 480 - CHARITABLE TRUST ACT › Section 480.50 - Annual Reports

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All
			 trustees subject to the Act must file annual financial reports with the
			 Attorney General on the form as set forth in Exhibit C of this Part with the
			 attachments prescribed by the form and this Section and with all required
			 statutory fees paid prior to the due date.
b) The annual financial report is due within
			 six months after the close of an organization's fiscal year.
c) The annual financial report shall be
			 signed as required by the Act and must include the following:
1) The Illinois Charitable Organization
			 Annual Report form;
2) A copy of
			 the Federal Internal Revenue return and/or report, as required by the Internal
			 Revenue Code and incorporated attachments for the same period;
3) Required statutory fees; and
4) A schedule of investments on a form that
			 lists a description of the asset, quantity, cost and fair market value to the
			 Attorney General.
The use of substitute forms or computer printouts may be
				approved in writing by the Attorney General for good cause upon a timely
				request.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 480 - CHARITABLE TRUST ACT › Section 480.60 - Public Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The registration and annual reports, except for confidential
				registrations, made with the Bureau are public records. They may be examined by
				interested members of the public in the office of the Attorney General during
				ordinary business hours.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Section 485.10 - Registration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Persons engaged in the offering of immigration assistance
				service (hereafter "immigration service providers") must complete and file with
				the Office of the Attorney General an annual registration statement in the form
				set forth in Exhibit A of this Part and must comply with the terms of that
				statement. The registration statement shall be filed each year on or before the
				anniversary date of the original filing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Section 485.20 - Malpractice Insurance and/or Surety Bond

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Persons engaged in the provision of immigration assistance
				service shall secure malpractice insurance with a minimum policy limit of
				$100,000, or a surety bond in the amount of $100,000, and shall submit to the
				Office of the Attorney General verification of the surety in the form set forth
				in Exhibit B or C of this Part, respectively. Reverification shall be submitted
				annually with the registration statement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Section 485.30 - Changes in Registration or Verification

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Registrants must provide written notification to the Attorney
				General of any changes in the information reported in the registration
				statement or in the insurance or surety bond verification forms within 90 days
				after the changes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Section 485.40 - Maximum Fees for Services

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a)
			 Preparation and Completion of Forms. Immigration service providers shall charge
			 no more than $5 per quarter hour (15 minutes) for permissible services listed
			 below:
1) Completing a government agency
			 form, requested by the customer and appropriate to the customer's needs, only
			 if the completion of that form does not involve a legal judgment for that
			 particular matter.
2) Transcribing
			 responses to a government agency form that is related to an immigration matter,
			 but not advising a customer as to his or her answers on those forms.
3) Translating information on forms to a
			 customer and translating the customer's answers to questions posed on those
			 forms.
4) Securing for the customer
			 supporting documents currently in existence, such as birth and marriage
			 certificates, that may need to be submitted with government agency
			 forms.
5) Translating documents
			 from a foreign language into English.
6) Preparing or arranging for the preparation
			 of photographs and fingerprints.
7)
			 Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including X-rays and AIDS
			 tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test results.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Section 485.50 - Contracts: Time and Manner of Cancellation

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A person subject to this Part shall provide the consumer with a
				contract written in English and in the language of the consumer. The contract
				shall state a time and manner for cancellation as follows:
a) Time for Cancellation: 3-Day Right of
			 Cancellation. The contract for services must inform the consumer that s/he may
			 rescind the contract within 72 hours, or 3 business days, after entering into
			 the contract. This right of cancellation is in addition to any right of
			 cancellation provided for by Section 2B of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
			 Business Practices Act [815 ILCS 505/2B ] or any other
			 statute.
b) Business Day Defined.
			 For purposes of calculating the 3-day period discussed in subsection (a) above:
1) Sunday shall not be calculated as a
			 business day.
2) Saturday shall be
			 calculated as a business day.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Section 485.60 - Signs and Advertising

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a) A person
			 subject to this Part shall post on his or her premises the signs described
			 below in English and in every other language in which the person provides or
			 offers to provide assistance in immigration matters. English and foreign
			 language signs shall be posted on separate signs. These individual signs shall
			 be posted in a location where they will be visible to customers. Each sign
			 shall be at least 11 inches by 17 inches, and the print on each sign shall be
			 at least 1-1/2 inches tall. Each sign shall contain the following words or
			 their substantial equivalents:
1) The
			 statement "I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY OR A LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE ACCREDITED BY THE
			 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE."
2) The statement "I AM NOT ACCREDITED TO
			 REPRESENT YOU BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE OR THE UNITED
			 STATES BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS," if applicable.
3) Any fee schedule or fees charged for
			 services rendered.
4) The statement
			 "YOU MAY CANCEL ANY CONTRACT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS AND HAVE YOUR MONEY AND
			 DOCUMENTATION RETURNED TO YOU FOR SERVICES NOT PERFORMED."
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 485 - IMMIGRATION SERVICES › Exhibit A - Registration Statement

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STATE OF ILLINOIS
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
				GENERAL
CONSUMER FRAUD BUREAU
100 WEST RANDOLPH STREET - FLOOR
				12
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF IMMIGRATION
				SERVICE PROVIDER
NOTE: The Registrant shall not, by completing
				this form, construe such action as an approval or sanction of the business
				practices of the Registrant by the State of Illinois or the Office of the
				Attorney General.
Today's Date:______________________
This registration statement, together with verification of
				malpractice insurance and/or a surety bond in the amount of $100,000, is to be
				filed with the Office of the Attorney General. When a change in the information
				contained in either of these statement occurs, the registered immigration
				service provider must file a statement of amendments within 90 days.
1. Name of immigration service
			 provider:________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Address, City, Zip
				Code:_____________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Area Code and
				Telephone:___________________________________
2. Legal description of immigration service
			 provider (i.e., corporation, partnership, assumed name, etc.):
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. Name, address and telephone number of
			 individuals authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the
			 immigration service provider.
__________________________________________________________
4. Name, address and telephone number of any
			 and all persons who directly or indirectly own or control 10% or more of the
			 immigration service provider's business. (If additional space is needed, attach
			 listing.)
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5.
Malpractice Insurance and/or Surety
			 Bond Information.
Please check one of the following, and complete relevant
				sections below: ____ I have Malpractice Insurance ___ I have a Surety
				Bond
A.
MALPRACTICE INSURANCE
			 INFORMATION
1. Name, address, telephone
			 of Malpractice Insurance
Carrier:______________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
2. Policy
			 No.:________________________________________
3. Policy
			 Amount:_____________________________________
4. Expiration
			 Date:____________________________________
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.10 - Authority

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The Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs,
				having been created pursuant to Chapter 127, Paragraph 46.1 et seq., Illinois
				Revised Statutes, has been empowered to administer "An Act creating the
				Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Fund and providing for
				the distribution of proceeds therefrom", effective July 1, 1970, as amended
				(Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 85, pars. 1391 et seq.), which is also known as the
				"Metropolitan Civic Center Support Act".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.30 - Computation of Time

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a) Computation
			 of any period of time prescribed by this Part shall begin with the first
			 business day following the day on which the act, event or development
			 initiating such period of time occurs and shall run until the end of the last
			 day or the next following business day if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday,
			 legal holiday or State holiday.
b)
			 Notice requirements shall be construed to mean notice received, but proof that
			 notice was dispatched by means reasonably calculated to be received by the
			 prescribed date shall be prima facie proof that notice was timely
			 received.
c) The program year
			 begins July 1 and ends June 30.
d)
			 The period for submission of applications to the Department is from July 1 to
			 August 1 during any program year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.40 - Objectives

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a) The Legislative
			 objective of the Act is to enhance the ability of those citizens of the State
			 of Illinois to avail themselves of civic and cultural centers situated
			 throughout the entire State.
b) The
			 objectives of the Department are:
1) to
			 provide an equal opportunity for all eligible Authorities as defined in the Act
			 and this Part to apply for State financial support;
2) to uniformly apply this Part in
			 considering all Applications;
3) to
			 assure that an Applicant meets the requirements of the Act and this
			 Part;
4) to provide procedures for
			 expeditious review of Applications;
5) to enhance development of civic and
			 cultural centers throughout the State and thereby enhance economic
			 opportunities of the applicant community;
6) to establish standards under which an
			 Application will be reviewed, competitively ranked, and an Applicant chosen for
			 Certification;
7) to ensure that
			 certified Applicants comply with existing Federal, State and local law;
			 and
8) to assure that all projects
			 are built, constructed and/or renovated in accordance with the Application as
			 Certified.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.50 - Eligibility

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a) Only Authorities
			 as herein defined which have been created and organized prior to a program year
			 are eligible to submit an Application.
b) Only those projects as herein defined may
			 qualify for State financial support under the Act.
c) No Authority may make application for
			 State financial support for projects, singularly or cumulatively, in excess of
			 the Base Sum.
d) Any Authority
			 which files an Application must have held a pre-application consultation with
			 the Department prior to submission of an application.
e) Any Authority which plans to file an
			 Application for State financial support shall inform the Department in writing
			 of such intent at least 90 days prior to the beginning of the period for
			 submission of an Application. Such letter and its date of receipt is not meant
			 to nor does it establish any type of priority for consideration of one
			 application over another.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.60 - Form of Application

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a) All
			 communications relating to application procedures herein defined shall be sent
			 to the Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs,
			 ATTN: Civic Center Support Program, 620 East Adams Street, Springfield,
			 Illinois 62701.
b) An application
			 shall be in writing and in the approved format provided by the Department upon
			 request.
c) An application shall be
			 submitted as one (1) original and three (3) copies.
d) Information requested within the
			 application includes the following:
1) Legal
			 name and address of Applicant;
2)
			 Amount of financial support in the base sum requested by the
			 Applicant;
3) Name and type of
			 proposed facility and project including address;
4) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of
			 the following persons:
A) contact
			 person;
B) architect, if
			 selected;
C) construction manager,
			 if selected;
D) counsel for
			 applicant, if selected;
5) Data on Applicant eligibility, including
			 type of authority, area of jurisdiction, area population, 1975 or 1983
			 equalized assessed valuation, date of preapplication consultation;
6) Summary of the enclosed economic
			 feasibility and economic impact studies;
7) Brief description of the facility,
			 including square footage, seating capacity and anticipated functions or
			 activities;
8) A financial plan for
			 funding the facility which must include the amount of State funding requested
			 and the amount of local funding to be provided, with a list of the sources of
			 local funding;
9) A proposed time
			 schedule with estimated completion dates for the following activities:
A) design of facility, program and
			 schematics, design development, working drawings and specifications;
B) construction bid packages;
C) financing for local bond sale, if
			 applicable;
D) construction
			 contract award;
E) construction
			 start and completion;
10) Project budget information, including
			 estimates for professional fees, construction costs, site development costs,
			 off-site work, permanently attached equipment, movable equipment, contingency,
			 purchase of land, purchase of building(s), other expenses with explanation, and
			 total project cost;
11) A five (5)
			 year financial operating plan which includes a forecast of income and expenses
			 with analytical justification for such forecast, plus an operating budget
			 detailing administrative, operation, maintenance and promotional expenses and
			 projecting net profit/loss. If a net loss is projected, the Applicant must
			 designate the source of funds for payment of a deficit;
12) Provision for and information relating to
			 principal and interest payments on a local bond issue, if applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.61 - Pre-Application Consultation

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a) A
			 Pre-Application Consultation provides an Authority with the opportunity to
			 discuss any of the following topics with the Department:
1) Authority duties and
			 responsibilities;
2) program rules;
			 and
3) requirements contained in
			 the State Support Agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.70 - Application Procedures

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a) An
			 Application will be considered received when delivered to the office of the
			 Director at 620 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701 during the
			 period for submission of applications in a program year.
b) The Director, or the Director's designee,
			 shall issue a receipt to the Applicant acknowledging delivery of the
			 Application including the date the Application was received.
c) Applications shall be made available for
			 public inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the
			 Authority and the Department's office at 620 East Adams Street, Springfield,
			 Illinois.
d) Initial Review
1) The Director, or the Director's designee,
			 shall notify the Applicant by August 15, or the first business day thereafter
			 that, after an initial review, the Application and attached exhibits are
			 complete on their face. This notice is not in any way an acknowledgement by the
			 Director as to the adequacy or acceptability of the substance of the
			 Application.
2) In the event the
			 Director, or the Director's designee, determines that the Application and its
			 attached exhibits are not complete on their face, and in accordance with the
			 format prescribed by the Department and this Part, the Director, or the
			 Director's designee, shall notify the Applicant by August 15, or the first
			 business day thereafter of such fact along with a list of such
			 deficiencies.
3) Should the
			 Director, or the Director's designee, send a notice of deficiency as required
			 in subsection (d)(2), the Applicant shall have fourteen (14) days from the date
			 of such notice to cure such deficiency. The Application shall be considered
			 null and void and returned to the Applicant if
A) the Applicant fails to supply additional
			 material to cure the deficiency; or
B) the Applicant submits additional material
			 to the Director which in the opinion of the Director does not cure the
			 deficiency.
4) If the
			 deficiency as noted in the list pursuant to subsection (d)(2) is cured, the
			 Director shall notify the Applicant that the Application and attached exhibits
			 are complete on their face in the form and manner provided for in subsection
			 (d)(1).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 500 - METROPOLITAN CIVIC CENTER SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 500.80 - Department Review Procedures

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The Application shall be reviewed by the Department and the
				Director may, in his discretion, obtain the assistance of other persons and
				entities either within or outside State government to assist in this review
				procedure. Such assistance may include professional consultants, such as
				accountants, architects, attorneys, engineers, planners, etc., applying
				ordinary professional standards to such review to the extent the Department,
				pursuant to its administrative abilities, is lacking professional and technical
				services required to assess feasibility, adequacy, sufficiency and other
				relevant factors contained in the Application.