Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/26-3 – Use of a facsimile machine in unsolicited advertising or fund-raising
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(a) Definitions:
(1) “Facsimile machine” means a device which is
(1) “Facsimile machine” means a device which is
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capable of sending or receiving facsimiles of documents through connection with a telecommunications network.
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(2) “Person” means an individual, public or private
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corporation, unit of government, partnership or unincorporated association.
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(b) A person commits use of a facsimile machine in unsolicited advertising or fund-raising when he or she knowingly uses a facsimile machine to send or cause to be sent to another person a facsimile of a document containing unsolicited advertising or fund-raising material, except to a person which the sender knows or under all of the circumstances reasonably believes has given the sender permission, either on a case by case or continuing basis, for the sending of the material.
(c) Sentence. Any person who violates subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/26-3
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
(c) Sentence. Any person who violates subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.