Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/26-4.5 – Consumer communications privacy
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(a) For purposes of this Section, “communications company” means any person or organization which owns, controls, operates or manages any company which provides information or entertainment electronically to a household, including but not limited to a cable or community antenna television system.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a communications company to:
(1) install and use any equipment which would allow a
(b) It shall be unlawful for a communications company to:
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/26-4.5
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(1) install and use any equipment which would allow a
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communications company to visually observe or listen to what is occurring in an individual subscriber’s household without the knowledge or permission of the subscriber;
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(2) provide any person or public or private
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organization with a list containing the name of a subscriber, unless the communications company gives notice thereof to the subscriber;
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(3) disclose the television viewing habits of any
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individual subscriber without the subscriber’s consent; or
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(4) install or maintain a home-protection scanning
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device in a dwelling as part of a communication service without the express written consent of the occupant.
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(c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.
(d) Civil liability. Any person who has been injured by a violation of this Section may commence an action in the circuit court for damages against any communications company which has committed a violation. If the court awards damages, the plaintiff shall be awarded costs.
(d) Civil liability. Any person who has been injured by a violation of this Section may commence an action in the circuit court for damages against any communications company which has committed a violation. If the court awards damages, the plaintiff shall be awarded costs.