(a) Any waiver by a consumer of any protection provided by or any right of the consumer under this Act:
         (1) shall be treated as void; and

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 616/35

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (2) may not be enforced by any federal or State court
    
or any other person.
    (b) Any attempt by a person to obtain a waiver from a consumer of any protection provided by or any right or protection of the consumer or any obligation or requirement of the educational planning service provider under this Act is a violation of this Act.
     (c) Any contract for educational planning services that does not comply with the applicable provisions of this Act:
         (1) shall be treated as void; and
         (2) may not be enforced by any federal or State court
    
or any other person.
Upon notice of a void contract, a refund by the educational planning service provider to the consumer shall be made as provided under subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 30 of this Act.
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