Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 429 Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. Section 155

    (225 ILCS 429/155)

    Sec. 155. Civil remedies.

    (a) A violation of Section 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, or 150 of this Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General or State's Attorney by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to him or her for the enforcement of this Act.

    (b) A consumer who suffers loss by reason of a violation of Section 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, or 150 of this Act may bring a civil action in accordance with the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to enforce that provision. All remedies and rights granted to a consumer by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to the consumer bringing such an action. The remedies and rights provided for in this Act are not exclusive, but cumulative, and all other applicable claims are specifically preserved.

(Source: P.A. 96-1420, eff. 8-3-10.)

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