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815 ILCS 633/ - Military Personnel Cellular Phone Contract Termination Act.

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(815 ILCS 633/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Military Personnel Cellular Phone Contract Termination Act. (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05.)

(815 ILCS 633/5) Sec. 5. Definition. In this Act:"Military service" means any full-time training or duty, no matter how described under federal or State law, for which a service member is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other appropriate military authority. "Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. (Source: P.A. 97-913, eff. 1-1-13.)

(815 ILCS 633/10) Sec. 10. Termination of cellular phone contract without penalty. Any service member who enters military service, or the spouse of that service member, may terminate, without penalty, a cellular phone contract by giving notice via e-mail or regular mail to an address specified by the cellular telephone company or, if the provider permits, via phone call to the provider's customer service center of the intention to terminate, when the cellular phone contract meets all of the following requirements: (1) The contract is entered into on or after the

effective date of this Act.

(2) The contract is executed by or on behalf of the

service member who has entered military service.

(3) The service member's military service is at a

location that is outside the coverage area of the cellular telephone company that supports the contract.

(Source: P.A. 97-913, eff. 1-1-13.)

(815 ILCS 633/15) Sec. 15. Effective date of termination. Termination of the cellular phone contract shall not be effective until: (1) thirty days after the service member who has

entered military service or the service member's spouse gives notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the intention to terminate the cellular phone contract together with a copy of the orders calling the service member to military service and of any orders further extending the service member's period of service; and

(2) unless the service member who enters military

service owns the cellular phone, the cellular phone is returned to the custody or control of the cellular telephone company, or the service member who enters military service or the service member's spouse agrees in writing to return the cellular phone as soon as practical after the military service is completed.

(Source: P.A. 97-913, eff. 1-1-13.)

(815 ILCS 633/20) Sec. 20. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-802, eff. 5-26-06. Repealed by P.A. 95-392, eff. 8-23-07.)

(815 ILCS 633/22) Sec. 22. Violation. A violation of this Act constitutes a civil rights violation under the Illinois Human Rights Act. All proceeds from the collection of any civil penalty imposed under this Section shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. (Source: P.A. 97-913, eff. 1-1-13.)

(815 ILCS 633/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/902) Sec. 902. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/915) Sec. 915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/920) Sec. 920. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/925) Sec. 925. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05; text omitted.)

(815 ILCS 633/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 94-635, eff. 8-22-05.)

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815 ILCS 633/ - Military Personnel Cellular Phone Contract Termination Act.