740 ILCS 7/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Anti-Phishing Act. (Source: P.A. 95-350, eff. 1-1-08.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 7 — Anti-Phishing Act.
Illinois · statute · 740 ILCS 7 · 4 active provisions
Provisions
740 ILCS 7/5
Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Electronic mail message" means a message sent to a unique destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the "local part") and a reference to an Internet domain (commonly referred to as the "domain part")…
740 ILCS 7/10
Prohibitions
Prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person, by means of a Web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise through use of the Internet, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing himself, herself, or itself to be a business without the authority o…
740 ILCS 7/15
Actions
Actions. (a) The following persons may bring an action against a person who violates or is in violation of Section 10: (1) A person who (A) is engaged in the business of providing Internet access service to the public, owns a Web page, or owns a trademark, and (B) is adversely affected by a violation of Section 10. An…