Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 345 — Fine Prints Disclosure Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fine Prints Disclosure Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Definitions

Definitions. As used in this Act: "Fine print" includes, but is not limited to, an engraving, etching, woodcut, lithograph or serigraph. "Plate" is used in lieu of and to denote "plate, stone, block or other material used for such purposes" from which prints can be made. Whether a print is "signed" or "unsigned", as th…

Nothing in this Act applies to any print when offered for sale or sold at wholesale or retail unframed for $50 or less, or framed for $60 or less

Nothing in this Act applies to any print when offered for sale or sold at wholesale or retail unframed for $50 or less, or framed for $60 or less. (Source: P.A. 77-1398.)

This Act applies only to fine prints which are printed after July 1, 1972

This Act applies only to fine prints which are printed after July 1, 1972. (Source: P.A. 77-1398.)

Nothing in this title applies to prints sold by the artist who produced the same directly to a consumer, without the intervention of a wholesale or retail merchant

Nothing in this title applies to prints sold by the artist who produced the same directly to a consumer, without the intervention of a wholesale or retail merchant. (Source: P.A. 77-1398.)

No catalogue, prospectus or circular offering fine prints for sale in this State shall be knowingly published or distributed, or both, unless it clearly and conspicuously discloses the relevant informational detail concerning each edition of such prints so offered as required by Section 7. If the person offering such p…

No fine print or prints shall be knowingly offered for sale or sold in this state by any person, at wholesale or at retail, unless a written invoice or receipt for the purchase price or a certificate furnished to the purchaser clearly and conspicuously discloses all of the relevant informational details required by Sec…

The following informational detail shall be required: a

The following informational detail shall be required: a. The name of the artist and the year when printed. b. Whether the print is an etching, engraving, woodcut, lithograph, or whether the seller does not know. c. Exclusive of trial proofs, whether the edition is being offered as a limited edition, and, if such a limi…

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a. A person who offers or sells a fine print in violation of this Act shall be liable to the person purchasing such fine print from him. The purchaser may sue to recover the consideration paid for such print, with interest at the legal rate thereon, upon the tender of the print. b. In any case in which a person willful…

Any person violating this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not more than $1,000

Any person violating this Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not more than $1,000. Proof that no person has been misled or deceived or otherwise damaged by any violation of this Act shall not constitute a defense in any prosecution under this Act. (Source: P.A. 78-255.)