Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 515 — Home Repair Fraud Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Repair Fraud Act"

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Repair Fraud Act". (Source: P.A. 84-1270.)

Definitions

Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Home Repair" means the fixing, replacing, altering, converting, modernizing, improving of or the making of an addition to any real property primarily designed or used as a residence. (1) Home repair shall include the construction, installatio…

Home Repair Fraud

Home Repair Fraud. (a) A person commits the offense of home repair fraud when he knowingly enters into an agreement or contract, written or oral, with a person for home repair, and he knowingly: (1) Misrepresents a material fact relating to the terms of the contract or agreement or the preexisting or existing condition…

(a) Violation of paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 3 of this Act shall be a Class 4 felony when the amount of the contract or agreement is more than $1,000, a Class A misdemeanor when the amount of the contract or agreement is $1,000 or less, and a Class 4 felony for the second or subsequent offense wh…

Aggravated Home Repair Fraud

Aggravated Home Repair Fraud. A person commits the offense of aggravated home repair fraud when he commits home repair fraud: (i) against an elderly person or a person with a disability as defined in Section 17-56 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or (ii) in connection with a home repair project intended to assist a person…