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Short title
Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Dance Studio Act". (Source: P.A. 82-346.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 610 — Dance Studio Act.
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Definitions
Definitions. (a) "Dance studio" or "studio" means any person or business entity which contracts with members of the general public to provide dance studio services. (b) "Dance studio services" includes instruction, training or assistance in dancing, the use of studio facilities, membership in any group formed by a danc…
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Applicability
Applicability. (a) Governmental and not-for-profit entities are exempt from the requirements of this Act. (b) The provisions of this Act are not exclusive, and do not exempt any contract for dance studio services, nor the parties thereto, from any other applicable law, nor prohibit the enforcement by any person of any…
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Contract requirements: written contract
Contract requirements: written contract. Every contract for dance studio services shall be in writing and shall be subject to this Act. All provisions, requirements and prohibitions which are mandated by this Act shall be contained in the written contract before it is signed by the customer. A copy of the written contr…
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Contract requirements: disclosure of costs
Contract requirements: disclosure of costs. Every contract for dance studio services shall set forth the customer's total payment obligation for services to be received pursuant to the contract and shall contain a written statement of the hourly rate charged for each type of lessons for which the customer has contracte…
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Contract requirements: cancellation rights
Contract requirements: cancellation rights. (a) Every contract for dance studio services shall provide that such contract may be cancelled by written notice to the dance studio; that all moneys paid pursuant to such contract shall be refunded within 30 days of receipt of the cancellation notice, except that the custome…
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Prohibited contract provisions
Prohibited contract provisions. (a) (Blank). (b) No contract for dance studio services shall require payments or financing over a period in excess of one year from the date the contract is entered into, nor shall the term of any such contract be measured by the life of the customer. The services to be rendered under th…
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General provisions
General provisions. (a) All contracts for dance studio services which may be in effect between the same studio and the same customer, the terms of which overlap for any period, shall be considered as one contract for the purposes of this Act. (b) Any waiver by the customer of the provisions of this Act shall be void an…
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Prohibited acts
Prohibited acts. (a) Unfair or deceptive acts and practices are prohibited, including but not limited to: use of coercive sales tactics; misrepresentation of the quality, benefits or nature of lessons or services; misrepresentation of the qualifications of instructors; misrepresentation of the skills or abilities of an…
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Enforcement by customer
Enforcement by customer. Any customer injured by a violation of this Act may bring an action for the recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered for 3 times the amount at which the actual damages are assessed, plus costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. (Source: P.A. 82-346.)
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Enforcement by Attorney General
Enforcement by Attorney General. All remedies, penalties and authority granted to the Attorney General by the "Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act", approved July 24, 1961, as now or hereafter amended, shall be available to him for the enforcement of this Act, and Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.1, 7 and 10 of t…
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Bonding requirements
Bonding requirements. Every dance studio which requires or receives advance payment from any customer in excess of $50 or more frequently than once each month shall maintain a bond for the benefit of any person who has entered into a contract for dance studio services with the dance studio, whether or not such contract…