§ 2PP — Mail; disclosure

(a) It is an unlawful practice under this Act to knowingly mail or send or cause to be mailed or sent a postcard or letter to a recipient in this State if: (1) the postcard or letter contains a request that the recipient contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, website, or other prescribed means; and (2) the postcard or letter is mailed or sent to induce the recipient to contact the sender by mail, telephone, email, website, or other prescribed means so that goods, services, or other merchandise, as defined in Section 1, may be offered for sale to the recipient; and (3) the postcard or letter does not disclose or disclaim that it is not a bill and that it is a solicitation for goods, services, or other merchandise, as defined in Section 1, that may be offered for sale if the recipient contacts the sender by mail, telephone, email, website, or any other prescribed means; and (4) the postcard or letter does not disclose or disclaim any and all affiliations or lack thereof. (b) All disclosures and disclaimers appearing on a postcard or letter must be conspicuously located at the top of the postcard or letter, be easily readable in clear and unambiguous language, and be printed in at least 14-point bold-face font in a black-outlined box.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-87, eff. 1-1-24 .)