815 ILCS 145

815 ILCS 145/0.01

(815 ILCS 145/0.01) (from Ch. 17, par. 6100) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Credit Card Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(815 ILCS 145/1) (from Ch. 17, par. 6101) Sec. 1. (a) No person in whose name a credit card is issued without his having requested or applied for the card or for the extension of the credit or establishment of a charge account which that card evidences is liable to the issuer of the card for any purchases made or other amounts owing by a use of that card from which he or a member of his family or household derive no benefit unless he has indicated his acceptance of the card by signing or using the card or by permitting or authorizing use of the card by another. A mere failure to destroy or return an unsolicited card is not such an indication. As used in this Act, "credit card" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 17-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except that it does not include a card issued by any telephone company that is subject to supervision or regulation by the Illinois Commerce Commission or other public authority. (b) When an action is brought by an issuer against the person named on the card, the burden of proving the request, application, authorization, permission, use or benefit as set forth in Section 1 hereof shall be upon plaintiff if put in issue by defendant. In the event of judgment for defendant, the court shall allow defendant a reasonable attorney's fee, to be taxed as costs. (Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

815 ILCS 145/2

(815 ILCS 145/2) (from Ch. 17, par. 6102) Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding that a person in whose name a credit card has been issued has requested or applied for such card or has indicated his acceptance of an unsolicited credit card, as provided in Section 1 hereof, such person shall not be liable to the issuer unless the card issuer has given notice to such person of his potential liability, on the card or within two years preceding such use, and has provided such person with an addressed notification requiring no postage to be paid by such person which may be mailed in the event of the loss, theft, or possible unauthorized use of the credit card, and such person shall not be liable for any amount in excess of the applicable amount hereinafter set forth, resulting from unauthorized use of that card prior to notification to the card issuer of the loss, theft, or possible unauthorized use of that card: Card without a signature panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 Card with a signature panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00 After the holder of the credit card gives notice to the issuer that a credit card is lost or stolen he is not liable for any amount resulting from unauthorized use of the card. (b) When an action is brought by an issuer against the person named on a card, issuance of which has been requested, applied for, solicited or accepted and defendant puts in issue any transaction arising from the use of such card, the burden of proving benefit, authorization, use or permission by defendant as to such transaction shall be upon plaintiff. In the event defendant prevails with respect to any transaction so put in issue, the court may enter as a credit against any judgment for plaintiff, or as a judgment for defendant, a reasonable attorney's fee for services in connection with the transaction in respect of which the defendant prevails. (Source: P.A. 77-1637.)