(325 ILCS 17/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Children’s Privacy
Protection
and Parental Empowerment Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-462, eff. 1-1-04.)
(325 ILCS 17/5)
Sec. 5.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
“Child” means a person under the age of 16. “Child” does not include a minor
emancipated by operation of law.
“Parent” means a parent, step-parent, or legal guardian.
“Personal information” means any of the following:
- (1) A person’s name.
- (2) A person’s address.
- (3) A person’s telephone number.
- (4) A person’s driver’s license number or State of Illinois identification card as assigned by the Illinois Secretary of State or by a similar agency of another state.
- (5) A person’s social security number.
- (6) Any other information that can be used to locate or contact a specific individual.
“Personal information” does not include any of the
following:
- (1) Public records as defined by Section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act.
- (2) Court records.
- (3) Information found in publicly available sources, including newspapers, magazines, and telephone directories.
- (4) Any other information that is not known to concern a child.
(Source: P.A. 93-462, eff. 1-1-04.)
(325 ILCS 17/10)
Sec. 10. Prohibited act.
(a) The sale or purchase of personal information concerning an individual known to
be a child
without parental consent is prohibited.
(b) This Section does not apply when the sale or purchase described in subsection (a) is made under a criminal or civil investigation that is otherwise lawful.
(Source: P.A. 98-707, eff. 1-1-15.)
(325 ILCS 17/15)
Sec. 15. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 98-707, eff. 1-1-15.)
(325 ILCS 17/20)
Sec. 20.
Application of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
Practices
Act. A violation of any provision of this Act is a violation of the Consumer
Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. This Act, however, shall not be
considered or construed to provide any private right of action.
(Source: P.A. 93-462, eff. 1-1-04.)
(325 ILCS 17/80)
Sec. 80.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 93-462, eff. 1-1-04; text omitted.)