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					SB0318 - 104th General Assembly
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		SB0318 Enrolled		LRB104 06435 SPS 16471 b
1		    AN ACT concerning business.
2		    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5		Prohibition on Bots Purchasing Tickets Act.
6		    "Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act:
7		    "Bot" means any automated software program that performs
8		automatic and repetitive tasks and is designed to impersonate
9		or replicate human activity online. "Bot" does not include
10		auto fill or password management features built into an
11		Internet browser or provided through separate software.
12		    "Event facility" means a permanent structure for holding
13		public meetings or public events, including, but not limited
14		to, musical, dramatic, artistic, social, or athletic events.
15		"Event facility" includes a convention center. "Event
16		facility" does not include a school stadium, a county fair, a
17		hotel, or a facility primarily owned or operated by a
18		professional sports team or franchise.
19		    Section 10. Prohibition on automated online ticket
20		purchasing.
21		    (a) A person shall not use or create one or more bots to:
22		        (1) purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an
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1		    online ticket sale;
2		        (2) use multiple Internet protocol addresses, multiple
3		    purchaser accounts, or multiple email addresses to
4		    purchase tickets in excess of the posted limit for any
5		    single online ticket sale; or
6		        (3) circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting
7		    period, pre-sale code, or other sales volume limitation
8		    system associated with an online ticket sale.
9		    (b) An owner or operator of an event facility that sells
10		tickets to events, and any agent who conducts or facilitates
11		those sales, shall report any known violation described in
12		subsection (a) to the Attorney General within a reasonable
13		period of time after discovery of the violation. The report
14		shall include:
15		        (1) a description of the violation;
16		        (2) any available information about the individuals or
17		    entities involved in the violation; and
18		        (3) any measures taken or planned to be taken to
19		    prevent further violations.
20		    Section 15. Enforcement. A violation of this Act
21		constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and
22		Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and
23		authority granted by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
24		Practices Act shall be available for the enforcement of this
25		Act.
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1		    Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
2		Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows:
3		    (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new)
4		    Sec. 2MMMM. Violations of the Prohibition on Bots
5		Purchasing Tickets Act. Any person that violates the
6		Prohibition on Bots Purchasing Tickets Act commits an unlawful
7		practice within the meaning of this Act.