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815 ILCS 505/3 (2026)

When it appears to the Attorney General that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be unlawful by this Act; when he receives a written complaint from a consumer or borrower of the commission of a practice declared to be unlawful under this Act; or when he believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person in fact has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in, any practice declared to be unlawful by this Act, he may:         (a) Require that person to file on such terms as he     prescribes a statement or report in writing under oath or otherwise, as to all information as he may consider necessary;         (b) Examine under oath any person in connection with     the conduct of any trade or commerce;         (c) Examine any merchandise or sample thereof,     record, book, document, account or paper as he may consider necessary; and         (d) Pursuant to an order of a Circuit Court impound     any record, book, document, account, paper, or sample of merchandise that is produced in accordance with this Act, and retain it in his possession until the completion of all proceedings in connection with which it is produced

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(815 ILCS 505/3) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 263)
    Sec. 3. When it appears to the Attorney General that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be unlawful by this Act; when he receives a written complaint from a consumer or borrower of the commission of a practice declared to be unlawful under this Act; or when he believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person in fact has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in, any practice declared to be unlawful by this Act, he may:
        (a) Require that person to file on such terms as he
    
prescribes a statement or report in writing under oath or otherwise, as to all information as he may consider necessary;
        (b) Examine under oath any person in connection with
    
the conduct of any trade or commerce;
        (c) Examine any merchandise or sample thereof,
    
record, book, document, account or paper as he may consider necessary; and
        (d) Pursuant to an order of a Circuit Court impound
    
any record, book, document, account, paper, or sample of merchandise that is produced in accordance with this Act, and retain it in his possession until the completion of all proceedings in connection with which it is produced.
(Source: P.A. 78-904.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 2002–2015 · leading case: Oliveira v. Amoco Oil Co., 776 N.E.2d 151 (Ill. 2002).
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Oliveira v. Amoco Oil Co., 776 N.E.2d 151 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 2× “See 815 ILCS 505/3 through 7 (West 1996). In 1973, the General Assembly added section 10a(a) to the Act (815 ILCS 505/10a(a) (West 1996)).”
Krautsack v. Anderson, 861 N.E.2d 633 (Ill. 2006). · cites it 2× “815 ILCS 505/3 through 7 (West 2004); Allen, 208 Ill.”
Allen v. Woodfield Chevrolet, Inc., 802 N.E.2d 752 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 2× “815 ILCS 505/3 through 505/7 (West 1996).”
Grant-Hall v. Cavalry Portfolio Servs., LLC, 856 F. Supp. 2d 929 (N.D. Ill. 2012). “”); 815 ILCS 505/3 (recognizing that a “person” can be held liable under the ICFA); 815 ILCS 505/7 (same); 815 ILCS 505/10a(a) (same).”
People Ex Rel. Devine v. Time Consum. Mktg., Inc., 782 N.E.2d 761 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “See 815 ILCS 505/3, 6.1 (West 2000). Most significantly, as Time notes, section 6.”
People v. DiCosola, 2015 IL App (2d) 140523 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 4× “OPINION ¶1 On December 9, 2011, the Attorney General filed a complaint against the defendant, Michele DiCosola, for his failure to comply with an investigative subpoena that the Attorney General issued to him pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive…”
People v. DiCosola, 2015 IL App (2d) 140523 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 3× “OPINION ¶1 On December 9, 2011, the Attorney General filed a complaint against the defendant, Michele DiCosola, for his failure to comply with an investigative subpoena that the Attorney General issued to him pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive…”
Oliveira v. Amoco Oil Co. Opinion text corrected 10/18/02 (Ill. 2002). “See 815 ILCS 505/3 through 7 (West 1996). In 1973, the General Assembly added section 10a(a) to the Act (815 ILCS 505/10a(a) (West 1996)).”
Allen v. Woodfield Chevrolet, Inc. (Ill. 2003). “815 ILCS 505/3 through 505/7 (West 1996).”
Krautsack v. Anderson (Ill. 2006). “815 ILCS 505/3 through 7 (West 2004); Allen, 208 Ill.”
People v. Time Consum. Mktg. Inc. (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “See 815 ILCS 505/3 (West 2000); 815 ILCS 505/6.”
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