Illinois Compiled Statutes

815 ILCS 705/6 (2026)

Fraudulent practices

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(815 ILCS 705/6) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1706)
    Sec. 6. Fraudulent practices. In connection with the offer or sale of any franchise made in this State, it is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to:
    (a) employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
    (b) make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or
    (c) engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
    For the purposes of this Section 6, a sale of a franchise is made in this State when: (i) an offer to sell or buy a franchise is made in this State and accepted within or outside of this State, or (ii) an offer to sell or buy a franchise is made outside of this State and accepted in this State, or (iii) the offeree is domiciled in this State, or (iv) the franchised business is or will be located in this State.
(Source: P.A. 85-551.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Cook v. Little Caesar Enter., Inc., 972 F. Supp. 400 (E.D. Mich. 1997).
Cook v. Little Caesar Enter., Inc., 972 F. Supp. 400 (E.D. Mich. 1997). “Section 6 of the Illinois Franchise Act, 815 ILCS 705/6, states in pertinent part: Fraudulent practices.”
G Six Consulting LLC v. Mullett (N.D. Ill. 2025). “) G SIX closed the restaurant in August 2023, fewer than four months after it opened. (Id.”
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