Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 120/5 – (a) Subject to the limitation imposed by subsection (b), any person …
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(a) Subject to the limitation imposed by subsection (b), any person who has been aggrieved as a result of a violation of this Act may bring an individual action in the circuit court of the county in which the particular financial institution involved is located or doing business.
Upon a finding that a financial institution has committed a violation of this Act, the court may award actual damages, and may in its discretion award court costs.
(b) If the same events or circumstances would constitute the basis for an action under this Act or an action under any other Act, the aggrieved person may elect between the remedies proposed by the two Acts but may not bring actions, either administrative or judicial, under more than one of the two Acts in relation to those same events or circumstances.
(c) An action to enjoin any person subject to this Act from engaging in activity in violation of this Act may be maintained in the name of the people of the State of Illinois by the Attorney General or by the State’s Attorney of the county in which the action is brought. This remedy shall be in addition to other remedies provided for any violation of this Act.
Upon a finding that a financial institution has committed a violation of this Act, the court may award actual damages, and may in its discretion award court costs.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 120/5
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) If the same events or circumstances would constitute the basis for an action under this Act or an action under any other Act, the aggrieved person may elect between the remedies proposed by the two Acts but may not bring actions, either administrative or judicial, under more than one of the two Acts in relation to those same events or circumstances.
(c) An action to enjoin any person subject to this Act from engaging in activity in violation of this Act may be maintained in the name of the people of the State of Illinois by the Attorney General or by the State’s Attorney of the county in which the action is brought. This remedy shall be in addition to other remedies provided for any violation of this Act.