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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 Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Ban
6 Act.
7 Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act,
8 "self-administered sexual assault evidence collection kit"
9 means materials advertised or marketed as a means for a
10 person, other than a medical professional, to collect physical
11 evidence of a sexual assault.
12 Section 10. Prohibition on the sale of self-administered
13 sexual assault evidence collection kits. It is unlawful for
14 any person to sell, market, promote, advertise, or otherwise
15 distribute a self-administered sexual assault evidence
16 collection kit to a consumer in this State.
17 Section 15. Private right of action. A person aggrieved by
18 a violation of this Act by a seller of a self-administered
19 sexual assault evidence collection kit may file suit in
20 circuit court in the county where the alleged offense occurred
21 or where any person who is a party to the action resides. An
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1 action may be brought by one or more persons for and on behalf
2 of themselves and other persons similarly situated. A person
3 aggrieved by a violation of this Act is entitled to collect:
4 (1) compensatory damages in the amount of any payments
5 made to the seller of a self-administered sexual assault
6 evidence collection kit;
7 (2) punitive damages, not to exceed $1,000 for each
8 violation of this Act; and
9 (3) attorney's fees and costs.
10 Section 20. Enforcement.
11 (a) The Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the
12 county where the purchaser of a self-administered sexual
13 assault evidence collection kit resides may file a complaint
14 in the circuit court in the county where the alleged offense
15 occurred for:
16 (1) injunctive relief to restrain violations of this
17 Act;
18 (2) a civil penalty, not to exceed $1,500 for each
19 violation of this Act; and
20 (3) any other relief as may be required.
21 (b) Upon the commencement of any action under this Section
22 by a State's Attorney, the State's Attorney shall mail a copy
23 of the complaint or other initial pleading to the Attorney
24 General, and upon the entry of any judgment or order in the
25 action, shall mail a copy of the judgment or order to the
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1 Attorney General.
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
3 1, 2026.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.