{"data":{"id":"us-il/205-ilcs-665-16.5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"205 ILCS 665/16.5","heading":"Additional liability for unlicensed activity.","body":"Any person who, without the required license, engages in conduct requiring a license under this Act, shall be liable to the Department in an amount equal to the greater of (1) $1,000 or (2) an amount equal to 4 times the amount of consumer debt enrolled. The Department shall cause any funds so recovered to be deposited in the Debt Management Service Consumer Protection Fund.","path":["CHAPTER 205 FINANCIAL REGULATION","Debt Management Service Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1203\u0026ChapterID=20\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:29Z","sha256":"752bcddc6259c4a89101c5d3762de59a29d219ca037a95fc18a20b48ebba096f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/205-ilcs-665-16","next":"us-il/205-ilcs-665-16.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}