{"data":{"id":"us-il/205-ilcs-665-3","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"205 ILCS 665/3","heading":"Requirement of license.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a debt management service or engage in that business as herein defined except as authorized by this Act and without first having obtained a license as hereinafter provided.","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":"1bd2be4afec5376476d4b9d95f6495880f374dc2f4c2cbcec6a54a734287abac","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/205-ilcs-665-2","next":"us-il/205-ilcs-665-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}