{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-429-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 429/5","heading":"Purpose and construction.","body":"The purpose of this Act is to protect consumers who enter into agreements with debt settlement providers and to regulate debt settlement providers. This Act shall be construed as a consumer protection law for all purposes. This Act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=3276\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"7cc1dfde17c7825fc178a03458768f5f00a1f8184788f9b5ff16f5dbdb41de2f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-429-1","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-429-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}