{"data":{"id":"us-il/815-ilcs-604-15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"815 ILCS 604/15","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a) This Act applies to any action filed on or after the effective date of this Act:\n(1) with respect to any consumer contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act; if the commercial party filing the action is a debt buyer, this Act applies irrespective of when the consumer contract was made or acquired by the debt buyer; and\n(2) if the principal amount claimed does not exceed the maximum amount of a judgment allowable for a small claim under the Illinois Supreme Court Rules.\n(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), this Act does not apply if:\n(1) the commercial party does not request attorney's fees in its complaint; or\n(2) each party to the consumer contract was represented by counsel in the negotiation of the consumer contract.","path":["CHAPTER 815 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS","Consumer Contract Reciprocal Attorney’s Fees Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4432\u0026ChapterID=67\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:48Z","sha256":"108cd8e529f8c98c0e9c3a96a9531e8d6fa48800f59f2ffbe6bc9fdc1b052d92","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/815-ilcs-604-10","next":"us-il/815-ilcs-604-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}