Illinois Statutes Chapter 815. Business Transactions § 151/150-5. Definitions

§ 150-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

“Acquirer bank” means a member of a payment card network that contracts with a merchant for the settlement of electronic payment transactions. An acquirer bank may contract directly with merchants or indirectly through a processor to process electronic payment transactions.

“Authorization” means the process through which a merchant requests approval for an electronic payment transaction from the issuer.

“Clearance” means the process of transmitting final transaction data from a merchant to an issuer for posting to the cardholder's account and the calculation of fees and charges, including interchange fees, that apply to the issuer and the merchant.

“Credit card” means a card, plate, coupon book, or other credit device existing for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or services on credit.

“Debit card” means a card or other payment code or device issued or approved for use through a payment card network to debit an asset account, regardless of the purpose for which the account is established, whether authorization is based on a signature, a personal identification number, or other means. “Debit card” includes a general use prepaid card, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 16931-1. “Debit card” does not include paper checks.

“Electronic payment transaction” means a transaction in which a person uses a debit card, a credit card, or other payment code or device issued or approved through a payment card network to debit a deposit account or use a line of credit, whether authorization is based on a signature, a personal identification number, or other means.

“Gratuity” means a voluntary monetary contribution to an employee from a guest, patron, or customer in connection with services rendered.

“Interchange fee” means a fee established, charged, or received by a payment card network for the purpose of compensating the issuer for its involvement in an electronic payment transaction.

“Issuer” means a person issuing a debit card or credit card or the issuer's agent.

“Merchant” means a person that collects and remits a tax.

“Payment card network” means an entity that:

“Person” means any individual, firm, public or private corporation, government, partnership, association, or any other organization or entity.

“Processor” means an entity that facilitates, services, processes, or manages the debit or credit authorization, billing, transfer, payment procedures, or settlement with respect to any electronic payment transaction.

“Settlement” means the process of transmitting sales information to the issuing bank for collection and reimbursement of funds to the merchant and calculating and reporting the net transaction amount to the issuer and merchant for an electronic payment transaction that is cleared.

“Tax” means any use and occupation tax or excise tax imposed by the State or a unit of local government in the State.

“Tax documentation” means documentation sufficient for the payment card network to determine the total amount of the electronic payment transaction and the tax or gratuity amount of the transaction. Tax documentation may be related to a single electronic payment transaction or multiple electronic payment transactions aggregated over a period of time. Examples of tax documentation include, but are not limited to, invoices, receipts, journals, ledgers, and tax returns filed with the Department of Revenue or local taxing authorities.