Illinois Statutes Chapter 815. Business Transactions § 505/2GGG. Prohibition of prize promotions to solicit authority to provide alternative natural gas service

(a) It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Section 2 of this Act for any person to solicit authority to execute a change of gas suppliers or to solicit authority to provide any alternative gas service through the use of any sweepstakes, contests, or drawings.

(b) Forms or documents used or intended to be used by consumers to enter sweepstakes, contests, or drawings of any description may not be used by any person as written authority to execute a change of any person's gas supplier or to render any gas supply service.

(c) The provisions of this Section shall apply only to alternative gas suppliers serving or seeking to serve residential and small commercial customers and only to the extent such alternative gas suppliers provide services to residential and small commercial customers.