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Illinois Revised Statutes
Illinois Notary Public Act
As effective January 1, 1991
(Illinois Revised Statutes Ch. 102)
Chapter 815. Business Transactions
Section 505 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
All persons providing or offering to provide immigration assistance service shall be subject to this Section.
(b) Any person who provides or offers to provide immigration assistance service may perform ONLY the following services:
(1) Completing a governmental agency form, requested by the customer and appropriate to the customer’s needs, only if the
completion of that form does NOT involve a legal judgment for that particular matter.
(2) Transcribing responses to a government agency form which is related to an immigration matter, but not advising a customer as
to his or her answers on those forms.
(3) Translating information on forms to a customer and translating the customer’s answers to questions posed on those forms.
(4) Securing for the customer supporting documents currently in existence, such as birth and marriage certificates, which may be
needed to be submitted with government agency forms.
(5) Translating documents from a foreign language into English.
(6) Notarizing signatures on government agency forms, if the person performing the service is a notary public of the State of Illinois.
(7) Making referrals, WITHOUT a fee, to attorneys who could undertake legal representation for a person in an immigration matter.
(8) Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints.
(9) Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including x-rays and AIDS tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test
results.
(10) Conducting English language and civics courses.
(11) Other services that the Attorney General determines by rule may be appropriately performed by such persons in light of the
purposes of this Section.
Illinois Notary Public Act
As effective January 1, 1991
(Illinois Revised Statutes Ch. 102)
Chapter 815. Business Transactions
Section 505 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
All persons providing or offering to provide immigration assistance service shall be subject to this Section.
(b) Any person who provides or offers to provide immigration assistance service may perform ONLY the following services:
(1) Completing a governmental agency form, requested by the customer and appropriate to the customer’s needs, only if the
completion of that form does NOT involve a legal judgment for that particular matter.
(2) Transcribing responses to a government agency form which is related to an immigration matter, but not advising a customer as
to his or her answers on those forms.
(3) Translating information on forms to a customer and translating the customer’s answers to questions posed on those forms.
(4) Securing for the customer supporting documents currently in existence, such as birth and marriage certificates, which may be
needed to be submitted with government agency forms.
(5) Translating documents from a foreign language into English.
(6) Notarizing signatures on government agency forms, if the person performing the service is a notary public of the State of Illinois.
(7) Making referrals, WITHOUT a fee, to attorneys who could undertake legal representation for a person in an immigration matter.
(8) Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints.
(9) Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including x-rays and AIDS tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test
results.
(10) Conducting English language and civics courses.
(11) Other services that the Attorney General determines by rule may be appropriately performed by such persons in light of the
purposes of this Section.
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