Illinois Code § 2H
Illinois Code § 2H. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2H.
No person may make any attempt, whether by mail, telephone, personal contact, court action or by any other means, to collect an obligation from the spouse of the obligor unless the spouse cosigned the instrument evidencing the obligation or unless the obligation is in default at least 30 days or unless the goods or services furnished to the obligor and giving rise to the obligation were necessaries for which the spouse would be liable to pay under statute or common law. A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act and is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2261.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 2H
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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