Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 205 - FINANCIAL REGULATION
205 ILCS 695/ - Automated Teller Machine Security Act.

(205 ILCS 695/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Automated Teller Machine Security Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/5)
Sec. 5.
Definitions.
As used in this Act, the term:
"Access area" means any paved walkway or sidewalk that is within 50 feet
of any automated teller machine. The term does not include any street or
highway open to the use of the public or any adjacent sidewalk.
"Access device" has the same meaning as set forth in Federal
Reserve Board Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. Part 205, promulgated pursuant to the
federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1601, et seq.
"Automated teller machine" means any electronic information processing
device located in this State that accepts or dispenses cash in connection with
a credit, deposit or convenience account. The term does not include devices
used (i) solely to facilitate check guarantees or check authorizations, (ii) in
connection with the acceptance or dispensing of cash on a person-to-person
basis, including by store cashier, or (iii) for payment in connection with the
purchase of goods or services.
"Candlefoot power" means the light intensity of candles on a horizontal
plane at 36 inches above ground level and 5 feet in front of the area to be
measured.
"Control" of an access area or defined parking area means to have the
present authority to determine how, when and by whom the access area is to be
maintained, lighted, and
landscaped.
"Customer" means a natural person to whom an access device has been
issued for personal, family, or household use.
"Defined parking area" means that portion of any parking area open for
customer parking that is:
"Financial institution" means a state or federally chartered bank,
savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union.
"Hours of darkness" means the period that begins 30 minutes after sunset
and ends 30 minutes before sunrise.
"Operator" means any financial institution or other business entity or
any other person who operates an automated teller machine, but does not include
any person or entity whose primary function is to provide for the exchange,
transfer or dissemination of electronic fund transfer data, including, without
limitation, any network or switch established under the Electronic
Fund Transfer Act.
"Public road" means any public right of way, including, but not limited
to, structures, sidewalks, facilities, and appurtenances incidental thereto.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/10)
Sec. 10.
Date of compliance; provision of adequate lighting.
(a) An operator of an automated teller machine installed on or after July
1, 1997 shall comply with the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section
commencing on the
date the automated teller machine is installed. Compliance with subsection (c)
of this Section
by operators as to automated teller machines existing as of July 1, 1997 shall
be optional until July 1, 1998 and mandatory thereafter. This Act
applies to an operator of an automated teller machine only to the extent
that the operator
controls the access area or defined parking area to be lighted.
(b) If an access area or defined parking area is not controlled by the
operator of the automated teller machine, and if the person who leased the
automated teller machine site to the operator controls the access area or
defined parking area, the person who controls the access area or defined
parking area shall comply with subsection (c) of this Section as to any
automated teller
machines installed on or after July 1, 1997, commencing on the date the
automated teller machine is installed and as to any automated teller machine
existing as of July 1, 1997, commencing no later than July 1, 1998.
(c) The operator, owner, or other person responsible for the automated
teller
machine shall provide lighting during the hours of darkness with respect to an
open and operating automated teller machine and any defined parking area,
access area, and the exterior of an enclosed automated teller machine
installation according to all of the following standards:
(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/15)
Sec. 15.
Notices to customers of basic safety precautions.
The issuer of an access device shall furnish a customer receiving the device
with a notice of basic safety precautions that the customer should employ
while using an automated teller
machine. This information shall be furnished by personally delivering or by
mailing the information to each customer whose mailing address for the account
to which the access device relates is in the State of Illinois. This
information shall be furnished with respect to access devices issued on or
after July 1, 1997, at or before the time the customer is furnished with his or
her access device. With respect to a customer to whom an access device has
been issued prior to July 1, 1997, the information shall be delivered on or
before July 1, 1998. Only one notice need be furnished per household, and if
access devices are furnished to more than one customer for a single account or
set of accounts or on the basis of a single application or other request for
access devices, only a single notice need be furnished in satisfaction of the
notification responsibilities as to those customers. The information may be
included with other disclosures related to the access device furnished to the
customer, such as with any initial or periodic disclosure statement furnished
pursuant to the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The issuer of an access
device shall be deemed to be in
compliance with the notice requirement of this Section if the issuer advises
the customer:
(1) to be aware of the customer's surroundings when using an automated
teller machine, particularly during the hours of darkness;
(2) to be accompanied by another person when using an automated teller
machine during the hours of darkness;
(3) to refrain from displaying cash, to place cash in a pocket as soon as a
transaction is completed, and to count cash in the safety of a locked enclosure
such as a car or home;
(4) to use another automated teller machine or return at a later time if
anything suspicious is noticed when using or considering using an automated
teller machine; and
(5) to report all crimes immediately to the operator of the automated teller
machine or to local law enforcement officials.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/20)
Sec. 20.
Procedures for evaluating safety of automated teller machines.
On or before July 1, 1998, with respect to all existing installed automated
teller machines in the State of Illinois and any automated teller machines
installed in the State
of Illinois after July 1, 1997, the operator shall adopt procedures for
evaluating the safety of the automated teller machines for both customers and
agents of the operator. These procedures shall include a consideration of the
following:
(1) the extent to which the lighting for the automated teller machine
complies or will comply with the standards required by subsection (c) of
Section 10;
(2) the presence of landscaping, vegetation, or other obstructions in the
area of the automated teller machine, the access area, and the defined parking
area; and
(3) the incidence of crimes of violence in the immediate neighborhood of the
automated teller machine as reflected in the records of the local law
enforcement agency and of which the operator has actual knowledge.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/25)
Sec. 25.
Terminals to which Act not applicable.
This Act does not apply to any automated teller machine that:
(1) is located inside a building, unless it is a freestanding installation
that exists for the sole purpose of providing an enclosure for the automated
teller machine;
(2) is located inside a building, except to the extent a transaction can be
conducted from outside the building; or
(3) is located in any area, including any access area, building, enclosed
space, or parking area, that is not controlled by the operator.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/30)
Sec. 30.

Inapplicability to persons or entities that are not financial
institutions or operators.
The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to create any duty,
responsibility, or obligation for any network or switch as defined under the
Electronic Fund Transfer Act or any other person or entity whose
primary function is to provide for the exchange, transfer, or dissemination of
electronic fund transfer data so long as the person or entity is not otherwise
a financial institution or an operator, as defined in this Act, and the person
or entity shall have no liability of any nature to any operator, customer, or
user of an automated teller machine and shall not be named in any action by an
operator, customer, or user of an automated teller machine for any
claim concerning any provision of this Act or relating to the use or attempted
use of an automated teller machine.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/35)
Sec. 35.
Standard of care.
The intent of the General Assembly of the State
of Illinois in enacting this Act is to enhance
the safety of consumers using automated teller machines in the State of
Illinois without discouraging the placement of automated teller machines in
locations convenient to consumers' homes and work places. Because decisions
concerning safety at automated teller machines are inherently subjective, the
General Assembly establishes as the standard of care applicable to owners or
operators of automated teller machines and persons who control access areas or
defined parking areas in connection with user safety, substantial compliance
with Section 10 and, if the owners or operators or persons who control access
areas or defined parking areas are also issuers of access devices, substantial
compliance, in addition, with Section 15 of this Act. The General Assembly
establishes as the standard of care applicable to issuers of access devices
substantial compliance with Section 15 of this Act. It is not the intent of
the General Assembly in enacting this Act to impose a duty to relocate or
modify automated teller machines upon the occurrence of a particular event or
circumstance. Substantial compliance with Section 10 of this Act shall
constitute prima facie evidence that an owner or operator of an automated
teller machine, and a person who controls an access area or defined parking
area, has provided adequate and reasonable measures for the safety of
customers. Substantial compliance with Section 15 of this Act shall constitute
prima facie evidence that an issuer of an access device has provided adequate
and reasonable measures for the safety of customers.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/40)
Sec. 40.
Home rule.
The regulation of customer safety at automated teller
machines located in the State of Illinois and the regulation and licensing of
operators of automated teller machines, issuers of access devices, and persons
who control an access area or defined parking area are exclusive powers
and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license
operators of automated teller machines, issuers of access devices, or persons
who control access areas or defined parking areas with respect to customer
safety. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 695/99)
Sec. 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 89-542, eff. 7-19-96.)