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90_SB0761
50 ILCS 750/1 from Ch. 134, par. 31
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that
the Act has the additional purpose of establishing "9-1-1" as
the primary emergency telephone number when calling for
emergency services from a wireless service. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Emergency Telephone System Act by
2 changing Section 1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
6 by changing Section 1 as follows:
7 (50 ILCS 750/1) (from Ch. 134, par. 31)
8 Sec. 1. Purpose. The General Assembly finds and
9 declares that it is in the public interest to shorten the
10 time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency
11 aid. There currently exist thousands of different emergency
12 phone numbers throughout the state, and present telephone
13 exchange boundaries and central office service areas do not
14 necessarily correspond to public safety and political
15 boundaries. Provision of a single, primary three-digit
16 emergency number through which emergency services can be
17 quickly and efficiently obtained would provide a significant
18 contribution to law enforcement and other public service
19 efforts by making it less difficult to quickly notify public
20 safety personnel. Such a simplified means of procuring
21 emergency services will result in the saving of life, a
22 reduction in the destruction of property, quicker
23 apprehension of criminals, and ultimately the saving of
24 money. The General Assembly further finds and declares that
25 the establishment of a uniform, statewide emergency number is
26 a matter of statewide concern and interest to all inhabitants
27 and citizens of this State. It is the purpose of this Act to
28 establish the number "9-1-1" as the primary emergency
29 telephone number for use in this State and to encourage units
30 of local government and combinations of such units to develop
31 and improve emergency communication procedures and facilities
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1 in such a manner as to be able to quickly respond to any
2 person calling the telephone number "9-1-1" seeking police,
3 fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services. It is
4 also the purpose of this Act to establish the number "9-1-1"
5 as the primary emergency telephone number for use in this
6 State when calling for emergency services from a wireless
7 service.
8 (Source: P.A. 85-978.)
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.