103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4990
 
Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Ryan Spain
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new
    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for a telecommunications carrier, in connection with any telecommunications service or voice over Internet protocol service, to transmit through any caller identification service misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. Provides that the Attorney General shall create and maintain a website that allows persons in the State who were transmitted misleading or inaccurate caller identification information through a telecommunications service or voice over Internet protocol service to report the incident to the Attorney General. Provides that the Attorney General shall use the information collected on the website to enforce the provision. Sets forth exceptions to the provision.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2EEEE as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new)
7    Sec. 2EEEE. Telecommunications carriers; misleading or 
8inaccurate caller identification.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Caller identification information" means the name, 
11telephone number, or other identifying data of the person or 
12entity originating a call using a telecommunications service 
13or voice over Internet protocol service.
14    "Caller identification service" means any service or 
15device designed to provide the user of the service or device 
16with the telephone number of, or other information regarding 
17the origination of, a call made using a telecommunications 
18service or voice over Internet protocol service. "Caller 
19identification service" includes automatic number 
20identification services.
21    "Telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning ascribed 
22to that term in Section 13-202 of the Public Utilities Act.
23    (b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this 
 
 
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1Act for a telecommunications carrier, in connection with any 
2telecommunications service or voice over Internet protocol 
3service, to transmit through any caller identification service 
4misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.
5    (c) The Attorney General shall create and maintain a 
6website that allows persons in this State who were transmitted 
7misleading or inaccurate caller identification information 
8through a telecommunications service or voice over Internet 
9protocol service to report the incident to the Attorney 
10General. The website shall collect, at a minimum, the 
11following information in connection with a report:
12        (1) the person's name;
13        (2) the person's location;
14        (3) the person's telecommunication's carrier; and
15        (4) a description of the content of the call.
16    The Attorney General shall use the information collected 
17under this subsection to enforce the provisions of this 
18Section.
19    (d) This Section does not apply to:
20        (1) any blocking of caller identification information;
21        (2) any authorized activity of a municipal, State, or 
22    federal law enforcement agency;
23        (3) any authorized activity of a federal intelligence 
24    or security agency; or
25        (4) any duly authorized process server that is used in 
26    connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or 
 
 
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1    arbitral proceeding, including the service of process, the 
2    investigation in anticipation of litigation, the execution 
3    or enforcement of judgments, or compliance with the orders 
4    of any court.
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