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HB5879 Engrossed |
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LRB096 19131 MJR 34522 b |
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| AN ACT concerning utilities.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 8-515 as follows:
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| (220 ILCS 5/8-515 new) |
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| Sec. 8-515. Proof of identification before starting |
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| service; account in minor's name prohibited. The Commission |
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| shall require (1) that an electric or gas utility must |
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| positively identify a prospective customer's identity and, if |
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| the identity cannot be satisfactorily confirmed, require 2 |
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| forms of identification before it starts service to that person |
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| and (2) that the account of a customer may not be in the name of |
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| a person who is under 18 years of age, unless the person is an |
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| emancipated minor. |
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| Electric and gas utilities may obtain from customers who |
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| have not been positively identified 2 forms of identification |
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| from the following list: (i) a social security number, (ii) a |
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| driver's license number and state of issuance, (iii) a state |
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| identification card, (iv) a passport, (v) a birth certificate, |
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| (vi) immigration and naturalization documents, (vii) a tax |
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| identification number, (viii) a business license, (ix) |
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| articles of incorporation, or (x) another valid |