Rep. Robert F. Flider
Filed: 3/23/2010
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5879
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5879 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 8-515 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (220 ILCS 5/8-515 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 8-515. Proof of identification before starting | ||||||
| 8 | service; account in minor's name prohibited. The Commission | ||||||
| 9 | shall require (1) that an electric or gas utility must | ||||||
| 10 | positively identify a prospective customer's identity and, if | ||||||
| 11 | the identity cannot be satisfactorily confirmed, require 2 | ||||||
| 12 | forms of identification before it starts service to that person | ||||||
| 13 | and (2) that the account of a customer may not be in the name of | ||||||
| 14 | a person who is under 18 years of age, unless the person is an | ||||||
| 15 | emancipated minor. | ||||||
| 16 | Electric and gas utilities may obtain from customers who | ||||||
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| 1 | have not been positively identified 2 forms of identification | ||||||
| 2 | from the following list: (i) a social security number, (ii) a | ||||||
| 3 | driver's license number and state of issuance, (iii) a state | ||||||
| 4 | identification card, (iv) a passport, (v) a birth certificate, | ||||||
| 5 | (vi) immigration and naturalization documents, (vii) a tax | ||||||
| 6 | identification number, (viii) a business license, (ix) | ||||||
| 7 | articles of incorporation, or (x) another valid | ||||||
| 8 | government-issued photo identification.
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| 9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
| 10 | 2010".
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