Public Act 90-0819 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0819
SB930 Enrolled LRB9003442JSgc
AN ACT concerning enhanced 9-1-1 service.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
by changing Section 15.6 as follows:
(50 ILCS 750/15.6)
Sec. 15.6. Private business switch service 9-1-1
service.
(a) After June 30, 1996, an entity that installs or
operates a new private business switch service or replaces an
existing private business switch service and provides
telecommunications facilities or services to businesses shall
provide to those business end users the same level of 9-1-1
service as the public agency and the telecommunications
carrier are providing to other business end users of the
local 9-1-1 system. This service shall include, but not be
limited to, the capability to identify the telephone number,
extension number, and the physical location that is the
source of the call to the number designated as the emergency
telephone number. After June 30, 2000 1999, all entities
providing or operating a private business switch service
shall be in compliance with this Section.
(b) The private business switch operator is responsible
for forwarding end user automatic location identification
record information to the 9-1-1 system provider according to
the format, frequency, and procedures established by that
system provider.
(c) This Act does not apply to any PBX telephone
extension that uses radio transmissions to convey electrical
signals directly between the telephone extension and the
serving PBX.
(d) An entity that violates this Section is guilty of a
business offense and shall be fined not less than $1,000 and
not more than $5,000.
(e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
preclude the Attorney General on behalf of the Commission or
on his or her own initiative, or any other interested person,
from seeking judicial relief, by mandamus, injunction, or
otherwise, to compel compliance with this Section.
(Source: P.A. 88-604, eff. 9-1-94; 89-222, eff. 1-1-96;
89-497, eff. 6-27-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.