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| | SB1645 Enrolled | | LRB099 07238 HAF 27338 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 8-201.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/8-201.6 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-201.6. Deferral of deposit; victims of domestic |
| 8 | | violence. For the purposes of this Section, "domestic violence" |
| 9 | | means abuse by a family or household member, as "abuse" and |
| 10 | | "family or household members" are defined in Section 103 of the |
| 11 | | Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. |
| 12 | | A utility shall defer the utility's initial credit and |
| 13 | | deposit requirements for a period of 60 days for a residential |
| 14 | | customer or applicant who is a victim of domestic violence. To |
| 15 | | be eligible for the deferral under this Section, the domestic |
| 16 | | violence must (1) have been the basis for the issuance of an |
| 17 | | order of protection or (2) be certified by treating medical |
| 18 | | personnel, law enforcement personnel, a State's Attorney, the |
| 19 | | Attorney General, or a domestic violence shelter. The |
| 20 | | certification letter must be printed on the certifying entity's |
| 21 | | letterhead or accompanied by a letter on the certifying |
| 22 | | entity's letterhead that identifies the certifying individual.
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