Rep. Robert F. Flider

Filed: 3/23/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5879

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5879 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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.
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
10 2010".