HB5879 Engrossed LRB096 19131 MJR 34522 b

1     AN ACT concerning utilities.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
17 have not been positively identified 2 forms of identification
18 from the following list: (i) a social security number, (ii) a
19 driver's license number and state of issuance, (iii) a state
20 identification card, (iv) a passport, (v) a birth certificate,
21 (vi) immigration and naturalization documents, (vii) a tax
22 identification number, (viii) a business license, (ix)
23 articles of incorporation, or (x) another valid

 

 

HB5879 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 19131 MJR 34522 b

1 government-issued photo identification.
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
3 2010.