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