HB5879eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5879 Engrossed LRB096 19131 MJR 34522 b

AN ACT concerning utilities.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 8-515 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/8-515 new)

Sec. 8-515. Proof of identification before starting service; account in minor's name prohibited. The Commission shall require (1) that an electric or gas utility must positively identify a prospective customer's identity and, if the identity cannot be satisfactorily confirmed, require 2 forms of identification before it starts service to that person and (2) that the account of a customer may not be in the name of a person who is under 18 years of age, unless the person is an emancipated minor.

Electric and gas utilities may obtain from customers who have not been positively identified 2 forms of identification from the following list: (i) a social security number, (ii) a driver's license number and state of issuance, (iii) a state identification card, (iv) a passport, (v) a birth certificate, (vi) immigration and naturalization documents, (vii) a tax identification number, (viii) a business license, (ix) articles of incorporation, or (x) another valid government-issued photo identification.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2010.