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Public Act 098-0875
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| SB3313 Enrolled | LRB098 18400 JLK 53537 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended by |
adding Section 15.8 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 750/15.8 new) |
Sec. 15.8. 9-1-1 dialing from a business. |
(a) Any entity that installs or operates a private business |
switch service and provides telecommunications facilities or |
services to businesses shall ensure that all systems installed |
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
98th General Assembly are connected to the public switched |
network in a manner such that when a user dials "9-1-1", the |
emergency call connects to the 9-1-1 system without first |
dialing any number or set of numbers. |
(b) The requirements of this Section do not apply to: |
(1) any entity certified by the Illinois Commerce |
Commission to operate a Private Emergency Answering Point |
as defined in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 726.105; or |
(2) correctional institutions and facilities as |
defined in subsection (d) of Section 3-1-2 of the Unified |
Code of Corrections. |
(c) An entity that violates this Section is guilty of a |