Chapter 220, UTILITIES

(220 ILCS 30/10.7) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 410.7) Sec. 10.7. Penalties for underpayment; enforcement. Each payment of the tax imposed by Section 10.3 becomes delinquent at midnight of the date that it is due. In the event that upon the filing of an amended return pursuant to Sect…

(220 ILCS 30/10.8) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 410.8) Sec. 10.8. Payment to Public Utility Fund. All sums collected by the Commission under the provisions of Sections 10.1 through 10.7 of this Act shall be paid promptly after the receipt of the same, accompanied by a detailed stateme…

(220 ILCS 30/10.9) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 410.9) Sec. 10.9. An electric supplier, after notification by the Commission, may file during the 3 month period after the date of notification a claim for credit in such proportionate amount as computed pursuant to Section 2-202 of The …

(220 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 561) Sec. 11. Nothing contained in this Act is intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or diminish the authority of the Commission under the Public Utilities Act or the Department under the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. (Source: P.A. 100…

(220 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 911) Sec. 11. Appointment of Interim Board of Directors. (1) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, an interim board of directors shall be appointed. The Board shall consist of 11 members. The Governor shall appoint 3 members…

(220 ILCS 40/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1211) Sec. 11. Penalties. A person who knowingly violates any provision of Section 10 of this Act shall be guilty of a business offense and fined not more than $1,000. Each such violation shall constitute a separate and continuing violatio…

(220 ILCS 50/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1611) Sec. 11. Penalties; liability; fund. (a) Every excavator who, while engaging in excavation or demolition, willfully fails to comply with the Act by failing to provide the notice to the underground utility facility owners or operators…

(220 ILCS 30/11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 411) Sec. 11. The Commission shall have the power and jurisdiction to, and shall, enforce compliance with this Act on complaint made by the electric supplier or customer or prospective customer aggrieved by any non-compliance with this Act…

(220 ILCS 50/11.3) Sec. 11.3. Emergency telephone system outages; reimbursement. Any excavator who negligently damages a facility causing an emergency telephone system outage must reimburse the public safety agency that provides personnel to answer calls or to maintain or operate…

(220 ILCS 50/11.5) Sec. 11.5. Limitation on liability. (a) In joining JULIE, a municipality's liability, under any membership agreement rules and regulations, for the indemnification of (i) the entity that is in charge of or managing JULIE or any officer, agent, or employee of JU…

(220 ILCS 30/12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 412) Sec. 12. Any final order or decision of the Commission may be reviewed as provided in the Administrative Review Law, as heretofore or hereafter amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(220 ILCS 20/12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 562) Sec. 12. If any provision, clause or phrase of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of this Act which can be given effect …

(220 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 912) Sec. 12. (1) Eligibility. To be eligible for election to the board, a candidate must: (a) Meet the qualifications for directors under subsection (2) of Section 6. (b) Have his or her nomination certified by the board under subsection …

(220 ILCS 50/12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1612) Sec. 12. Noncompliance and enforcement action time frames. No action may be brought by the Illinois Commerce Commission under Section 11 of this Act unless commenced within 2 years after the date of the alleged violation of this Act.…

(220 ILCS 40/12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1212) Sec. 12. Neither the Small Business Utility Advocate nor any of his employees may accept any employment with any public utility subject to Commission regulation for one year following the termination of his services with the Small Bu…

(220 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 913) Sec. 13. Public records. Statements filed with the corporation shall be available for public inspection at the office of the corporation during reasonable hours of the day. Such records may be copied. The corporation may charge a reas…

(220 ILCS 30/13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 413) Sec. 13. An electric cooperative when it is found by the Commission that it is necessary so to do may proceed to take or damage private property as provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act.…

(220 ILCS 50/13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1613) Sec. 13. Mandamus or injunction. Where public safety or the preservation of uninterrupted, necessary facilities service is endangered by any excavator in a negligent or unsafe manner which has resulted in or is likely to result in da…

(220 ILCS 5/13-100) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-100) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-100. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985. (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)

(220 ILCS 5/13-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-101) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-101. Application of Act to telecommunications rates and services. The Sections of this Act pertaining to public utilities, public utility rates and services, and the …

(220 ILCS 5/13-102) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-102) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-102. Findings. With respect to telecommunications services, as herein defined, the General Assembly finds that: (a) universally available and widely affordable teleco…

(220 ILCS 5/13-103) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-103) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-103. Policy. Consistent with its findings, the General Assembly declares that it is the policy of the State of Illinois that: (a) telecommunications services should b…

(220 ILCS 5/13-1200) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-1200. Repealer. This Article is repealed January 1, 2030. (Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 103-601, eff. 7-1-24.)

(220 ILCS 5/13-201) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-201) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-201. Unless otherwise specified, the terms set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 13-301 of this Article are used in this Act and Article as herein def…

(220 ILCS 5/13-202) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-202) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-202. "Telecommunications carrier" means and includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock company or association, firm, partnership or individual, the…

(220 ILCS 5/13-202.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-202.5. Incumbent local exchange carrier. "Incumbent local exchange carrier" means, with respect to an area, the telecommunications carrier that provided noncompetitive local exchange telecommunica…

(220 ILCS 5/13-203) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-203) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-203. Telecommunications service. "Telecommunications service" means the provision or offering for rent, sale or lease, or in exchange for other value received, of the…

(220 ILCS 5/13-204) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-204) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-204. "Local Exchange Telecommunications Service" means telecommunications service between points within an exchange, as defined in Section 13-206, or the provision of…

(220 ILCS 5/13-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-205) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-205. "Interexchange Telecommunications Service" means telecommunications service between points in two or more exchanges. (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)

(220 ILCS 5/13-206) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-206) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-206. Exchange. "Exchange" means a geographical area for the administration of telecommunications services, established and described by the tariff of a telecommunicat…

(220 ILCS 5/13-207) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-207) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-207. "Local Access and Transport Area (LATA)" means a geographical area designated by the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western Electric Co., Inc., 552 F.…

(220 ILCS 5/13-208) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-208) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-208. "Market Service Area (MSA)" means a geographical area consisting of one or more exchanges, defined by the Commission for the administration of tariffs, services …

(220 ILCS 5/13-209) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-209) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-209. "Competitive Telecommunications Service" means a telecommunications service, its functional equivalent or a substitute service, which, for some identifiable clas…

(220 ILCS 5/13-210) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-210) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-210. "Noncompetitive Telecommunications Service" means a telecommunications service other than a competitive service as defined in Section 13-209. (Source: P.A. 100-2…

(220 ILCS 5/13-211) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-211) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-211. "Resale of Telecommunications Service" means the offering or provision of telecommunications service primarily through the use of services or facilities owned or…

(220 ILCS 5/13-212) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-212) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-212. "Telephone or Telecommunications Cooperative" means any Illinois corporation organized on a cooperative basis for the furnishing of telephone or telecommunicatio…

(220 ILCS 5/13-213) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-213) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-213. "Hearing-aid compatible telephone" means a telephone so equipped that it can activate an inductive coupling hearing-aid or which will provide an alternative tech…

(220 ILCS 5/13-214) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-214) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-214. (a) "Public mobile services" means air-to-ground radio telephone services, cellular radio telecommunications services, offshore radio, rural radio service, publi…

(220 ILCS 5/13-215) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-215) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-215. (a) "Essential telephones" means all coin operated telephones in any public or semi-public location, telephones provided for emergency use, a reasonable percenta…

(220 ILCS 5/13-216) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-216. Network element. "Network element" means a facility or equipment used in the provision of a telecommunications service. The term also includes features, functions, and capabilities that are pro…

(220 ILCS 5/13-217) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-217. End user. "End user" means any person, corporation, partnership, firm, municipality, cooperative, organization, governmental agency, building owner, or other entity provided with a telecommunic…

(220 ILCS 5/13-218) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-218. Business end user. "Business end user" means (1) an end user engaged primarily or substantially in a paid commercial, professional, or institutional activity; (2) an end user provided telecommu…

(220 ILCS 5/13-219) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-219. Residential end user. "Residential end user" means an end user other than a business end user. (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)

(220 ILCS 5/13-220) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-220. Retail telecommunications service. "Retail telecommunications service" means a telecommunications service sold to an end user. "Retail telecommunications service" does not include a telecommuni…

(220 ILCS 5/13-230) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-230. Prepaid calling service. "Prepaid calling service" means telecommunications service that must be paid for in advance by an end user, enables the end user to originate calls using an access numb…

(220 ILCS 5/13-231) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-231. Prepaid calling service provider. "Prepaid calling service provider" means and includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock company or association, firm, partnership, or indivi…

(220 ILCS 5/13-232) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-232. Prepaid calling service retailer. "Prepaid calling service retailer" means and includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock company or association, firm, partnership, or indivi…

(220 ILCS 5/13-233) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-233. Prepaid calling service reseller. "Prepaid calling service reseller" means and includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock company or association, firm, partnership, or indivi…

(220 ILCS 5/13-234) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-234. Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service. "Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service" or "Interconnected VoIP service" has the meaning prescribed in 47 CFR 9.3 as defined o…

(220 ILCS 5/13-235) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 13-235. Interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider. "Interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider" or "Interconnected VoIP provider" means and includes every corporation, company, ass…