Bill Text: IL HB2429 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act. Provides that a person commits an unlawful practice when he or she, in connection with any telecommunications service or voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service, knowingly causes any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to deceive, defraud, mislead, harass, cause emotional distress, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. Provides exemptions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2429 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2429-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2WWW. Misleading caller identification. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) It is an unlawful practice to, in connection with any | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | telecommunications service or voice over Internet protocol | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (VoIP) service, knowingly cause any caller identification | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | identification information with the intent to deceive, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | defraud, mislead, harass, cause emotional distress, or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | wrongfully obtain anything of value. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) As used in this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Caller identification information" means the name, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | telephone number, or other identifying data of the person | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | or entity originating a call using a telecommunications | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | service or VoIP service. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | "Caller identification service" means any service or | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | device designed to provide the user of the service or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | device with the telephone number of, or other information | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | regarding the origination of, a call made using a |
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1 | telecommunications service or VoIP service. "Caller | ||||||
2 | identification service" includes automatic number | ||||||
3 | identification services. | ||||||
4 | (c) This Section does not apply to: | ||||||
5 | (1) any blocking of caller identification information; | ||||||
6 | (2) any authorized activity of a municipal, State, or | ||||||
7 | federal law enforcement agency; | ||||||
8 | (3) any authorized activity of a federal intelligence | ||||||
9 | or security agency; or | ||||||
10 | (4) any duly authorized process server that is used in | ||||||
11 | connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or | ||||||
12 | arbitral proceeding, including the service of process, | ||||||
13 | investigation in anticipation of litigation, the execution | ||||||
14 | or enforcement of judgments, or compliance with the orders | ||||||
15 | of any court.
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