Illinois Compiled Statutes 220 Utilities: Article -

• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 1
  Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act". (Source: P.A. 83-1343.)
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 2
  Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. (b) "Small business" or "applicant" means any Illinois based business...
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 3
  Utility Deposits required of Small Businesses. No utility supplier which provides utility service shall request a deposit from any small business, for any reason,...
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 4
  Refunds of Small Business Utility Deposits. Deposits plus interest shall be automatically refunded to the payor after being held for 12 months according to...
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 5
  Interest Paid on Small Business Utility Deposits. All utilities shall pay interest on any and all deposits held by the utility on behalf of...
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 6
  Record of Utility Deposit. A utility shall maintain records of deposits together with interest, which collectively will show all transactions pertaining to each deposit....
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 7
  Nothing in this Act shall affect in any way the current or future Commission policy, rule, or order governing deposits collected from residential utility...
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 8
  The Commission shall administer this Act and is authorized to promulgate rules or issue orders it deems necessary for the administration of this Act....
• Illinois Small Business Utility Deposit Relief Act. - 220 ILCS 35, Section 9
  Effective date. This Act shall take effect upon its becoming law and shall apply to all utility deposits collected from small businesses after the...

Last modified: February 18, 2015