Bill Text: IL HB3373 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of Caller ID spoofing. Provides that a person commits the offense 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. Provides that a first offense is a Class B misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3373 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3373-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB3373 Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/17-30 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of Caller ID spoofing. Provides that a person commits the offense 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. Provides that a first offense is a Class B misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
Section 17-30 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/17-30 new)
Sec. 17-30. Caller ID spoofing.
(a) A person commits Caller ID spoofing 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.
(b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
"Caller identification service" means any service or
device designed to provide the user of the service or
device with the telephone number of, or other information
regarding the origination of, a call made using a
telecommunications service or VoIP service. This term
includes automatic number identification services.
"Caller identification information" means the name,
telephone number, or other identifying data of the person

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or entity originating a call using a telecommunications
service or VoIP service.
(c) This Section does not apply to:
(1) Any blocking of caller identification information.
(2) Any authorized activity of a municipal, State, or
federal law enforcement agency.
(3) Any authorized activity of a federal intelligence
or security agency.
(4) Any duly authorized process server that is used in
connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or
arbitral proceeding, including the service of process,
investigation in anticipation of litigation, the execution
or enforcement of judgments, or compliance with the orders
of any court.
(d) Sentence. Caller ID spoofing is a Class B misdemeanor.
A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A
misdemeanor.