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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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding 
5Section 17-30 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 5/17-30 new)
7 Sec. 17-30. Caller ID spoofing. 
8 (a) A person commits Caller ID spoofing when he or she, in 
9connection with any telecommunications service or voice over 
10Internet protocol (VoIP) service, knowingly causes any caller 
11identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate 
12caller identification information with the intent to deceive, 
13defraud, mislead, harass, cause emotional distress, or 
14wrongfully obtain anything of value.
15 (b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
16  "Caller identification service" means any service or 
17 device designed to provide the user of the service or 
18 device with the telephone number of, or other information 
19 regarding the origination of, a call made using a 
20 telecommunications service or VoIP service. This term 
21 includes automatic number identification services.
22  "Caller identification information" means the name, 
23 telephone number, or other identifying data of the person 
 
 
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1 or entity originating a call using a telecommunications 
2 service or VoIP service.
3 (c) This Section does not apply to:
4  (1) Any blocking of caller identification information.
5  (2) Any authorized activity of a municipal, State, or 
6 federal law enforcement agency.
7  (3) Any authorized activity of a federal intelligence 
8 or security agency.
9  (4) Any duly authorized process server that is used in 
10 connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or 
11 arbitral proceeding, including the service of process, 
12 investigation in anticipation of litigation, the execution 
13 or enforcement of judgments, or compliance with the orders 
14 of any court.
15 (d) Sentence. Caller ID spoofing is a Class B misdemeanor. 
16A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A 
17misdemeanor.
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