Illinois Statutes Chapter 220. Utilities § 50/12. Noncompliance and enforcement action time frames

§ 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.

Beginning January 1, 2025, all parties submitting alleged violations to the Illinois Commerce Commission shall use the forms provided and shall submit no later than 65 days after the discovery of the alleged violation. Any report of an alleged violation received later than 65 days after the discovery of the alleged violation shall be subject to a penalty as provided for in Section 11.

Beginning January 1, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide notice of investigation to the parties involved in the alleged violation report within 20 days after the receipt of the alleged violation report.

Once a notice of investigation has been sent for all alleged violations reported on or after January 1, 2025, no further action may be brought by the Illinois Commerce Commission under Section 11 unless the notice of violation has been provided by the Illinois Commerce Commission staff to the entity determined to be in violation within 195 days after the date of the notice of investigation. For alleged violations that involve utility damage, personal injury or death, or property damage, an additional 130 days shall be allowed for the Illinois Commerce Commission staff to determine if the alleged entity was in violation.

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide for public review a monthly report listing all of the reports of alleged violations it received in the prior month. The listing shall be available by the end of the violations report. The listing shall be available by the end of second full week for all reports from the previous month. The listing shall, at a minimum, include: (1) the name of the party submitting the alleged violation; (2) the name of the party and the name of the project owner that is alleged to be in violation; (3) the date the alleged violation report is submitted; and (4) the Section or Sections of the Act applicable to the submitted alleged violation.

JULIE, Inc., may submit reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission for alleged violations of Section 5.1.