{"data":{"id":"us-il/220-ilcs-5-8-501.5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"220 ILCS 5/8-501.5","heading":"Employees and independent contractors; background checks.","body":"(a) Before hiring an employee or independent contractor to perform work involving facilities used for the distribution of natural gas to customers, a public utility shall, in accordance with Commission rules, require the proposed employee or independent contractor to complete a certificate listing the proposed employee's or contractor's violations of pertinent safety or environmental laws.\n(b) The Commission shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for the certificates referred to in subsection (a).","path":["CHAPTER 220 UTILITIES","Public Utilities Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1277\u0026ChapterID=23\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:30Z","sha256":"288d49718ef60deee0c2c3384a8b44d407dc90a67d6f5df25ace3b9472a16379","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/220-ilcs-5-8-501","next":"us-il/220-ilcs-5-8-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}