{"data":{"id":"us-il/50-ilcs-750-15.2a","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"50 ILCS 750/15.2a","heading":"The installation of or connection to a telephone company's network of any automatic alarm, automatic alerting device, or mechanical dialer that causes the number 9-1-1 to be dialed in order to directly access emergency services and does not provide for 2-way communication is prohibited in a 9-1-1 system.","body":"(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2027)\nThis Section does not apply to a person who connects to a 9-1-1 network using automatic crash notification technology subject to an established protocol.\nThis Section does not apply to devices used to enable access to the 9-1-1 system for cognitively-impaired or special needs persons or for persons with disabilities in an emergency situation reported by a caregiver after initiating a missing person's report. The device must have the capability to be activated and controlled remotely by trained personnel at a service center to prevent falsely activated or repeated calls to the 9-1-1 system in a single incident. The device must have the technical capability to generate location information to the 9-1-1 system. Under no circumstances shall a device be sold for use in a geographical jurisdiction where the 9-1-1 system has not deployed wireless phase II location technology. The alerting device shall also provide for either 2-way communication or send a pre-recorded message to a 9-1-1 provider explaining the nature of the emergency so that the 9-1-1 provider will be able to dispatch the appropriate emergency responder.\nViolation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony.","path":["CHAPTER 50 LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Emergency Telephone System Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=741\u0026ChapterID=11\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"8f932083e9534a3e3575bd05ec559c118bfbd910259c523c76ad1233665fb537","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/50-ilcs-750-15.2","next":"us-il/50-ilcs-750-15.2b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}