Illinois Administrative Code
Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part 453 - INTERNET ENROLLMENT RULES
Section 453.20 - Criteria by Which to Judge the Validity of an Electronic Signature
Universal Citation: 83 IL Admin Code ยง 453.20
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) An electronic signature shall indicate who signed the LOA.
b) An electronic signature shall be unique to the signer.
1) A digitized version of the handwritten
signature of the executing person shall be self-authenticating.
2) Other Forms of Electronic Signature
A) For any other form of electronic signature, a
security procedure shall require unique and private information from the signer.
This information shall include:
i) Algorithms or
codes;
ii) Identifying words or numbers
previously established or sent to signer's e-mail account provided by the signer to
the RES; or
iii) Credit card
verification.
B) An internet
protocol (IP) address alone will not satisfy the requirements of this subsection
(b)(2). This information shall not include the customer's account number.
3) No party shall use a signer's unique
information disclosed under this Section for any marketing or billing purposes
without specific separate consent from the signee.
4) The security procedure shall be provided on a
securely encrypted web page.
c) An electronic signature shall reliably indicate the date of the signature.
d) Affixing an electronic signature to an LOA shall be a separate affirmative act.
e) The LOA shall be conspicuously displayed on a separate screen or web page. (Source: Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 14013, effective November 1, 2017)
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