Illinois Compiled Statutes
50 ILCS 750/1 (2026)
The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid
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(50 ILCS 750/1)
(from Ch. 134, par. 31) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2027) Sec. 1. The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid. There currently exist thousands of different emergency phone numbers throughout the state, and present telephone exchange boundaries and central office service areas do not necessarily correspond to public safety and political boundaries. Provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained would provide a significant contribution to law enforcement and other public service efforts by making it less difficult to quickly notify public safety personnel. Such a simplified means of procuring emergency services will result in the saving of life, a reduction in the destruction of property, quicker apprehension of criminals, and ultimately the saving of money. The General Assembly further finds and declares that the establishment of a uniform, statewide emergency number is a matter of statewide concern and interest to all inhabitants and citizens of this State. It is the purpose of this Act to establish the number "9-1-1" as the primary emergency telephone number for use in this State and to encourage units of local government and combinations of such units to develop and improve emergency communication procedures and facilities in such a manner as to be able to quickly respond to any person calling the telephone number "9-1-1" seeking police, fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services.(Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.) Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2022 · leading case: Schultz v. St. Clair Cnty., 2022 IL 126856 (Ill. 2022).
Schultz v. St. Clair Cnty., 2022 IL 126856 (Ill. 2022). “” 50 ILCS 750/1 (West 2016). -8- ¶ 30 Further, the ETS Act provides comprehensive rules and regulations applicable to the 911 dispatcher in relation to answering, receiving, or dispatching emergency services.”
Vill. of McCook v. Illinois Bell Tel. Co., 780 N.E.2d 335 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “The People of the State of Illinois are the real party in interest here because the Act was intended to benefit the public generally (see 50 ILCS 750/1 (West 2000) (“The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a…”
City of Chicago v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 689 N.E.2d 241 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “50 ILCS 750/1 (West 1996). The legislature declared that by the end of 1985 every firefighting, police, ambulance, medical or other emergency service agency in a county having a population of 100,000 or more should have in operatian a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system.”
Vill. of Montgomery v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 618 N.E.2d 1295 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). “(50 ILCS 750/1 (West 1992).) The Emergency Telephone Act requires every local public agency in a county having 100,000 or more inhabitants to implement a basic or sophisticated system.”
Vill. of McCook v. Illinois Bell Tel. Co. (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “The People of the State of Illinois are the real party in interest here because the Act was intended to benefit the public generally (see 50 ILCS 750/1 (West 2000) (“The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a…”
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