94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4532

 

Introduced 1/11/2006, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps - Donald L. Moffitt - John A. Fritchey - Linda Chapa LaVia - Harry R. Ramey, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/26-1   from Ch. 38, par. 26-1

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to disorderly conduct. Provides that engaging in any loud protests of singing, chanting, whistling, or yelling with or without noise amplification, displaying any visual images that convey fighting words or actual or veiled threats against any other person, engaging in a directed protest march or picket at any public location when any of these activities are conducted within 300 feet of any entrance to a facility being used for a funeral or memorial service, or blocking access to such facility at any time during the period starting 30 minutes before any funeral or memorial service is scheduled to begin and ending 30 minutes after the funeral or memorial service terminates is disorderly conduct in which the penalty is a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 26-1 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
7     Sec. 26-1. Elements of the Offense.
8     (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she
9 knowingly:
10         (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
11     alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
12     peace; or
13         (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
14     to the fire department of any city, town, village or fire
15     protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the
16     time of such transmission that there is no reasonable
17     ground for believing that such fire exists; or
18         (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
19     to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other
20     explosive of any nature or a container holding poison gas,
21     a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or
22     radioactive substance is concealed in such place that its
23     explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at
24     the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable
25     ground for believing that such bomb, explosive or a
26     container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
27     chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
28     concealed in such place; or
29         (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
30     to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a
31     report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is
32     being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time

 

 

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1     of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
2     believing that such an offense will be committed, is being
3     committed, or has been committed; or
4         (5) Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd
5     or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on
6     the property through any window or other opening in it; or
7         (6) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
8     the "Collection Agency Act" or as an employee of such
9     collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
10     alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
11     which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
12     alleged debtor; or
13         (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
14     report to the Department of Children and Family Services
15     under Section 4 of the "Abused and Neglected Child
16     Reporting Act"; or
17         (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
18     report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing
19     Home Care Act; or
20         (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
21     to the police department or fire department of any
22     municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
23     owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
24     an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
25     emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
26     there is no reasonable ground for believing that such
27     assistance is required; or
28         (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
29     report under Article II of "An Act in relation to victims
30     of violence and abuse", approved September 16, 1984, as
31     amended; or
32         (11) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
33     report to any public safety agency without the reasonable
34     grounds necessary to believe that transmitting such a
35     report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the
36     public; or

 

 

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1         (12) Calls the number "911" for the purpose of making
2     or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting
3     information when, at the time the call or transmission is
4     made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for
5     making the call or transmission and further knows that the
6     call or transmission could result in the emergency response
7     of any public safety agency; or .
8         (13) Engages in any loud protests of singing, chanting,
9     whistling, or yelling with or without noise amplification
10     including, but not limited to, bullhorns, auto horns, and
11     microphones within 300 feet of any entrance to a facility
12     being used for a funeral or memorial service at any time
13     during the period starting 30 minutes before any funeral or
14     memorial service is scheduled to begin and ending 30
15     minutes after the funeral or memorial service terminates;
16     or
17         (14) Displays any visual images that convey fighting
18     words or actual or veiled threats against any other person
19     within 300 feet of any entrance to a facility being used
20     for a funeral or memorial service at any time during the
21     period starting 30 minutes before any funeral or memorial
22     service is scheduled to begin and ending 30 minutes after
23     the funeral or memorial service terminates; or
24         (15) Blocks access to any facility being used for a
25     funeral or memorial service at any time during the period
26     starting 30 minutes before any funeral or memorial service
27     is scheduled to begin and ending 30 minutes after the
28     funeral or memorial service terminates; or
29         (16) Engages in a directed protest march or picket at
30     any public location within 300 feet of any entrance to a
31     facility being used for a funeral or memorial service at
32     any time during the period starting 30 minutes before any
33     funeral or memorial service is scheduled to begin and
34     ending 30 minutes after the funeral or memorial service
35     terminates.
36     (b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1), (a)(13),

 

 

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1 (a)(14), (a)(15), or (a)(16) of this Section is a Class C
2 misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(5), (a)(11), or
3 (a)(12) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A violation
4 of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a Class B
5 misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(7),
6 or (a)(9) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A violation of
7 subsection (a)(3) of this Section is a Class 3 felony, for
8 which a fine of not less than $3,000 and no more than $10,000
9 shall be assessed in addition to any other penalty imposed.
10     A violation of subsection (a)(6) of this Section is a
11 Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
12 $3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7),
13 (a)(11), or (a)(12) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A
14 third or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(5) of this
15 Section is a Class 4 felony.
16     (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
17 a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
18 to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
19 than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
20 jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
21 the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
22 whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
23 offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
24 conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
25     This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
26 sentence of incarceration.
27 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-502, eff. 12-19-01;
28 93-431, eff. 8-5-03.)
 
29     Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
30 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
31     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
32 becoming law.