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90_HB0172eng
720 ILCS 5/4-1 from Ch. 38, par. 4-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes grammatical
changes in Section defining "voluntary act".
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 26-1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 26-1 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/26-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
8 Sec. 26-1. Elements of the Offense.
9 (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he
10 knowingly:
11 (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
12 alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
13 peace; or
14 (2) Transmits in any manner to the fire department
15 of any city, town, village or fire protection district a
16 false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such
17 transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
18 believing that such fire exists; or
19 (3) Transmits in any manner to another a false
20 alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any
21 nature is concealed in such place that its explosion
22 would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such
23 transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
24 believing that such bomb or explosive is concealed in
25 such place; or
26 (4) Transmits in any manner to any peace officer,
27 public officer or public employee a report to the effect
28 that an offense has been committed, knowing at the time
29 of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground
30 for believing that such an offense has been committed; or
31 (5) Enters upon the property of another and for a
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1 lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
2 dwelling on the property through any window or other
3 opening in it; or
4 (6) While acting as a collection agency as defined
5 in the "Collection Agency Act" or as an employee of such
6 collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
7 alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged
8 debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate
9 the alleged debtor; or
10 (7) Transmits a false report to the Department of
11 Children and Family Services under Section 4 of the
12 "Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act"; or
13 (8) Transmits a false report to the Department of
14 Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act; or
15 (9) Transmits in any manner to the police
16 department or fire department of any municipality or fire
17 protection district, or any privately owned and operated
18 ambulance service, a false request for an ambulance,
19 emergency medical technician-ambulance or emergency
20 medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time there is
21 no reasonable ground for believing that such assistance
22 is required; or
23 (10) Transmits a false report under Article II of
24 "An Act in relation to victims of violence and abuse",
25 approved September 16, 1984, as amended.
26 (b) Sentence.
27 A violation of subsection (a) (1) of this Section is a
28 Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a) (7) or (a)
29 (9) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A violation of
30 subsection (a) (4), (a) (5), (a) (8) or (a) (10) of this
31 Section is a Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
32 (a) (2), or (a) (3), or (a) (4) of this Section is a Class 4
33 felony.
34 A violation of subsection (a) (6) of this Section is a
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1 Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to
2 exceed $3,000. A second or subsequent violation of (a) (7) of
3 this Section is a Class 4 felony.
4 (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be
5 imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of
6 disorderly conduct to perform community service for not less
7 than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is
8 available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by
9 the county board of the county where the offense was
10 committed. In addition, whenever any person is placed on
11 supervision for an alleged offense under this Section, the
12 supervision shall be conditioned upon the performance of the
13 community service.
14 This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
15 sentence of incarceration.
16 (Source: P.A. 88-558, eff. 1-1-95; 89-8, eff. 3-21-95.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.
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