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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 172
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 172 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
5 Section 26-1."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
9 changing Section 26-1 as follows:
10 (720 ILCS 5/26-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
11 Sec. 26-1. Elements of the Offense.
12 (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he
13 knowingly:
14 (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
15 alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
16 peace; or
17 (2) Transmits in any manner to the fire department
18 of any city, town, village or fire protection district a
19 false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such
20 transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
21 believing that such fire exists; or
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1 (3) Transmits in any manner to another a false
2 alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any
3 nature is concealed in such place that its explosion
4 would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such
5 transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
6 believing that such bomb or explosive is concealed in
7 such place; or
8 (4) Transmits in any manner to any peace officer,
9 public officer or public employee a report to the effect
10 that an offense has been committed, knowing at the time
11 of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground
12 for believing that such an offense has been committed; or
13 (5) Enters upon the property of another and for a
14 lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
15 dwelling on the property through any window or other
16 opening in it; or
17 (6) While acting as a collection agency as defined
18 in the "Collection Agency Act" or as an employee of such
19 collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
20 alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged
21 debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate
22 the alleged debtor; or
23 (7) Transmits a false report to the Department of
24 Children and Family Services under Section 4 of the
25 "Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act"; or
26 (8) Transmits a false report to the Department of
27 Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act; or
28 (9) Transmits in any manner to the police
29 department or fire department of any municipality or fire
30 protection district, or any privately owned and operated
31 ambulance service, a false request for an ambulance,
32 emergency medical technician-ambulance or emergency
33 medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time there is
34 no reasonable ground for believing that such assistance
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1 is required; or
2 (10) Transmits a false report under Article II of
3 "An Act in relation to victims of violence and abuse",
4 approved September 16, 1984, as amended.
5 (b) Sentence.
6 A violation of subsection (a) (1) of this Section is a
7 Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a) (7) or (a)
8 (9) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A violation of
9 subsection (a) (4), (a) (5), (a) (8) or (a) (10) of this
10 Section is a Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
11 (a) (2), or (a) (3), or (a) (4) of this Section is a Class 4
12 felony.
13 A violation of subsection (a) (6) of this Section is a
14 Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to
15 exceed $3,000. A second or subsequent violation of (a) (7) of
16 this Section is a Class 4 felony.
17 (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be
18 imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of
19 disorderly conduct to perform community service for not less
20 than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is
21 available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by
22 the county board of the county where the offense was
23 committed. In addition, whenever any person is placed on
24 supervision for an alleged offense under this Section, the
25 supervision shall be conditioned upon the performance of the
26 community service.
27 This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
28 sentence of incarceration.
29 (Source: P.A. 88-558, eff. 1-1-95; 89-8, eff. 3-21-95.)
30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
31 becoming law.".
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