Public Act 096-0413
 
HB4049 Enrolled LRB096 09841 RLC 20004 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
Sections 26-1, 29D-20 and 29D-25 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
    Sec. 26-1. Elements of the Offense.
    (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
        (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
    alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
    peace; or
        (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
    to the fire department of any city, town, village or fire
    protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the
    time of such transmission that there is no reasonable
    ground for believing that such fire exists; or
        (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
    to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other
    explosive of any nature or a container holding poison gas,
    a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or
    radioactive substance is concealed in such place that its
    explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at
    the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable
    ground for believing that such bomb, explosive or a
    container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
    chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
    concealed in such place; or
        (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
    to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a
    report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is
    being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time
    of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
    believing that such an offense will be committed, is being
    committed, or has been committed; or
        (5) Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd
    or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on
    the property through any window or other opening in it; or
        (6) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
    the "Collection Agency Act" or as an employee of such
    collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
    alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
    which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
    alleged debtor; or
        (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
    report to the Department of Children and Family Services
    under Section 4 of the "Abused and Neglected Child
    Reporting Act"; or
        (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
    report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing
    Home Care Act; or
        (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
    to the police department or fire department of any
    municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
    owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
    an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
    emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
    there is no reasonable ground for believing that such
    assistance is required; or
        (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
    report under Article II of "An Act in relation to victims
    of violence and abuse", approved September 16, 1984, as
    amended; or
        (11) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
    report to any public safety agency without the reasonable
    grounds necessary to believe that transmitting such a
    report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the
    public; or
        (12) Calls the number "911" for the purpose of making
    or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting
    information when, at the time the call or transmission is
    made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for
    making the call or transmission and further knows that the
    call or transmission could result in the emergency response
    of any public safety agency.
    (b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
(a)(5), (a)(11), or (a)(12) of this Section is a Class A
misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of
this Section is a Class B misdemeanor. A violation of
subsection (a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is
a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection (a)(3) of this
Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not less than
$3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in addition
to any other penalty imposed.
    A violation of subsection (a)(6) of this Section is a
Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
$3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7),
(a)(11), or (a)(12) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A
third or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(5) of this
Section is a Class 4 felony.
    (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
    This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
sentence of incarceration.
    (d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a false
alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has been
placed in a school to reimburse the unit of government that
employs the emergency response officer or officers that were
dispatched to the school for the cost of the search for a bomb
or explosive device. For the purposes of this Section,
"emergency response" means any incident requiring a response by
a police officer, a firefighter, a State Fire Marshal employee,
or an ambulance.
(Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-502, eff. 12-19-01;
93-431, eff. 8-5-03.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/29D-20)
    Sec. 29D-20. Making a terrorist threat.
    (a) A person is guilty of making a terrorist threat when,
with the intent to intimidate or coerce a significant portion
of a civilian population, he or she in any manner knowingly
threatens to commit or threatens to cause the commission of a
terrorist act as defined in Section 29D-10(1) and thereby
causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent
commission of a terrorist act as defined in Section 29D-10(1)
or of another terrorist act as defined in Section 29D-10(1).
    (b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this Section
that at the time the defendant made the terrorist threat,
unknown to the defendant, it was impossible to carry out the
threat, nor is it a defense that the threat was not made to a
person who was a subject or intended victim of the threatened
act.
    (c) Sentence. Making a terrorist threat is a Class X
felony.
    (d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
the court shall order any person convicted of making a
terrorist threat involving a threat that a bomb or explosive
device has been placed in a school to reimburse the unit of
government that employs the emergency response officer or
officers that were dispatched to the school for the cost of the
search for a bomb or explosive device. For the purposes of this
Section, "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
response by a police officer, a firefighter, a State Fire
Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
(Source: P.A. 92-854, eff. 12-5-02.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/29D-25)
    Sec. 29D-25. Falsely making a terrorist threat.
    (a) A person is guilty of falsely making a terrorist threat
when in any manner he or she knowingly makes a threat to commit
or cause to be committed a terrorist act as defined in Section
29D-10(1) or otherwise knowingly creates the impression or
belief that a terrorist act is about to be or has been
committed, or in any manner knowingly makes a threat to commit
or cause to be committed a catastrophe as defined in Section
20.5-5 (720 ILCS 5/20.5-5) of this Code which he or she knows
is false.
    (b) Sentence. Falsely making a terrorist threat is a Class
1 felony.
    (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
the court shall order any person convicted of falsely making a
terrorist threat, involving a threat that a bomb or explosive
device has been placed in a school in which the offender knows
that such bomb or explosive device was not placed in the
school, to reimburse the unit of government that employs the
emergency response officer or officers that were dispatched to
the school for the cost of the search for a bomb or explosive
device. For the purposes of this Section, "emergency response"
means any incident requiring a response by a police officer, a
firefighter, a State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
(Source: P.A. 92-854, eff. 12-5-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.