99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1904

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Michael Connelly

 

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

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning disorderly conduct. Provides that knowingly making a false report knowing that there is no reasonable grounds for making the report and knowing that the report could result in an emergency response is a Class 4 felony, except that the offense is a Class 3 felony if the person making the false report knows or should know that the response to the report is the result of an act in furtherance or attempt in furtherance of the offense of intimidation, aggravated intimidation, computer tampering, aggravated computer tampering, identity theft, or aggravated identity theft and a Class 1 felony if the person making the false report knows or should know that the response to the report is likely to cause death or great bodily injury and death or great bodily injury is sustained by any person as a result of the false report. Provides that in addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct under this provision to reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency response officer or officers that were dispatched to the scene of the emergency for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by the officer or officers. Provides that if the person who made the false report is a minor, the parent, guardian, or lawful custodian of the minor shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of the emergency response. Changes definition of "emergency response".


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Section 26-1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/26-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
7    Sec. 26-1. Disorderly conduct.
8    (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she
9knowingly:
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;
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 the transmission that there is no reasonable ground
17    for believing that the fire exists;
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 a place where its
23    explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at

 

 

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1    the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable
2    ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a
3    container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
4    chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
5    concealed in the place;
6        (3.5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a threat of
7    destruction of a school building or school property, or a
8    threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against
9    persons at a school, school function, or school event,
10    whether or not school is in session;
11        (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
12    to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a
13    report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is
14    being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time
15    of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
16    believing that the offense will be committed, is being
17    committed, or has been committed;
18        (5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
19    report to any public safety agency without the reasonable
20    grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report
21    is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public; or
22        (6) Calls the number "911" or reports or causes to be
23    reported for the purpose of making or transmitting a false
24    alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the
25    time the call, report, or transmission is made, the person
26    knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call,

 

 

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1    report, or transmission and further knows that the call,
2    report, or transmission could result in the emergency
3    response of any public safety agency;
4        (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
5    report to the Department of Children and Family Services
6    under Section 4 of the "Abused and Neglected Child
7    Reporting Act";
8        (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
9    report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing
10    Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health
11    Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the ID/DD Community Care
12    Act;
13        (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
14    to the police department or fire department of any
15    municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
16    owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
17    an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
18    emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
19    there is no reasonable ground for believing that the
20    assistance is required;
21        (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
22    report under Article II of "An Act in relation to victims
23    of violence and abuse", approved September 16, 1984, as
24    amended;
25        (11) Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd
26    or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on

 

 

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1    the property through any window or other opening in it; or
2        (12) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
3    the Collection Agency Act or as an employee of the
4    collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
5    alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
6    which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
7    alleged debtor.
8    (b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
9Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
10(a)(5) or (a)(11) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A
11violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a
12Class B misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(2),
13(a)(3.5), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is
14a Class 4 felony, except that a violation of subsection (a)(6)
15is a Class 3 felony if the person making the false report knows
16or should know that the response to the report is the result of
17an act in furtherance or attempt in furtherance of the offense
18of intimidation, aggravated intimidation, computer tampering,
19aggravated computer tampering, identity theft, or aggravated
20identity theft and a Class 1 felony if the person making the
21false report knows or should know that the response to the
22report is likely to cause death or great bodily injury and
23death or great bodily injury is sustained by any person as a
24result of the false report. A violation of subsection (a)(3) of
25this Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not less
26than $3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in

 

 

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1addition to any other penalty imposed.
2    A violation of subsection (a)(12) of this Section is a
3Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
4$3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7)
5or (a)(5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A third or
6subsequent violation of subsection (a)(11) of this Section is a
7Class 4 felony.
8    (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
9a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
10to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
11than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
12jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
13the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
14whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
15offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
16conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
17    This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
18sentence of incarceration.
19    (d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
20the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
21conduct under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a false
22alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has been
23placed in a school to reimburse the unit of government that
24employs the emergency response officer or officers that were
25dispatched to the school for the cost of the search for a bomb
26or explosive device. For the purposes of this Section,

 

 

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1"emergency response" means any condition that results in, or
2could result in, the response of a public official in an
3authorized emergency vehicle, aircraft, or vessel, any
4condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize public safety
5and results in, or could result in, the evacuation of any area,
6building, structure, vehicle, or of any other place that any
7individual may enter, or any situation that results in or could
8result in activation of a special response team, other than a
9report made or caused to be made by a parent, guardian, or
10lawful custodian of a child that is based on a good faith
11belief that the child is missing.
12    (e) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
13the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly
14conduct under paragraph (6) of subsection (a) to reimburse the
15unit of government that employs the emergency response officer
16or officers that were dispatched to the scene of the emergency
17for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by the
18officer or officers. If the person who made the false report is
19a minor, the parent, guardian, or lawful custodian of the minor
20shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of the emergency
21response any incident requiring a response by a police officer,
22a firefighter, a State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
23    (f) Nothing in this Section precludes punishment for a
24violation of subsection (a)(6) under any other law providing
25for greater punishment for that conduct.
26(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813,

 

 

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1eff. 7-13-12; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)