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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 knowingly:
9         (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
10     alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
11     peace; or
12         (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
13     to the fire department of any city, town, village or fire
14     protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the
15     time of such transmission that there is no reasonable
16     ground for believing that such fire exists; or
17         (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
18     to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other
19     explosive of any nature or a container holding poison gas,
20     a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or
21     radioactive substance is concealed in such place that its
22     explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at
23     the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable

 

 

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1     ground for believing that such bomb, explosive or a
2     container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or
3     chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is
4     concealed in such place; or
5         (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
6     to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a
7     report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is
8     being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time
9     of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for
10     believing that such an offense will be committed, is being
11     committed, or has been committed; or
12         (5) Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd
13     or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on
14     the property through any window or other opening in it; or
15         (6) While acting as a collection agency as defined in
16     the "Collection Agency Act" or as an employee of such
17     collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
18     alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor
19     which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the
20     alleged debtor; or
21         (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
22     report to the Department of Children and Family Services
23     under Section 4 of the "Abused and Neglected Child
24     Reporting Act"; or
25         (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
26     report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing

 

 

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1     Home Care Act; or
2         (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner
3     to the police department or fire department of any
4     municipality or fire protection district, or any privately
5     owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for
6     an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or
7     emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time
8     there is no reasonable ground for believing that such
9     assistance is required; or
10         (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
11     report under Article II of "An Act in relation to victims
12     of violence and abuse", approved September 16, 1984, as
13     amended; or
14         (11) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
15     report to any public safety agency without the reasonable
16     grounds necessary to believe that transmitting such a
17     report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the
18     public; or
19         (12) Calls the number "911" for the purpose of making
20     or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting
21     information when, at the time the call or transmission is
22     made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for
23     making the call or transmission and further knows that the
24     call or transmission could result in the emergency response
25     of any public safety agency; or .
26         (13) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a threat of

 

 

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1     destruction of a school building or school property, or a
2     threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against
3     persons at a school, school function, or school event,
4     whether or not school is in session.
5     (b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this
6 Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection
7 (a)(5), (a)(11), or (a)(12) of this Section is a Class A
8 misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of
9 this Section is a Class B misdemeanor. A violation of
10 subsection (a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(7), or (a)(9), or (a)(13) of
11 this Section is a Class 4 felony. A violation of subsection
12 (a)(3) of this Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of
13 not less than $3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed
14 in addition to any other penalty imposed.
15     A violation of subsection (a)(6) of this Section is a
16 Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
17 $3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7),
18 (a)(11), or (a)(12) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. A
19 third or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(5) of this
20 Section is a Class 4 felony.
21     (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed,
22 a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct
23 to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more
24 than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
25 jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of
26 the county where the offense was committed. In addition,

 

 

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1 whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
2 offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
3 conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
4     This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
5 sentence of incarceration.
6 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-502, eff. 12-19-01;
7 93-431, eff. 8-5-03.)