Full Text of SB3518 97th General Assembly
SB3518 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB3518 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Gary Forby SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 55 ILCS 5/5-1182 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-80-9 | from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-9 |
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Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that no county or municipality may prohibit a charitable organization from soliciting for charitable purposes, including solicitations taking place on public roadways from passing motorists, if certain requirements are met. Sets forth the requirements concerning the solicitation regarding the groups involved, application requirements, and liability insurance. Defines "local agency" to mean a municipality, county, special district, fire district, joint powers of authority, or other political subdivision of the State of Illinois. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | 5 | | 5-1182 as follows: | 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1182 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5-1182. Charitable organizations; solicitation. | 8 | | (a) No county may prohibit a charitable organization, as | 9 | | defined in Section 2 of the Charitable Games Act, from | 10 | | soliciting for charitable purposes, including solicitations | 11 | | taking place on public roadways from passing motorists, if all | 12 | | of the following requirements are met. | 13 | | (1) The persons to be engaged in the solicitation are | 14 | | law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons | 15 | | employed to protect the public safety of a local agency, | 16 | | and those persons are soliciting solely in an area that is | 17 | | within the service area of that local agency. | 18 | | (2) The charitable organization files an application | 19 | | with the municipality or county having jurisdiction over | 20 | | the location or locations where the solicitation is to | 21 | | occur. The applications shall be filed not later than 10 | 22 | | business days before the date that the solicitation is to | 23 | | begin and shall include all of the following: |
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| 1 | | (A) The date or dates and times of day when the | 2 | | solicitation is to occur. | 3 | | (B) The location or locations where the | 4 | | solicitation is to occur. | 5 | | (C) The manner and conditions under which the | 6 | | solicitation is to occur. | 7 | | (D) Proof of a valid liability insurance policy in | 8 | | the amount of at least $1,000,000 insuring the charity | 9 | | or local agency against bodily injury and property | 10 | | damage arising out of or in connection with the | 11 | | solicitation. | 12 | | The county shall approve the application within 5 business | 13 | | days after the filing date of the application, but may impose | 14 | | reasonable conditions in writing that are consistent with the | 15 | | intent of this Section and are based on articulated public | 16 | | safety concerns. By acting under this Section, a local agency | 17 | | does not waive or limit any immunity from liability provided by | 18 | | any other provision of law. | 19 | | (b) For purposes of this Section, "local agency" means a | 20 | | municipality, county, special district, fire district, joint | 21 | | powers of authority, or other political subdivision of the | 22 | | State of Illinois. | 23 | | (c) A home rule unit may not regulate a charitable | 24 | | organization in a manner that is inconsistent with this | 25 | | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of | 26 | | Section 6 of Article of the Illinois Constitution on the |
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| 1 | | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions | 2 | | exercised by the State. | 3 | | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | 4 | | changing Section 11-80-9 as follows:
| 5 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-80-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-9)
| 6 | | Sec. 11-80-9.
The corporate authorities of each | 7 | | municipality may prevent
and regulate all amusements and | 8 | | activities having a tendency to annoy or
endanger persons or | 9 | | property on the sidewalks, streets, and other municipal
| 10 | | property. However, no municipality may prohibit a charitable | 11 | | organization, as defined in Section 2 of the Charitable Games | 12 | | Act, from soliciting for charitable purposes, including | 13 | | solicitations taking place on public roadways from passing | 14 | | motorists, if all of the following requirements are met.
| 15 | | (1) The persons to be engaged in the solicitation are | 16 | | law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons | 17 | | employed to protect the public safety of a local agency, | 18 | | and that are soliciting solely in an area that is within | 19 | | the service area of that local agency. | 20 | | (2) The charitable organization files an application | 21 | | with the municipality or county having jurisdiction over | 22 | | the location or locations where the solicitation is to | 23 | | occur. The applications shall be filed not later than 10 | 24 | | business days before the date that the solicitation is to |
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| 1 | | begin and shall include all of the following: | 2 | | (A) The date or dates and times of day when the | 3 | | solicitation is to occur. | 4 | | (B) The location or locations where the | 5 | | solicitation is to occur. | 6 | | (C) The manner and conditions under which the | 7 | | solicitation is to occur. | 8 | | (D) Proof of a valid liability insurance policy in | 9 | | the amount of at least $1,000,000 insuring the charity | 10 | | or local agency against bodily injury and property | 11 | | damage arising out of or in connection with the | 12 | | solicitation. | 13 | | The municipality shall approve the application within 5 | 14 | | business days after the filing date of the application, but may | 15 | | impose reasonable conditions in writing that are consistent | 16 | | with the intent of this Section and are based on articulated | 17 | | public safety concerns. By acting under this Section, a local | 18 | | agency does not waive or limit any immunity from liability | 19 | | provided by any other provision of law. | 20 | | (3) For purposes of this Section, "local agency" means a | 21 | | municipality, county, special district, fire district, joint | 22 | | powers of authority, or other political subdivision of the | 23 | | State of Illinois. | 24 | | A home rule unit may not regulate a charitable organization | 25 | | in a manner that is inconsistent with this Section. This | 26 | | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
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| 1 | | Article of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise | 2 | | by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the | 3 | | State. | 4 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
| 5 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 6 | | becoming law.
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