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235 ILCS 5/6-32

(235 ILCS 5/6-32)

Sec. 6-32.

Safety provisions.

(a) A retailers on premise consumption licensee may not permit the use of
any pyrotechnic device within its licensed premises without the prior
authorization of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.  A retailers on premise
consumption licensee, or any agent or employee of that licensee, may not use
mace, pepper spray, or any other toxic air-released compound within its
licensed premises.  Violation of this subsection (a) by any licensee or any
employee or agent of a licensee is a Class 4 felony.

(b) No person may impede any person who is attempting to exit the premises
of a retailers on premise consumption licensee due to an emergency that
constitutes a threat to the health or safety of persons within the licensed
premises.  For the purpose of this Section, the term "impede a person who is
attempting to exit" includes physically restraining the person or blocking or
locking an exit while the licensed premises is open to the public.  Violation
of this subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony.

(c) A retailers on premise consumption licensee with an
authorized capacity (i) of at least 250 persons, (ii) set by the State Fire
Marshal, or (iii) set by local ordinance, whichever is lowest, must place
a
panic bar on each exit of its licensed
premises.  A retailers on premise consumption licensee with an authorized
capacity of at least 500 persons that conducts live entertainment within its
licensed premises must, before the commencement of
the live entertainment, make an announcement to the patrons
of the licensed premises that generally informs those patrons of the
locations of exits and fire escapes at the licensed premises.

(Source: P.A. 93-551, eff. 8-19-03.)