(230 ILCS 45/25-5)
Sec. 25-5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly recognizes the promotion of public safety is an important consideration for sports leagues, teams, players, and fans at large. All persons who present sporting contests are encouraged to take reasonable measures to ensure the safety and security of all involved or attending sporting contests. Persons who present sporting contests are encouraged to establish codes of conduct that forbid all persons associated with the sporting contest from engaging in violent behavior and to hire, train, and equip safety and security personnel to enforce those codes of conduct. Persons who present sporting contests are further encouraged to provide public notice of those codes of conduct.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.) |