102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1119
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
720 ILCS 5/26.5-2

     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning harassment by telephone.
  


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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 
5changing Section 26.5-2 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/26.5-2)
7    Sec. 26.5-2. Harassment by telephone.
8    (a) A person commits harassment by telephone when he or 
9she uses telephone communication for any of the
the following 
10purposes:
11        (1) Making any comment, request, suggestion or 
12    proposal which is obscene,
lewd, lascivious, filthy or 
13    indecent with an intent to offend; 
14        (2) Making a telephone call, whether or not 
15    conversation ensues, with
intent to abuse, threaten or 
16    harass any person at the called number; 
17        (3) Making or causing the telephone of another 
18    repeatedly to ring, with
intent to harass any person at 
19    the called number; 
20        (4) Making repeated telephone calls, during which 
21    conversation ensues,
solely to harass any person at the 
22    called number; 
23        (5) Making a telephone call or knowingly inducing a 
 
 
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1    person to make a
telephone call for the purpose of 
2    harassing another person who is under 13
years of age, 
3    regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age 
4    consents
to the harassment, if the defendant is at least 
5    16 years of age at the time of
the commission of the 
6    offense; or 
7        (6) Knowingly permitting any telephone under one's 
8    control to be used
for any of the purposes mentioned 
9    herein. 
10    (b) Every telephone directory published for distribution 
11to members of the
general public shall contain a notice 
12setting forth a summary of the provisions
of this Section.  The 
13notice shall be printed in type which is no smaller
than any 
14other type on the same page and shall be preceded by the word

15"WARNING".
All telephone companies in this State shall 
16cooperate with law enforcement
agencies in using their 
17facilities and personnel to detect and prevent
violations
of 
18this Article. 

19(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)