99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6059
 
Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Sue Scherer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
720 ILCS 5/26-2  from Ch. 38, par. 26-2

     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012.  Provides that a person also commits interference with emergency
communication when he or she knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent a person who reasonably believes an emergency is taking place from contacting a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to a law enforcement official.  Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.
  


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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 changing 
5Section 26-2 as follows:
 



6    (720 ILCS 5/26-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 26-2)



7    Sec. 26-2. Interference with emergency communication. 

8    (a) A person commits interference with emergency

9communication when he or she knowingly, intentionally and 
10without lawful
justification interrupts, disrupts, impedes, or 
11otherwise interferes
with the transmission of a communication 
12over a citizens band radio
channel, the purpose of which 
13communication is to inform or inquire
about an emergency.

14    (a-5)  A person commits interference with emergency

15communication when he or she knowingly prevents or attempts to 
16prevent a person who reasonably believes an emergency is taking 
17place from contacting a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, 
18obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to a law 
19enforcement official. 
20    (b) For the purpose of this Section, "emergency" means a 
21condition or
circumstance in which an individual is or is 
22reasonably believed by the
person transmitting the 
23communication to be in imminent danger of serious
bodily injury 
 
 
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1or in which property is or is reasonably believed by the person

2transmitting the communication to be in imminent danger of 
3damage or
destruction.

4    (c) Sentence.


5        (1) Interference with emergency communication under 
6    subsection (a) of this Section is a Class
B misdemeanor, 
7    except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
8    this subsection (c).


9        (2) Interference with emergency communication under 
10    subsection (a) of this Section, where serious
bodily injury 
11    or property loss in excess of $1,000 results, is a Class
A 
12    misdemeanor.
13        (3) Interference with emergency communication under 
14    subsection (a-5) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. 

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