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90_SB1684
720 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 38, par. 26-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provide that it is a
Class A misdemeanor to wilfully and unnecessarily hinder,
obstruct, or delay or to wilfully and unnecessarily attempt
to hinder, obstruct, or delay any other person traveling
along or upon a sidewalk or pedestrian walkway within this
State.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 26-1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 26-1 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/26-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 26-1)
8 Sec. 26-1. Elements of the Offense.
9 (a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he
10 knowingly:
11 (1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to
12 alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the
13 peace; or
14 (2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
15 manner to the fire department of any city, town, village
16 or fire protection district a false alarm of fire,
17 knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no
18 reasonable ground for believing that such fire exists; or
19 (3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
20 manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb
21 or other explosive of any nature is concealed in such
22 place that its explosion would endanger human life,
23 knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no
24 reasonable ground for believing that such bomb or
25 explosive is concealed in such place; or
26 (4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
27 manner to any peace officer, public officer or public
28 employee a report to the effect that an offense will be
29 committed, is being committed, or has been committed,
30 knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no
31 reasonable ground for believing that such an offense will
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1 be committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
2 or
3 (5) Enters upon the property of another and for a
4 lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a
5 dwelling on the property through any window or other
6 opening in it; or
7 (6) While acting as a collection agency as defined
8 in the "Collection Agency Act" or as an employee of such
9 collection agency, and while attempting to collect an
10 alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged
11 debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate
12 the alleged debtor; or
13 (7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
14 report to the Department of Children and Family Services
15 under Section 4 of the "Abused and Neglected Child
16 Reporting Act"; or
17 (8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
18 report to the Department of Public Health under the
19 Nursing Home Care Act; or
20 (9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any
21 manner to the police department or fire department of any
22 municipality or fire protection district, or any
23 privately owned and operated ambulance service, a false
24 request for an ambulance, emergency medical
25 technician-ambulance or emergency medical
26 technician-paramedic knowing at the time there is no
27 reasonable ground for believing that such assistance is
28 required; or
29 (10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
30 report under Article II of "An Act in relation to victims
31 of violence and abuse", approved September 16, 1984, as
32 amended; or
33 (11) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false
34 report to any public safety agency without the reasonable
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1 grounds necessary to believe that transmitting such a
2 report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the
3 public; or
4 (12) Calls the number "911" for the purpose of
5 making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and
6 reporting information when, at the time the call or
7 transmission is made, the person knows there is no
8 reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and
9 further knows that the call or transmission could result
10 in the emergency response of any public safety agency;
11 or.
12 (13) Wilfully and unnecessarily hinders, obstructs,
13 or delays or wilfully and unnecessarily attempts to
14 hinder, obstruct, or delay any other person traveling
15 along or upon any sidewalk or pedestrian walkway within
16 this State.
17 (b) Sentence.
18 (1) A violation of subsection (a) (1) of this Section is
19 a Class C misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a) (7),
20 (a)(11), or (a)(12), or (a)(13) of this Section is a Class A
21 misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (a) (5), (a) (8) or
22 (a) (10) of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor. A
23 violation of subsection (a) (2), (a) (3), (a)(4), or (a)(9)
24 of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
25 A violation of subsection (a) (6) of this Section is a
26 Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to
27 exceed $3,000. A second or subsequent violation of subsection
28 (a) (7), (a)(11), or (a)(12) of this Section is a Class 4
29 felony.
30 (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be
31 imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of
32 disorderly conduct to perform community service for not less
33 than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is
34 available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by
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1 the county board of the county where the offense was
2 committed. In addition, whenever any person is placed on
3 supervision for an alleged offense under this Section, the
4 supervision shall be conditioned upon the performance of the
5 community service.
6 This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
7 sentence of incarceration.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-8, eff. 3-21-95; 90-456, eff. 1-1-98.)