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92_HB1039

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning human rights.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended  by
 5    changing Section 5-102 as follows:

 6        (775 ILCS 5/5-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 5-102)
 7        Sec.    5-102.    Civil    Rights    Violations:   Public
 8    Accommodations.
 9        It is a civil rights violation  for  any  person  on  the
10    basis of unlawful discrimination to:
11             (A)  Enjoyment  of  Facilities.  Deny  or  refuse to
12        another the full and equal enjoyment  of  the  facilities
13        and services of any public place of accommodation;
14             (B)  Written Communications. Directly or indirectly,
15        as  the  operator  of  a  place  of public accommodation,
16        publish,  circulate,  display   or   mail   any   written
17        communication,  except  a  private  communication sent in
18        response to a specific inquiry, which the operator  knows
19        is  to the effect that any of the facilities of the place
20        of public accommodation will be denied to any  person  or
21        that   any   person   is    unwelcome,  objectionable  or
22        unacceptable because of unlawful discrimination;
23             (C)  Public Officials. Deny or refuse to another, as
24        a public official, the full and equal  enjoyment  of  the
25        accommodations,  advantage,  facilities  or privileges of
26        the official's office or  services  or  of  any  property
27        under   the   official's   care   because   of   unlawful
28        discrimination.
29        It is a civil rights violation for any person to restrict
30    an  individual's access or admission to, or usage of, a place
31    of  public  accommodation  solely  because   the   individual
 
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 1    operates  a  motorcycle.  This  paragraph does not prohibit a
 2    person from restricting an individual's access  or  admission
 3    to,  or usage of, a place of public accommodation because the
 4    individual's conduct poses a risk to the health,  safety,  or
 5    property of another.
 6    (Source: P.A. 81-1216.)

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