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| Public Act 098-0320 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Demonstrations Law is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 as follows:
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(430 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 85-3)
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Sec. 3.
Unlawful
action-Parade permit.
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It is unlawful for any person, group or organization to | ||||
conduct or
participate in any march, assembly, meeting, parade, | ||||
or gathering on roadways in
more than one specific area of or | ||||
location in, any municipality or the
unincorporated area of a | ||||
county, on any given day, unless it is acting
under authority | ||||
of a duly issued municipal or county parade or
demonstration | ||||
permit if local ordinance or regulation requires a such permit,
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or, if not, with permission of the principal law enforcement | ||||
officer for
the such area. Only the person, group, or | ||||
organization responsible for organizing the march, assembly, | ||||
meeting, parade, or gathering is required to obtain a permit or | ||||
the permission of the principal law enforcement officer, which | ||||
shall be sufficient to encompass all participants. If a march, | ||||
assembly, meeting, parade, or gathering on roadways involves | ||||
the act of crossing or traversing over or upon active railroad | ||||
tracks, the municipal or county authority or principal law | ||||
enforcement officer, as part of its permit or permission | ||
process, may prohibit any portion of the route that involves | ||
the act of crossing or traversing over or upon active railroad | ||
tracks.
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(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3613.)
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(430 ILCS 70/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 85-4)
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Sec. 4. Acting with other groups - Size of assemblage. It | ||
is unlawful for any group or organization or any individual | ||
acting
with the such group or organization, to conduct or | ||
participate in any march,
assembly, meeting, parade, or | ||
gathering on roadways unless the such march, assembly,
meeting, | ||
parade, or gathering is limited to such numbers that as, in the | ||
opinion of
the principal law enforcement officer, will not | ||
obstruct pedestrian or
vehicular traffic in an unreasonable | ||
manner. The principal law
enforcement officer shall, within 12 | ||
hours of receiving the notice
required by Section 5, inform the | ||
group or organization as to the
limitation on number of persons | ||
allowed to participate.
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(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3613.)
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(430 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 85-5)
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Sec. 5.
Notice of
assemblage in writing-Contents.
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It is unlawful for any group or organization to conduct or | ||
participate
in any march, assembly, meeting, parade, or | ||
gathering on roadways unless the
principal law enforcement | ||
officer has been given notice in writing of the
location, the | ||
maximum number of persons participating, and the names and
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addresses of the organizers of the any such march, assembly, | ||
meeting, parade, or
gathering, its route, and its time of | ||
inception and duration at least 24
hours before such inception.
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(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3613.)
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(430 ILCS 70/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 85-6)
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Sec. 6.
Time of
holding.
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It is unlawful for any group, organization, or any | ||
individual to conduct
or participate in any march, assembly, | ||
meeting, parade, or gathering on roadways
during peak traffic | ||
periods unless authorized by the principal law
enforcement | ||
officer for the area in which the march, assembly, meeting, | ||
parade, or
gathering is to be held. Peak traffic periods, | ||
unless otherwise set by
municipal or county authority, are for | ||
the purposes of this Act declared to
be 7:30 a.m. o'clock to | ||
9:00 a.m. o'clock in the forenoon, and from 4:30
p.m. o'clock | ||
to 6:00 p.m. o'clock in the afternoon, Monday through Friday
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except for State and National holidays.
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(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3613.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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