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MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE 5 HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 6 HUMAN RIGHTS*
TITLE 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 8 OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 8-4 PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE
8-4-010 Disorderly conduct.
8-4-015 Gang loitering.
8-4-016 Prostitution-related loitering.
8-4-017 Narcotics-related loitering.
8-4-018 Marijuana flavored candy.
8-4-020 Inciting riots, etc.
8-4-025 Reserved.
8-4-026 Threats or intimidation in public places.
8-4-030 Drinking in public ways - Exceptions.
8-4-035 Navy Pier - Restrictions on alcohol.
8-4-037 Vessels docked along Navy Pier - Restrictions on alcohol.
8-4-040 Defacing and injuring house of worship and cemeteries.
8-4-045 Unlawful representation of military honors.
8-4-050 Trespassing.
8-4-052 Unlocking wireless communication devices.
8-4-053 Stolen cell phone database.
8-4-054 Outdoor pay telephones prohibited.
8-4-055 Sound-emitting devices on public conveyances.
8-4-056 False burglar alarms.
8-4-058 Reserved.
8-4-059 Possession of scanners illegal.
8-4-060 Vandalism defined.
8-4-061 Disposition of certain fines.
8-4-065 Interference with utility equipment.
8-4-070 Responsibility of parent or legal guardian.
8-4-075 Threatening a community policing volunteer.
8-4-076 Assault against emergency workers.
8-4-077 Assault against City employees, officials, and contractors with enforcement authority.
8-4-080 Definitions - Assault defined - Mandatory sentence.
8-4-081 Public urination or defecation.
8-4-083 Threatening material on private property.
8-4-084 Bullying and harassment.
8-4-085 Hate crimes.
8-4-086 Prohibition against racial profiling.
8-4-087 Chronic illegal activity premises.
8-4-090 Drug and gang houses, houses of prostitution and other disorderly houses.
8-4-091 Prohibited manner of managing or controlling real estate.
8-4-100 Reserved.
8-4-110 Disturbing places of worship.
8-4-120 Damage to public property.
8-4-125 Use of cell phones/cameras/camera phones in public privacy areas.
8-4-126 Unauthorized video recording and live video transmission - "Upskirting" and other related offenses.
8-4-127 Cyberstalking and cyber-flashing.
8-4-130 Possession of etching materials, paint or marker unlawful.
8-4-135 Defacement of commercial vehicles.
8-4-140 Injuring or obstructing signal systems.
8-4-145 False alarms.
8-4-147 Unlawful threatening objects.
8-4-148 Sale or possession of body armor.
8-4-150 Use of sirens for air raid alarms only.
8-4-160 Reserved.
8-4-170 Security footprint.
8-4-180 Possessing burglar's tools.
8-4-190 Throwing objects on athletic fields.
8-4-195 Illegal conduct within sports facilities.
8-4-200 Objects on sills or railings.
8-4-210 Reserved.
8-4-220 Clay holes and excavations.
8-4-230 Use of flag - Misdemeanor.
8-4-240 Ragpicking - Peddling - Junk collection.
8-4-250 Trespassing on property.
8-4-260 Trespassing on elevated track.
8-4-270 Advertising and signs on buildings.
8-4-280 Removing sod or earth.
8-4-290 Removal of sod along public way.
8-4-300 Reserved.
8-4-305 Unlawful representation as transportation network driver.
8-4-310 Forging signatures.
8-4-315 Fraud relating to official documents.
8-4-320 Deceptive advertising.
8-4-321 International wire transfers - Posting of notice required.
8-4-325 Deceptive practices - Residential real estate.
8-4-330 Recruitment restrictions.
8-4-340 Charitable entertainments - Restriction on promotional materials.
8-4-350 Enhanced penalties for offenses committed in public transportation safety zones.
8-4-355 Enhanced penalties for offenses committed in student safety zones, parks or playgrounds.
8-4-356 Enhanced penalties for offenses committed in senior and nursing home safety zones.
8-4-360 Violation - Penalty.
CHAPTER 8-8 PUBLIC MORALS
CHAPTER 8-12 GAMBLING
CHAPTER 8-16 OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST MINORS
CHAPTER 8-20 WEAPONS
CHAPTER 8-24 FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS
CHAPTER 8-26 GUN OFFENDER REGISTRATION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 8-28 RESERVED*
CHAPTER 8-30 EVICTIONS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF PREMISES
CHAPTER 8-32 NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL
TITLE 9 VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 10 STREETS, PUBLIC WAYS, PARKS, AIRPORTS AND HARBORS
TITLE 11 UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TITLE 12 RESERVED
TITLE 13 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 14 RESERVED*
TITLE 14A ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION CODES*
TITLE 14B BUILDING CODE*
TITLE 14C CONVEYANCE DEVICE CODE*
TITLE 14E ELECTRICAL CODE*
TITLE 14F FIRE PREVENTION CODE*
TITLE 14G FUEL GAS CODE*
TITLE 14M MECHANICAL CODE*
TITLE 14N 2022 ENERGY TRANSFORMATION CODE*
TITLE 14P PLUMBING CODE*
TITLE 14R BUILDING REHABILITATION CODE*
TITLE 14X MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS*
TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
TITLE 18 BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE
APPENDIX TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO (RESERVED)*
TABLES
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
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8-4-058 Reserved.
Editor's note – Coun. J. 2-16-00, p. 25583, § 1, repealed § 8-4-058, which pertained to electronic paging devices on school property.
8-4-059 Possession of scanners illegal.
   (a)   Whenever used in this section, the word "scanner" means a radio set or apparatus (1) capable of receiving, transmitting, or both receiving and transmitting radio messages or signals within the wavelength or channel now or hereafter assigned by the Federal Communications Commission or its successor for use by law enforcement agencies; or (2) that may intercept or interfere with the transmission or reception of radio messages or signals by the department of police.
   (b)   No person shall use a scanner in such a way as to interfere with messages transmitted or received by the department of police. No person shall use a scanner to aid or abet the performance of any act in violation of any law or ordinance. The use of a scanner to aid or abet any illegal act shall be an offense separate and distinct from such illegal act.
   (c)   Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $500.00.
(Added Coun. J. 7-14-93, p. 35538)
8-4-060 Vandalism defined.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to commit vandalism. A person commits vandalism when such person, without proper authorization, engages in the willful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement or defacement of any public or private property. Vandalism includes, but is not limited to, any act of cutting, tearing, breaking, marking, drawing, painting or etching when such act is intended to damage property or has the effect of causing damage to property.
   Any person who violates this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $2.500.00 for each offense, plus the actual costs incurred by the property owner or the city to abate, remediate, repair or remove the effects of the vandalism. To the extent permitted by law, such costs shall be payable to the person who incurred the costs. In addition to such fine and costs, any such offense may also be punished as a misdemeanor by incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary for a term of up to 30 days, or by a requirement to perform up to 1,500 hours of community service, under the procedures set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, and in the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended. All actions seeking the imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, as amended.
(Prior code § 193-1.5; Amend Coun. J. 10-6-86, p. 34526; Amend Coun. J. 5-16-90, p. 15806; Amend Coun. J. 6-12-91, p. 1718; Amend Coun. J. 5-19-93, p. 32392; Amend Coun. J. 5-20-98, p. 69305; Amend Coun. J. 5-11-05, p. 48079, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 85776, § 1)
8-4-061 Disposition of certain fines.
   In all instances in which the fine set forth in Section 8-4-060 of the code is imposed by the city's department of administrative hearings for destruction, injury, disfigurement or other defacement of Chicago Transit Authority property, one-half of any such fine imposed and collected shall be made available to the Chicago Transit Authority for use in removing graffiti and other defacement of Chicago Transit Authority property.
(Added Coun. J. 7-29-98, p. 74138)
8-4-065 Interference with utility equipment.
   (a)   When used in this section, "utility equipment" means any of the following located in a public way: (1) any lid, grate, screen or cover that allows access to any sewer, drain, electrical vault, coal hole, water vault, gas vault, tunnel or other opening or structure in the public way, or that allows the flow of water from the public way into a drain or sewer; (2) any light pole, lamp post, telephone or telegraph pole, or post or pole supporting electrical transformers or lines for transmission of electricity or cable television signals. "Utility equipment" may be either privately or publicly owned.
   (b)   No person shall:
      (1)   Intentionally and without authorization of the owner, remove utility equipment or damage or alter utility equipment so as to diminish its effectiveness or to create a public safety hazard;
      (2)   Without authorization of the actual owner, purchase, receive or possess illegally removed utility equipment. It is a defense to a prosecution under this subsection (b)(2) that the person charged with a violation did not know that the subject utility equipment was illegally removed;
      (3)   Assist any other person in any action prohibited in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section.
   (c)   Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00. Any such offense may also be punished as a misdemeanor by incarceration in a penal institution other than a penitentiary for a term of up to six months or by a requirement to perform up to 1,000 hours of community service under the procedures set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, and in the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, in a separate proceeding. All actions seeking the imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, as amended.
(Added Coun. J. 4-22-93, p. 31576; Amend Coun. J. 4-12-00, p. 29744, § 1)
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