(a) As used in this section:
“Hate incident” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2-120-518 of this Code.
“Intimidation” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12-6 of the Illinois Criminal Code, codified at 720 ILCS 5/12-6.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave material on private real or personal property, without the property owner’s consent, knowingly subjecting, or having ground to know that they may subject, another person or group of people to intimidation or defamation, threats of physical injury, violence, or a hate crime, or in reasonable apprehension thereof such that would cause alarm in others, disturb the peace, or provoke violence. Any person violating this subsection shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
(c) If material prohibited under this section is accompanied by an action or expression constituting a hate incident, such action or expression shall be reported and processed in accordance with Section 2-120-518 of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 7-17-24, p. 14380, § 1)