(A) A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
(1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as would tend to alarm, disturb or provoke others; or
(2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the fire department of any city, town, village, or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that a fire exists;
(3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any nature or a container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is concealed in such place that its explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such bomb, explosive or a container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is concealed in such place; or
(4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer, or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed or has been committed, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such an offense will be committed, is being committed or has been committed; or
(5) Enters upon the property of another, and for a lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on the property through any window or other opening in it;
(6) While acting as a collection agency as defined in the Collection Agency Act or as an employee of such collection agency, and while attempting to collect an alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the alleged debtor;
(7) Without lawful purpose, loiters about the building or buildings of any public or private school or institution of higher learning or the public premises adjacent thereto and is neither a person enrolled therein as a student nor a parent or guardian of such student, nor an employee of such school or institution. For the purposes of this section a truant from school shall not be considered a person enrolled as a student.
(8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to the Department of Children and Family Services under Section 4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act; or
(10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the police department or fire department or any privately-owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, knowing at the time there is no reasonable ground for believing that such assistance is required.
(11) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report under ILCS Ch. 320, Act 15, § 1 et seq; or
(12) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting such a report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public; or
(13) Calls the number "911" for the purpose of making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and further knows that the call or transmission could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency.
(Ord. 6512, passed 10-11-77; Am. Ord. 7208, passed 9-23-86; Am. Ord. 8018, passed 3-2-99)
(B) A person convicted of disorderly conduct shall be punished as provided in § 130.99.
(C) (1) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of the county where the offense was committed. In addition, whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged offense under this section, the supervision shall be conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
(2) This division does not apply when the court imposes a sentence of incarceration.
(D) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct under subsection (A)(3) involving a false alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has been placed in a school to reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency response officer or officers that were dispatched to the school for the cost of the search for a bomb or explosive device.
(E) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct under subsection (A)(13) of this section to reimburse the public agency for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by the public agency up to $10,000. If the court determines that the person convicted of disorderly conduct under subsection (A)(13) of this section is indigent, the provisions of this subsection (E) do not apply.
(F) For the purposes of this section, “EMERGENCY RESPONSE” means any condition that results in, or could result in, the response of a public official in an authorized emergency vehicle, any condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize public safety and results in, or could result in, the evacuation of any area, building, structure, vehicle or of any other place that any person may enter, or any incident requiring a response by a police officer, a firefighter, as State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 26-1(b) - (f)) Penalty, see § 130.99
Editor’s note:
ILCS Ch. 320, Act 15, §§ 1 et seq. was repealed by P.A. 92-84