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GENERAL PROVISIONS
A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly:
(A) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace;
(B) Transmits 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 such fire exists;
(C) Transmits in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any nature is concealed in such place that its explosion would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such bomb or explosive is concealed in such place;
(D) Transmits in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense has been committed, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such an offense has been committed;
(E) 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;
(F) While acting as a collection agency as defined in the Collection Agency Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 121-1/2, § 801, or as an employee of an alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the alleged debtor; and/or
(G) Congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse where failure to disperse would result in likelihood of harm or unnecessary inconvenience to the public.
(Prior Code, § 47-7.5) Penalty, see § 135.999
Any person in this city who sends messages which are obscene with the intent to offend by means of or while using a telephone or telegraph facilities, equipment or wires of any person, firm or corporation engages in the transmission of news or messages between states or within the city is guilty of an offense. The use of language or terms which are obscene is prima facie evidence of the intent to offend.
(Prior Code, § 47-7.6) (Ord. 2016-30, passed 5-2-2016) Penalty, see § 135.999
(A) Harassment by telephone is use of telephone communication for any of the following purposes:
(1) Making any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent with an intent to offend;
(2) Making a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number;
(3) Making or causing the telephone of another repeatedly to ring, with intent to harass any person at the called number;
(4) Making repeated telephone calls, during which conversation ensues, solely to harass any person at the called number; and/or
(5) Knowingly permitting any telephone under one’s control to be used for any of the purposes mentioned herein.
(B) Harassment by telephone is an offense.
(Prior Code, § 47-7.7) Penalty, see § 135.999
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