(a) Definitions: For purposes of this section, the terms "electronic communication", "family or household member", "harass", and "harassing" has the meaning ascribed to it in Article 26.5, Section 26.5-0.1 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/26.5-0.1).
(b) Harassment by Telephone. A person commits harassment by telephone when he or she uses 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 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; or
(5) Knowingly permitting any telephone under one's control to be used for any of the purposes mentioned herein.
(c) Harassment Through Electric Communications. A person commits harassment through electronic communications when he or she uses electronic 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) Threatening injury to the person or to the property of the person to whom an electronic communication is directed or to any of his or her family or household members; or
(3) Knowingly permitting any electronic communications device to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this Subsection.
(d) Evidence that a defendant made additional telephone calls or engaged in additional electronic communications after having been requested by a named complainant, or by a family or household member of the complainant, to stop may be considered as evidence of intent to harass unless disproved by evidence to the contrary.
(Ord. 5300, 5-21-18)