101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0630
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



720 ILCS 5/26.5-2

 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning harassment by telephone.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:


4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing 
5Section 26.5-2 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 5/26.5-2)
7 Sec. 26.5-2. Harassment by telephone.
8 (a) A person commits harassment by telephone when he or she 
9uses telephone communication for any of the
the following 
10purposes:
11  (1) Making any comment, request, suggestion or 
12 proposal which is obscene,
lewd, lascivious, filthy or 
13 indecent with an intent to offend; 
14  (2) Making a telephone call, whether or not 
15 conversation ensues, with
intent to abuse, threaten or 
16 harass any person at the called number; 
17  (3) Making or causing the telephone of another 
18 repeatedly to ring, with
intent to harass any person at the 
19 called number; 
20  (4) Making repeated telephone calls, during which 
21 conversation ensues,
solely to harass any person at the 
22 called number; 
23  (5) Making a telephone call or knowingly inducing a 
 
 
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1 person to make a
telephone call for the purpose of 
2 harassing another person who is under 13
years of age, 
3 regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age 
4 consents
to the harassment, if the defendant is at least 16 
5 years of age at the time of
the commission of the offense; 
6 or 
7  (6) Knowingly permitting any telephone under one's 
8 control to be used
for any of the purposes mentioned 
9 herein. 
10 (b) Every telephone directory published for distribution 
11to members of the
general public shall contain a notice setting 
12forth a summary of the provisions
of this Section. The notice 
13shall be printed in type which is no smaller
than any other 
14type on the same page and shall be preceded by the word

15"WARNING".
All telephone companies in this State shall 
16cooperate with law enforcement
agencies in using their 
17facilities and personnel to detect and prevent
violations
of 
18this Article. 

19(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)