[Amended 6-9-2014 by Ord. No. 14-19]
A. 
A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly:
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
(1) 
Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace;
(2) 
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;
(3) 
While acting as a collection agency as defined in the Collection Agency Act,[1] or as an employee of the 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;
[1]
Editor's Note: See 225 ILCS 425/1 et seq.
(4) 
Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act (210 ILCS 45/1-101 et seq.), the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act (210 ILCS 49/1-101 et seq.), or the ID/DD Community Care Act (210 ILCS 47/1-101 et seq.);
(5) 
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;
(6) 
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;
(7) 
Fails to obey a lawful order of dispersal by a peace officer who has identified himself as such, or is otherwise reasonably identifiable as such, issued under circumstances where three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, which acts are likely to cause substantial harm;
(8) 
Fails to obey an order by a peace officer, traffic control aide, Fire Department official, or other official, who has identified himself as such, or is otherwise reasonably identifiable as such, issued under circumstances where it is reasonable to believe that the order is necessary to allow public safety officials to address a situation that threatens the public health, safety or welfare.
(9) 
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 the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists;
(10) 
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 a place where its explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is concealed in the place;
(11) 
Transmits or causes to be transmitted a threat of destruction of a school building or school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons at a school, school function, or school event, whether or not school is in session;
(12) 
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 the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
(13) 
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 (325 ILCS 5/4);
(14) 
Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the police department or fire department of any municipality or fire protection district, 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 the assistance is required; or
(15) 
Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report under Article II of "An Act in relation to victims of violence and abuse," approved September 16, 1984, as amended.
B. 
In addition to any penalty imposed as set forth in § 130-99, any person convicted of disorderly conduct shall be ordered by the court to perform community service, as set forth under the provisions of ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 26-1.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 26-1)
[Added 2-26-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06]
A. 
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
CURFEW HOURS
(1) 
Sunday to Thursday, inclusive: between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day; and
(2) 
Saturday and Sunday: between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
EMERGENCY
An unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life.
ESTABLISHMENT
Any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including, but not limited to, any place of amusement or entertainment.
GUARDIAN
(1) 
A person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor; or
(2) 
A public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by a court.
MINOR
Any person under 17 years of age.
OPERATOR
Any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation operating, managing, or conducting any establishment. The term includes the members or partners of an association or partnership and the officers of a corporation.
PARENT
A person who is:
(1) 
A natural parent, adoptive-parent, or step-parent of another person; or
(2) 
At least 18 years of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to have the care and custody of a minor.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, parks and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.
REMAIN
To:
(1) 
Linger or stay; or
(2) 
Fail to leave premises when requested to do so by a police officer or the owner, operator, or other person in control of the premises.
SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
B. 
Offenses.
(1) 
A minor commits an offense if he or she remains in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the Village during curfew hours.
(2) 
A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he or she knowingly permits, or by insufficient control allows, the minor to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the Village during curfew hours.
(3) 
The owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment commits an offense if he or she knowingly allows a minor to remain upon the premises of the establishment during curfew hours.
C. 
Defenses.
(1) 
It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection B of this section that the minor was:
(a) 
Accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian;
(b) 
On an errand at the direction of the minor's parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(c) 
In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(d) 
Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(e) 
Involved in an emergency;
(f) 
On the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the Police Department about the minor's presence;
(g) 
Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the Village, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the Village, a civic organization, or another similar activity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(h) 
Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or
(i) 
Married or had been married or is an emancipated minor under the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act, as amended.
(2) 
It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection B(3) of this section that the owner, operator, or employee of an establishment promptly notified the Police Department that a minor was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave.
D. 
Enforcement. Before taking any enforcement action under this section, a police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not issue a citation or make an arrest under this section unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no defense in Subsection C of this section is present.
E. 
Penalty. Whoever violates any provisions of this section for which no other penalty is specified shall be subject to the penalty set forth in § 10-99 of the Code.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A. 
Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any two or more persons to assemble for any unlawful purpose or, being assembled, to act in concert to do any unlawful act with force and violence against the property of the Village, the person or property of another, against the peace or to the terror of the citizens or any other persons in the Village, or make any movement or preparation therefor.
B. 
Permitting unlawful assemblage. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully allow or permit any assemblage for the purpose of committing any unlawful act or breach of the peace or any riotous, offensive, or disorderly conduct in or upon premises owned or occupied by him or her or under his or her control.
It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb or disquiet any lawful assemblage or association of people by any rude or indecent behavior, or by any disorderly conduct or to create any disturbance, or be guilty of any disorderly conduct at any election poll.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A. 
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
FUNERAL
The ceremonies, rituals, processions, and memorial services held at a funeral site in connection with the burial, cremation, or memorial of a deceased person.
FUNERAL SITE
A church, synagogue, mosque, funeral home, mortuary, cemetery, gravesite, mausoleum, or other place at which a funeral is conducted or is scheduled to be conducted within the next 30 minutes or has been conducted within the last 30 minutes.
B. 
A person commits the offense of disorderly conduct at a funeral or memorial service when he or she:
(1) 
Engages, with knowledge of the existence of a funeral site, in any loud singing, playing of music, chanting, whistling, yelling, or noisemaking with, or without, noise amplification, including, but not limited to, bullhorns, auto horns, and microphones, within 300 feet of any ingress to or egress from that funeral site, where the volume of such singing, music, chanting, whistling, yelling, or noisemaking is likely to be audible at and disturbing to the funeral site;
(2) 
Displays, with knowledge of the existence of a funeral site and within 300 feet of any ingress to or egress from that funeral site, any visual images that convey fighting words or actual or veiled threats against any other person; or
(3) 
With knowledge of the existence of a funeral site, knowingly obstructs, hinders, impedes, or blocks another person's entry to or exit from that funeral site or a facility containing that funeral site, except that the owner or occupant of property may take lawful actions to exclude others from that property.
[Added 3-11-1996 by Ord. No. 96-04]
It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb the peace of the Village or the quiet of any private family or person by loud and unusual noises created by the transmission of radio or stereo play within a vehicle, home or other means within the Village limits.
[Added 5-13-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
A. 
Definitions. For this § 132-7, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
EMERGENCY ORDERS
A state executive order, local executive order, or IDPH rule, as defined herein.
IDPH RULE
A lawful rule, regulation, measure or order issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2 of the Illinois Department of Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305/2(a), as amended from time to time, or a rule or directive issued by a "Certified Local Health Department" or "Local Health Authority" as defined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.10, with jurisdiction over the Village of Coal City.
LOCAL EXECUTIVE ORDER
A lawful executive order or curfew issued by the Village President following the declaration of a civil emergency pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 35 of the Village Code as amended from time to time.
STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER
A lawful executive order or measure imposed by the governor of the State of Illinois in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/7, following his or her declaration of a disaster as defined in Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/4, as amended from time to time.
B. 
Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person, entity, officer, agent, or employee to violate lawful emergency orders issued in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare.
C. 
Persistent, continued violation declared to be a public nuisance. It is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance to permit, allow, maintain, intensify, continue, repeat the same or substantially similar violation, fail, refuse, neglect or otherwise fail to comply or abate noncompliance, or otherwise allow to persist unchecked any action or inaction constituting a violation of a lawful emergency order issued in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare following the issuance of a verbal or written directive by a law enforcement official identifying the nature of the alleged violation and ordering the cessation thereof ("abatement notice").
D. 
Repeated violations declared to be a public nuisance. The recurrence of the same or substantially similar activity or inactivity by a person or entity constituting a violation of a lawful emergency order in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare following receipt of an abatement notice shall constitute a public nuisance without need for subsequent abatement notices.
E. 
Penalty. Any person or entity having been found liable of violating Subsection C or D shall be punished by a fine of not less than $75 and not more than $750.
F. 
Remedies not exclusive. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Village from taking any other enforcement action authorized by law.