Village of Oakwood, IL
Vermilion County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oakwood as Title 9, Chs. 9.16, 9.24, 9.28, 9.44, 9.48 and 9.60, of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Penalties and enforcement — See Ch. 56.
Adult uses — See Ch. 103.
Alarms — See Ch. 108.
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 114.
Animals — See Ch. 119.
Curfew — See Ch. 140.
Drugs and drug paraphernalia — See Ch. 146.
Noise — See Ch. 195.
Solicitors and canvassers — See Ch. 227.
A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
A. 
Does any act in such an unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of peace.
B. 
With intent to annoy another, makes a telephone call, whether or not conversation thereby ensues.
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
E. 
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.
F. 
Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd or lawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on the property through any window or other opening in it.
G. 
Without a 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, or a parent or a guardian of such a student, or an employee of such school or institution.
No person shall willfully interrupt or disturb any funeral assembly or funeral procession.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall willfully disturb or interrupt any school or any assembly met for the worship of God, or any other assembly met for a lawful purpose.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following term shall have the meaning indicated:
OBSCENE
Any material or performance is obscene if:
(1) 
The average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, would find that, taken as a whole, it appeals to the prurient interest; and
(2) 
The average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, would find that it depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, ultimate sexual acts or sadomasochistic sexual acts, whether normal or perverted, actual or simulated, or masturbation, excretory functions or lewd exhibition of the genitals; and
(3) 
Taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
B. 
A person commits obscenity when, with knowledge of the nature or content thereof, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed the nature or content thereof, he or she:
(1) 
Sells, delivers or provides or offers or agrees to sell, deliver or provide any obscene writing, picture, record or other representation or embodiment of the obscene; or
(2) 
Presents or directs an obscene play, dance or other performance or participates directly in that portion thereof which makes it obscene; or
(3) 
Publishes, exhibits or otherwise makes available anything obscene; or
(4) 
Performs an obscene act or otherwise presents an obscene exhibition of his or her body for gain; or
(5) 
Creates, buys, procures or possesses obscene matter or material with intent to disseminate it in violation of this section, or of the penal laws or regulations of any other jurisdiction; or
(6) 
Advertises or otherwise promotes the sale of material represented or held out by him or her to be obscene, whether or not it is obscene.
C. 
Obscene markings or writing in places open to public view. No person shall write, mark, draw, cut or make any obscene or indecent word, sentence, design or figure in any place open to public view.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any person who loiters or idles in such a manner as to obstruct, impede or otherwise block the movement of any person or persons, or motor vehicles, on, about or across any sidewalk, street, alley or other passageway, and who does not move upon request being made by any Village officer or any person legally authorized, is guilty of the offense of loitering.
Any person who wilfully and maliciously tears up, injures, defaces or destroys any sidewalk, curbing, street paving, or crossing upon any street, alley or public ground; or any fire alarm, or sewer drain, or any other municipal improvement; or any building or bridge, or any other property, real or personal, belonging to the Village; or any property used in any business impressed with a public interest and usually designated as a public service corporation, that is, waterworks, gas, electric light, telephone, street railway or steam heating companies; or who maliciously and wilfully interferes or meddles in any way with the operation of any such business as enumerated in this section, in either case, is guilty of the offense of malicious mischief.