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City of Waverly, IL
Morgan County
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[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
(1) 
Does any act in such an unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of peace;
(2) 
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;
(3) 
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;
(4) 
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;
(5) 
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;
(6) 
Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public;
(7) 
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;
(8) 
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);
(9) 
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 of 2013 (210 ILCS 49/1-101 et seq.), the ID/DD Community Care Act (210 ILCS 47/1-101 et seq.), or the MC/DD Act (210 ILCS 46/1-101 et seq.);
(10) 
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;
(11) 
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; or
(12) 
While acting as a collection agency as defined in the Collection Agency Act (225 ILCS 425/1 et seq.) 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.
B. 
A person convicted of disorderly conduct shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code.
A. 
Mob action consists of any of the following:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) 
The knowing or reckless use of force or violence disturbing the public peace by two or more persons acting together and without authority of law; or
(2) 
The knowing assembly of two or more persons with the intent to commit or facilitate an unlawful act; or
(3) 
The knowing assembly of two or more persons, without authority of law, for the purpose of doing violence to the person or property of anyone supposed to have been guilty of a violation of the law, or for the purpose of exercising correctional powers or regulative powers over any person by violence.
B. 
Any person engaged in mob action shall be punished as provided by Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 19-50 of the 1973 Code, False bomb scares, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).