Record #: O2012-7182   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 10/31/2012 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Public Safety
Final action: 12/12/2012
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 8-4-010 regarding disorderly conduct
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 8 - Offenses Affecting Public Peace, Morals & Welfare - Ch. 4 Public Peace & Welfare
Attachments: 1. O2012-7182.pdf
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
 
 
 
October.31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen;
 
At the request of the Corporation Counsel, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending Section 8-4-010 of the Municipal Code regarding disorderly conduct.
 
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
 
Mavor
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
 
SECTION 1. Section 8-4-010 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
 
8-4-010 Disorderly conduct
A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
  1. Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to provoke, make or aid in making a breach of peace; or
  2. Does or makes any unreasonable or offensive act, utterance, gesture or display which, under the circumstances, creates a clear and present danger of a breach of peace or imminent threat of violence; or
  3. Refuses or fails to cease and desist any peaceful conduct or activity likely to produce a breach of peace where there is an imminent threat of violence, and where the police have made all reasonable efforts to protect the otherwise peaceful conduct and activity, and have requested that said conduct and activity be stopped and explained the request if there be time; or
  4. Fails to obey a lawful order of dispersal by a person known by him to be-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 or serious inconvenience, annoyance or alarm; or
  5. 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; or
    1. (f) Assembles with three or more persons for the purpose of using force or violence to disturb the public peace; or
  2. (g) Remains in the public way in a manner that blocks customer access to a commercial establishment, after being asked to clear the entrance by the person in charge of such establishment:; or
fg)(h) Appears in any public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or other drug, not therapeutically administered, to the degree that he may endanger himself or other persons or property, or annoy persons in his vicinity; or
(h)£i) Carries in a threatening or menacing manner, without authority of law, any pistol, revolver, dagger, razor, dangerous knife, stiletto, knuckles, slingshot, an object containing noxious or deleterious liquid, gas or substance or other dangerous weapon, or
 
 
conceals said weapon on or about the person or vehicle; or
 
it)      Pickets or-demonstrates on a public way within 150 feet of any primary-trr
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(y)      Pickets or demonstrates-on-a publie way within 150 feet of any church,
 
one-half hour before services are to be conducted and one-half hour after services-have
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any church, temple, synagogue or other place of worship involved in a labor dispute:
fit) (i) Either: (1) knowingly approaches another person within eight feet of such person, unless such other person consents, for the purpose of passing a leaflet or handbill to, displaying a sign to, or engaging in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person in the public way within a radius of 50 feet from any entrance door to a hospital, medical clinic or healthcare facility, or (2) by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person entering or leaving any hospital, medical clinic or healthcare facility.
 
A person convicted of disorderly conduct shall be fined not more than $500.00 for each offense.
 
 
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective upon passage and approval.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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