720 ILCS 5/21.1-2 – Residential Picketing
This law makes it illegal to protest or picket outside someone’s home unless certain exceptions apply.
This Illinois law says you can’t picket or protest at someone’s house unless that home is also being used as a business or meeting place. It also explains that breaking this law is a Class B misdemeanor.
Sec. 21.1-2. Residential picketing. A person breaks this law when they protest or picket outside another person’s home or apartment. However, it’s allowed if the home is also a business. The law doesn’t apply if someone peacefully pickets their own home or if people are peacefully protesting at a place where public meetings are normally held about community issues.
Sec. 21.1-3. Sentence:
- Violating the rule about residential picketing is a Class B misdemeanor, which means it’s a crime that can be punished by things like fines or jail time.
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