720 ILCS 5/26-1(a)(3) – Disorderly Conduct – False Bomb Threat
This law makes it a crime to pretend there’s a bomb or dangerous substance when there really isn’t one.
This law says that it is illegal to send out a fake warning about a bomb, poison gas, or other harmful substance if you know it isn’t true. Doing this can get you in serious trouble, including fines, jail time, and community service.
(a) A person commits disorderly conduct if they knowingly do something that causes false alarm. This includes:
- Sending or causing someone else to send a message warning that a bomb, explosive, container with poison gas, deadly biological or chemical substance, or radioactive material is hidden somewhere, if they know there’s no good reason to believe that it’s true and the warning could scare people or put lives in danger.
(b) Sentence: This crime is a Class 3 felony. A fine between $3,000 and $10,000 must be paid, along with any other punishment the court gives.
(c) Besides other penalties, the judge must order the person convicted to do between 30 and 120 hours of community service if community service is available and approved in that county. If someone is given supervision instead of jail, they must also complete the community service. This rule does not apply if the person is sent to jail.
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