720 ILCS 5/26-2 – Interference With Emergency Communication
This law makes it illegal to stop or interrupt someone who is trying to report or ask for help during an emergency over a radio.
This Illinois law says that if someone knowingly disrupts or interferes with a radio call made to report an emergency, they can be charged with a crime. The punishment can be more serious if the interference causes injury or expensive property damage.
(a) A person breaks this law if they knowingly and without a good reason interrupt or block a radio message that is being sent to report or ask about an emergency.
(b) The word “emergency” means a situation where someone is, or is believed to be, in immediate danger of serious injury, or where property is, or is believed to be, in immediate danger of being damaged or destroyed.
(c) Sentence:
- Normally, interfering with an emergency message is a Class B misdemeanor.
- If the interference causes someone to be seriously hurt or causes property damage worth more than $1,000, it becomes a Class A misdemeanor, which is more serious.
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