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50 ILCS 750/15.2 (2026)

Any person who knowingly reports or is responsible for placing a call or text to the number "9-1-1" or causing a transmission, in any manner, to a public safety agency or public safety answering point for the purpose of making an alarm or complaint and reporting false information or the alleged occurrence of a criminal act when, at the time the call, text, or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call, text, or transmission and further knows that the call, text, or transmission alleges occurrence of a criminal act while knowing the act did not occur and could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency, is subject to the provisions of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012

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(50 ILCS 750/15.2) (from Ch. 134, par. 45.2)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2027)
    Sec. 15.2. Any person who knowingly reports or is responsible for placing a call or text to the number "9-1-1" or causing a transmission, in any manner, to a public safety agency or public safety answering point for the purpose of making an alarm or complaint and reporting false information or the alleged occurrence of a criminal act when, at the time the call, text, or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call, text, or transmission and further knows that the call, text, or transmission alleges occurrence of a criminal act while knowing the act did not occur and could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency, is subject to the provisions of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 103-366, eff. 1-1-24; 104-204, eff. 8-15-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2010 · leading case: Golden v. Helen Sigman & Assocs., Ltd., 611 F.3d 356 (7th Cir. 2010).
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Golden v. Helen Sigman & Assocs., Ltd., 611 F.3d 356 (7th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “See 50 ILCS 750/15.2; 720 ILCS 5/26-1(a)(12); Chicago Municipal Code § 8-4-145.”
People v. Sypien, 763 N.E.2d 264 (Ill. 2001). “" 50 ILCS 750/15.2 (West 1998). (2) Juvenile Court Act.”
People v. Sypien, 763 N.E.2d 264 (Ill. 2001). “” 50 ILCS 750/15.2 (West 1998). (2) Juvenile Court Act.”
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