Offenses 27-10-2 CHAPTER 27 OFFENSES ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS 27-1-1 MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES. For the purpose of this Chapter the words and phrases of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 720, Sections 2-1 through 2-11; 2-13 through 216; 2-19 and 2-20, as approved, adopted and amended are hereby adopted by the City, as fully as if set out herein. (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/1-32) 27-1-2 CRIMINAL CODE ADOPTED. The Illinois Criminal Code, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 720, as passed, approved and amended by the Illinois General Assembly is hereby adopted by the City; the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the City; provided, however, the penalties as provided by this Code shall apply. (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/1-3-2 and 5/11-1-1) ARTICLE II - GENERALLY 27-2-1 DISTURBING POLICE OFFICER. No person shall, by violent conduct, disturb any police officer in the discharge of his duties; nor shall any person assault, strike, or fight with any police officers in the discharge of his/her duties or permit such conduct in or upon any house or premises in the City owned or possessed by him/her or under his/her management and control. Abusive or vulgar language in the presence of an officer does not evoke into a crime unless the language provokes a breach of the peace or constitutes fighting words evoking some violent response. (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/11-1-1) 27-2-2 IMPERSONATION OF OFFICER. No person in the City shall falsely represent himself to be an officer of the City or shall, without being duly authorized by the City, exercise or attempt to exercise any of the duties, functions or powers of the City officer, or hinder, obstruct, resist or otherwise interfere with any City officer in the discharge of the duties of his office, or attempt to prevent any [Supplement No. 7; 03-01-09] 678 Offenses 27-10-2 such officer from arresting any person, either by force or by giving notice to such person, or attempt to rescue from such [Supplement No. 7; 03-01-09] 678 Offenses 27-10-2 officer any person in his custody, or impersonate any of the members of the Police Force of this City, or maliciously or with the intention of deceiving any person, wear the uniform of or a uniform similar to that worn by the members of the Police Department, or use any of the signs, signals or devices adopted and used by the Police Department. (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/32-5.1) 27-2-3 DISTURBING LAWFUL ASSEMBLIES. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully interrupt or disturb any funeral assembly, funeral procession, school, any assembly met for the worship of God or any other assembly met for a lawful purpose by any offensive behavior, or by any disorderly conduct. (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/11-5-2) 27-2-4 UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. It shall be illegal for persons to assemble unlawfully in the following situations: (A) The use of force or violence disturbing the public peace by two (2) or more persons acting together and without authority of law; or (B) The assembly of two (2) or more persons to do an unlawful act; or (C) The assembly of two (2) or more persons, without authority of law, for the purpose of doing violence to the person or property of any one supposed to have been guilty of a violation of the law, or for the purpose of exercising correctional powers or regulative powers over any person by violence. (See 720 ILCS Sec. 5/25-1) (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/11-5-2) 27-2-5 DISTURBING THE PEACE. No person shall disturb the good order of society, or the peace of any private family, or of any congregation within the City by any noise or amusement, or by vulgar or profane language, or by any disorderly or immoral conduct. (See 65 ILCS Sec. 5/11-5-2) 27-2-6 BARBED WIRE AND ELECTRIC FENCES. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any electrically-charged fence or barbed wire or other such sharp, pointed fence below eight feet (8') in height, except in an agricultural or conservation zone district. 27-2-7 ADMISSION FEES: FRAUDULENTLY AVOIDING PAYMENT OF. It shall be unlawful for any person to fraudulently enter, without payment of the proper admission fee, any theater, ballroom, lecture, concert or other place where admission fees are charged; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict the free admission of 678 [Supplement No. 7; 03-01-09] Offenses 27-10-2 police officers engaged in the performance of police duties to any place of public entertainment or amusement. [Suppleme