Chapter 430 — PUBLIC SAFETY

(430 ILCS 140/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds: (1) Children's jewelry that could expose children to high levels of accessible cadmium could cause potential harm to children's health and the environment. (2) Because children's bodies are growing and dev…

(430 ILCS 140/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-1379, eff. 7-29-10; text omitted.)

(430 ILCS 140/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1379, eff. 7-29-10.)

(430 ILCS 145/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act or Zach's Law. (Source: P.A. 97-234, eff. 8-2-11.)

(430 ILCS 145/10) Sec. 10. Soccer goal safety and education policy. Movable soccer goals present a serious threat to the safety of children and adults from the dangers of unanchored or improperly anchored soccer goals tipping over. Care should be taken when installing, setting up…

(430 ILCS 145/15) Sec. 15. Tip-resistant movable soccer goals required. (a) Beginning one year after the effective date of this Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at w…

(430 ILCS 145/20) Sec. 20. Technical assistance for soccer goal safety. By June 30, 2012, the Department of Public Health shall provide technical assistance materials based on guidelines such as the Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety in order to improve soccer goal safety.…

(430 ILCS 145/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Movable soccer goal" means a freestanding structure consisting of at least 2 upright posts, a crossbar, and support bars that is designed: (1) to be used by adults or children for the purposes of a soccer goal; (2) to be…

(430 ILCS 145/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 97-234, eff. 8-2-11.)

(430 ILCS 150/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 505/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Abandoned Refrigerator Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(430 ILCS 150/1) (was 720 ILCS 505/1) Sec. 1. Whoever abandons or discards in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox or ice chest, of a capacity of one and one-half cubic feet or more, which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened shut by me…

(430 ILCS 155/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 655/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Outdoor Lighting Installation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(430 ILCS 155/1) (was 720 ILCS 655/1) Sec. 1. The owner of every multiple dwelling shall install and maintain a light or lights at or near the outside of the front entrance-way of the building which shall in the aggregate provide not less than 50 watts incandescent illumination f…

(430 ILCS 155/2) (was 720 ILCS 655/2) Sec. 2. As used in this Act "multiple dwelling" means any dwelling that is either rented, leased, let or hired out, to be occupied, or is occupied as the residence or home of 3 or more families living independently of each other. A "multiple …

(430 ILCS 155/3) (was 720 ILCS 655/3) Sec. 3. Any violation of this Act by the owner is a Class C misdemeanor for each day and every day such violation occurs. (Source: P.A. 77-2527.)

(430 ILCS 160/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 665/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Peephole Installation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(430 ILCS 160/1) (was 720 ILCS 665/1) Sec. 1. The owner of every multiple dwelling on which construction is commenced after the effective date of this Act shall provide and maintain peepholes in the entrance door of each housing unit within such multiple dwelling. The peephole mu…

(430 ILCS 160/2) (was 720 ILCS 665/2) Sec. 2. As used in this Act "multiple dwelling" means any dwelling containing 5 or more independent housing units which are rented, leased, let or hired out to the tenant for use as a residence. This Act shall not apply to hotels, apartment h…

(430 ILCS 160/3) (was 720 ILCS 665/3) Sec. 3. Any tenant affected by a violation of this Act by the owner may compel the owner to install such peepholes by bringing an appropriate action in the circuit court. Any violation of this Act by the owner is a petty offense and shall be …

(430 ILCS 165/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 605/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Excavation Fence Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(430 ILCS 165/1) (was 720 ILCS 605/1) Sec. 1. Any person, corporation or partnership which either owns, or maintains, or uses, or abandons any open well, cesspool, cistern, quarry, recharging basin, catch basin, sump, excavation for the erection of any building structure or excav…

(430 ILCS 170/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the First Informer Broadcasters Act. (Source: P.A. 97-1155, eff. 1-25-13.)

(430 ILCS 170/10) Sec. 10. Broadcasters. Broadcasters in this State may, in cooperation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Broadcasters Association, or its successor organization, develop comprehensive, coordinated plans for preparing for and respondin…

(430 ILCS 170/15) Sec. 15. First informer broadcasters; training and certification. (a) Any Statewide organization, or any member of a Statewide organization, that represents broadcasters, cable television communications, or any other provider that uses emerging technologies may …

(430 ILCS 170/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. "Broadcaster" means a radio broadcasting station, cable operator, or television broadcasting station primarily engaged in, and deriving income from, the business of facilitating speech via over-the-air communications, both as to pure speech a…

(430 ILCS 170/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 97-1155, eff. 1-25-13.)

(430 ILCS 175/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1036, eff. 6-2-23.)

(430 ILCS 175/10) Sec. 10. Public rescue equipment on piers and drop-offs. (a) The owner of a pier or drop-off on Lake Michigan shall install public rescue equipment, including, at a minimum, ring life buoys, on each of the owner's piers or drop-offs along the Lake Michigan coast…

(430 ILCS 175/15) Sec. 15. Ring life buoy requirements. Ring life buoys installed under Section 10 must meet the following: (1) The ring life buoy shall meet the requirements of 46 CFR Part 160 Subpart 160.050 or 46 CFR Part 160 Subpart 160.150 for SOLAS-approved equipment or suc…

(430 ILCS 175/20) Sec. 20. Tracking, reporting, and analyzing drownings. Each unit of local government owning a pier or drop-off on Lake Michigan shall track and, at a minimum of twice per year, publish on the unit's website a report on lakefront drownings of which the unit is aw…

(430 ILCS 175/25) Sec. 25. High-incident drowning area plans. Within one year after an owner's property becomes a high-incident drowning area, the owner shall update and disseminate a water safety plan as well as upgrade installed safety equipment as needed, which may include, bu…

(430 ILCS 175/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Drop-off" means an area of a lake's shoreline that is intended to facilitate direct public access to the water. "High-incident drowning area" means an area within 100 feet of a pier or drop-off where more than one fatal …

(430 ILCS 175/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect one year after becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-1036, eff. 6-2-23.)

(430 ILCS 180/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. (Source: P.A. 104-121, eff. 1-1-26.)

(430 ILCS 180/10) Sec. 10. Low-sloped roof edges and openings. All existing buildings, new construction, new roofs, roof replacements, and renovation projects that increase the area of a home or business by more than 50% are subject to the following requirements: (1) The edges of…

(430 ILCS 180/15) Sec. 15. Survey. (a) No later than January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, each municipality shall complete a survey of buildings in its jurisdiction that have skylights and other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. (b) The results of the …

(430 ILCS 180/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Court" means an open space on a lot, other than a yard or portion of a yard, that is unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky and bounded, in whole or part, by abutting property lines, exterior building walls or other enclo…