Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly conduct laws focus on public safety. In Illinois disorderly conduct law prohibits disturbing the peace or engaging in unreasonable conduct that alarms or disturbs others. For example, someone might disturb the peace by yelling or arguing in a public place.

Besides prohibiting disorderly conduct, the state also makes illegal other specific acts because those acts could waste public resources or unnecessarily cause public fear or stress. Accordingly, Illinois state laws include several other types of acts that qualify as disorderly conduct:

• making a false report of a fire or fire alarm
• making a false report of a bomb or explosive device
• making a false report of a crime in progress or a past crime, or requesting emergency response services while knowing that assistance is unnecessary
• making a false report about an abused or neglected child
• making a false report to the Department of Public Health
• entering another person's property to look into a dwelling for a lewd or otherwise unlawful purpose
• using harassment or intimidation as a debt collector or collection agent #illinoisdisorderlyconductlaws,
  
  
  

Serialized Handgun Ammunition

A new Illinois law provides that beginning January 1, 2022, all handgun ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that beginning January 1, 2022, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that beginning January 1, 2022, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.#handgunammunition, #serializedammunition,

Interrogation Of A Minor

Senate Bill 2122 makes Illinois the first state in the nation to bar law enforcement from using deceptive tactics when interrogating young people. National law enforcement organizations and training agencies have advocated against them, arguing that deceptive interrogation techniques increase the likelihood of a minor making a false confession.

 
While the use of deceptive tactics was deemed permissible by the judiciary in 1969, today members of both the 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals and Illinois Court of Appeals have condemned the use of deceptive practices when interrogating minors because of the risk it poses in producing false confessions, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. SB 2122, which takes effect January 1, 2022, outlaws this practice. #interrogationminor,

DUI Drugs

The offense of driving under the influence, or DUI, typically relates to alcohol intoxication. But alcohol is just one of countless substances that can impair one's ability to operate a motor vehicle. Driving under the influence of drugs -- including prescription medications as well as illegal drugs -- can also result in DUI charges.

Mixing drugs and driving, whether it's medicinal marijuana or legally prescribed muscle relaxers, is just as illegal as driving drunk and can also constitute a DUI offense. Doctor's orders are no defense to drugged driving charges.#duidrugs, 

Escrow

Escrow is a legal arrangement in which a third party temporarily holds large sums of money or property until a particular condition has been met (such as the fulfillment of a purchase agreement). It is used in real estate transactions to protect both the buyer and the seller throughout the home buying process. #escrow, #realestateescrow,

Prenuptial Agreements

In Illinois, prenuptial agreements are governed by the Illinois Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (750 ILCS 10/1-10/11). A prenup must be created in writing, and it must be signed by both spouses. A prenuptial agreement will not become effective until a couple becomes legally married. If a couple chooses not to get married, any prenuptial agreement they have made will become void. A prenup can also be amended or revoked after a couple's marriage if these changes are made in writing and signed by both spouses.

Before signing a prenuptial agreement, both parties should make a full financial disclosure to each other, including the income they earn, the property they own, and the debts they owe. A party may choose to waive their right to receive financial disclosure, but they must do so in writing.#prenuptialagreements,

Joint Custody

When couples with children divorce or split up, they encounter new legal terminology such as "joint custody." But what exactly does that mean in legal and practical terms? Joint custody involves a sharing of parental responsibility for the child. Unlike sole custody where one parent has the entire say, with joint custody both parents are actively involved in the child's upbringing. Joint custody can be joint physical custody, joint legal custody, or both.

Most people understand that physical custody has to do with where the child will live. If one parent is granted sole physical custody, the child will reside with that parent. If the parents are granted joint physical custody, the child typically will move back and forth between their residences.

Less familiar is the concept of legal custody. It determines who will make major decisions affecting the child, including religious education, choice of schools, extracurricular activities, health care, and more. If you have joint legal custody and don't allow the other parent to participate in the decision-making process, you could be found in contempt of court. #jointcustody, #legalcustody,