Ill. Admin. Code tit. 71, § 2005.40 - Prohibited Activities
a) No
animals, except service animals to assist persons with disabilities, or animals
utilized by police officers and firefighters in the performance of their
official duties, shall be permitted in the buildings in the Capitol
Complex.
b) No person or
organization shall camp, erect a tent, fixture, whether or not affixed to the
grounds (except as authorized by the Secretary of State or General Assembly to
commemorate a deceased public official or a historical event), structure,
portable toilet, platform, sign, or similar device on the grounds of or within
the State Capitol, Visitors' Center, the State Library, the Howlett Building,
or the Stratton Building, except as provided in subsection (i). No person shall
sleep or shelter on the Capitol Grounds in a manner or place that may create a
fire hazard or threaten the property or safety of any person on the Capitol
Complex.
c) No person or
organization shall block, obstruct, or impede any doorway, stairway, corridor,
ventilation duct, or elevator in or on the Capitol Complex.
d) No demonstrations are allowed above the
first floor of the Capitol Building; this includes singing, chanting, or
shouting in a loud voice in such a manner that could interfere with the
business conducted in the building.
e) No banners, posters, placards, signs, or
symbols may be carried above the first floor of the Capitol Building. No
sticks, poles, or laths may be used to carry any sign or placard into the
buildings. No chains or ropes may be carried into the buildings, except by
authorized workers and State employees, with the permission of the
Director.
f) No person or group of
persons may use any electronic loudspeaker, bullhorn, or other amplifying
device within the Capitol Complex buildings or grounds, unless prior permission
of the Director is obtained pursuant to Section
2005.50(d).
Permission will be granted for demonstrations only.
g) No banners, posters, placards, signs, or
symbols may be affixed in any way by any person to the railing of the second,
third, or fourth floor of the State Capitol Building. No banners, posters,
placards, signs, or symbols for demonstration purposes may be affixed in any
way to the walls, railings, floors, or ceilings of any of the buildings in the
Capitol Complex.
h) No banners,
posters, placards, signs, or symbols may be displayed within the Capitol
Complex buildings or grounds for more than two weeks within a six-month
period.
i) No displays or
structures (including tents) in Capitol Complex buildings or grounds may be
erected without the permission of the Director pursuant to Section
2005.50(d).
Permission shall be granted only if the display structure is part of symbolic
expression in the exercise of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to
the United States Constitution and Article I, Sections 4 and 5 of the 1970
Illinois Constitution. No more than 2 tents or small structures may be erected
at the location designated by the Director. The location shall not impede
pedestrian or vehicular traffic or substantially damage Capitol Complex grounds
(e.g., damage to grass or grounds that would require replacement). The only
locations that are authorized for structures and displays shall be the paved
areas between the Howlett Building and the Capitol Building, in the north front
of the Howlett Building, between the Stratton Building and the Archives
Building, and in the Capitol Rotunda pursuant to Section
2005.60(i). No
structures or displays will be placed on grass areas that have an underground
watering system on them.
j) The
display of commercial signs, placards, or other forms of advertisement, or the
sale, display, or vending of commercial products or articles in Capitol Complex
buildings or grounds is prohibited, except pursuant to a contract with a unit
of State government.
k) The noise
level from demonstrators, picketers, and protesters of any group or groups, or
as individuals, within the Capitol Building rotunda must not exceed 75dB(A). If
the noise level from these persons exceeds this limit, the Director or the
Director of the Department of Police, or a designee, shall direct all persons
to decrease the noise, or to reduce the number of people, within the Capitol
Building to lower the noise level to the specified level, which must not exceed
75dB(A).
l) No person or
organization shall damage, destroy, remove, deface, defile, tarnish, or injure
in any way State property within Capitol Complex buildings or grounds. All
persons and organizations engaging in this type of prohibited activity will be
responsible for all costs, expenses, damages, and liability resulting from
their own actions or the actions of persons or organizations controlled or
directed by them at the time of the damage to State property.
m) No smoking, vaping, or use of electronic
cigarettes is permitted in any building or structure in the Capitol
Complex.
n) No skateboard riding,
rollerblading, recreational scooter riding, or skating is allowed on the
Capitol Complex. The riding of bicycles is permitted only in parking lots of
the Capitol Complex and not on any Capitol Complex sidewalks or
pathways.
o) No masks that cover a
person's face may be worn on the Capitol Complex grounds or within any of the
Capitol Complex buildings with the exception of the following:
1) Masks designed to cover the nose and mouth
for the purposes of preventing the spread or contraction of a respiratory
infection;
2) Religious head or
face coverings when worn in accordance with sincerely held religious
beliefs;
3) Masks required to
protect a worker while completing a construction task; or
4) Hazmat or other masks worn by first
responders.
p) No person
may operate an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned aircraft system (UAS),
or device more commonly referred to as a "drone" on or from the Capitol Complex
grounds or within the Capitol Complex buildings, except as permitted under
Section 2005.65(d).
q) No parking is allowed in permit-only
parking lots on the Capitol Complex without a personally assigned parking
placard. A violation of this subsection will result in a parking citation as
prescribed in 2005.80(c).
Parking for the public is authorized in the visitor's lot located on the
Capitol Complex.
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