Illinois Administrative Code › Title 44 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GRANTMAKING, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › Part 5000 - ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY › Subpart H - USE OF OFFICE BUILDING › Section 5000.940 - Demonstrations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any demonstration
				near the buildings or on the grounds is prohibited unless a permit for the
				activity is issued by the Department or its authorized representatives.
				Demonstrations are prohibited in the buildings. A written request addressed to
				the Building Manager must be submitted at least 48 hours in advance of an
				event, unless the requester can show, by the preponderance of the evidence,
				that the cause or reason for the demonstration, was not known, contemplated or
				reasonably foreseeable, or resulted from changed circumstances not in existence
				within those 48 hours. No request shall take precedence over an activity that
				was previously scheduled and approved by the Department unless approved by the
				Department. The Department or Building Manager will employ the following
				elements in evaluating whether another event may be permitted: whether the
				facility needs to be used for governmental purposes or whether the new request
				can be accommodated without disruption to the previously scheduled event.
				Notwithstanding the foregoing, events may be canceled in cases involving
				natural disaster, public health or safety concerns (e.g., floods, civil
				disturbance, riots, etc.).
b) The
				written request shall state the name of the individual or organization seeking
				to use the ground. The request shall also list the names and addresses of all
				officers or leaders of the organization, the grounds desired to be used, the
				purpose of the demonstration, the dates and times sought, equipment to be used
				or supplied, and the estimated number of participants. Only the requesting
				individual or organization is permitted to use the grounds for a demonstration.
				No State agency or State employee may sponsor or make a request on behalf of
				any organization or individual.
c)
				Any group seeking a permit that will have 100 or more participants at any
				demonstration shall have one marshal per 25 participants. Marshals will be
				identified by insignia supplied by the Building Manager or security personnel.
				The marshals' duties shall include making certain, to the best of their ability
				under the circumstances, that the conditions of the permit are met, that
				compliance with the rules occurs, that the demonstrations remain peaceful and
				orderly and that the participants remain within the physical boundaries of the
				permit.
d) The Department or its
				authorized representatives will issue a permit to an applicant unless they find
				that the intended activity will:
1)
				Unreasonably interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic in the parking
				lots of the buildings, loading docks or persons within the buildings or on the
				grounds;
2) Not occur in the area
				designated and will create or cause a health and/or safety hazard and will
				impede substantially the performance of State business or the retail businesses
				in the JRTC;
3) Endanger the health
				and safety of the public;
4) Be a
				commercial activity;
5) Conflict in
				date, time, and place with a previously scheduled activity of another applicant
				or a government agency, unless approved by the Building Manager; or
6) Create an unreasonable risk of damage to
				State property.