Illinois Administrative Code › Title 71 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND REAL PROPERTY › Part 2005 - PUBLIC USE OF THE CAPITOL COMPLEX AND SPRINGFIELD FACILITIES › Section 2005.50 - Demonstrations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The holding or
			 conducting of any demonstration, public meeting, gathering, or parade on or in
			 the buildings or their grounds is prohibited unless a permit for that activity
			 is issued by the Director. To apply for a permit, a Special Events form (
https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/bg56.pdf
)
			 must be submitted electronically to the Department of Physical Services,
			 Special Events Division via email (SpecialEventRequest@ilsos.gov) at least 48
			 hours in advance of the event to be scheduled, unless the requestor can show by
			 the preponderance of the evidence that the cause or reason for the requested
			 demonstration, meeting, gathering or parade was not known, contemplated or
			 reasonably foreseeable, resulted from changed circumstances, or was not in
			 existence within those 48 hours, except that no such request shall take
			 precedence over an activity that was previously scheduled by the
			 Director.
b) The Special Events
			 form must state the name of the individual, organization, association, society,
			 fraternity, sorority, club, or other group seeking to use the building or the
			 grounds. The request must list the event contact person, telephone numbers and
			 address. Additionally, the building or facility desired to be used, the dates
			 and times sought, equipment to be used or supplied, and the estimated number of
			 participants shall be provided by the applicant. The permit will only be valid
			 for the date and time approved by the Director and does not allow the group to
			 demonstrate at any date or time other than that which has been
			 approved.
c) Any group seeking a
			 permit under this Section must have a minimum of one usher per 25 participants.
			 Ushers shall be identified by insignia and their identities disclosed to
			 security or police officials prior to the demonstration. The usher's duties
			 shall include making certain, to the best of that person's ability under the
			 circumstances, that the conditions of the permit are met, that the group and
			 participants comply with the rules, that the demonstration remains peaceful and
			 orderly, and that the participants remain within the physical boundaries of the
			 permit.
d) The Director will issue
			 a permit to an applicant unless the Director determines the intended activity
			 will:
1) Unreasonably interfere with the
			 movement of vehicular traffic in the parking lots of the Capital Complex or
			 persons within the buildings or on the grounds;
2) Not occur in the area designated and will
			 create or cause a health or safety hazard and will impede substantially the
			 performance of public business to be conducted in the area;
3) Endanger the health or safety of the
			 permit applicants or other persons;
4) Be a commercial activity or a fundraiser
			 for an entity that is not a not-for-profit registered with the Secretary of
			 State under 14 Ill. Adm. Code 160; or
5) Conflict in date, time, and place with a
			 previously scheduled activity of another applicant or a government agency. All
			 Special Events forms are considered received based on the date and time of the
			 receipt of the email and permits are issued on a first-come, first-served
			 basis.