Illinois · statute · 615 ILCS 20 · 6 active provisions
It is unlawful to tie up or anchor vessels or other water craft in public or navigable waters of the State of Illinois in such a manner as to prevent or obstruct in any manner, between the shore lines thereof, the passage of any vessels or craft; or to voluntarily or carelessly sink, or permit or cause to be sunk, vess…
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Navigable Waters Obstruction Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Any master, pilot or engineer, or any person acting in the capacity of a master, pilot or engineer, who wilfully obstructs any waterway in any manner set forth in this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a violation thereof, and shall upon conviction be punished as provided in Section 5 hereof. (Source: Laws 1939, p. 515.)
Whenever the public use of any river, lake, harbor, sound, bay, canal, or other public or navigable waters of this state is obstructed or endangered by any sunken vessel, boat, water craft, raft, or other similar obstruction, and such obstruction has existed for a longer period than thirty (30) days, the sunken vessel,…
If any vessel, boat, water craft, or raft, or other similar obstruction, is sinking or grounding, or being unnecessarily delayed in any public or navigable waters mentioned in this Act, in such a manner as to stop, seriously interfere with, or specially endanger navigation, in the opinion of the Director of Natural Res…
Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any boat, vessel, scow, raft, or other craft used or employed in violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be liable for the pecuniary penalties specified in this section. (Source: P.A. 77-2328.)