Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Rock Island County, IL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Rock Island County, Illinois.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Rock Island County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Sit-Lie Rules

Rock Island County bars anyone from sleeping on a public sidewalk, street, alley, or right-of-way anywhere outside an incorporated town, at any time, under § 130.15(A). The same section bans sleeping in doorways abutting a right-of-way and treats overnight vehicle parking to sleep as a violation after two hours between midnight and 6 a.m.

Ban on Sleeping on Sidewalks, Rock Island County

Heavy Restrictions

Rock Island County Code of Ordinances § 130.15

(A) No person may sleep, nor otherwise engage in public camping, on a public sidewalk, street, alley, lane, other public right-of-way, park, bench, or any other County of Rock Island Property, nor on or under any bridge or viaduct, at any time. (B) No person may sleep, nor otherwise engage in public camping, in any pedestrian or vehicular entrance to public or private property abutting a public...

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Encampment Sanitation

Outside incorporated towns, Rock Island County bans camping on any public sidewalk, park, or county property and follows a set removal procedure. § 130.17 requires 24 hours' posted notice before crews clear a campsite, and any recovered belongings that are not contraband stay in county storage for at least 30 days.

Rock Island County Encampment Removal Protocol

Significant Restrictions

Rock Island County Code of Ordinances § 130.17

Upon discovery of a campsite on public property, removal of the campsite by the appropriate person(s) acting on behalf of Rock Island County may occur under the following circumstances: (A) Prior to removing a campsite, Rock Island County shall post a notice, 24-hours in advance of the removal, unless immediate removal of the campsite is deemed to be necessary for one of the reasons in division...

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