Naperville, IL Public Conduct: Aggressive Panhandling (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Begging or soliciting funds on public ways
- Citation
- City Code § 10-2-1-1, item 6
- Penalty
- $100–$500 general fine per offense
- Exception
- City-ordinance or lawful-authority solicitation
Summary
Naperville bans begging or soliciting funds on any public way as disorderly conduct, unless allowed by city ordinance or lawful authority, enforced citywide under the general offenses chapter.
Goes about begging or soliciting funds on the public ways, except as provided for by ordinance or upon lawful authority of the City; or7.Carries in a threatening or menacing manner, without authority of law, any firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, pistol, revolver, dagger, razor, dangerous knife, stiletto, knuckles, slingshot, billy, stun gun or taser, crossbow, common or compound bows, underwater speargun, black-jack, sand-club, sand-bag, throwing star, nunchakus, broken bottle or other piece of glass, air gun, air pistol, spring gun, spring pistol, BB gun, paint ball gun, pellet gun or any implement that is not a firearm which impels a breakable paint ball containing washable marking colors, or a pellet constructed of hard plastic, steel, lead or other hard materials with a force that reasonably is expected to cause bodily harm, look-alike weapon which by its appearance, including shape, color, size, markings or lack thereof, or any other identifying physical characteristics, would lead a reasonable person to believe that the object is a weapon which could cause bodily harm, an object containing noxious or deleterious liquid, gas or substance or other dangerous weapon; or8.While on public or private grounds adjacent to any building in which a school or any class thereof is in session, willfully makes or assists in the making of any noise or diversion which disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order of such school session or class thereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 101).
Full Breakdown
Naperville's disorderly conduct ordinance lists 'going about begging or soliciting funds on the public ways' as unlawful unless done under specific ordinance authorization or lawful City authority, grouped alongside breach-of-peace acts, threatening displays, and school disturbances. There is no separate 'aggressive panhandling' statute: this broad public-solicitation ban is what Naperville Police actually cite. Because no dollar figure is written into this subsection, violations fall under the Code's general penalty of $100 to $500 per offense, with each day a continuing violation counted separately.
Violations & Fines
General penalty applies: $100 to $500 fine per offense; each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.
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