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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 24-1.1 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1)
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7 | Sec. 24-1.1. Unlawful Use or Possession of Weapons by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Felons or
Persons in the Custody of the
Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice Facilities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) It is unlawful
for a person to knowingly possess on or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | about his person or on his land or
in his own abode or fixed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | place of business any weapon prohibited under
Section 24-1 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | this Act or any firearm or any firearm ammunition if the
person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | any
other jurisdiction. This Section shall not apply if the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | person has been
granted relief by the Director of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Department of State Police
under Section 10 of the Firearm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Owners Identification
Card Act.
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19 | (b) It is unlawful for any person confined in a penal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | institution,
which is a facility of the Illinois Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Corrections or the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice , to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | possess
any weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of this Code | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | or any firearm or
firearm ammunition, regardless of the intent |
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1 | with which he or she possesses it.
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2 | (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of | ||||||
3 | subsection (b), that such possession was specifically | ||||||
4 | authorized by rule,
regulation, or directive of the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Department of Corrections or order
issued pursuant thereto.
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6 | (d) The defense of necessity is not available to a person | ||||||
7 | who is charged
with a violation of subsection (b) of this | ||||||
8 | Section.
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9 | (e) Sentence. Violation of this Section by a person not | ||||||
10 | confined
in a penal institution shall be a Class 3 felony
for | ||||||
11 | which the person shall be sentenced to no less than 2 years and | ||||||
12 | no
more than 10 years and any second or subsequent violation | ||||||
13 | shall be a Class 2 felony for which the person shall be | ||||||
14 | sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years | ||||||
15 | and not more than 14 years. Violation of this Section by a | ||||||
16 | person not confined in a
penal institution who has been | ||||||
17 | convicted of a forcible felony, a felony
violation of Article | ||||||
18 | 24 of this Code or of the Firearm Owners Identification
Card | ||||||
19 | Act, stalking or aggravated stalking, or a Class 2 or greater | ||||||
20 | felony
under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the | ||||||
21 | Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and | ||||||
22 | Community Protection Act is a
Class 2 felony for which the | ||||||
23 | person
shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and not more | ||||||
24 | than 14 years.
Violation of this Section by a person who is on | ||||||
25 | parole or mandatory supervised
release is a Class 2 felony for | ||||||
26 | which the person shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years |
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1 | and not more than 14
years. Violation of this Section by a | ||||||
2 | person not confined in a penal
institution is a Class X felony | ||||||
3 | when the firearm possessed is a machine gun.
Any person who | ||||||
4 | violates this Section while confined in a penal
institution, | ||||||
5 | which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
Corrections | ||||||
6 | or the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice , is guilty of a | ||||||
7 | Class 1
felony, if he or she possesses any weapon prohibited | ||||||
8 | under Section 24-1 of this
Code regardless of the intent with | ||||||
9 | which he or she possesses it, a Class X
felony if he or she | ||||||
10 | possesses any firearm, firearm ammunition or explosive, and a
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11 | Class X felony for which the offender shall be sentenced to not | ||||||
12 | less than 12
years and not more than 50 years when the firearm | ||||||
13 | possessed is a machine
gun. A violation of this Section while | ||||||
14 | wearing or in possession of body armor as defined in Section | ||||||
15 | 33F-1 is a Class X felony punishable by a term of imprisonment | ||||||
16 | of not less than 10 years and not more than 40 years.
The | ||||||
17 | possession of each firearm or firearm ammunition in violation | ||||||
18 | of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 97-237, eff. 1-1-12.)
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