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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 | Sections 33F-1, 33F-2, and 33F-3 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-1)
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7 | Sec. 33F-1. Definitions. For purposes of this Article:
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8 | (a) "Body Armor" means any one of the following:
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9 | (1) A military style flak or tactical assault vest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | which is made of
Kevlar or any other similar material or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | metal, fiberglass, plastic, and
nylon plates and designed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | to be worn over one's clothing for the intended
purpose of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | stopping not only missile fragmentation from mines, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | grenades,
mortar shells and artillery fire but also fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | from rifles, machine guns,
and small arms.
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16 | (2) Soft body armor which is made of Kevlar or any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | other similar material
or metal or any other type of insert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | and which is lightweight and pliable
and which can be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | easily concealed under a shirt.
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20 | (3) A military style recon/surveillance vest which is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | made of Kevlar
or any other similar material and which is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | lightweight and designed to be
worn over one's clothing.
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23 | (4) Protective casual clothing which is made of Kevlar |
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1 | or any other
similar material and which was originally | ||||||
2 | intended to be used by undercover
law enforcement officers | ||||||
3 | or dignitaries and is designed to look like
jackets, coats, | ||||||
4 | raincoats, quilted or three piece suit vests.
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5 | (a-5) "Crime of violence" means a felony offense that is | ||||||
6 | defined as a crime of violence in Section 2 of the Crime | ||||||
7 | Victims Compensation Act. | ||||||
8 | (b) "Dangerous weapon" means a Category I, Category II, or
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9 | Category III weapon as
defined in Section 33A-1 of this Code.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)
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11 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-2)
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12 | Sec. 33F-2. Unlawful use of body armor. | ||||||
13 | (a) A person commits the
offense of unlawful use of body | ||||||
14 | armor when he or she knowingly wears body armor
and is in | ||||||
15 | possession of a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, in the | ||||||
16 | commission or attempted
commission of any offense. | ||||||
17 | (b) A person commits unlawful use of body armor when he or | ||||||
18 | she knowingly purchases, owns, or possesses body armor, if that | ||||||
19 | person has been convicted of a felony that is a crime of | ||||||
20 | violence. | ||||||
21 | (c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation under | ||||||
22 | subsection (b) that the defendant obtained prior written | ||||||
23 | certification from his or her employer that the defendant's | ||||||
24 | purchase, use, or possession of body armor was necessary for | ||||||
25 | the safe performance of lawful business activity. It is also an |
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1 | affirmative defense to a violation under subsection (b) for a | ||||||
2 | confidential informant or witness with a conviction for a crime | ||||||
3 | of violence to possess body armor when that person is engaged | ||||||
4 | by a law enforcement agency, for a legitimate law enforcement | ||||||
5 | purpose, and is under the direct supervision and acting under | ||||||
6 | the direct authorization of the chief of police of that law | ||||||
7 | enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer designated by | ||||||
8 | the chief of police.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
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10 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-3)
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11 | Sec. 33F-3. Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use of | ||||||
12 | body armor
under subsection (a) for a first offense is shall be | ||||||
13 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for a
second or subsequent | ||||||
14 | offense is shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person | ||||||
15 | convicted of unlawful use of body armor
under subsection (b) is | ||||||
16 | guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 87-521.)
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