Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 5/6/2013
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2897
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2897 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing 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 |
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1 | other similar material
or metal or any other type of insert | ||||||
2 | and which is lightweight and pliable
and which can be | ||||||
3 | easily concealed under a shirt.
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4 | (3) A military style recon/surveillance vest which is | ||||||
5 | made of Kevlar
or any other similar material and which is | ||||||
6 | lightweight and designed to be
worn over one's clothing.
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7 | (4) Protective casual clothing which is made of Kevlar | ||||||
8 | or any other
similar material and which was originally | ||||||
9 | intended to be used by undercover
law enforcement officers | ||||||
10 | or dignitaries and is designed to look like
jackets, coats, | ||||||
11 | raincoats, quilted or three piece suit vests.
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12 | (a-5) "Crime of violence" means a felony offense that is | ||||||
13 | defined as a crime of violence in Section 2 of the Crime | ||||||
14 | Victims Compensation Act. | ||||||
15 | (b) "Dangerous weapon" means a Category I, Category II, or
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16 | Category III weapon as
defined in Section 33A-1 of this Code.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)
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18 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-2)
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19 | Sec. 33F-2. Unlawful use of body armor. A person commits | ||||||
20 | the
offense of unlawful use of body armor when he or she | ||||||
21 | knowingly wears body armor
and is in possession of a dangerous | ||||||
22 | weapon, other than a firearm, in the commission or attempted
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23 | commission of any offense.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
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1 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-3)
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2 | Sec. 33F-3. Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use of | ||||||
3 | body armor
for a first offense shall be guilty of a Class A | ||||||
4 | misdemeanor and for a
second or subsequent offense shall be | ||||||
5 | guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of unlawful use | ||||||
6 | of body armor who has been previously convicted of a felony | ||||||
7 | that is a crime of violence is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 87-521.)".
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