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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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