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90_HB1194
720 ILCS 5/24-3.1 from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the
possession of a projectile that is capable of penetrating
body armor constitutes unlawful possession of firearms or
firearm ammunition.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 24-3.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 24-3.1 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/24-3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.1)
8 Sec. 24-3.1. Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm
9 ammunition.
10 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession
11 of firearms or firearm ammunition when:
12 (1) He or she is under 18 years of age and has in
13 his or her possession any firearm of a size which may be
14 concealed upon the person; or
15 (2) He or she is under 21 years of age, has been
16 convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense
17 or adjudged delinquent and has any firearms or firearm
18 ammunition in his or her possession; or
19 (3) He or she is a narcotic addict and has any
20 firearms or firearm ammunition in his or her possession;
21 or
22 (4) He or she has been a patient in a mental
23 hospital within the past 5 years and has any firearms or
24 firearm ammunition in his or her possession; or
25 (5) He or she is mentally retarded and has any
26 firearms or firearm ammunition in his or her possession;
27 or
28 (6) He or she has in his or her possession any
29 explosive bullet; or .
30 (7) He or she has in his or her possession any
31 projectile that is capable of penetrating body armor.
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1 For purposes of this paragraph (6) "explosive bullet"
2 means the projectile portion of an ammunition cartridge which
3 contains or carries an explosive charge which will explode
4 upon contact with the flesh of a human or an animal.
5 "Cartridge" means a tubular metal case having a projectile
6 affixed at the front thereof and a cap or primer at the rear
7 end thereof, with the propellant contained in such tube
8 between the projectile and the cap; or
9 (b) Sentence.
10 Unlawful possession of firearms, other than handguns, and
11 firearm ammunition is a Class A misdemeanor. Unlawful
12 possession of handguns is a Class 4 felony.
13 (Source: P.A. 88-680, eff. 1-1-95.)