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91_HB1850eng
HB1850 Engrossed LRB9104673KSpc
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
2 Section 31-9.
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 adding Section 31-9 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/31-9 new)
8 Sec. 31-9. Concealed compartment in vehicle, watercraft,
9 or aircraft.
10 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, business,
11 partnership, or corporation to knowingly create, modify,
12 alter, or add any false or foreign compartment to a motor
13 vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft for the purpose of
14 concealment of the compartment from peace officers or law
15 enforcement personnel. A violation of this subsection is a
16 Class 4 felony.
17 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
18 possess any motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft containing
19 any false or foreign compartment created for the purpose of
20 concealment of the compartment from peace officers or law
21 enforcement personnel. A violation of this subsection is a
22 Class 4 felony.
23 (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly
24 possess any motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft containing
25 any foreign compartment for the purpose of concealment of the
26 compartment from peace officers or law enforcement personnel
27 and utilize that compartment in the transportation of any
28 item or substance which the possessor of the motor vehicle,
29 watercraft, or aircraft is not allowed by law to own or
30 possess. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 felony.
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