Public Act 097-0162
 
SB1739 EnrolledLRB097 06180 RLC 46254 b


  
    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by changing 
Section 12-6.2 as follows:
 



    (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)



    Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation. 

    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated intimidation 
when he or she
commits the offense of intimidation and:


        (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of 
    the activities of
an organized gang or by the person's 
    membership in or allegiance to an
organized gang; or


        (2) the offense is committed with the intent to prevent 
    any person from
becoming a community policing volunteer; or


        (3) the following conditions are met:


            (A) the person knew that the victim was: (i) a 
        peace officer,
(ii) a correctional
institution 
        employee, (iii) a fireman; or (iv) a community policing 
        volunteer;
or (v) a civilian reporting information 
        regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement 
        agency; and


            (B) the offense was committed:  (i) while the victim 
        was engaged in the
execution of his or her official 
        duties; or (ii) to prevent the victim from
performing 
        his or her official duties; (iii) in retaliation for 
        the victim's
performance of his or her official duties; 
        or (iv) by reason of any person's
activity as a 
        community policing volunteer; or (v) because the 
        person reported information regarding a forcible 
        felony to a law enforcement agency.

    (b) Sentence.  Aggravated intimidation as defined in 
paragraph (a)(1) is
a Class 1
felony.  Aggravated intimidation 
as defined in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) is
a Class 2 felony

for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment of not less
than 3 years nor more than 14 years.

    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "streetgang", 
"streetgang member", and
"organized gang"
have the meanings 
ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang

Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-631, eff. 1-1-97; 90-651, eff. 1-1-99; 90-655, 
eff.
7-30-98.)