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Public Act 097-0741
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
Section 31-5 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/31-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 31-5)
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Sec. 31-5. Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
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(a) Every person not standing in the relation of husband, |
wife, parent,
child, brother or sister to the offender, who, |
with intent to prevent the
apprehension of the offender, |
conceals his knowledge that an offense has
been committed or |
harbors, aids or conceals the offender, commits a Class 4
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felony. |
(b) Every person, 18 years of age or older, who, with
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intent to prevent the apprehension of the offender, aids or
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assists the offender, by some volitional act, in fleeing the
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municipality, county, State, country, or other defined
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jurisdiction in which the offender is to be arrested, charged,
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or prosecuted, commits a Class 4 felony.
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(Source: P.A. 77-2638.)
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