102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2429
 
Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Bill Cunningham
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
720 ILCS 5/17-63 new

     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012.  Creates the offense of deceptive sale of pipeline components.  Provides that a person commits the offense, when he or she sells, purchases, or trades a knowingly falsely labeled pipeline component that does not meet or exceed the industry safety standards adopted by the Illinois Commerce Commission, under the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act, for the pipeline component.  Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that if the violation results in death or great bodily harm to another person, deceptive sale of pipeline components is a Class 4 felony.  Defines "component".
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended  by adding 
5Section 17-63 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/17-63 new)
7    Sec. 17-63. Deceptive sale of pipeline components.
8    (a) In this Section, "component" means any part of a 
9pipeline that may be subjected to pump pressure including, but 
10not limited to, pipe, valves, elbows, tees, flanges, and 
11closures. 
12    (b) A person commits deceptive sale of pipeline 
13components, when he or she sells, purchases, or trades a 
14knowingly falsely labeled pipeline component that does not 
15meet or exceed the industry safety standards adopted by the 
16Illinois Commerce Commission, under Section 3 of the Illinois 
17Gas Pipeline Safety Act, for the pipeline component.
18    (c)  Deceptive sale of pipeline components is a Class A 
19misdemeanor.  If the violation results in death or great bodily 
20harm to another person, deceptive sale of pipeline components 
21is a Class 4 felony.