Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Filed: 4/16/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5271 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5271 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 
5changing Section 6-3 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 6-3)
7    Sec. 6-3. Intoxicated or drugged condition.  
8    (a) A person who is in an intoxicated or drugged condition 
9is criminally responsible for conduct unless such condition is 
10involuntarily produced and deprives him of substantial 
11capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his conduct 
12or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law.
13    (b) Evidence of a defendant's voluntary intoxication is 
14not admissible for the purpose of negating the defendant's 
15mental state, nor shall any such argument to the trier of fact 
16be permitted. However, evidence of a defendant's voluntary 
 
 
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1intoxication is admissible for any other relevant purpose. If 
2evidence of the defendant's intoxication, either voluntary or 
3involuntary, is admitted, the trier of fact shall be 
4instructed that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to the 
5crime charged. 
6(Source: P.A. 92-466, eff. 1-1-02.)".