Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 5/12/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1230 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1230  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by adding 
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Section 32-5.2-5 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/32-5.2-5  new)
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    Sec. 32-5.2-5. False law enforcement badges.
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    (a) A person who knowingly produces, sells, or distributes 
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a law enforcement badge without the express written consent of 
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the law enforcement agency represented  on the badge, or in case 
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of a reorganized or defunct law enforcement agency, its 
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successor law enforcement agency, is guilty of a Class A 
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misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this Section 
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is a Class 3 felony.
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    (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this Section 
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that the law enforcement badge is used or is intended to be 
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used exclusively:
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        (1) as a memento, or in a collection or exhibit;
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        (2) for decorative purposes;
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        (3) for a dramatic presentation, such as a theatrical, 
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    film, or television production.".