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HB0308 Engrossed |
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LRB095 05175 RLC 25248 b |
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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 |
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| Section 19-1 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/19-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 19-1)
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| Sec. 19-1. Burglary.
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| (a) A person commits burglary when without authority he |
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| knowingly enters
or without authority remains within a |
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| building, housetrailer, watercraft,
aircraft, motor vehicle as |
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| defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, railroad
car, or any part |
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| thereof, with intent to commit therein a felony or theft.
This |
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| offense shall not include the offenses set out in Section 4-102 |
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| of the
Illinois Vehicle Code.
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| (b) Sentence.
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| Burglary is a Class 2 felony. A burglary committed in a |
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| school or place of
worship is a
Class 1 felony. A burglary |
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| committed in a facility that stores the necessities of life |
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| such as food, clothing, or other tangibles for free |
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| distribution to economically disadvantaged persons is a Class 1 |
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| felony.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-360, eff. 7-29-99; 91-928, eff. 6-1-01.)
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