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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0132
Introduced 1/31/2007, by Sen. John O. Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/32-5 |
from Ch. 38, par. 32-5 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be a public
officer or a public employee or an official or employee of the federal government commits a Class A (rather than a Class B) misdemeanor. Provides that if the false representation is made in furtherance of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0132 |
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LRB095 06875 RLC 26994 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 32-5 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/32-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 32-5)
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| Sec. 32-5. False
personation of attorney, judicial, or |
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| governmental officials.
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| (a) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to |
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| be an attorney
authorized to practice law for purposes of |
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| compensation or consideration
commits a Class 4 felony. This |
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| subsection (a) does not apply to a person who
unintentionally |
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| fails to pay attorney registration fees established by Supreme
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| Court Rule.
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| (b) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to |
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| be a public
officer or a public employee or an official or |
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| employee of the federal government commits a Class A
B
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| misdemeanor. If the false representation is made in furtherance |
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| of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of |
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| this subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-985, eff. 1-1-07.)
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