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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1964
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Constance A. Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/1-2 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1-2 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the general
purposes of the Code.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1964 |
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LRB096 05323 RLC 15389 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 1-2 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/1-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-2)
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| Sec. 1-2. General purposes. The
The provisions of this Code |
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| shall be construed in accordance with the
general purposes |
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| hereof, to: |
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| (a) Forbid and prevent the commission of offenses;
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| (b) Define adequately the act and mental state which |
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| constitute each
offense, and limit the condemnation of conduct |
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| as criminal when it is
without fault;
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| (c) Prescribe penalties which are proportionate to the |
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| seriousness of
offenses and which permit recognition of |
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| differences in rehabilitation
possibilities among individual |
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| offenders;
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| (d) Prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of persons |
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| accused or
convicted of offenses.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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