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HB3911 Engrossed |
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LRB096 03167 RLC 13184 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 adding |
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| Section 21-1.6 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/21-1.6 new) |
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| Sec. 21-1.6. Domestic damage to property. |
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| (a) A person commits domestic damage to property when he or |
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| she knowingly or intentionally causes damage to a family or |
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| household member's personal property or commonly owned |
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| property while in the immediate presence of that family or |
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| household member, as defined in subsection (3) of Section |
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| 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, so as to |
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| deliberately and intentionally intimidate or threaten that |
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| family or household member. A peace officer must arrest the |
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| offender upon the establishment of probable cause. |
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| (b) Sentence. Domestic damage to property is a Class A |
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| misdemeanor.
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