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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 16-20 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/16-20)
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7 | Sec. 16-20. Criminal penalties.
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8 | (a) Except for violations of Section 16-19 as provided for | ||||||
9 | in subsection
(b)
or (c) of this Section, a person
who violates | ||||||
10 | Section 16-19 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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11 | (b) An offense under Section 16-19 is a Class 4 felony if:
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12 | (1) the defendant has been convicted previously under | ||||||
13 | Section 16-19
or
convicted of any
similar crime in this or | ||||||
14 | any federal or other state jurisdiction; or
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15 | (2) the violation of Section 16-19 involves at least | ||||||
16 | 10, but not more
than
50, unlawful
communication or access | ||||||
17 | devices; or
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18 | (3) a person engages in conduct identified in | ||||||
19 | subdivision (3) of Section
16-19 for the purpose of, and | ||||||
20 | with the intention of, substantially disrupting
and | ||||||
21 | impairing the ability of a communication service provider | ||||||
22 | to deliver
communication services to its lawful customers | ||||||
23 | or subscribers ; or .
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1 | (4) the defendant at the time of the commission of the | ||||||
2 | offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or | ||||||
3 | is serving a sentence at a penal institution; or | ||||||
4 | (5) the defendant at the time of the commission of the | ||||||
5 | offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or | ||||||
6 | is serving a sentence at a penal institution and uses any | ||||||
7 | means of electronic communication as defined in the | ||||||
8 | Harassing and Obscene Communications Act for fraud, theft, | ||||||
9 | theft by deception, identity theft, or any other unlawful | ||||||
10 | purpose. | ||||||
11 | (c) An offense under Section 16-19 is a Class 3 felony if:
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12 | (1) the defendant has been convicted previously on 2 or | ||||||
13 | more occasions
for
offenses under
Section 16-19 or for any | ||||||
14 | similar crime in this or any federal or other state
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15 | jurisdiction; or
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16 | (2) the violation of Section 16-19 involves more than | ||||||
17 | 50 unlawful
communication or access
devices ; or | ||||||
18 | (3) the defendant at the time of the commission of the | ||||||
19 | offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or | ||||||
20 | is serving a sentence at a penal institution and has been | ||||||
21 | convicted previously of an offense under Section 16-19 | ||||||
22 | committed by the defendant while serving as a pre-trial | ||||||
23 | detainee in a penal institution or while serving a sentence | ||||||
24 | at a penal institution; or | ||||||
25 | (4) the defendant at the time of the commission of the | ||||||
26 | offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or |
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1 | is serving a sentence at a penal institution and has been | ||||||
2 | convicted previously of an offense under Section 16-19 | ||||||
3 | committed by the defendant while serving as a pre-trial | ||||||
4 | detainee in a penal institution or while serving a sentence | ||||||
5 | at a penal institution and uses any means of electronic | ||||||
6 | communication as defined in the Harassing and Obscene | ||||||
7 | Communications Act for fraud, theft, theft by deception, | ||||||
8 | identity theft, or any other unlawful purpose .
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9 | (d) For purposes of grading an offense based upon a prior | ||||||
10 | conviction under
Section 16-19 or for any
similar crime under | ||||||
11 | subdivisions (b)(1) and (c)(1) of this Section, a prior
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12 | conviction shall consist of convictions
upon separate | ||||||
13 | indictments or criminal complaints for offenses under Section
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14 | 16-19 or any similar crime in this or any
federal or other | ||||||
15 | state jurisdiction.
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16 | (e) As provided for in subdivisions (b)(1) and (c)(1) of | ||||||
17 | this Section, in
grading an offense under Section
16-19 based | ||||||
18 | upon a prior conviction, the term "any similar crime" shall
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19 | include, but not be limited to, offenses
involving theft of | ||||||
20 | service or fraud, including violations of the Cable
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21 | Communications Policy Act of 1984 (Public
Law 98-549, 98 Stat. | ||||||
22 | 2779).
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23 | (f) Separate offenses. For purposes of all criminal | ||||||
24 | penalties or fines
established for violations of Section
16-19, | ||||||
25 | the prohibited activity established in Section 16-19 as it | ||||||
26 | applies to
each
unlawful communication or access device shall
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1 | be deemed a separate offense.
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2 | (g) Fines. For purposes of imposing fines upon conviction | ||||||
3 | of a defendant
for
an offense under Section 16-19, all fines | ||||||
4 | shall be imposed in accordance with
Article 9 of Chapter V of | ||||||
5 | the
Unified Code
of Corrections.
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6 | (h) Restitution. The court shall, in addition to any other | ||||||
7 | sentence
authorized by law, sentence a person
convicted of | ||||||
8 | violating Section 16-19 to make restitution in the manner | ||||||
9 | provided
in Article 5 of Chapter V of the Unified Code of
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10 | Corrections.
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11 | (i) Forfeiture of unlawful communication or access | ||||||
12 | devices. Upon conviction
of
a defendant under Section
16-19, | ||||||
13 | the court may, in addition to any other sentence authorized by | ||||||
14 | law,
direct that the defendant forfeit any
unlawful | ||||||
15 | communication or access devices in the defendant's possession | ||||||
16 | or
control which were involved in the
violation for which the | ||||||
17 | defendant was convicted.
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18 | (j) Venue. An offense under Section 16-19 may be deemed to | ||||||
19 | have been
committed
at either the place where
the defendant | ||||||
20 | manufactured or assembled an unlawful communication or access
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21 | device, or assisted others in doing so,
or the place where the | ||||||
22 | unlawful communication or access device was sold or
delivered | ||||||
23 | to a purchaser or recipient. It is not a
defense to a violation | ||||||
24 | of Section 16-19 that some of the acts constituting the
offense | ||||||
25 | occurred outside of the State of
Illinois.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 92-728, eff. 1-1-03; 93-701, eff. 7-9-04.)
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