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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 19-2.5 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/19-2.5 new)
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    Sec. 19-2.5. Unlawful sale of burglary tools.
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    (a)  For the purposes of this Section:
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        "Lock bumping" means a lock picking technique for 
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    opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially-crafted 
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    bumpkey. 
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        "Motor
vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in the 
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    Illinois Vehicle Code. 
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    (b) A person commits
the offense of unlawful sale of 
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burglary tools when he
or she knowingly sells or transfers any 
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key, including  a key designed for lock bumping, or a lock pick 
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specifically manufactured or altered for use in breaking into a 
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building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, 
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railroad car, or any
depository designed for the safekeeping of 
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property, or any part of that property.
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    (c)  This Section does not apply to the sale or transfer of 
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any item described in subsection (b) to any peace officer or 
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other employee of a law enforcement agency, or to any person or 
 


 






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agency licensed as a locksmith under the Private Detective, 
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Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and 
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Locksmith Act of 2004, or to any person engaged in the business 
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of towing vehicles, or to any person engaged in the business of 
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lawful repossession of property who possesses a valid 
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Repossessor-ICC Authorization Card.
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    (d) Sentence.  Unlawful sale of burglary tools is a Class 4 
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felony.