96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5225


 
Introduced 2/3/2010, by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 








720 ILCS 5/4-9
  from Ch. 38, par. 4-9








     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Provides that a person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to each element
thereof, one of the mental states described in the Code if the offense is a petty offense (rather than a misdemeanor) which is not punishable by incarceration or
by a fine exceeding $1,000 (rather than $500).  Effective immediately.
  















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HB5225

LRB096 18300 RLC 33675 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 4-9 as follows:
 



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    (720 ILCS 5/4-9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 4-9)



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    Sec. 4-9. 
Absolute
liability.

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    A person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to 
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each element
thereof, one of the mental states described in 
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Sections 4--4 through 4--7
if the offense is a petty offense 
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misdemeanor which is not punishable by incarceration or
by a 
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fine exceeding $1,000 $500, or the statute defining the offense 
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clearly
indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute 
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liability for the
conduct described.

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(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.