97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1967
 
Introduced , by Rep. Constance A. Howard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



720 ILCS 5/12-6.2

     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Provides that in addition to other elements of the offense a person commits aggravated intimidation when he or she
commits the offense of intimidation and the person knew that the victim was a civilian reporting information regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement agency and the offense was committed because the person reported information regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement agency.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by changing 
5Section 12-6.2 as follows:
 



6    (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)



7    Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation. 

8    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated intimidation 
9when he or she
commits the offense of intimidation and:


10        (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of 
11    the activities of
an organized gang or by the person's 
12    membership in or allegiance to an
organized gang; or


13        (2) the offense is committed with the intent to prevent 
14    any person from
becoming a community policing volunteer; or


15        (3) the following conditions are met:


16            (A) the person knew that the victim was: (i) a 
17        peace officer,
(ii) a correctional
institution 
18        employee, (iii) a fireman; or (iv) a community policing 
19        volunteer;
or (v) a civilian reporting information 
20        regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement 
21        agency; and


22            (B) the offense was committed:  (i) while the victim 
23        was engaged in the
execution of his or her official 
 
 
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1        duties; or (ii) to prevent the victim from
performing 
2        his or her official duties; (iii) in retaliation for 
3        the victim's
performance of his or her official duties; 
4        or (iv) by reason of any person's
activity as a 
5        community policing volunteer; or (v) because the 
6        person reported information regarding a forcible 
7        felony to a law enforcement agency.

8    (b) Sentence.  Aggravated intimidation as defined in 
9paragraph (a)(1) is
a Class 1
felony.  Aggravated intimidation 
10as defined in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) is
a Class 2 felony

11for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of 
12imprisonment of not less
than 3 years nor more than 14 years.

13    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "streetgang", 
14"streetgang member", and
"organized gang"
have the meanings 
15ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang

16Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.

17(Source: P.A. 89-631, eff. 1-1-97; 90-651, eff. 1-1-99; 90-655, 
18eff.
7-30-98.)