99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2778

 

Introduced 2/17/2016, by Sen. Kwame Raoul

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-6.2-5 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of extortion. Provides that a person commits extortion when he or she knowingly obtains, or causes to be obtained, property, services, something of value, advantage or immunity, from another person, with that person's consent, when the consent is induced by wrongful use of the threat of fear or actual or threatened force, violence, or under color of official right. Provides that a violation is a Class 3 felony.


LRB099 18965 RLC 43354 b

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB2778LRB099 18965 RLC 43354 b

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 2012 is amended by adding
5Section 12-6.2-5 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2-5 new)
7    Sec. 12-6.2-5. Extortion.
8    (a) A person commits extortion when he or she knowingly
9obtains, or causes to be obtained, property, services,
10something of value, advantage or immunity, from another person,
11with that person's consent, when the consent is induced by
12wrongful use of the threat of fear or actual or threatened
13force, violence, or under color of official right.
14    (b) Sentence. Extortion is a Class 3 felony.