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| | SB2778 Engrossed | | LRB099 18965 RLC 43354 b |
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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 2012 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 12-6.2-5 as follows:
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| 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 |
| 9 | | obtains, or
causes to be obtained, property, services, |
| 10 | | something of value, advantage or immunity,
from another person, |
| 11 | | with that person's consent, when the consent is induced by |
| 12 | | wrongful use of the threat of fear or actual or
threatened |
| 13 | | force, violence, or under color of official right. |
| 14 | | (b) Sentence. Extortion is a Class 3 felony.
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