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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 SB2885 Introduced 2/4/2020, by Sen. Emil Jones, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 720 ILCS 5/1-3 | from Ch. 38, par. 1-3 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the applicability of the common law.
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| | SB2885 | | LRB101 19474 RLC 68947 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, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 1-3 as follows:
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6 | | (720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3)
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7 | | Sec. 1-3. Applicability of common law. No conduct |
8 | | constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense
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9 | | this Code or in another statute of this State. However, this |
10 | | provision
does not affect the
the power of a court to punish |
11 | | for contempt or to employ
any sanction authorized by law for |
12 | | the enforcement of an order or civil
judgment. |
13 | | (Source: P.A. 79-1360.)
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