102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4211
 
Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. Daniel Didech
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



720 ILCS 5/12-6.2

     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012.  Provides that a person also commits aggravated intimidation when he or she
commits intimidation and the person committed the offense with the intent to: (1) influence a sporting contest; (2) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or (3) intimidate a collegiate athlete.  Provides that a violation is
a Class 2 felony
for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
  


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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 2012 is amended  by 
5changing Section 12-6.2 as follows:
 



6    (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)



7    Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation. 

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


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


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


17        (3) the following conditions are met:


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


23            (B) the offense was committed:  
 
 
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1                (i) while the victim was engaged in the

2            execution of his or her official duties; or 
3                (ii) to prevent the victim from
performing his 
4            or her official duties; 
5                (iii) in retaliation for the victim's

6            performance of his or her official duties; 
7                (iv) by reason of any person's
activity as a 
8            community policing volunteer; or

9                (v) because the person reported information 
10            regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement 
11            agency; or .
12        (4) the person committed the offense with the intent 
13    to:
14            (A) influence a sporting contest;
15            (B)  influence the outcome of a sports wager; or
16            (C)  intimidate a collegiate athlete. 
17    (b) Sentence.  Aggravated intimidation as defined in 
18paragraph (a)(1) is
a Class 1
felony.  Aggravated intimidation 
19as defined in paragraph (a)(2), or (a)(3), or (a)(4) is
a Class 
202 felony
for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of 
21imprisonment of not less
than 3 years nor more than 14 years.

22    (c) (Blank).

23(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-162, eff. 1-1-12; 
2497-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)