103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2915
 
Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Norma Hernandez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



720 ILCS 5/12-6  from Ch. 38, par. 12-6

     Amends the  Provides that a person commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another person to
perform or to omit the performance of any act, including, but not limited to, the transfer of money, goods, services, or other things of value to the person or another person directed by the person, he or she communicates to
the other person, directly or indirectly by any means, a
threat to report the other person's immigration or suspected immigration status to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, another federal agency involved in immigration enforcement, or any other person without consent of the person whose immigration status the person wishes to disclose.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 as follows:
 


6    (720 ILCS 5/12-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-6)




7    Sec. 12-6. Intimidation. 

8    (a) A person commits intimidation when, with intent to 
9cause another to
perform or to omit the performance of any act, 
10he or she communicates to
another, directly or indirectly by 
11any means, a
threat to perform without lawful authority any of 
12the following acts:


13        (1) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened or 
14    any other
person or on property; or


15        (2) Subject any person to physical confinement or 
16    restraint; or


17        (3) Commit a felony or Class A misdemeanor; or


18        (4) Accuse any person of an offense; or


19        (5) Expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; 
20    or


21        (6) Take action as a public official against anyone or 
22    anything, or
withhold official action, or cause such 
23    action or withholding; or


 
 
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1        (7) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other 
2    collective
action.

3    (b)  A person commits intimidation when, with intent to 
4cause another person to
perform or to omit the performance of 
5any act, including, but not limited to, the transfer of money, 
6goods, services, or other things of value to the person or 
7another person directed by the person, he or she communicates 
8to
the other person, directly or indirectly by any means, a

9threat to report the other person's immigration or suspected 
10immigration status to U.S. Immigration and Customs 
11Enforcement,  another federal agency involved in immigration 
12enforcement, or any other person without consent of the person 
13whose immigration status the person wishes to disclose. 
14    (b) Sentence.

15    Intimidation is a Class 3 felony for which an offender may 
16be sentenced to
a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years 
17and not more than 10 years.

18(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)