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HB3893 Enrolled |
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LRB093 13559 RLC 18917 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
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| Section 12-7.6 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/12-7.6 new)
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| Sec. 12-7.6. Cross burning.
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| (a) A person commits the offense of cross burning who, with |
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| the intent to
intimidate any other person or group of
persons, |
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| burns or causes to be burned a cross.
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| (b) Sentence. Cross burning is a Class A misdemeanor for a |
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| first offense and
a
Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent |
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| offense.
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| (c) For the purposes of this Section, a person acts with |
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| the "intent to
intimidate"
when he or she intentionally places |
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| or attempts to place another person in fear
of physical
injury |
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| or fear of damage to that other person's property.
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