97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2193

 

Introduced , by Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-37 new
720 ILCS 5/12-38 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for any person knowingly to have in his or her possession or to carry about any of the following substances in a form and amount that is capable of causing serious injury or distress to another: (i) any corrosive or caustic acid or alkali (including but not limited to sulfuric acid) or any solution or mixture of corrosive or caustic acids or alkalis, (ii) elemental phosphorus, or (iii) hydrogen sulfide, valerianic (isobutyric) acid, ammonium valerianate, valerianate of zinc, or any other nauseating, offensive, or disgusting chemical of like or similar nature. Includes exceptions. Provides that a person shall not knowingly sell, give away, offer to sell or give away, or have in his or her possession any stink ball or fire ball, or any bomb, ball tube, vial, or bottle made of thin glass or other easily breakable material, containing any of those substances in a form and amount that is capable of causing serious injury or distress to another. Makes violation a Class C misdemeanor. Also provides that a person seeking to acquire any corrosive or caustic acid must show identification and sign a log. Provides that a person shall not knowingly acquire more than one package containing corrosive or caustic acid from a retail location within a 24-hour period. Includes exceptions. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall have the authority to promulgate rules for the implementation and enforcement of this provision. Provides that a violation is a business offense for which a fine not exceeding $1,500 may be imposed.


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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 1961 is amended by adding
5Sections 12-37 and 12-38 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12-37 new)
7    Sec. 12-37. Possession and sale of caustic and noxious
8substances.
9    (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful
10for any person knowingly to have in his or her possession or to
11carry about any of the following substances in a form and
12amount that is capable of causing serious injury or distress to
13another: (i) any corrosive or caustic acid or alkali (including
14but not limited to sulfuric acid) or any solution or mixture of
15corrosive or caustic acids or alkalis, (ii) elemental
16phosphorus, or (iii) hydrogen sulfide, valerianic (isobutyric)
17acid, ammonium valerianate, valerianate of zinc, or any other
18nauseating, offensive, or disgusting chemical of like or
19similar nature.
20    (b) A person shall not knowingly sell, give away, offer to
21sell or give away, or have in his or her possession any stink
22ball or fire ball, or any bomb, ball tube, vial, or bottle made
23of thin glass or other easily breakable material, containing

 

 

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1any of the substances specified in subsection (a) in a form and
2amount that is capable of causing serious injury or distress to
3another.
4    (c) The restrictions of subsection (a) do not apply to (i)
5persons while engaged in the legitimate commercial
6manufacture, distribution, storage, or use of the specified
7substances, (ii) persons while engaged in legitimate
8scientific or medical research, study, teaching, or treatment
9involving the use of such substances, including without
10limitation physicians, pharmacists, scientists, teachers,
11students, and employees of regularly established laboratories,
12manufacturing and wholesale pharmacies, retail pharmacies,
13medical treatment facilities, schools, colleges, and
14universities; (iii) persons who have procured any of the
15specified substances for medicinal purposes upon a
16prescription of a physician licensed to practice medicine in
17all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; or
18(iv) persons while engaged in the sale, possession,
19transportation, or use for its intended commercial purpose of a
20commercial product containing any of the substances specified
21in subsection (a), provided that the product is not used to
22threaten, intimidate, injure, or cause distress to another.
23    (d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class C
24misdemeanor.
 
25    (720 ILCS 5/12-38 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 12-38. Restrictions on purchase or acquisition of
2corrosive or caustic acid.
3    (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, a
4person seeking to purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire any
5corrosive or caustic acid, including but not limited to
6sulfuric acid, must, prior to taking possession:
7        (1) provide a driver's license or other
8    government-issued identification showing the person's
9    name, date of birth, and photograph; and
10        (2) sign a log documenting the name and address of the
11    person, the date and time of the transaction, and the brand
12    and product name and total quantity distributed of the
13    corrosive or caustic acid.
14    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section,
15no person shall knowingly purchase, receive, or otherwise
16acquire more than one package of a corrosive or caustic acid
17from a retail location within a 24-hour period.
18    (c) The restrictions of subsections (a) and (b) do not
19apply to (i) persons while engaged in the legitimate commercial
20manufacture, distribution, storage, or use of the specified
21substances, (ii) persons while engaged in legitimate
22scientific or medical research, study, teaching, or treatment
23involving the use of such substances, including without
24limitation physicians, pharmacists, scientists, teachers,
25students, and employees of regularly established laboratories,
26manufacturing and wholesale pharmacies, retail pharmacies,

 

 

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1medical treatment facilities, schools, colleges, and
2universities; or (iii) persons who procure any of those
3substances for medicinal purposes upon a prescription of a
4physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches.
5    (d) The Illinois Department of Public Health shall have the
6authority to promulgate rules for the implementation and
7enforcement of this Section.
8    (e) Sentence. Any violation of this Section is a business
9offense for which a fine not exceeding $1,500 may be imposed.