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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB3613 Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. David Harris - Sidney H. Mathias - Renée Kosel - Sandra M. Pihos - Richard Morthland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 720 ILCS 5/16-1.4 new | | 720 ILCS 5/33E-16 | |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of theft of public funds. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) embezzles, steals, purloins, obtains by fraud, or
knowingly converts to his or her use or the use of another,
or without authority sells, conveys, or disposes of, any
record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the State of
Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of
any unit of local government or school district, or any
property made or being made under contract for the State of
Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any
unit of local government or school district; or (2) receives, conceals, or retains the record,
voucher, money, thing of value, or property of the State of
Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of
any unit of local government or school district, or any
property made or being made under contract for the State of
Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any
unit of local government or school district with intent to convert it to his or her use
or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen,
purloined, obtained by fraud, or converted. Establishes penalties based on the value of the property unlawfully obtained. Changes the statute concerning misapplication of funds. Includes embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud, or otherwise without
authority knowingly converting to the use of any person other than the rightful
owner or intentionally misapplying, property that is owned by, or is under the
care, custody, or control of the State of Illinois or of any agency of the
State, a unit of local government, or school district.
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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,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 33E-16 and by adding Section 16-1.4 as follows: |
6 | | (720 ILCS 5/16-1.4 new) |
7 | | Sec. 16-1.4. Theft of public funds. |
8 | | (a) A person commits theft of public funds when he or she: |
9 | | (1) embezzles, steals, purloins, obtains by fraud, or
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10 | | knowingly converts to his or her use or the use of another,
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11 | | or without authority sells, conveys, or disposes of, any
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12 | | record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the State of
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13 | | Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of
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14 | | any unit of local government or school district, or any
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15 | | property made or being made under contract for the State of
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16 | | Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any
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17 | | unit of local government or school district; or |
18 | | (2) receives, conceals, or retains the record,
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19 | | voucher, money, thing of value, or property described in
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20 | | paragraph (1) with intent to convert it to his or her use
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21 | | or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen,
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22 | | purloined, obtained by fraud, or converted. |
23 | | (b)
For the purposes of this Section, "value" means face,
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