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| | HB5406 Engrossed | | LRB098 19117 MRW 54268 b |
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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 2012 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 24-2.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 24-2.3. Possession of explosive substances. |
| 8 | | (a) A person commits possession of explosive substances |
| 9 | | when he or she knowingly
possesses triacetone triperoxide |
| 10 | | (TATP) or hexamethylene
triperoxide diamine (HMTD). |
| 11 | | (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits: |
| 12 | | (1) the authorized manufacture, transportation, |
| 13 | | distribution, use, or possession of any
material, |
| 14 | | substance, or device by a member of the armed forces of the |
| 15 | | United States, fire
fighters, or law enforcement officers; |
| 16 | | (2) the manufacture, transportation, distribution, |
| 17 | | use, or possession of any material,
substance, or device to |
| 18 | | be used solely for scientific research, educational |
| 19 | | purposes, or for
any lawful purpose, subject to the |
| 20 | | provisions of Chapter 425 of the Illinois Compiled
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| 21 | | Statutes; or |
| 22 | | (3) the lawful manufacture of ammunition by a person |
| 23 | | for his or her own lawful use. |