HB1074eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1074 Engrossed LRB097 05784 RLC 45852 b

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Section 21-1.6 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/21-1.6 new)

Sec. 21-1.6. Domestic damage to property.

(a) A person commits domestic damage to property when he or she knowingly or intentionally causes damage to a family or household member's personal property or commonly owned property while in the immediate presence of that family or household member, as defined in subsection (3) of Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, so as to deliberately and intentionally intimidate or threaten that family or household member. A peace officer must arrest the offender upon the establishment of probable cause.

(b) Sentence. Domestic damage to property is a Class A misdemeanor.