HB2593 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2593

Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/1-3

from Ch. 38, par. 1-3

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law.

A BILL FOR

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 changing Section 1-3 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3)

Sec. 1-3. Applicability of common law. No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense in this Code or in another statute of this State. However, this provision does not affect the the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order or civil judgment.

(Source: P.A. 79-1360.)