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SB1739enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 12-6.2 as follows:

6     (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)
7     Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation.
8     (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated intimidation
9 when he or she commits the offense of intimidation and:
10         (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of
11     the activities of an organized gang or by the person's
12     membership in or allegiance to an organized gang; or
13         (2) the offense is committed with the intent to prevent
14     any person from becoming a community policing volunteer; or
15         (3) the following conditions are met:
16             (A) the person knew that the victim was: (i) a
17         peace officer, (ii) a correctional institution
18         employee, (iii) a fireman; ~~or~~ (iv) a community policing
19         volunteer;or (v) a civilian reporting information
20         regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement
21         agency; and
22             (B) the offense was committed: (i) while the victim
23         was engaged in the execution of his or her official

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1         duties; or (ii) to prevent the victim from performing
2         his or her official duties; (iii) in retaliation for
3         the victim's performance of his or her official duties;
4         ~~or~~(iv) by reason of any person's activity as a
5         community policing volunteer; or (v) because the
6         person reported information regarding a forcible
7         felony to a law enforcement agency.
8     (b) Sentence. Aggravated intimidation as defined in
9 paragraph (a)(1) is a Class 1 felony. Aggravated intimidation
10 as defined in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class 2 felony
11 for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of
12 imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
13     (c) For the purposes of this Section, "streetgang",
14 "streetgang member", and "organized gang" have the meanings
15 ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
16 Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-631, eff. 1-1-97; 90-651, eff. 1-1-99; 90-655,
18 eff. 7-30-98.)

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