093_HB0450
LRB093 05160 RLC 05220 b
1 AN ACT concerning criminal offenses.
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
5 changing Section 33-5 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/33-5)
7 Sec. 33-5. Preservation of evidence; sentence.
8 (a) It is unlawful for a law enforcement agency or an
9 agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement agency to
10 intentionally fail to comply with the provisions of
11 subsection (a) of Section 116-4 of the Code of Criminal
12 Procedure of 1963.
13 (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is
14 guilty of a Class 4 felony.
15 (c) For purposes of this Section, "law enforcement
16 agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (e) of
17 Section 116-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
18 (Source: P.A. 91-871, eff. 1-1-01; 92-459, eff. 8-22-01.)