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HB3610 Engrossed LRB093 06921 RLC 07067 b
1 AN ACT in relation to 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
5 changing Section 12-7.4 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/12-7.4) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.4)
7 Sec. 12-7.4. Aggravated stalking.
8 (a) A person commits aggravated stalking when he or she,
9 in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, also
10 does any of the following:
11 (1) causes bodily harm to the victim;
12 (2) confines or restrains the victim; or
13 (3) violates a temporary restraining order, an
14 order of protection, or an injunction prohibiting the
15 behavior described in subsection (b)(1) of Section 214 of
16 the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
17 (b) Sentence. Aggravated stalking is a Class 23
18 felony. A second or subsequent conviction for aggravated
19 stalking is a Class 12 felony.
20 (c) Exemption. This Section does not apply to picketing
21 occurring at the workplace that is otherwise lawful and
22 arises out of a bona fide labor dispute, or any exercise of
23 the right of free speech or assembly that is otherwise
24 lawful.
25 (d) For purposes of this Section, "bona fide labor
26 dispute" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 12-7.3.
27 (Source: P.A. 88-402; 88-677, eff. 12-15-94; 89-377, eff.
28 8-18-95.)