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HB3477ham002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Fred Crespo

Filed: 5/1/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3477

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3477, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
6 Section 16D-5.5 as follows:
 
7     (720 ILCS 5/16D-5.5 new)
8     Sec. 16D-5.5. Unlawful use of encryption.
9     (a) For the purpose of this Section:
10         "Access" means to intercept, instruct, communicate
11     with, store data in, retrieve from, or otherwise make use
12     of any resources of a computer, network, or data.
13         "Computer" means an electronic device which performs
14     logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by manipulations
15     of electronic or magnetic impulses and includes all
16     equipment related to the computer in a system or network.

 

 

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1         "Computer contaminant" means any data, information,
2     image, program, signal, or sound that is designated or has
3     the capability to: (1) contaminate, corrupt, consume,
4     damage, destroy, disrupt, modify, record, or transmit; or
5     (2) cause to be contaminated, corrupted, consumed,
6     damaged, destroyed, disrupted, modified, recorded, or
7     transmitted, any other data, information, image, program,
8     signal, or sound contained in a computer, system, or
9     network without the knowledge or consent of the person who
10     owns the other data, information, image, program, signal,
11     or sound or the computer, system, or network.
12         "Computer contaminant" includes, without limitation:
13     (1) a virus, worm, or Trojan horse; (2) spyware that tracks
14     computer activity and is capable of recording and
15     transmitting such information to third parties; or (3) any
16     other similar data, information, image, program, signal,
17     or sound that is designed or has the capability to prevent,
18     impede, delay, or disrupt the normal operation or use of
19     any component, device, equipment, system, or network.
20         "Data" means a representation in any form of
21     information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions
22     which is being prepared or has been formally prepared and
23     is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been
24     processed in a system or network.
25         "Encryption" means the use of any protective or
26     disruptive measure, including, without limitation,

 

 

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1     cryptography, enciphering, encoding, or a computer
2     contaminant, to: (1) prevent, impede, delay, or disrupt
3     access to any data, information, image, program, signal, or
4     sound; (2) cause or make any data, information, image,
5     program, signal, or sound unintelligible or unusable; or
6     (3) prevent, impede, delay, or disrupt the normal operation
7     or use of any component, device, equipment, system, or
8     network.
9         "Network" means a set of related, remotely connected
10     devices and facilities, including more than one system,
11     with the capability to transmit data among any of the
12     devices and facilities. The term includes, without
13     limitation, a local, regional, or global computer network.
14         "Program" means an ordered set of data representing
15     coded instructions or statements which can be executed by a
16     computer and cause the computer to perform one or more
17     tasks.
18         "System" means a set of related equipment, whether or
19     not connected, which is used with or for a computer.
20     (b) A person shall not knowingly use or attempt to use
21 encryption, directly or indirectly, to:
22         (1) commit, facilitate, further, or promote any
23     criminal offense;
24         (2) aid, assist, or encourage another person to commit
25     any criminal offense;
26         (3) conceal evidence of the commission of any criminal

 

 

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1     offense; or
2         (4) conceal or protect the identity of a person who has
3     committed any criminal offense.
4     (c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
5 of a Class A misdemeanor, unless the encryption was used or
6 attempted to be used to commit an offense for which a greater
7 penalty is provided by law. If the encryption was used or
8 attempted to be used to commit an offense for which a greater
9 penalty is provided by law, the person shall be punished as
10 prescribed by law for that offense.
11     (d) A person who violates this Section commits a criminal
12 offense that is separate and distinct from any other criminal
13 offense and may be prosecuted and convicted under this Section
14 whether or not the person or any other person is or has been
15 prosecuted or convicted for any other criminal offense arising
16 out of the same facts as the violation of this Section.
 
17     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
18 changing Section 5-5-3.2 as follows:
 
19     (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2)
20     Sec. 5-5-3.2. Factors in Aggravation.
21     (a) The following factors shall be accorded weight in favor
22 of imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered by the
23 court as reasons to impose a more severe sentence under Section
24 5-8-1:

 

 

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1         (1) the defendant's conduct caused or threatened
2     serious harm;
3         (2) the defendant received compensation for committing
4     the offense;
5         (3) the defendant has a history of prior delinquency or
6     criminal activity;
7         (4) the defendant, by the duties of his office or by
8     his position, was obliged to prevent the particular offense
9     committed or to bring the offenders committing it to
10     justice;
11         (5) the defendant held public office at the time of the
12     offense, and the offense related to the conduct of that
13     office;
14         (6) the defendant utilized his professional reputation
15     or position in the community to commit the offense, or to
16     afford him an easier means of committing it;
17         (7) the sentence is necessary to deter others from
18     committing the same crime;
19         (8) the defendant committed the offense against a
20     person 60 years of age or older or such person's property;
21         (9) the defendant committed the offense against a
22     person who is physically handicapped or such person's
23     property;
24         (10) by reason of another individual's actual or
25     perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender,
26     sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or

 

 

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1     national origin, the defendant committed the offense
2     against (i) the person or property of that individual; (ii)
3     the person or property of a person who has an association
4     with, is married to, or has a friendship with the other
5     individual; or (iii) the person or property of a relative
6     (by blood or marriage) of a person described in clause (i)
7     or (ii). For the purposes of this Section, "sexual
8     orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or
9     bisexuality;
10         (11) the offense took place in a place of worship or on
11     the grounds of a place of worship, immediately prior to,
12     during or immediately following worship services. For
13     purposes of this subparagraph, "place of worship" shall
14     mean any church, synagogue or other building, structure or
15     place used primarily for religious worship;
16         (12) the defendant was convicted of a felony committed
17     while he was released on bail or his own recognizance
18     pending trial for a prior felony and was convicted of such
19     prior felony, or the defendant was convicted of a felony
20     committed while he was serving a period of probation,
21     conditional discharge, or mandatory supervised release
22     under subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 for a prior felony;
23         (13) the defendant committed or attempted to commit a
24     felony while he was wearing a bulletproof vest. For the
25     purposes of this paragraph (13), a bulletproof vest is any
26     device which is designed for the purpose of protecting the

 

 

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1     wearer from bullets, shot or other lethal projectiles;
2         (14) the defendant held a position of trust or
3     supervision such as, but not limited to, family member as
4     defined in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
5     teacher, scout leader, baby sitter, or day care worker, in
6     relation to a victim under 18 years of age, and the
7     defendant committed an offense in violation of Section
8     11-6, 11-11, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13,
9     12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961
10     against that victim;
11         (15) the defendant committed an offense related to the
12     activities of an organized gang. For the purposes of this
13     factor, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
14     Section 10 of the Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention
15     Act;
16         (16) the defendant committed an offense in violation of
17     one of the following Sections while in a school, regardless
18     of the time of day or time of year; on any conveyance
19     owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
20     students to or from school or a school related activity; on
21     the real property of a school; or on a public way within
22     1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school:
23     Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
24     11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
25     12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
26     33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

 

 

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1         (16.5) the defendant committed an offense in violation
2     of one of the following Sections while in a day care
3     center, regardless of the time of day or time of year; on
4     the real property of a day care center, regardless of the
5     time of day or time of year; or on a public way within
6     1,000 feet of the real property comprising any day care
7     center, regardless of the time of day or time of year:
8     Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
9     11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
10     12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
11     33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
12         (17) the defendant committed the offense by reason of
13     any person's activity as a community policing volunteer or
14     to prevent any person from engaging in activity as a
15     community policing volunteer. For the purpose of this
16     Section, "community policing volunteer" has the meaning
17     ascribed to it in Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of
18     1961;
19         (18) the defendant committed the offense in a nursing
20     home or on the real property comprising a nursing home. For
21     the purposes of this paragraph (18), "nursing home" means a
22     skilled nursing or intermediate long term care facility
23     that is subject to license by the Illinois Department of
24     Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act;
25         (19) the defendant was a federally licensed firearm
26     dealer and was previously convicted of a violation of

 

 

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1     subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
2     Identification Card Act and has now committed either a
3     felony violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
4     Act or an act of armed violence while armed with a firearm;
5         (20) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
6     reckless homicide under Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
7     1961 or the offense of driving under the influence of
8     alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
9     compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501
10     of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
11     local ordinance and (ii) was operating a motor vehicle in
12     excess of 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit as
13     provided in Article VI of Chapter 11 of the Illinois
14     Vehicle Code; or
15         (21) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
16     reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under
17     Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and (ii) was
18     operating a motor vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour
19     over the posted speed limit as provided in Article VI of
20     Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or .
21         (22) the defendant committed any offense under Section
22     11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and possessed 100 or
23     more images.
24     For the purposes of this Section:
25     "School" is defined as a public or private elementary or
26 secondary school, community college, college, or university.

 

 

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1     "Day care center" means a public or private State certified
2 and licensed day care center as defined in Section 2.09 of the
3 Child Care Act of 1969 that displays a sign in plain view
4 stating that the property is a day care center.
5     (b) The following factors may be considered by the court as
6 reasons to impose an extended term sentence under Section 5-8-2
7 upon any offender:
8         (1) When a defendant is convicted of any felony, after
9     having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other
10     jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater
11     class felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10
12     years after the previous conviction, excluding time spent
13     in custody, and such charges are separately brought and
14     tried and arise out of different series of acts; or
15         (2) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
16     court finds that the offense was accompanied by
17     exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of
18     wanton cruelty; or
19         (3) When a defendant is convicted of voluntary
20     manslaughter, second degree murder, involuntary
21     manslaughter or reckless homicide in which the defendant
22     has been convicted of causing the death of more than one
23     individual; or
24         (4) When a defendant is convicted of any felony
25     committed against:
26             (i) a person under 12 years of age at the time of

 

 

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1         the offense or such person's property;
2             (ii) a person 60 years of age or older at the time
3         of the offense or such person's property; or
4             (iii) a person physically handicapped at the time
5         of the offense or such person's property; or
6         (5) In the case of a defendant convicted of aggravated
7     criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual assault, when
8     the court finds that aggravated criminal sexual assault or
9     criminal sexual assault was also committed on the same
10     victim by one or more other individuals, and the defendant
11     voluntarily participated in the crime with the knowledge of
12     the participation of the others in the crime, and the
13     commission of the crime was part of a single course of
14     conduct during which there was no substantial change in the
15     nature of the criminal objective; or
16         (6) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
17     offense involved any of the following types of specific
18     misconduct committed as part of a ceremony, rite,
19     initiation, observance, performance, practice or activity
20     of any actual or ostensible religious, fraternal, or social
21     group:
22             (i) the brutalizing or torturing of humans or
23         animals;
24             (ii) the theft of human corpses;
25             (iii) the kidnapping of humans;
26             (iv) the desecration of any cemetery, religious,

 

 

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1         fraternal, business, governmental, educational, or
2         other building or property; or
3             (v) ritualized abuse of a child; or
4         (7) When a defendant is convicted of first degree
5     murder, after having been previously convicted in Illinois
6     of any offense listed under paragraph (c)(2) of Section
7     5-5-3, when such conviction has occurred within 10 years
8     after the previous conviction, excluding time spent in
9     custody, and such charges are separately brought and tried
10     and arise out of different series of acts; or
11         (8) When a defendant is convicted of a felony other
12     than conspiracy and the court finds that the felony was
13     committed under an agreement with 2 or more other persons
14     to commit that offense and the defendant, with respect to
15     the other individuals, occupied a position of organizer,
16     supervisor, financier, or any other position of management
17     or leadership, and the court further finds that the felony
18     committed was related to or in furtherance of the criminal
19     activities of an organized gang or was motivated by the
20     defendant's leadership in an organized gang; or
21         (9) When a defendant is convicted of a felony violation
22     of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and the court
23     finds that the defendant is a member of an organized gang;
24     or
25         (10) When a defendant committed the offense using a
26     firearm with a laser sight attached to it. For purposes of

 

 

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1     this paragraph (10), "laser sight" has the meaning ascribed
2     to it in Section 24.6-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
3         (11) When a defendant who was at least 17 years of age
4     at the time of the commission of the offense is convicted
5     of a felony and has been previously adjudicated a
6     delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for
7     an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class X or
8     Class 1 felony when the conviction has occurred within 10
9     years after the previous adjudication, excluding time
10     spent in custody; or
11         (12) When a defendant commits an offense involving the
12     illegal manufacture of a controlled substance under
13     Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
14     illegal manufacture of methamphetamine under Section 25 of
15     the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
16     or the illegal possession of explosives and an emergency
17     response officer in the performance of his or her duties is
18     killed or injured at the scene of the offense while
19     responding to the emergency caused by the commission of the
20     offense. In this paragraph (12), "emergency" means a
21     situation in which a person's life, health, or safety is in
22     jeopardy; and "emergency response officer" means a peace
23     officer, community policing volunteer, fireman, emergency
24     medical technician-ambulance, emergency medical
25     technician-intermediate, emergency medical
26     technician-paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical

 

 

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1     assistance or first aid personnel, or hospital emergency
2     room personnel; or
3         (13) When a defendant commits any felony and the
4     defendant used, possessed, exercised control over, or
5     otherwise directed an animal to assault a law enforcement
6     officer engaged in the execution of his or her official
7     duties or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
8     organized gang in which the defendant is engaged.
9     (b-1) For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang"
10 has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois
11 Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
12     (c) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
13 Section 5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of aggravated
14 criminal sexual assault or predatory criminal sexual assault of
15 a child under subsection (a)(1) of Section 12-14.1 of the
16 Criminal Code of 1961 where the victim was under 18 years of
17 age at the time of the commission of the offense.
18     (d) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
19 Section 5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of unlawful
20 use of weapons under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
21 for possessing a weapon that is not readily distinguishable as
22 one of the weapons enumerated in Section 24-1 of the Criminal
23 Code of 1961.
24 (Source: P.A. 94-131, eff. 7-7-05; 94-375, eff. 1-1-06; 94-556,
25 eff. 9-11-05; 94-819, eff. 5-31-06.)".