SB1631ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 4/23/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1631

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1631, on page 1, line 5, by deleting "4,"; and

on page 7, by deleting lines 2 through 9; and

on page 7, by replacing lines 17 through 21 with the following: "counterfeit items but no more than $1,000, except as follows that :

(1) A person who has a prior conviction for a violation of this Act within the preceding 5 years is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be fined at least 50% 25% but no more than 100% of the retail value of all counterfeit items.

(2) A person who, as a result of the offense, causes bodily harm to another is guilty of a Class 3 felony and shall be fined at least 50% but no more than 100% of the retail value of all counterfeit items.

(3) A person who, as a result of the offense, causes serious bodily harm to, or the death of, another is guilty of a Class 2 felony."; and

on page 8, line 2, after "of a", by inserting "Class 3"; and

on page 8, by replacing lines 4 through 8 with the following:

"all counterfeit items, except as follows that :

(1) A person who has a prior conviction for a violation of this Act within the preceding 5 years is guilty of a Class 2 4 felony and shall be fined at least 50% 25% but no more than 100% of the retail value of all counterfeit items.

(2) A person who, as a result of the offense, causes serious bodily harm to, or the death of, another is guilty of a Class 2 felony."; and

on page 10, by replacing lines 5 through 7 with the following:

"(i) A state or federal certificate of registration of trademark is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.".