Full Text of SB1709 97th General Assembly
SB1709 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB1709 Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading | | 720 ILCS 5/24.6-5 | | 720 ILCS 5/24.6-25 new | |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits knowingly discharging a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft in the process of taking off, landing, or while in flight. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "aircraft" and "laser". Provides exemptions for: (1) authorized individuals in the conduct of research and development or flight test operations conducted by an aircraft manufacturer, the Federal Aviation Administration, or any other person authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct such research and development or flight test operations; and (2) members or elements of the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security acting in an official capacity for the purpose of research, development, operations, testing, or training.
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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 | | the heading of Article 24.6 and Section 24.6-5 and by adding | 6 | | Section 24.6-25 as follows:
| 7 | | (720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading) | 8 | | ARTICLE 24.6. LASERS AND LASER POINTERS
| 9 | | (720 ILCS 5/24.6-5)
| 10 | | Sec. 24.6-5. Definitions. In this Article:
| 11 | | "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter | 12 | | invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the | 13 | | air, but excluding parachutes. | 14 | | "Laser" means either of the following: | 15 | | (1) a device that utilizes the natural oscillations of | 16 | | atoms or molecules between energy levels for generating | 17 | | coherent electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, | 18 | | visible, or infrared region of the spectrum and when | 19 | | discharged exceeds one milliwatt continuous wave; | 20 | | (2) any device designed or used to amplify | 21 | | electromagnetic radiation by simulated emission that is | 22 | | visible to the human eye. |
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| 1 | | "Laser pointer" means a hand-held device that emits light | 2 | | amplified by the
stimulated emission of radiation that is | 3 | | visible to the human eye.
| 4 | | "Laser sight" means a laser pointer that can be attached to | 5 | | a firearm and can
be used to improve the accuracy of the | 6 | | firearm.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 91-252, eff. 1-1-00.)
| 8 | | (720 ILCS 5/24.6-25 new) | 9 | | Sec. 24.6-25. Discharging a laser at an aircraft. | 10 | | (a) A person commits discharging a laser at an aircraft | 11 | | when he or she intentionally or knowingly aims and discharges a | 12 | | laser or other device that creates visible light into the | 13 | | cockpit of an aircraft that is in the process of taking off, | 14 | | landing, or is in flight. | 15 | | (b) Exceptions. This Section does not apply to the | 16 | | following individuals who aim and discharge a laser or other | 17 | | device at an aircraft: | 18 | | (1) an authorized individual in the conduct of research | 19 | | and development or flight test operations conducted by an | 20 | | aircraft manufacturer, the Federal Aviation | 21 | | Administration, or any other person authorized by the | 22 | | Federal Aviation Administration to conduct such research | 23 | | and development or flight test operations; or | 24 | | (2) members or elements of the Department of Defense or | 25 | | Department of Homeland Security acting in an official |
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| 1 | | capacity for the purpose of research, development, | 2 | | operations, testing, or training. | 3 | | (c) Sentence. Discharging a laser at an aircraft is a Class | 4 | | A misdemeanor.
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