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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 19-2 and 19-2.5 and by adding Section 2-23 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (720 ILCS 5/2-23 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2-23. Vehicle security circumvention device. "Vehicle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | security circumvention device" means a device that is capable | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | of obtaining, intercepting, or processing information from a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | motor vehicle keyless entry system that would allow entry into | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | a motor vehicle or start a motor vehicle, without the owner's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | consent.
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14 | (720 ILCS 5/19-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 19-2)
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15 | Sec. 19-2. Possession of burglary tools.
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16 | (a) A person commits
possession of burglary tools when he
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17 | or she possesses any key, tool, instrument, device, or any | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | explosive, suitable for
use in breaking into a building, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor
vehicle, railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | car, or any
depository designed for the safekeeping of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | property, or any part thereof,
with intent to enter that place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | and with intent to commit therein a
felony or theft. The trier |
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1 | of fact may infer from the possession of a key designed for | ||||||
2 | lock bumping an intent to commit a felony or theft; however, | ||||||
3 | this inference does not apply to any peace officer or other | ||||||
4 | employee of a law enforcement agency, or to any person or | ||||||
5 | agency licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, | ||||||
6 | Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of | ||||||
7 | 2004. For the purposes of this Section, "lock bumping" means a | ||||||
8 | lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a | ||||||
9 | specially-crafted bumpkey. | ||||||
10 | (a-5) A person also commits possession of burglary tools | ||||||
11 | when he or she, knowingly and with the intent to enter the | ||||||
12 | motor vehicle and with the intent to commit therein a felony or | ||||||
13 | theft, possesses a vehicle security circumvention device. | ||||||
14 | device designed to: | ||||||
15 | (a-10) A person commits possession of burglary tools when | ||||||
16 | he or she possesses a vehicle security circumvention device | ||||||
17 | and that person is not a: | ||||||
18 | (1) mechanic; | ||||||
19 | (2) new vehicle dealer or used vehicle dealer licensed | ||||||
20 | under Section 5-101 or 5-102 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; | ||||||
21 | (3) locksmith licensed under the Private Detective, | ||||||
22 | Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and | ||||||
23 | Locksmith Act of 2004; | ||||||
24 | (4) repossession agent; or | ||||||
25 | (5) State or local law enforcement officer. | ||||||
26 | (1) unlock or start a motor vehicle without the use or |
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1 | possession of the key to the motor vehicle; or | ||||||
2 | (2) capture or duplicate a signal from the key fob of a | ||||||
3 | motor vehicle to unlock or start the motor vehicle without | ||||||
4 | the use or possession of the key to the motor vehicle. | ||||||
5 | (b) Sentence. Possession of burglary tools in violation of | ||||||
6 | subsection (a) or (a-5) is a Class 4
felony. Possession of | ||||||
7 | burglary tools in violation of subsection (a-10) is a Class C | ||||||
8 | misdemeanor.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 102-903, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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10 | (720 ILCS 5/19-2.5) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 19-2.5. Unlawful sale of burglary tools. | ||||||
12 | (a) For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||
13 | "Lock bumping" means a lock picking technique for | ||||||
14 | opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially-crafted | ||||||
15 | bumpkey. | ||||||
16 | "Motor
vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in the | ||||||
17 | Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
18 | (b) A person commits
the offense of unlawful sale of | ||||||
19 | burglary tools when he
or she knowingly sells or transfers any | ||||||
20 | key, including a key designed for lock bumping, or a lock pick | ||||||
21 | specifically manufactured or altered for use in breaking into | ||||||
22 | a building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, | ||||||
23 | railroad car, or any
depository designed for the safekeeping | ||||||
24 | of property, or any part of that property. | ||||||
25 | (b-5) A person commits unlawful sale of burglary tools |
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1 | when he or she knowingly sells or transfers a vehicle security | ||||||
2 | circumvention device with knowledge that the device will be | ||||||
3 | used by the person or another to commit a violation of law. | ||||||
4 | (c) This Section does not apply to the sale or transfer of | ||||||
5 | any item described in subsection (b) to any peace officer or | ||||||
6 | other employee of a law enforcement agency, or to any person or | ||||||
7 | agency licensed as a locksmith under the Private Detective, | ||||||
8 | Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and | ||||||
9 | Locksmith Act of 2004, or to any person engaged in the business | ||||||
10 | of towing vehicles, or to any person engaged in the business of | ||||||
11 | lawful repossession of property who possesses a valid | ||||||
12 | Repossessor-ICC Authorization Card. | ||||||
13 | (c-5) Any seller of a vehicle security circumvention | ||||||
14 | device in this State who reaches an agreement with a buyer for | ||||||
15 | the purchase of the vehicle circumvention device shall
conduct | ||||||
16 | a criminal background check of the buyer before
completing the | ||||||
17 | purchase.
A seller of a vehicle circumvention device who | ||||||
18 | conducts a criminal
background check under this Section shall | ||||||
19 | not complete the
purchase of the device if the background | ||||||
20 | check reveals that the buyer has been convicted of a felony. | ||||||
21 | (d) Sentence. Unlawful sale of burglary tools under
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22 | subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony. Unlawful
sale of burglary | ||||||
23 | tools under subsection (b-5) is a petty offense.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 96-1307, eff. 1-1-11.)
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