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90_HB2140
730 ILCS 5/5-5-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-1
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a
grammatical change in Section specifying the classification
of offenses.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Unified Code of Corrections by
2 changing Section 5-5-1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
6 changing Section 5-5-1 as follows:
7 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-1)
8 Sec. 5-5-1. Classification of Offenses. (a) The
9 provisions of this Article shall govern the classification of
10 every offense all offenses for sentencing purposes.
11 (b) Felonies are classified, for the purpose of
12 sentencing, as follows:
13 (1) First degree murder (as a separate class of felony);
14 (2) Class X felonies;
15 (3) Class 1 felonies;
16 (4) Class 2 felonies;
17 (5) Class 3 felonies; and
18 (6) Class 4 felonies.
19 (c) Misdemeanors are classified, for the purpose of
20 sentencing, as follows:
21 (1) Class A misdemeanors;
22 (2) Class B misdemeanors; and
23 (3) Class C misdemeanors.
24 (d) Petty offenses and business offenses are not
25 classified.
26 (Source: P.A. 84-1450.)