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90_HB2142
720 ILCS 5/12-1 from Ch. 38, par. 12-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a grammatical
change in assault statute.
LRB9004920RCks
LRB9004920RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 12-1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 12-1 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/12-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-1)
8 Sec. 12-1. Assault.
9 (a) A person commits an assault when, without lawful
10 authority, he or she engages in conduct which places another
11 in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.
12 (b) Sentence. Assault is a Class C misdemeanor.
13 (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be
14 imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of assault
15 to perform community service for not less than 30 and not
16 more than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
17 jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board
18 of the county where the offense was committed. In addition,
19 whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged
20 offense under this Section, the supervision shall be
21 conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
22 This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a
23 sentence of incarceration.
24 (Source: P.A. 88-558, eff. 1-1-95; 89-8, eff. 3-21-95.)