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90_HB3012
720 ILCS 5/16-1 from Ch. 38, par. 16-1
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a stylistic
change in the theft statute.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 16-1.
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 16-1 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/16-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 16-1)
8 Sec. 16-1. Theft.
9 (a) A person commits theft when he or she knowingly:
10 (1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over
11 property of the owner; or
12 (2) Obtains by deception control over property of
13 the owner; or
14 (3) Obtains by threat control over property of the
15 owner; or
16 (4) Obtains control over stolen property knowing
17 the property to have been stolen or under such
18 circumstances as would reasonably induce him to believe
19 that the property was stolen; or
20 (5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the
21 custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly
22 represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any
23 individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency
24 as being stolen, and
25 (A) Intends to deprive the owner permanently
26 of the use or benefit of the property; or
27 (B) Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the
28 property in such manner as to deprive the owner
29 permanently of such use or benefit; or
30 (C) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property
31 knowing such use, concealment or abandonment
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1 probably will deprive the owner permanently of such
2 use or benefit.
3 The term "firearm" for the purposes of this Section has
4 the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm
5 Owners Identification Card Act.
6 (b) Sentence.
7 (1) Theft of property, other than a firearm, not
8 from the person and not exceeding $300 in value is a
9 Class A misdemeanor.
10 (2) A person who has been convicted of theft of
11 property not exceeding $300 in value, other than a
12 firearm and not from the person, who has been previously
13 convicted of any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery,
14 burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary
15 tools or home invasion is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
16 When a person has any such prior conviction, the
17 information or indictment charging that person shall
18 state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the
19 State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The
20 fact of such prior conviction is not an element of the
21 offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial
22 unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised
23 during such trial.
24 (3) Theft of a firearm not from the person
25 regardless of value is a Class 4 felony. A second or
26 subsequent such offense is a Class 3 felony.
27 (4) Theft of property from the person not exceeding
28 $300 in value, or theft of property exceeding $300 and
29 not exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 3 felony.
30 (5) Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not
31 exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 2 felony.
32 (6) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 in value
33 is a Class 1 felony.
34 (7) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph
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1 (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the
2 offender obtained money or property valued at $5,000 or
3 more from a victim 60 years of age or older is a Class 2
4 felony.
5 (c) When a charge of theft of property exceeding a
6 specified value is brought, the value of the property
7 involved is an element of the offense to be resolved by the
8 trier of fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the
9 specified value.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-377, eff. 8-18-95.)