House Sponsors: ACEVEDO-MCAULIFFE-CAPPARELLI-ZICKUS-LOPEZ, GASH, MCKEON, BRADLEY, LYONS,JOSEPH, BURKE, BUGIELSKI, LANG, CROTTY, SCOTT, NOVAK, FANTIN AND MORROW. Senate Sponsors: DUDYCZ-FARLEY-OBAMA Short description: CRIM CD-COMMUNITY POLICING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Defines "community policing person". Provides that it is an aggravating factor for which the death penalty may be imposed that the murdered individual was a community policing person killed in the course of performing community policing functions or to prevent the community policing person from performing community policing functions or in retaliation for performing community policing functions and that the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was a community policing person. Also establishes these factors to enhance battery to aggravated battery. Makes the enhanced offense a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony) for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed of not less than 3 nor more than 14 years. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/2-3.5 new 720 ILCS 5/9-1 720 ILCS 12-4 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/2-13 from Ch. 38, par. 2-13 720 ILCS 5/12-6.2 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2 Deletes everything. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the definition of a "peace officer" a person participating in a com- munity policing program for the purposes of the statutes relating to a peace officer's use of force in making an arrest, first degree mur- der, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated intimidation, and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Provides that for the purposes of these various criminal offenses, a person participating in community policing is executing official duties. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed the offense against a person because of that person's participation in a community policing program. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/2-13 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/2-3.5 new 720 ILCS 5/9-1 from Ch. 38, par. 9-1 720 ILCS 5/12-2 from Ch. 38, par. 12-2 720 ILCS 5/12-4 from Ch. 38, par. 12-4 720 ILCS 5/12-4.2 from Ch. 38, par. 12-4.2 720 ILCS 5/24-1.2 from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.2 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Defines "community policing volunteer". Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing for first degree murder that the murder was committed by reason of any person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in activity as a community policing volunteer. Also provides that an assault or battery committed against a community policing volunteer is enhanced to aggravated assault or aggravated battery. Also provides that a battery committed against a community policing volunteer by the discharge of a firearm makes the offense aggravated battery with a firearm. Provides that intimidation against a community policing volunteer constitutes aggravated intimidation. Also includes in aggravated discharge of a firearm, discharging a firearm in the direction of a community policing volunteer. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed the offense by reason of a person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to prevent a person from engaging in activity as a community policing volunteer. Provides for natural life imprisonment for committing the offense of first degree murder by reason of a person's activity as a community policing volunteer or to prevent a person from engaging in activity as a community policing volunteer. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0651 Last action date: 98-07-28 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status