House Sponsors: DART. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD Short description: CRIM CD-FRAUDULENT RECEIPTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to possess, use, transfer, make, alter, counterfeit, or reproduce a retail sales receipt or a Universal Price Code Label with the intent to cheat or defraud another. Provides that the offender, in addition to any other penalty, may be fined not exceeding 3 times the value represented on the retail sales receipt or the Universal Price Code Label. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony to possess more than one fraudulent retail sales receipt or Universal Price Code Label or to possess a device that manufactures fraudulent retail sales receipts or Universal Price Code Labels. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) Corrections population and fiscal impacts would be minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who, with the intent to defraud a merchant, possesses, uses, transfers, makes, sells, reproduces, tenders, or delivers a false, counterfeit, altered, or simulated retail sales receipt or a Universal Price Code Label is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person who possesses more than one false, counterfeit, altered, or simulated retail sales receipt or Universal Price Code Label or who possesses a device the purpose of which is to manufacture false, coun- terfeit, altered, or simulated retail sales receipts or Universal Price Code Labels is guilty of a Class 3 felony. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) Same as previous DOC fiscal note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) Same as previous correctional note. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) There may be a minimal increase in judicial workloads; there would not be an increase in the number of judges needed. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 498 (H-am 1) does not create a State mandate. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status