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92_HB2872

 
                                               LRB9202413RCcd

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Criminal  Code  of  1961 is amended by
 5    changing Section 16A-6 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/16A-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 16A-6)
 7        Sec.  16A-6.   Affirmative  defense.   A   detention   as
 8    permitted in this Article does not constitute an arrest or an
 9    unlawful  restraint, as defined in Section 10-3 of this Code,
10    nor does shall it render the merchant liable to the person so
11    detained.
12    (Source: P.A. 79-840.)

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