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92_HB3214enr

 
HB3214 Enrolled                                LRB9205770RCcd

 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    adding Section 16-17 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/16-17 new)
 7        Sec. 16-17.  Theft of advertising services.
 8        (a)  In  this Section, "unauthorized advertisement" means
 9    any form of representation or  communication,  including  any
10    handbill,  newsletter,  pamphlet, or notice that contains any
11    letters, words, or pictorial representation that is  attached
12    to  or  inserted  in  a  newspaper  or  periodical  without a
13    contractual  agreement   between   the   publisher   and   an
14    advertiser.
15        (b)  Any  person  who  knowingly  attaches  or inserts an
16    unauthorized advertisement in a newspaper or periodical,  and
17    who  redistributes  it to the public or who has the intent to
18    redistribute it to the public, is guilty of  the  offense  of
19    theft of advertising services.
20        (c)  Sentence. Theft of advertising services is a Class A
21    misdemeanor.
22        (d)  This  Section applies to any newspaper or periodical
23    that is offered for retail sale  or  is  distributed  without
24    charge.
25        (e)  This  Section  does  not  apply  if the publisher or
26    authorized  distributor  of  the  newspaper   or   periodical
27    consents to the attachment or insertion of the advertisement.

28        Section  99.   Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29    becoming law.

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