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92_HB3941

 
                                               LRB9214091RCcd

 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 33-3 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/33-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33-3)
 7        Sec. 33-3.  Official Misconduct.)  A  public  officer  or
 8    employee  commits  misconduct  when,  in  his or her official
 9    capacity, he or she commits any of the following acts:
10        (a)  Intentionally or recklessly  fails  to  perform  any
11    mandatory duty as required by law; or
12        (b)  Knowingly  performs  an act which the public officer
13    or employee he knows  he  or  she  is  forbidden  by  law  to
14    perform; or
15        (c)  With  intent  to  obtain  a  personal  advantage for
16    himself, herself, or another, he or she performs  an  act  in
17    excess of his or her lawful authority; or
18        (d)  Solicits or knowingly accepts for the performance of
19    any  act  a  fee  or  reward  which  he  or  she knows is not
20    authorized by law.
21        A public officer or employee convicted of  violating  any
22    provision  of  this  Section  forfeits  his  or her office or
23    employment.  In addition, the public officer or  employee  he
24    commits a Class 3 felony.
25    (Source: P.A. 82-790.)

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