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92_HB4299
LRB9212772RCsb
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.)