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92_HB5621 LRB9213460RCcd 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 1-3 as follows: 6 (720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3) 7 Sec. 1-3. Applicability of common law. No conduct 8 constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense 9 in this Code or in another statute of this State. However, 10 this provision does not affect the power of a court to punish 11 for contempt or to employ aanysanction authorized by law 12 for the enforcement of an order or civil judgment. 13 (Source: P.A. 79-1360.)