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92_SB0655
LRB9207822RCcd
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 24-3.1 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/24-3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.1)
7 Sec. 24-3.1. Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm
8 ammunition.
9 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession
10 of firearms or firearm ammunition when:
11 (1) He or she is under 18 years of age and has in
12 his possession any firearm of a size which may be
13 concealed upon the person; or
14 (2) He is under 21 years of age, has been convicted
15 of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
16 delinquent and has any firearms or firearm ammunition in
17 his possession; or
18 (3) He is a narcotic addict and has any firearms or
19 firearm ammunition in his possession; or
20 (4) He has been a patient in a mental hospital
21 within the past 5 years and has any firearms or firearm
22 ammunition in his possession; or
23 (5) He is mentally retarded and has any firearms or
24 firearm ammunition in his possession; or
25 (6) He has in his possession any explosive bullet.
26 For purposes of this paragraph "explosive bullet" means
27 the projectile portion of an ammunition cartridge which
28 contains or carries an explosive charge which will explode
29 upon contact with the flesh of a human or an animal.
30 "Cartridge" means a tubular metal case having a projectile
31 affixed at the front thereof and a cap or primer at the rear
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1 end thereof, with the propellant contained in such tube
2 between the projectile and the cap; or
3 (b) Sentence.
4 Unlawful possession of firearms, other than handguns, and
5 firearm ammunition is a Class A misdemeanor. Unlawful
6 possession of handguns is a Class 4 felony.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)