92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0728
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House Sponsors:
SCHOENBERG-LYONS,EILEEN-MATHIAS-FRITCHEY-OSTERMAN AND BROSNAHAN.

Short description: 
CRIM CD-STLKNG-ELECTRNC MEANS                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961.  Creates  the  offense  of      
   cyberstalking. Provides that it is unlawful to knowingly  and  without      
   legal  justification, on at least 2 separate occasions, harass another      
   person through the use of  electronic  communication  and  transmit  a      
   threat   of   immediate   or   future  bodily  harm,  sexual  assault,      
   confinement, or restraint to the person or the person's family  member      
   or  place  a  person  or  the  person's  family  member  in reasonable      
   apprehension of immediate  or  future  bodily  harm,  sexual  assault,      
   confinement,  or  restraint.  Provides  that  the  penalty for a first      
   offense is a Class 4 felony and for a second or subsequent offense  is      
   a Class 3 felony.  Effective immediately.                                   
          FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                              
          Fiscal impact and impact on the corrections population would         
          be minimal.                                                          
          CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                        
          Same as DOC fiscal note.                                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning  the  offense      
   of  cyberstalking.   Deletes language making the harassment of another      
   person part of the  offense.   Provides  that  a  person  commits  the      
   offense  if  he  or she transmits a threat that places the person or a      
   family member of that person in reasonable apprehension  of  immediate      
   or  future  bodily  harm,  sexual  assault, confinement, or restraint.      
   Deletes the definition of "harass".                                         
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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