92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3214
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House Sponsors:
MATHIAS-SMITH,MICHAEL.

Senate Sponsors:
PETERSON

Short description: 
CRIM CD-ADVERTISING THEFT                                                  

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Creates the offense  of  theft      
   of  advertising services.  Prohibits a person from knowingly attaching      
   or  inserting  an  unauthorized  advertisement  in  a   newspaper   or      
   periodical  with  the  intent to redistribute the advertisement to the      
   public.  Prohibits a person from  knowingly  acting  in  concert  with      
   another  person to attach or insert an unpaid advertisement.  Provides      
   that the penalty for a violation is a  Class  A  misdemeanor.  Exempts      
   persons who insert the  attachment   with the consent of the publisher      
   or  authorized  distributor of the newspaper or periodical.  Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning  the  offense      
   of  theft  of  advertising  services.   Deletes a provision making any      
   person who knowingly acts in concert with another to attach or  insert      
   an  unpaid  advertisement  in  a  newspaper  or  periodical,  and  who      
   redistributes  it  to the public or who has the intent to redistribute      
   it to the public, guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.                          
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0428

   Last action date: AUG-17-2001

           Location: House

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


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