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Public Act 099-0656
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| HB6010 Enrolled | LRB099 17732 SLF 42092 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
Section 12-5.02 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/12-5.02)
(was 720 ILCS 5/12-2.5)
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Sec. 12-5.02. Vehicular endangerment.
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(a) A person commits vehicular endangerment when he or she |
strikes a motor vehicle by causing
an object to fall from an |
overpass or other elevated location in the direction of a |
moving
motor vehicle with the intent to strike a motor vehicle |
while it is traveling upon a highway in this State.
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(b) Sentence. Vehicular endangerment is a Class 2 felony, |
unless
death results, in which case vehicular endangerment is a |
Class 1
felony.
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(c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
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"Elevated location" means a bridge, overpass, highway |
ramp, building, artificial structure, hill, mound, or natural |
elevation above or adjacent to and above a highway. |
"Object" means any object or substance that by its size, |
weight, or
consistency is likely to cause great bodily harm to |
any occupant of a motor
vehicle.
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"Overpass" means any structure that passes over a highway.
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