Public Act 094-0323
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Public Act 094-0323 |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 1961 is amended by adding | ||||
Sections 2-6.6, 32-5.4, 32-5.5, 32-5.6, and 32-5.7 as follows: | ||||
(720 ILCS 5/2-6.6 new)
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Sec. 2-6.6. Emergency management worker. | ||||
"Emergency management worker" shall include the following: | ||||
(a) any person, paid or unpaid, who is a member of a | ||||
local or county emergency services and disaster agency as | ||||
defined by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, or | ||||
who is an employee of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||||
Agency or the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
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(b) any employee or volunteer of the American Red | ||||
Cross;
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(c) any employee of a federal, State, county or local | ||||
government agency assisting an emergency services and | ||||
disaster agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, | ||||
or the Federal Emergency Management Agency through mutual | ||||
aid or as otherwise requested or directed in time of | ||||
disaster or emergency; and
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(d) any person volunteering or directed to assist an | ||||
emergency services and disaster agency, the Illinois | ||||
Emergency Management Agency, or the Federal Emergency | ||||
Management Agency.
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(720 ILCS 5/32-5.4 new) | ||||
Sec. 32-5.4. False personation of a fire fighter. A person | ||||
who knowingly and falsely represents himself to be a fire | ||||
fighter of any jurisdiction commits a Class 4 felony. | ||||
(720 ILCS 5/32-5.5 new) |
Sec. 32-5.5. Aggravated false personation of a fire | ||
fighter. A person who knowingly and falsely represents himself | ||
to be a fire fighter of any jurisdiction in attempting or | ||
committing a felony commits a Class 3 felony. | ||
(720 ILCS 5/32-5.6 new)
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Sec. 32-5.6. False personation of an emergency management | ||
worker. A person who knowingly and falsely represents himself | ||
to be an emergency management worker of any jurisdiction in | ||
this State or of the American Red Cross commits a Class 4 | ||
felony. For purposes of this Section, "emergency management | ||
worker" shall have the same meaning as provided under Section | ||
2-6.6 of this Code. | ||
(720 ILCS 5/32-5.7 new)
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Sec. 32-5.7. Aggravated false personation of an emergency | ||
management worker. A person who knowingly and falsely | ||
represents himself to be an emergency management worker of any | ||
jurisdiction in this State or of the American Red Cross in | ||
attempting or committing a felony commits a Class 3 felony. For | ||
purposes of this Section, "emergency management worker" shall | ||
have the same meaning as provided under Section 2-6.6 of this | ||
Code.
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