Public Act 095-0324
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Public Act 095-0324 |
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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 changing | ||||
Section 32-5 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/32-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 32-5)
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Sec. 32-5. False
personation of attorney, judicial, or | ||||
governmental officials.
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(a) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to | ||||
be an attorney
authorized to practice law for purposes of | ||||
compensation or consideration
commits a Class 4 felony. This | ||||
subsection (a) does not apply to a person who
unintentionally | ||||
fails to pay attorney registration fees established by Supreme
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Court Rule.
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(b) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to | ||||
be a public
officer or a public employee or an official or | ||||
employee of the federal government commits a Class A
B
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misdemeanor. If the false representation is made in furtherance | ||||
of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of | ||||
this subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony.
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(Source: P.A. 94-985, eff. 1-1-07.)
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