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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4092 Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful wearing of a mask, hood, or device to conceal the identity of the wearer from a peace officer. Provides that the offense is committed when a person, with the intent to conceal his or her identity from a peace officer, wears a mask, hood, or device in which any portion of the person's face is hidden, concealed, or covered on any public way, public place, or property, or on any private property, without first having obtained the written permission from the owner or occupier of the property. Provides exemptions. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor.
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| | HB4092 | | LRB100 14341 RLC 29118 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 25-1.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/25-1.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25-1.5. Unlawful wearing of a mask, hood, or device to |
| 8 | | conceal the identity of the wearer from a peace officer. |
| 9 | | (a) A person commits unlawful wearing of a mask, hood, or |
| 10 | | device to conceal the identity of the wearer from a peace |
| 11 | | officer when he or she, with the intent to conceal his or her |
| 12 | | identity from a peace officer, wears a mask, hood, or device in |
| 13 | | which any portion of the person's face is hidden, concealed, or |
| 14 | | covered on any public way, public place, or property, or on any |
| 15 | | private property, without first having obtained the written |
| 16 | | permission from the owner or occupier of the property. |
| 17 | | (b) Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to: |
| 18 | | (1) a person wearing a traditional holiday costume on |
| 19 | | the occasion of the holiday; |
| 20 | | (2) a person lawfully engaged in trade, employment, or |
| 21 | | a sporting activity in which a mask is worn for the purpose |
| 22 | | of ensuring the physical safety of the wearer, or because |
| 23 | | of the nature of the occupation, trade, profession, or |