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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3452 Introduced , by Rep. Lance Yednock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits public safety remote aerial interference when he or she knowingly operates an unmanned aerial vehicle intended to obstruct or interfere with the performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer, firefighter, emergency responder, or member of a search and rescue team who is performing or attempting to perform his of her official duties. This offense is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
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| | HB3452 | | LRB101 10529 SLF 55635 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 31-2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/31-2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 31-2. Public safety remote aerial interference. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section, "unmanned aerial vehicle" means a |
| 9 | | vehicle or device that uses aerodynamic forces to achieve |
| 10 | | flight and is piloted remotely. |
| 11 | | (b) A person commits public safety remote aerial |
| 12 | | interference when he or she knowingly operates an unmanned |
| 13 | | aerial vehicle intended to obstruct or interfere with the |
| 14 | | performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer, |
| 15 | | firefighter, emergency responder, or member of a search and |
| 16 | | rescue team who is performing or attempting to perform his of |
| 17 | | her official duties. |
| 18 | | (c) Sentence. Public safety remote aerial interference is a |
| 19 | | Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a |
| 20 | | Class 4 felony.
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