Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Filed: 4/16/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5271

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5271 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Section 6-3 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 6-3)
7    Sec. 6-3. Intoxicated or drugged condition.
8    (a) A person who is in an intoxicated or drugged condition
9is criminally responsible for conduct unless such condition is
10involuntarily produced and deprives him of substantial
11capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his conduct
12or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law.
13    (b) Evidence of a defendant's voluntary intoxication is
14not admissible for the purpose of negating the defendant's
15mental state, nor shall any such argument to the trier of fact
16be permitted. However, evidence of a defendant's voluntary

 

 

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1intoxication is admissible for any other relevant purpose. If
2evidence of the defendant's intoxication, either voluntary or
3involuntary, is admitted, the trier of fact shall be
4instructed that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to the
5crime charged.
6(Source: P.A. 92-466, eff. 1-1-02.)".