093_HB0289

 
                                     LRB093 03824 NHT 03859 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Criminal  Code  of  1961 is amended by
 5    changing Section 24-1.5 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/24-1.5)
 7        Sec. 24-1.5.  Reckless discharge of a firearm.
 8        (a)  A person commits reckless discharge of a firearm  by
 9    discharging  a  firearm  in a reckless manner which endangers
10    the bodily safety of an individual.
11        (b)  If  the  conduct  described  in  subsection  (a)  is
12    committed by a passenger of a moving motor vehicle  with  the
13    knowledge  and consent of the driver of the motor vehicle the
14    driver is accountable for the such conduct.
15        (c)  Reckless discharge of a firearm is a Class 4 felony.
16        (d)  This Section does not apply to a peace officer while
17    in the performance of his or her official duties.
18    (Source: P.A. 88-217.)