093_HB3842

 
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 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 Sections 33F-1, 33F-2, and 33F-3 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/33F-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-1)
 7        Sec. 33F-1.  Definitions.  For purposes of this Article:
 8        (a)  "Body Armor" means any one of the following:
 9             (1)  A  military style flak or tactical assault vest
10        which is made of Kevlar or any other similar material  or
11        metal, fiberglass, plastic, and nylon plates and designed
12        to  be  worn over one's clothing for the intended purpose
13        of stopping not only missile  fragmentation  from  mines,
14        grenades,  mortar shells and artillery fire but also fire
15        from rifles, machine guns, and small arms.
16             (2)  Soft body armor which is made of Kevlar or  any
17        other  similar  material  or  metal  or any other type of
18        insert and which is lightweight and pliable and which can
19        be easily concealed under a shirt.
20             (3)  A military style recon/surveillance vest  which
21        is made of Kevlar or any other similar material and which
22        is  lightweight  and  designed  to  be  worn  over  one's
23        clothing.
24             (4)  Protective  casual  clothing  which  is made of
25        Kevlar or  any  other  similar  material  and  which  was
26        originally   intended   to  be  used  by  undercover  law
27        enforcement officers or dignitaries and  is  designed  to
28        look  like  jackets,  coats,  raincoats, quilted or three
29        piece suit vests.
30        (b)  (Blank). "Dangerous  weapon"  means  a  Category  I,
31    Category  II,  or  Category  III weapon as defined in Section
 
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 1    33A-1 of this Code.
 2    (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)

 3        (720 ILCS 5/33F-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-2)
 4        Sec. 33F-2. Unlawful use of body armor. A person  commits
 5    the  offense  of unlawful use of body armor when he knowingly
 6    wears body armor and is in possession of a  dangerous  weapon
 7    in the commission or attempted commission of any offense.
 8    (Source: P.A. 87-521.)

 9        (720 ILCS 5/33F-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-3)
10        Sec.  33F-3. Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use
11    of body armor for a first offense shall be guilty of a  Class
12    3 felony A misdemeanor and for a second or subsequent offense
13    shall be guilty of a Class 2 4 felony.
14    (Source: P.A. 87-521.)