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HB4751 Engrossed |
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LRB093 18446 RLC 44157 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 12-5 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/12-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-5)
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| Sec. 12-5. Reckless
conduct.
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| (a) A person who causes bodily harm to or endangers the |
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| bodily safety of
an individual by any means, commits reckless |
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| conduct if he or she performs
recklessly the acts that
which
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| cause the harm or endanger safety, whether they
otherwise are |
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| lawful or unlawful. |
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| (a-5) A person who causes great bodily harm or permanent |
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| disability or disfigurement by any means, commits reckless |
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| conduct if he or she performs recklessly the acts that cause |
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| the harm, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful.
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| (b) Sentence.
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| Reckless conduct under subsection (a) is a Class A |
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| misdemeanor. Reckless conduct under subsection (a-5) is a Class |
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| 4 felony.
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| (Source: P.A. 77-2638.)
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