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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5870
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/1-3 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1-3 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
relating to the applicability of the common law.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5870 |
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LRB093 18689 RLC 44416 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to 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 1-3 as
follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3)
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| Sec. 1-3.
Applicability of common law.
No conduct |
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| constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense
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| this Code or in another statute of this State. However, this |
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| provision
does not affect the power of a court to punish for |
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| contempt or to employ a
any sanction authorized by law for the |
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| enforcement of an order or civil
judgment.
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| (Source: P.A. 79-1360.)
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