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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5871
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/5-1 |
from Ch. 38, par. 5-1 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change to a Section
concerning a person's accountability for another person's conduct.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5871 |
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LRB093 18688 RLC 44415 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 5-1 as
follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 5-1)
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| Sec. 5-1.
Accountability for conduct of another.
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| A person is responsible for conduct which is an element of |
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| an offense if
the conduct is either that of the person himself, |
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| or that of another and he
is legally accountable for the
such
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| conduct as provided in Section 5-2,
or
both.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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