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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB2061
Introduced 2/14/2005, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Robert S. Molaro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in
a Section concerning chain of custody.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2061 |
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LRB094 03375 RLC 33376 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 33-5 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/33-5)
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| Sec. 33-5. Preservation of evidence.
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| (a) It is unlawful for a
law enforcement agency
or an agent |
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| acting on behalf of the
the law enforcement agency to |
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| intentionally fail to comply with the provisions of subsection |
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| (a)
of
Section 116-4 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. |
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| (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty |
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| of a Class 4
felony.
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| (c) For purposes of this Section, "law enforcement agency" |
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| has the meaning
ascribed to it in subsection (e) of Section |
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| 116-4 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1963.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-871, eff. 1-1-01; 92-459, eff. 8-22-01.)
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