94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB3007


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Peter J. Roskam - Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Creates the offense of mass transit terrorism.  Provides that a person commits  the offense when he or she knowingly carries any explosive materials into a mass transit facility.  Provides that a violation is a Class X felony with a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than 30 years and not more than 60 years.  Effective immediately.
















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SB3007

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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 adding 
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Section 29D-31 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/29D-31  new)
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    Sec. 29D-31. Mass transit terrorism.
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    (a) A person commits the offense of mass transit terrorism 
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when he or she knowingly carries any explosive materials into a 
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mass transit facility.
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    (b) Sentence. Mass transit terrorism is a Class X felony 
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for which the offender shall be sentenced to a term of 
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imprisonment of not less than 30 years and not more than 60 
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years.
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    (c) Definitions. In this Section:
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        "Explosive materials" means explosives, blasting 
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    agents, and detonators.
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        "Explosive" means any chemical compound, mixture, or 
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    device, the primary or common purpose of which is to 
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    function by explosion and includes high or low explosives.
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        "Mass transit facility" means any public 
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    transportation facility, whether buses, trolley-buses, or 
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    railway systems, utilized by a substantial number of 
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    persons for their daily transportation, and includes not 
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    only the public transportation facility itself but 
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    ancillary and supporting facilities such as motor vehicle 
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    parking facilities.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.