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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5179
Introduced , by Rep. Harry Osterman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of purchase of stolen scrap metal. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she purchases scrap metal knowing that the scrap metal has been stolen or converted. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class B misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5179 |
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LRB095 18074 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 adding |
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| Section 16-23 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/16-23 new) |
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| Sec. 16-23. Purchase of stolen scrap metal. |
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| (a) Definition. For the purposes of this Section, "scrap |
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| metal" means any copper, brass, or
aluminum, or any combination |
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| of those metals, irrespective of form or quantity,
except that |
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| "scrap metal" does not include: (i) items
designed to contain, |
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| or to be used in the preparation of,
beverages or food for |
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| human consumption; (ii) discarded items
of non-commercial or |
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| household waste; or (iii) gold, silver,
platinum, and other |
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| precious metals used in jewelry. |
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| (b) A person commits the offense of purchase of stolen |
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| scrap metal when he or she purchases scrap metal knowing that |
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| the scrap metal has been stolen or converted. |
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| (c) Sentence. Purchase of stolen scrap metal is a Class C |
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| misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class B misdemeanor for a |
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| second or subsequent offense.
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