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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5823
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross 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
concerning the applicability of the common law.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5823 |
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LRB095 15499 RLC 41493 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 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
the power of a court to punish |
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| for contempt or to employ
any sanction authorized by law for |
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| the enforcement of an order or civil
judgment. |
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| (Source: P.A. 79-1360.)
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