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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0917 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 720 ILCS 5/7-1 | from Ch. 38, par. 7-1 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the use of force in defense of a person.
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| | HB0917 | | LRB097 03737 RLC 43774 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 7-1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/7-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 7-1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 7-1. Use of
force in defense of person. |
| 8 | | (a) A person is justified in the
the use of force against |
| 9 | | another when and to
the extent that he reasonably believes that |
| 10 | | such conduct is necessary to
defend himself or another against |
| 11 | | such other's imminent use of unlawful
force. However, he is |
| 12 | | justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to |
| 13 | | cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes
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| 14 | | that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great |
| 15 | | bodily harm
to himself or another, or the commission of a |
| 16 | | forcible felony. |
| 17 | | (b) In no case shall any act involving the use of force |
| 18 | | justified under this Section give rise to any claim or |
| 19 | | liability brought by or on behalf of any person acting within |
| 20 | | the definition of "aggressor" set forth in Section 7-4 of this |
| 21 | | Article, or the estate, spouse, or other family member of such |
| 22 | | a person, against the person or estate of the person using such |
| 23 | | justified force, unless the use of force involves willful or |