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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1073 Introduced 02/03/11, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to create the offense of
perpetual harassment. Provides that purposely and repeatedly harassing
another person or following with the intent to harass another person
constitutes the offense. Provides that a first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 4 felony if the offense was
committed against the same victim.
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| | HB1073 | | LRB097 05786 RLC 45854 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 12-7.7
as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/12-7.7 new)
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| 7 | | Sec. 12-7.7. Perpetual harassment.
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| 8 | | (a) A person commits perpetual harassment when he or she |
| 9 | | purposely and
repeatedly
harasses another person or follows |
| 10 | | another person with the
intent of harassing that person.
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| 11 | | (b) Sentence.
Perpetual harassment is a Class A |
| 12 | | misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
conviction for perpetual |
| 13 | | harassment is a Class 4 felony if the offense was
committed |
| 14 | | against the same victim.
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| 15 | | (c) For the purposes of this Section,
"harass" means to |
| 16 | | engage in a course of conduct directed at a
specific person |
| 17 | | that serves no legitimate purpose, that would cause a
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| 18 | | reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, |
| 19 | | and that actually
causes substantial emotional distress to that |
| 20 | | person; and "substantial emotional distress" means significant |
| 21 | | mental suffering, anxiety, or alarm.
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