HB1074 EngrossedLRB097 05784 RLC 45852 b

1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5Section 21-1.6 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/21-1.6 new)
7    Sec. 21-1.6. Domestic damage to property.
8    (a) A person commits domestic damage to property when he or
9she knowingly or intentionally causes damage to a family or
10household member's personal property or commonly owned
11property while in the immediate presence of that family or
12household member, as defined in subsection (3) of Section
13112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, so as to
14deliberately and intentionally intimidate or threaten that
15family or household member. A peace officer must arrest the
16offender upon the establishment of probable cause.
17    (b) Sentence. Domestic damage to property is a Class A
18misdemeanor.