HB2059 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB097 08602 RLC 50829 b

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2059

Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.7 heading new
720 ILCS 5/24.7-5 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to sell etching acid to another person under 18 years of age. Defines "etching acid". Provides that any person, before selling etching acid to a prospective purchaser, must demand and be shown by the prospective purchaser adequate written evidence of the age and identity of the purchaser issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that government. Provides that a person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage, deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Article 24.7 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.7 heading new)

ARTICLE 24.7. ETCHING ACID

(720 ILCS 5/24.7-5 new)

Sec. 24.7-5. Etching acid.

(a) For the purposes of this Section, "etching acid" means any liquid, cream, paste, or similar chemical substance that can be used to etch, draw, carve, sketch, engrave, or otherwise alter, change, or impair the physical integrity of glass or metal.

(b) A person shall not sell etching acid to another person under 18 years of age.

(c) The seller of etching acid, before selling etching acid to a prospective purchaser, shall demand adequate written evidence of identity of the prospective purchaser and of the fact that he or she is over the age of 18 years. Adequate written evidence of age and identity of the prospective purchaser is a document issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that government, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator's license, a state identification card, a registration certificate issued under the Federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.

(d) Sentence.

(1) A seller of etching acid who violates this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) A person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage, deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.