97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3538
 
Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 




720 ILCS 5/31-4  from Ch. 38, par. 31-4
720 ILCS 5/32-4  from Ch. 38, par. 32-4

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning obstructing justice and in a Section concerning communicating with jurors and witnesses.



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A BILL FOR
 


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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 changing 
5Sections 31-4 and 32-4 as follows:
 



6    (720 ILCS 5/31-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 31-4)



7    Sec. 31-4. Obstructing justice. 

8    A person obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent the

9the apprehension
or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any 
10person, he knowingly commits
any of the following acts:
11    (a) Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical 
12evidence, plants
false evidence, furnishes false information; 
13or

14    (b) Induces a witness having knowledge material to the 
15subject at issue
to leave the State or conceal himself; or

16    (c) Possessing knowledge material to the subject at issue, 
17he leaves the
State or conceals himself.

18    (d) Sentence.


19        (1) Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, except as 
20    provided in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (d).


21        (2) Obstructing justice in furtherance of streetgang 
22    related or
gang-related activity, as defined in Section 10 
23    of the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus Prevention 
 
 
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1    Act, is a Class 3 felony.

2(Source: P.A. 90-363, eff. 1-1-98.)


 



3    (720 ILCS 5/32-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 32-4)


4    Sec. 32-4. Communicating with jurors and witnesses. 

5    (a) A person who, with intent to influence any any person 
6whom he believes
has been summoned as a juror, regarding any 
7matter which is or may be
brought before such juror, 
8communicates, directly or indirectly, with such
juror 
9otherwise than as authorized by law commits a Class 4 felony.

10    (b) A person who, with intent to deter any party or witness 
11from
testifying freely, fully and truthfully to any matter 
12pending in any court,
or before a Grand Jury, Administrative 
13agency or any other State or local
governmental unit, forcibly 
14detains such party or witness, or communicates,
directly or 
15indirectly, to such party or witness any knowingly false

16information or a threat of injury or damage to the property or 
17person of
any individual or offers or delivers or threatens to 
18withhold money or
another thing of value to
any individual 
19commits a
Class 3 felony.

20    (c) A person who violates the Juror Protection Act commits 
21a Class 4 felony.

22(Source: P.A. 94-186, eff. 1-1-06.)