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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4937 Introduced 2/3/2012, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 720 ILCS 5/1-3 | from Ch. 38, par. 1-3 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the applicability of the common law.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB4937 | | LRB097 17464 RLC 62667 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 1-3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1-3. Applicability of common law. No conduct |
| 8 | | constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense
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| 9 | | this Code or in another statute of this State. However, this |
| 10 | | provision
does not affect the
the power of a court to punish |
| 11 | | for contempt or to employ
any sanction authorized by law for |
| 12 | | the enforcement of an order or civil
judgment. |
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 79-1360.)
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