94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2897

 

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/16-1   from Ch. 38, par. 16-1

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalties for theft of property from a charitable organization by one class than otherwise would have been the penalties for the offense if the offense had not been committed against a charitable organization.


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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 16-1 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/16-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 16-1)
7     Sec. 16-1. Theft.
8     (a) A person commits theft when he knowingly:
9         (1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over
10     property of the owner; or
11         (2) Obtains by deception control over property of the
12     owner; or
13         (3) Obtains by threat control over property of the
14     owner; or
15         (4) Obtains control over stolen property knowing the
16     property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as
17     would reasonably induce him to believe that the property
18     was stolen; or
19         (5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the
20     custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly
21     represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any
22     individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency as
23     being stolen, and
24             (A) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the
25         use or benefit of the property; or
26             (B) Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the
27         property in such manner as to deprive the owner
28         permanently of such use or benefit; or
29             (C) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property
30         knowing such use, concealment or abandonment probably
31         will deprive the owner permanently of such use or
32         benefit.

 

 

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1     (b) Sentence.
2         (1) Theft of property not from the person and not
3     exceeding $300 in value is a Class A misdemeanor.
4         (1.1) Theft of property not from the person and not
5     exceeding $300 in value is a Class 4 felony if the theft
6     was committed in a school or place of worship or if the
7     theft was of governmental property or if the theft of
8     property was from a charitable organization as defined in
9     Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue
10     Code.
11         (2) A person who has been convicted of theft of
12     property not from the person and not exceeding $300 in
13     value who has been previously convicted of any type of
14     theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential
15     burglary, possession of burglary tools, home invasion,
16     forgery, a violation of Section 4-103, 4-103.1, 4-103.2, or
17     4-103.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code relating to the
18     possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, or a
19     violation of Section 8 of the Illinois Credit Card and
20     Debit Card Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person
21     has any such prior conviction, the information or
22     indictment charging that person shall state such prior
23     conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to
24     treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such prior
25     conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be
26     disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise
27     permitted by issues properly raised during such trial.
28         (3) (Blank).
29         (4) Theft of property from the person not exceeding
30     $300 in value, or theft of property exceeding $300 and not
31     exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 3 felony.
32         (4.1) Theft of property from the person not exceeding
33     $300 in value, or theft of property exceeding $300 and not
34     exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 2 felony if the
35     theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if
36     the theft was of governmental property or if the theft of

 

 

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1     property was from a charitable organization as defined in
2     Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue
3     Code.
4         (5) Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not
5     exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 2 felony.
6         (5.1) Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not
7     exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 1 felony if the
8     theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if
9     the theft was of governmental property or if the theft of
10     property was from a charitable organization as defined in
11     Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue
12     Code.
13         (6) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 and not
14     exceeding $500,000 in value is a Class 1 felony.
15         (6.1) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 in value is
16     a Class X felony if the theft was committed in a school or
17     place of worship or if the theft was of governmental
18     property or if the theft of property was from a charitable
19     organization as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the United
20     States Internal Revenue Code.
21         (6.2) Theft of property exceeding $500,000 in value is
22     a Class 1 non-probationable felony.
23         (7) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
24     of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender
25     obtained money or property valued at $5,000 or more from a
26     victim 60 years of age or older is a Class 2 felony.
27     (c) When a charge of theft of property exceeding a
28 specified value is brought, the value of the property involved
29 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of
30 fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the specified value.
31 (Source: P.A. 93-520, eff. 8-6-03; 94-134, eff. 1-1-06.)