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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB3593
Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new |
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720 ILCS 5/16A-7 |
from Ch. 38, par. 16A-7 |
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Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may enact an ordinance declaring retail theft to be unlawful. Provides that the ordinance shall not apply to any offense that is considered a felony under the Criminal Code of 1961. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any person who violates a municipal retail theft ordinance shall be civilly liable to the merchant. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3593 |
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LRB095 03846 HLH 23877 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 11-1-12 as follows: |
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| (65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new) |
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| Sec. 11-1-12. Local retail theft ordinance. The corporate |
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| authorities of a municipality may, by ordinance, declare retail |
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| theft, as defined by the Criminal Code of 1961, to be unlawful. |
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| An ordinance enacted under this Section shall not apply to any |
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| offense that is considered a felony under the Criminal Code of |
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| 1961. An action to enforce an ordinance enacted under this |
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| Section shall be brought in the circuit court and shall not be |
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| subject to adjudication in any administrative adjudication |
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| system that may be established by the municipality. This |
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| Section is not a limitation on home rule units. |
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| Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by |
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| changing Section 16A-7 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/16A-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 16A-7)
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| Sec. 16A-7. Civil Liability.
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| (a) A person who commits the offense of
retail theft as |