95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0274

 

Introduced 2/7/2007, by Sen. Larry K. Bomke

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 646/25

    Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that it is a Class 3 felony to attempt to possess, procure, transport, store, or deliver anhydrous ammonia in an unauthorized container. Effective January 1, 2008.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Methamphetamine Control and Community
5 Protection Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 646/25)
7     Sec. 25. Anhydrous ammonia.
8     (a) Possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or
9 delivery of anhydrous ammonia with the intent that it be used
10 to manufacture methamphetamine.
11         (1) It is unlawful to knowingly engage in the
12     possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or
13     delivery of anhydrous ammonia or to attempt to engage in
14     any of these activities or to assist another in engaging in
15     any of these activities with the intent that the anhydrous
16     ammonia be used to manufacture methamphetamine.
17         (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
18     subsection (a) is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
19     (b) Aggravated possession, procurement, transportation,
20 storage, or delivery of anhydrous ammonia with the intent that
21 it be used to manufacture methamphetamine.
22         (1) It is unlawful to knowingly engage in the
23     aggravated possession, procurement, transportation,

 

 

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1     storage, or delivery of anhydrous ammonia with the intent
2     that it be used to manufacture methamphetamine. A person
3     commits this offense when the person engages in the
4     possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or
5     delivery of anhydrous ammonia or attempts to engage in any
6     of these activities or assists another in engaging in any
7     of these activities with the intent that the anhydrous
8     ammonia be used to manufacture methamphetamine and:
9             (A) the person knowingly does so in a multi-unit
10         dwelling;
11             (B) the person knowingly does so in a structure or
12         vehicle where a child under the age of 18, or a person
13         with a disability, or a person who is 60 years of age
14         or older who is incapable of adequately providing for
15         his or her own health and personal care resides, is
16         present, or is endangered by the anhydrous ammonia;
17             (C) the person's possession, procurement,
18         transportation, storage, or delivery of anhydrous
19         ammonia is a contributing cause of the death, serious
20         bodily injury, disability, or disfigurement of another
21         person; or
22             (D) the person's possession, procurement,
23         transportation, storage, or delivery of anhydrous
24         ammonia is a contributing cause of a fire or explosion
25         that damages property belonging to another person.
26         (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this

 

 

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1     subsection (b) is guilty of a Class X felony, subject to a
2     term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more
3     than 30 years, and subject to a fine not to exceed
4     $100,000.
5     (c) Possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or
6 delivery of anhydrous ammonia in an unauthorized container.
7         (1) It is unlawful to knowingly possess, procure,
8     transport, store, or deliver anhydrous ammonia or to
9     attempt to possess, procure, transport, store, or deliver
10     anhydrous ammonia in an unauthorized container.
11         (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
12     subsection (c) is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
13         (3) Affirmative defense. It is an affirmative defense
14     that the person charged possessed, procured, transported,
15     stored, or delivered anhydrous ammonia in a manner that
16     substantially complied with the rules governing anhydrous
17     ammonia equipment found in 8 Illinois Administrative Code
18     Section 215, in 92 Illinois Administrative Code Sections
19     171 through 180, or in any provision of the Code of Federal
20     Regulations incorporated by reference into these Sections
21     of the Illinois Administrative Code.
22     (d) Tampering with anhydrous ammonia equipment.
23         (1) It is unlawful to knowingly tamper with anhydrous
24     ammonia equipment. A person tampers with anhydrous ammonia
25     equipment when, without authorization from the lawful
26     owner, the person:

 

 

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1             (A) removes or attempts to remove anhydrous
2         ammonia from the anhydrous ammonia equipment used by
3         the lawful owner;
4             (B) damages or attempts to damage the anhydrous
5         ammonia equipment used by the lawful owner; or
6             (C) vents or attempts to vent anhydrous ammonia
7         into the environment.
8         (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this
9     subsection (d) is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
10 (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 94-830, eff. 6-5-06.)
 
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
12 1, 2008.