99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4993

 

Introduced , by Rep. Adam Brown

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of possession of explosive substances. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly possesses triacetone triperoxide (TATP) or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD). Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides exemptions.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 2012 is amended by adding
5Section 24-2.3 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
7    Sec. 24-2.3. Possession of explosive substances.
8    (a) A person commits possession of explosive substances
9when he or she knowingly possesses triacetone triperoxide
10(TATP) or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD).
11    (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits:
12        (1) the authorized manufacture, transportation,
13    distribution, use, or possession of any material,
14    substance, or device by a member of the armed forces of the
15    United States, fire fighters, or law enforcement officers;
16    or
17        (2) the manufacture, transportation, distribution,
18    use, or possession of any material, substance, or device to
19    be used solely for scientific research, educational
20    purposes, or for any lawful purpose, subject to the
21    provisions of the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois and
22    the Pyrotechnic Use Act.
23    (c) Sentence. Possession of explosive substances is a Class

 

 

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14 felony.