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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of resisting or obstructing a peace officer in which the violation was the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer is guilty of a Class 1 (rather than Class 4) felony.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the penalty for resisting or obstructing a peace officer is a Class 3 felony if the violation was the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes all. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes resisting or obstructing a probation officer or parole officer in the offense of resisting or obstructing a peace officer or correctional institution employee. Provides that if the officer or employee gives a visual or audible signal that a person is under arrest and the person willfully flees or attempts to elude the officer or employee, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person convicted of a violation whose violation was a proximate cause of an injury to the peace officer, correctional institution employee, probation officer, or parole officer is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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