SB1161 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB094 04851 RLC 34880 b

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1161

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton - Emil Jones, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/2-7

from Ch. 38, par. 2-7

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing Section 2-7 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/2-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-7)

Sec. 2-7. "Felony". "Felony" means an an offense for which a sentence to death or to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more is provided.

(Source: P.A. 77-2638.)