HB5573 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 18075 RLC 44158 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5573

Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24-1.5-1 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent discharge of a firearm. Defines the offense as discharging a firearm in a negligent manner which endangers the bodily safety of an individual. Provides that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. Exempts from a violation a peace officer while in the performance of his or her official duties.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

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 adding Section 24-1.5-1 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.5-1 new)

Sec. 24-1.5-1. Negligent discharge of a firearm.

(a) A person commits negligent discharge of a firearm by discharging a firearm in a negligent manner which endangers the bodily safety of an individual.

(b) Sentence. Negligent discharge of a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) This Section does not apply to a peace officer while in the performance of his or her official duties.