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Full Text of HB0131  96th General Assembly

HB0131 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0131

 

Introduced 1/14/2009, by Rep. Lou Lang

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/20-2   from Ch. 38, par. 20-2

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices.


LRB096 03685 RLC 13714 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB0131 LRB096 03685 RLC 13714 b

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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 20-2 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/20-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 20-2)
7     Sec. 20-2. Possession of explosives or explosive or
8 incendiary devices.
9     (a) A person commits the the offense of possession of
10 explosives or explosive or incendiary devices in violation of
11 this Section when he or she possesses, manufactures or
12 transports any explosive compound, timing or detonating device
13 for use with any explosive compound or incendiary device and
14 either intends to use such explosive or device to commit any
15 offense or knows that another intends to use such explosive or
16 device to commit a felony.
17     (b) Sentence.
18     Possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary
19 devices in violation of this Section is a Class 1 felony for
20 which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
21 be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not more than 30
22 years.
23     (c) (Blank).

 

 

HB0131 - 2 - LRB096 03685 RLC 13714 b

1 (Source: P.A. 93-594, eff. 1-1-04; 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)