093_HB0561enr
HB0561 Enrolled LRB093 05560 MBS 05652 b
1 AN ACT in relation to 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
5 changing 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 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
13 device for use with any explosive compound or incendiary
14 device and either intends to use such explosive or device to
15 commit any offense or knows that another intends to use such
16 explosive or 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) In this Section, "explosive compound" or "incendiary
24 device" includes a methamphetamine manufacturing chemical as
25 defined in clause (z-1) of Section 102 of the Illinois
26 Controlled Substances Act.
27 (Source: P.A. 91-121, eff. 7-15-99.)