SB2111sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Filed: 4/8/2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2111

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2111 on page 1, by replacing lines 6 through 23 with the following:

"(720 ILCS 5/33-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33-3)

Sec. 33-3. Official Misconduct.) A public officer or employee or special government agent commits misconduct when, in his official capacity or capacity as a special government agent, he commits any of the following acts:

(a) Intentionally or recklessly fails to perform any mandatory duty as required by law; or

(b) Knowingly performs an act which he knows he is forbidden by law to perform; or

(c) With intent to obtain a personal advantage for himself or another, he performs an act in excess of his lawful authority; or

(d) Solicits or knowingly accepts for the performance of any act a fee or reward which he knows is not authorized by law.

A public officer or employee or special government agent convicted of violating any provision of this Section forfeits his office or employment or position as a special government agent. In addition, he commits a Class 2 3 felony.

For purposes of this Section, "special government agent" has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (l) of Section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

(Source: P.A. 82-790.)".