Full Text of SB3538 98th General Assembly
SB3538 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB3538 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 720 ILCS 5/21-5 | from Ch. 38, par. 21-5 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits criminal trespass to State supported land when he or she enters upon land owned, leased, or otherwise used by a public body or district organized under the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, or the Regional Transportation Authority Act, after receiving, prior to the entry, notice from the public body or district, or its representative, that the entry is forbidden, or remains upon the land or in the building after receiving notice from the public body or district, or its representative, to depart and, in doing so, causes a delay in transit service lasting more than 15 minutes or compromising public safety. Provides that a first violation is a Class 4 felony and a second or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony.
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| 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 2012 is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 21-5 as follows:
| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/21-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 21-5)
| 7 | | Sec. 21-5. Criminal
Trespass to State Supported Land.
| 8 | | (a) A person commits criminal trespass to State supported | 9 | | land when he or she enters upon land supported in whole or in | 10 | | part with State
funds, or federal funds administered or granted | 11 | | through State agencies or
any building on the land, after | 12 | | receiving, prior to the
entry, notice from the State or its | 13 | | representative that the entry is
forbidden, or remains upon the | 14 | | land or in the building after receiving
notice from the State | 15 | | or its representative to depart, and who thereby
interferes | 16 | | with another person's lawful use or enjoyment of the building
| 17 | | or land.
| 18 | | A person has received notice from the State within the | 19 | | meaning of
this subsection if he or she has been notified | 20 | | personally, either orally or in
writing, or if a printed or | 21 | | written notice forbidding entry to him or her or
a group of | 22 | | which he or she is a part, has been conspicuously posted or | 23 | | exhibited
at the main entrance to the land or the forbidden |
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| 1 | | part thereof. | 2 | | (a-5) A person commits criminal trespass to State supported | 3 | | land when he or she enters upon land owned, leased, or | 4 | | otherwise used by a public body or district organized under the | 5 | | Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit | 6 | | District Act, or the Regional Transportation Authority Act, | 7 | | after receiving, prior to the entry, notice from the public | 8 | | body or district, or its representative, that the entry is | 9 | | forbidden, or remains upon the land or in the building after | 10 | | receiving notice from the public body or district, or its | 11 | | representative, to depart and, in doing so, causes a delay in | 12 | | transit service lasting more than 15 minutes or compromising | 13 | | public safety. | 14 | | A person has received notice from the public body or | 15 | | district within the meaning of this subsection if he or she has | 16 | | been notified personally, either orally or in writing, or if a | 17 | | printed or written notice forbidding entry to him or her or a | 18 | | group of which he or she is a part, has been conspicuously | 19 | | posted or exhibited at any point of entrance to the land or the | 20 | | forbidden part thereof. | 21 | | (b) A person commits criminal trespass to State supported | 22 | | land when he or she enters upon land supported in whole or in | 23 | | part with State
funds, or federal funds administered or granted | 24 | | through State agencies or
any building on the land by | 25 | | presenting false documents or falsely representing his or her | 26 | | identity orally to the State or its representative in order to |
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| 1 | | obtain permission from the State or its representative to enter | 2 | | the building or land; or remains upon the land or in the | 3 | | building by presenting false documents or falsely representing | 4 | | his or her identity orally to the State or its representative | 5 | | in order to remain upon the land or in the building, and who | 6 | | thereby
interferes with another person's lawful use or | 7 | | enjoyment of the building
or land. | 8 | | This subsection does not apply to a peace officer or other | 9 | | official of a unit of government who enters upon land supported | 10 | | in whole or in part with State
funds, or federal funds | 11 | | administered or granted through State agencies or
any building | 12 | | on the land in the performance of his or her official duties.
| 13 | | (c) Sentence. Criminal trespass to State supported land is | 14 | | a Class A misdemeanor , except a violation of subsection (a-5) | 15 | | of this Section is a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a | 16 | | Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation . | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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