Full Text of HB2059 97th General Assembly
HB2059 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB2059 Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.7 heading new | | 720 ILCS 5/24.7-5 new | |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to sell etching acid to another person under 18 years of age. Defines "etching acid". Provides that any person, before selling etching acid to a prospective purchaser, must demand and be shown by the prospective purchaser adequate written evidence of the age and identity of the purchaser issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that government. Provides that a person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage, deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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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 1961 is amended by adding | 5 | | Article 24.7 as follows: | 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.7 heading new) | 7 | | ARTICLE 24.7. ETCHING ACID | 8 | | (720 ILCS 5/24.7-5 new) | 9 | | Sec. 24.7-5. Etching acid. | 10 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "etching acid" means | 11 | | any liquid, cream, paste, or similar chemical substance that | 12 | | can be used to etch, draw, carve, sketch, engrave, or otherwise | 13 | | alter, change, or impair the physical integrity of glass or | 14 | | metal. | 15 | | (b) A person shall not sell etching acid to another person | 16 | | under 18 years of age. | 17 | | (c) The seller of etching acid, before selling etching acid | 18 | | to a prospective purchaser, shall demand adequate written | 19 | | evidence of identity of the prospective purchaser and of the | 20 | | fact that he or she is over the age of 18 years.
Adequate | 21 | | written evidence of age and identity of the prospective | 22 | | purchaser is a document issued by a federal, state, county, or |
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| 1 | | municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that | 2 | | government, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle | 3 | | operator's license, a state identification card, a | 4 | | registration certificate issued under the Federal Selective | 5 | | Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of | 6 | | the Armed Forces. | 7 | | (d) Sentence. | 8 | | (1) A seller of etching acid who violates this Section | 9 | | is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. | 10 | | (2) A person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage, | 11 | | deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person | 12 | | without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty | 13 | | of a Class A misdemeanor.
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