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90_HB0650
720 ILCS 5/18-2 from Ch. 38, par. 18-2
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the
offense of armed robbery includes committing robbery while
carrying on or about one's person, a look-alike firearm while
indicating verbally or by his or her action to the victim
that he or she is presently armed with a firearm. Defines
look-alike firearm to be a toy or replica object that
resembles a firearm. Effective immediately.
LRB9002660RCks
LRB9002660RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 18-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 18-2 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/18-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 18-2)
8 Sec. 18-2. Armed robbery.
9 (a) A person commits armed robbery when he or she
10 violates Section 18-1 while he or she:
11 (1) carries on or about his or her person, or is
12 otherwise armed with a dangerous weapon; or.
13 (2) carries on or about his or her person, a
14 look-alike firearm while indicating verbally or by his or
15 her actions to the victim that he or she is presently
16 armed with a firearm.
17 (b) Sentence.
18 Armed robbery is a Class X felony.
19 (c) As used in this Section, "look-alike firearm" means
20 a toy or replica object that resembles a firearm as defined
21 in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
22 (Source: P.A. 80-1099.)
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.