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92_HB3669
LRB9210988RCcd
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 Boarding Aircraft With Weapon Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 1 and 7 and adding Section 1.5
6 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 545/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 84-1)
8 Sec. 1. Boarding or attempting to board aircraft with
9 weapon. It is unlawful for any person to board or attempt to
10 board any commercial or charter aircraft, having in his or
11 her possession any of the following:
12 (1) a firearm;
13 (2) an explosive or bomb of any type (other than a
14 firecracker), a container holding poison or noxious gas, or a
15 biological, chemical, or radioactive substance if that
16 substance is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to
17 any person;
18 (3) a knife of any length, composition, or description,
19 a cutting instrument of any kind and composition, including a
20 carpet knife or cutter or a spare blade, any device with a
21 folding or retractable blade, an ice pick, or a straight
22 razor; or
23 (4) any other lethal or dangerous weapon. firearm,
24 explosive of any type or other lethal or dangerous weapon.
25 (Source: P.A. 76-1895.)
26 (720 ILCS 545/1.5 new)
27 Sec. 1.5. Checked baggage. It is unlawful for any person
28 to check or to have placed in a cargo hold of a commercial or
29 charter aircraft or to attempt to check or have placed in a
30 cargo hold of a commercial or charter aircraft baggage
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1 containing an explosive or bomb of any type (other than a
2 firecracker), a container holding poison or noxious gas, or a
3 biological, chemical, or radioactive substance if that
4 substance is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to
5 any person.
6 (720 ILCS 545/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 84-7)
7 Sec. 7. Sentence. Violation of paragraph (2) of Section 1
8 or Section 1.5 of this Act is a Class X felony. Violation of
9 paragraph (1) of Section 1 of this Act is a Class 1 felony.
10 Violation of paragraph (3) of Section 1 of this Act is a
11 Class 2 felony. Any other violation of this Act is a Class A
12 misdemeanor.
13 (Source: P.A. 82-662.)
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.