92nd General Assembly Summary of HB5638    [ Home ]   [ Back ]   [ Legislation ]

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House Sponsors:
MEYER.

Short description: 
CRIM CD-COMPUTER-GANG INFO                                                 

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the  Criminal  Code  of  1961.   Creates  the  offense  of      
   computerized   dissemination   of   information   in   furtherance  of      
   gang-related activity, defined as disseminating in a  form  accessible      
   to persons any verbal, written, or pictorial items or imagery utilized      
   by  a  criminal  street  gang  and  distributed  in furtherance of the      
   activities of  the  gang.   Establishes  defenses.   Provides  that  a      
   violation is a Class 4 felony.                                              
          CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                        
          Fiscal impact and impact on the corrections population would         
          be minimal from HB 5638.                                             
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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