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Public Act 095-0324
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LRB095 06875 RLC 26994 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
Section 32-5 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/32-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 32-5)
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Sec. 32-5. False
personation of attorney, judicial, or |
governmental officials.
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(a) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to |
be an attorney
authorized to practice law for purposes of |
compensation or consideration
commits a Class 4 felony. This |
subsection (a) does not apply to a person who
unintentionally |
fails to pay attorney registration fees established by Supreme
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Court Rule.
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(b) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to |
be a public
officer or a public employee or an official or |
employee of the federal government commits a Class A
B
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misdemeanor. If the false representation is made in furtherance |
of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of |
this subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony.
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(Source: P.A. 94-985, eff. 1-1-07.)
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