Bill Text: IL HB0433 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of strangulation. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person knowingly or intentionally impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person. Provides that strangulation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that strangulation is a Class 1 felony if (1) the person used or attempted to use a dangerous instrument while committing the offense; (2) the person caused serious bodily injury to the other person while committing the offense; or (3) the person has been previously convicted of strangulation under the laws of this State or any other state. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0433 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0433-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0433 Introduced 2/3/2009, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/12-37 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of strangulation. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person knowingly or intentionally impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person. Provides that strangulation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that strangulation is a Class 1 felony if (1) the person used or attempted to use a dangerous instrument while committing the offense; (2) the person caused serious bodily injury to the other person while committing the offense; or (3) the person has been previously convicted of strangulation under the laws of this State or any other state. Effective immediately.
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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
Section 12-37 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/12-37 new)
Sec. 12-37. Strangulation.
(a) A person commits the offense of strangulation if the
person knowingly or intentionally impedes the normal breathing
or circulation of the blood of another person by applying
pressure on the throat or neck of the other person.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section,
strangulation is a Class 4 felony.
(c) Strangulation is a Class 1 felony if:
(1) the person used or attempted to use a dangerous
instrument while committing the offense;
(2) the person caused serious bodily injury to the
other person while committing the offense; or
(3) the person has been previously convicted of
strangulation under the laws of this State or any other
state.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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becoming law.