Bill Text: IL HB5797 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes in the offense of mob action, (1) the knowing or reckless steering of a motor vehicle so that it makes a controlled skid sideways through a turn with the front wheels pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn if the activity results in the use of force or violence disturbing the public peace; or (2) the knowing or reckless act of street racing if the activity results in the use of force or violence disturbing the public peace. Defines "street racing". Provides that the penalty for these offenses is a Class 4 felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-16 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5797 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5797-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 25-1 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/25-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 25-1)
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7 | Sec. 25-1. Mob action.
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8 | (a) A person commits mob action when he or she engages in | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | any of the following:
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10 | (1) the knowing or reckless use of force or violence | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | disturbing the public peace by 2 or
more persons acting | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | together and without authority of law;
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13 | (2) the knowing assembly of 2 or more persons with the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | or misdemeanor; or
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16 | (3) the knowing assembly of 2 or more persons, without | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | authority of law, for
the purpose of doing violence to the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | person or property of anyone supposed
to have been guilty | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | of a violation of the law, or for the purpose of
exercising | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | correctional powers or regulative powers over any person | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | by
violence ; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (4) the knowing or reckless steering of a motor | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | vehicle so that it makes a controlled skid sideways |
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1 | through a turn with the front wheels pointed in a | ||||||
2 | direction opposite to that of the turn if the activity | ||||||
3 | results in the use of force or violence disturbing the | ||||||
4 | public peace; or | ||||||
5 | (5) the knowing or reckless act of street racing if | ||||||
6 | the activity results in the use of force or violence | ||||||
7 | disturbing the public peace. In this paragraph (5), | ||||||
8 | "street racing" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section | ||||||
9 | 11-506 of the Illinois Vehicle Code .
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10 | (b) Sentence. | ||||||
11 | (1) Mob action in violation of paragraph (1) , (4), or | ||||||
12 | (5) of subsection (a) is a Class 4
felony.
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13 | (2) Mob action in violation of paragraphs (2) and (3) | ||||||
14 | of
subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.
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15 | (3) A participant in a mob action that by violence | ||||||
16 | inflicts
injury to the person or property of another | ||||||
17 | commits a Class 4 felony.
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18 | (4) A participant in a mob action who does not | ||||||
19 | withdraw when
commanded to do so by a peace officer | ||||||
20 | commits a Class A misdemeanor.
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21 | (5) In addition to any other sentence that may be | ||||||
22 | imposed, a court shall
order any person convicted of mob | ||||||
23 | action to perform community service for not
less than 30 | ||||||
24 | and not more than 120 hours, if community service is | ||||||
25 | available in
the jurisdiction and is funded and approved | ||||||
26 | by the county board of the county
where the offense was |
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1 | committed. In addition, whenever any person is placed on
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2 | supervision for an alleged offense under this Section, the | ||||||
3 | supervision shall be
conditioned upon the performance of | ||||||
4 | the community service. This paragraph does not apply when | ||||||
5 | the court imposes a sentence of
incarceration.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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