Bill Text: IL SB1725 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of possession of explosive substances. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly possesses triacetone triperoxide (TATP) or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD). Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides exemptions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-10-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1725 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1725-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB1725 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of possession of explosive substances. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly possesses triacetone triperoxide (TATP) or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD). Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides exemptions.
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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 2012 is amended by adding
Section 24-2.3 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
Sec. 24-2.3. Possession of explosive substances.
(a) A person commits possession of explosive substances
when he or she knowingly possesses triacetone triperoxide
(TATP) or hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD).
(b) Nothing in this Section prohibits:
(1) the authorized manufacture, transportation,
distribution, use, or possession of any material,
substance, or device by a member of the armed forces of the
United States, fire fighters, or law enforcement officers;
(2) the manufacture, transportation, distribution,
use, or possession of any material, substance, or device to
be used solely for scientific research, educational
purposes, or for any lawful purpose, subject to the
provisions of Chapter 425 of the Illinois Compiled
Statutes; or
(3) the lawful manufacture of ammunition by a person
for his or her own lawful use.

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(c) Sentence. Possession of explosive substances is a Class
4 felony.