Bill Text: IL SB2888 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of force in defense of a person.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0831 [SB2888 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB2888-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of force in defense of a person.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0831 [SB2888 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB2888-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 7-1 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/7-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 7-1)
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7 | Sec. 7-1. Use of
force in defense of person. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A person is justified in the
the use of force against | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | another when and to
the extent that he reasonably believes that | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | such conduct is necessary to
defend himself or another against | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | such other's imminent use of unlawful
force. However, he is | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes
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14 | that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | bodily harm
to himself or another, or the commission of a | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | forcible felony. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) In no case shall any act involving the use of force | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | justified under this Section give rise to any claim or | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | liability brought by or on behalf of any person acting within | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | the definition of "aggressor" set forth in Section 7-4 of this | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Article, or the estate, spouse, or other family member of such | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | a person, against the person or estate of the person using such | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | justified force, unless the use of force involves willful or |
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1 | wanton misconduct.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 93-832, eff. 7-28-04 .)
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