Bill Text: IL SB3569 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning intimidation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3569 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB3569-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 changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 12-6 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-6)
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7 | Sec. 12-6. Intimidation.
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8 | (a) A person commits commits intimidation when, with intent | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | to cause another to
perform or to omit the performance of any | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | act, he or she communicates to
another, directly or indirectly | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | by any means, a
threat to perform without lawful authority any | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | of the following acts:
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13 | (1) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | any other
person or on property; or
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15 | (2) Subject any person to physical confinement or | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | restraint; or
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17 | (3) Commit a felony or Class A misdemeanor; or
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18 | (4) Accuse any person of an offense; or
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19 | (5) Expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | or
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21 | (6) Take action as a public official against anyone or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | anything, or
withhold official action, or cause such action | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | or withholding; or
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1 | (7) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other | ||||||
2 | collective
action.
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3 | (b) Sentence.
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4 | Intimidation is a Class 3 felony for which an offender may | ||||||
5 | be sentenced to
a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years | ||||||
6 | and not more than 10 years.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11 .)
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