Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in addition to any criminal penalties imposed for criminal damage to property, if a person is convicted of or placed on supervision for knowingly damaging or destroying crops of another, including crops intended for personal, commercial, research, or developmental purposes, the person is liable in a civil action to the owner of any crops damaged or destroyed for money damages up to twice the market value of the crops damaged or destroyed. Effective July 1, 2009.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0529 [HB4177 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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