Bill Text: IL HB0215 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to create the offense of perpetual harassment. Provides that purposely and repeatedly harassing another person or following with the intent to harass another person constitutes the offense. Provides that a first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 4 felony if the offense was committed against the same victim.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0215 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0215-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0215 Introduced 1/20/2009, by Rep. Suzanne Bassi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/12-7.7 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to create the offense of perpetual harassment. Provides that purposely and repeatedly harassing another person or following with the intent to harass another person constitutes the offense. Provides that a first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 4 felony if the offense was committed against the same victim.
LRB096 04239 RLC 14285 b
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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 1961 is amended by adding
Section 12-7.7 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/12-7.7 new)
Sec. 12-7.7. Perpetual harassment.
(a) A person commits perpetual harassment when he or she
purposely and repeatedly harasses another person or follows
another person with the intent of harassing that person.
(b) Sentence. Perpetual harassment is a Class A
misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for perpetual
harassment is a Class 4 felony if the offense was committed
against the same victim.
(c) For the purposes of this Section, "harass" means to
engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person
that serves no legitimate purpose, that would cause a
reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress,
and that actually causes substantial emotional distress to that
person.