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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0319 Introduced , by Rep. Scott Drury SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of making a false statement to a peace officer or criminal investigative officer. Provides that a person commits the offense if: (1) the person knowingly makes a false statement to a peace officer or criminal investigative officer of the State or a unit of local
government regarding a
criminal matter that the person knows to be under investigation by the
officer; and (2) during the interview, the person is first informed by a
prosecutor who is working with the officer on the investigation that a
knowing false statement to the officer relating to the investigation
would constitute a criminal offense. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
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| | HB0319 | | LRB100 04207 SLF 14213 b |
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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 adding |
| 5 | | Section 31-4.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/31-4.6 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 31-4.6. Making a false statement to a peace officer or |
| 8 | | criminal investigative officer. |
| 9 | | (a) A person commits making a false statement to a peace |
| 10 | | officer or criminal investigative officer if: |
| 11 | | (1) the person knowingly makes a false statement to a |
| 12 | | peace officer or criminal investigative officer of this |
| 13 | | State or a unit of local
government regarding a
criminal |
| 14 | | matter that the person knows to be under investigation by |
| 15 | | the
officer; and |
| 16 | | (2) during the interview, the person is first informed |
| 17 | | by a
prosecutor who is working with the officer on the |
| 18 | | investigation that a
knowing false statement to the officer |
| 19 | | relating to the investigation
would constitute a criminal |
| 20 | | offense. |
| 21 | | (b) Sentence. Making a false statement to a peace officer |
| 22 | | or criminal investigative officer is a Class 4 felony.
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