Bill Text: IL HB0819 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0819 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0819-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB0819 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/1-3 from Ch. 38, par. 1-3
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of the common law.
LRB098 03631 RLC 33647 b
A BILL FOR
HB0819 LRB098 03631 RLC 33647 b
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 2012 is amended by changing
Section 1-3 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3)
Sec. 1-3. Applicability of common law. No conduct
constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense in
this Code or in another statute of this State. However, this
provision does not affect the the power of a court to punish
for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for
the enforcement of an order or civil judgment.
(Source: P.A. 79-1360.)