Bill Text: IL HB1121 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning gambling contracts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1121 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB1121-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 28-7 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/28-7)
(from Ch. 38, par. 28-7)
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7 | Sec. 28-7. Gambling contracts void.
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8 | (a) All promises, notes, bills, bonds, covenants, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | contracts, agreements,
judgments, mortgages, or other | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | securities or conveyances made, given,
granted, drawn, or | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | entered into, or executed by any person whatsoever,
where the
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12 | the whole or any part of the consideration thereof is for any
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13 | money or thing of value, won or obtained in violation of any | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Section of
this Article are null and void. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) Any obligation void under this Section may be set | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | aside and vacated
by any court of competent jurisdiction, upon | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | a complaint filed for that
purpose, by the person so granting, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | giving, entering into, or executing the
same, or by his | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | executors or administrators, or by any creditor, heir,
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20 | legatee, purchaser or other person interested therein; or if a | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | judgment,
the same may be set aside on motion of any person | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | stated above, on due
notice thereof given.
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23 | (c) No assignment of any obligation void under this |
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1 | Section may in any
manner affect the defense of the person | ||||||
2 | giving, granting, drawing, entering
into or executing such | ||||||
3 | obligation, or the remedies of any person interested
therein.
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4 | (d) This Section shall not prevent a licensed owner of a | ||||||
5 | riverboat
gambling operation, a casino gambling operation, or | ||||||
6 | an organization gaming licensee under the Illinois Gambling
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7 | Act and the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 from instituting | ||||||
8 | a cause of
action to collect any amount due and owing under an | ||||||
9 | extension of credit to a
gambling patron as authorized under | ||||||
10 | Section 11.1 of the Illinois
Gambling Act.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
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