Bill Text: IL HB2059 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to sell etching acid to another person under 18 years of age. Defines "etching acid". Provides that any person, before selling etching acid to a prospective purchaser, must demand and be shown by the prospective purchaser adequate written evidence of the age and identity of the purchaser issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that government. Provides that a person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage, deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2059 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB2059-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB2059 Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.7 heading new
720 ILCS 5/24.7-5 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to sell etching acid to another person under 18 years of age. Defines "etching acid". Provides that any person, before selling etching acid to a prospective purchaser, must demand and be shown by the prospective purchaser adequate written evidence of the age and identity of the purchaser issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that government. Provides that a person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage, deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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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
Article 24.7 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.7 heading new)
ARTICLE 24.7. ETCHING ACID
(720 ILCS 5/24.7-5 new)
Sec. 24.7-5. Etching acid.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "etching acid" means
any liquid, cream, paste, or similar chemical substance that
can be used to etch, draw, carve, sketch, engrave, or otherwise
alter, change, or impair the physical integrity of glass or
metal.
(b) A person shall not sell etching acid to another person
under 18 years of age.
(c) The seller of etching acid, before selling etching acid
to a prospective purchaser, shall demand adequate written
evidence of identity of the prospective purchaser and of the
fact that he or she is over the age of 18 years. Adequate
written evidence of age and identity of the prospective
purchaser is a document issued by a federal, state, county, or

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municipal government, or a subdivision or agency of that
government, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle
operator's license, a state identification card, a
registration certificate issued under the Federal Selective
Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of
the Armed Forces.
(d) Sentence.
(1) A seller of etching acid who violates this Section
is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) A person who knowingly uses etching acid to damage,
deface, deform, or destroy the property of another person
without the consent of the owner of that property is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor.