Bill Text: IL HB3905 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who intentionally misrepresents an animal as a service animal commits a petty offense. Provides that a person commits intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal when the person: (1) intentionally misrepresents an animal in his or her possession as his or her service animal; (2) was previously given a warning that it is illegal to intentionally misrepresent an animal as a service animal; and (3) knows that the animal is a not a service animal.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3905 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3905-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,
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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 48-8.5 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/48-8.5 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 48-8.5. Misrepresentation of service animal. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A person commits the offense of intentional | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal when: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) the person intentionally misrepresents an animal | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | in his or her possession as his or her service animal, or a | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | person with a disability's service animal whom the person | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | is assisting by controlling, for the purpose of obtaining | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | any of the rights or privileges set forth in State or | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | federal law; | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) the person was previously given a written or verbal | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | warning regarding the fact that it is illegal to | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | intentionally misrepresent an animal as a service animal; | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | and | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | (3) the person knows that the animal is not a service | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | animal. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) A person who violates this Section commits a petty | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | offense. |
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1 | (c) For purposes of this Section, "service animal" has the | ||||||
2 | same meaning as in Section 48-8.
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