Bill Text: IL HB3935 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the offense of criminal trespass to a nuclear facility to criminal trespass to a targeted facility. Defines "targeted facility" as: (1) a petroleum refinery; (2) a chemical manufacturing facility; (3) a nuclear power electric generation facility; or (4) an electric generation facility. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3935 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3935-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 changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 21-8 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/21-8)
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7 | Sec. 21-8. Criminal trespass to a targeted nuclear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | facility.
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9 | (a) A person commits criminal trespass to a targeted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | nuclear facility
when he or she
knowingly and without lawful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | authority:
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12 | (1) enters or remains within a targeted nuclear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | facility or on the grounds of a
targeted nuclear
facility, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | after receiving notice before entry that entry to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | targeted nuclear
facility is
forbidden;
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16 | (2) remains within the facility or on the grounds of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the facility after
receiving notice from the owner or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | manager of the facility or other person
authorized by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | owner or manager of the facility to give that notice to
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20 | depart from
the facility or grounds of the facility; or
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21 | (3) enters or remains within a targeted nuclear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | facility or on the grounds of a
targeted nuclear
facility, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | by presenting false documents or falsely representing his |
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1 | or her identity orally to the owner or manager of the | ||||||
2 | facility. This paragraph (3) does not apply to a peace | ||||||
3 | officer or other official of a unit of government who | ||||||
4 | enters or remains in the facility in the performance of his | ||||||
5 | or her official duties.
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6 | (b) A person has received notice from the owner or manager | ||||||
7 | of the
facility or other person authorized by the owner or | ||||||
8 | manager of the
facility within the meaning of paragraphs (1) | ||||||
9 | and (2) of subsection (a) if he or she has been
notified | ||||||
10 | personally, either orally or in writing,
or if a printed or | ||||||
11 | written notice forbidding the entry has
been conspicuously | ||||||
12 | posted or exhibited at the main entrance to the
facility or | ||||||
13 | grounds of the facility or the forbidden part of the
facility.
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14 | (c) In this Section, " targeted nuclear facility" means any | ||||||
15 | of the following: | ||||||
16 | (1) a petroleum refinery; | ||||||
17 | (2) a chemical manufacturing facility; | ||||||
18 | (3) a nuclear power electric generation facility; or | ||||||
19 | (4) an electric generation facility has the meaning | ||||||
20 | ascribed
to it in Section 3 of the Illinois Nuclear Safety | ||||||
21 | Preparedness Act .
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22 | (d) Sentence. Criminal trespass to a targeted nuclear | ||||||
23 | facility is a
Class 4 felony.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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