Bill Text: IL HB4211 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits aggravated intimidation when he or she commits intimidation and the person committed the offense with the intent to: (1) influence a sporting contest; (2) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or (3) intimidate a collegiate athlete. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4211 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB4211-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB4211 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/12-6.2
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits aggravated intimidation when he or she commits intimidation and the person committed the offense with the intent to: (1) influence a sporting contest; (2) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or (3) intimidate a collegiate athlete. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
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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 2012 is amended by
changing Section 12-6.2 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)
Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation.
(a) A person commits aggravated intimidation when he or
she commits intimidation and:
(1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of
the activities of an organized gang or because of the
person's membership in or allegiance to an organized gang;
or
(2) the offense is committed with the intent to
prevent any person from becoming a community policing
volunteer; or
(3) the following conditions are met:
(A) the person knew that the victim was a peace
officer, a correctional institution employee, a
fireman, a community policing volunteer, or a civilian
reporting information regarding a forcible felony to a
law enforcement agency; and
(B) the offense was committed:

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(i) while the victim was engaged in the
execution of his or her official duties; or
(ii) to prevent the victim from performing his
or her official duties;
(iii) in retaliation for the victim's
performance of his or her official duties;
(iv) by reason of any person's activity as a
community policing volunteer; or
(v) because the person reported information
regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement
agency; or .
(4) the person committed the offense with the intent
to:
(A) influence a sporting contest;
(B) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or
(C) intimidate a collegiate athlete.
(b) Sentence. Aggravated intimidation as defined in
paragraph (a)(1) is a Class 1 felony. Aggravated intimidation
as defined in paragraph (a)(2), or (a)(3), or (a)(4) is a Class
2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
(c) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-162, eff. 1-1-12;
97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)