Bill Text: IL HB4211 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 12-6.2 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)
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| 7 | Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation.
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| 8 | (a) A person commits aggravated intimidation when he or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | she
commits intimidation and:
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| 10 | (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | the activities of
an organized gang or because of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | person's membership in or allegiance to an
organized gang; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | or
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| 14 | (2) the offense is committed with the intent to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | prevent any person from
becoming a community policing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | volunteer; or
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| 17 | (3) the following conditions are met:
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| 18 | (A) the person knew that the victim was a peace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | officer,
a correctional
institution employee, a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | fireman, a community policing volunteer, or a civilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | reporting information regarding a forcible felony to a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | law enforcement agency;
and
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| 23 | (B) the offense was committed: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (i) while the victim was engaged in the
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| 2 | execution of his or her official duties; or | ||||||
| 3 | (ii) to prevent the victim from
performing his | ||||||
| 4 | or her official duties; | ||||||
| 5 | (iii) in retaliation for the victim's
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| 6 | performance of his or her official duties; | ||||||
| 7 | (iv) by reason of any person's
activity as a | ||||||
| 8 | community policing volunteer; or
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| 9 | (v) because the person reported information | ||||||
| 10 | regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement | ||||||
| 11 | agency; or . | ||||||
| 12 | (4) the person committed the offense with the intent | ||||||
| 13 | to: | ||||||
| 14 | (A) influence a sporting contest; | ||||||
| 15 | (B) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or | ||||||
| 16 | (C) intimidate a collegiate athlete. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) Sentence. Aggravated intimidation as defined in | ||||||
| 18 | paragraph (a)(1) is
a Class 1
felony. Aggravated intimidation | ||||||
| 19 | as defined in paragraph (a)(2), or (a)(3), or (a)(4) is
a Class | ||||||
| 20 | 2 felony
for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of | ||||||
| 21 | imprisonment of not less
than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
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| 22 | (c) (Blank).
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| 23 | (Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-162, eff. 1-1-12; | ||||||
| 24 | 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
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