Bill Text: IL HB4396 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning obstructing justice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4396 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4396-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4396 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/31-4 from Ch. 38, par. 31-4
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning obstructing justice.
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A BILL FOR
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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 changing
Section 31-4 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/31-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 31-4)
Sec. 31-4. Obstructing justice.
A person obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent the
the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any
person, he knowingly commits any of the following acts:
(a) Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical
evidence, plants false evidence, furnishes false information;
or
(b) Induces a witness having knowledge material to the
subject at issue to leave the State or conceal himself; or
(c) Possessing knowledge material to the subject at issue,
he leaves the State or conceals himself.
(d) Sentence.
(1) Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, except as
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (d).
(2) Obstructing justice in furtherance of streetgang
related or gang-related activity, as defined in Section 10
of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention

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Act, is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 90-363, eff. 1-1-98.)