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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 |
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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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| | HB4396 | | LRB097 15388 RLC 60488 b |
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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, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 31-4 as follows:
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6 | | (720 ILCS 5/31-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 31-4)
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7 | | Sec. 31-4. Obstructing justice.
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8 | | A person obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent the
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9 | | the apprehension
or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any |
10 | | person, he knowingly commits
any of the following acts: |
11 | | (a) Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical |
12 | | evidence, plants
false evidence, furnishes false information; |
13 | | or
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14 | | (b) Induces a witness having knowledge material to the |
15 | | subject at issue
to leave the State or conceal himself; or
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16 | | (c) Possessing knowledge material to the subject at issue, |
17 | | he leaves the
State or conceals himself.
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18 | | (d) Sentence.
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19 | | (1) Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, except as |
20 | | provided in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (d).
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21 | | (2) Obstructing justice in furtherance of streetgang |
22 | | related or
gang-related activity, as defined in Section 10 |
23 | | of the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus Prevention |