Bill Text: IL HB5128 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of misrepresenting an animal as a service animal. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly misrepresents an animal that is not a service animal as a service animal for the purpose of obtaining accommodation of the animal in a place of public accommodation that prohibits non-service animals or for the purpose of transportation of the animal on a public conveyance that prohibits non-service animals. Defines "place of public accommodation" and "service animal". Provides that a violation is a petty offense for which the court shall impose a fine of $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second offense, and $750 for a third or subsequent offense. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5128 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5128-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5128 Introduced , by Rep. Lance Yednock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/48-8.5 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of misrepresenting an animal as a service animal. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly misrepresents an animal that is not a service animal as a service animal for the purpose of obtaining accommodation of the animal in a place of public accommodation that prohibits non-service animals or for the purpose of transportation of the animal on a public conveyance that prohibits non-service animals. Defines "place of public accommodation" and "service animal". Provides that a violation is a petty offense for which the court shall impose a fine of $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second offense, and $750 for a third or subsequent offense. Effective immediately.
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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 2012 is amended by adding
Section 48-8.5 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/48-8.5 new)
Sec. 48-8.5. Misrepresenting an animal as a service animal.
(a) In this Section:
"Place of public accommodation" has the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 5-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
"Service animal" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
48-8.
(b) A person commits misrepresenting an animal as a service
animal when he or she knowingly misrepresents an animal that is
not a service animal as a service animal for the purpose of
obtaining accommodation of the animal in a place of public
accommodation that prohibits non-service animals or for the
purpose of transportation of the animal on a public conveyance
that prohibits non-service animals.
(c) A violation of this Section is a petty offense for
which the court shall impose a fine of $250 for a first
offense, $500 for a second offense, and $750 for a third or
subsequent offense.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.