Bill Text: IL HB5492 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, during the commission of a felony, to knowingly kill or severely injure any animal used by a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or a search and rescue team or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the agency or department. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, during the commission of a felony, to knowingly kill or seriously injure any search and rescue dog, any police animal, or any accelerant detection dog used by a firefighter or fire investigator for arson investigations in the performance of the animal's functions or duties or in training. Provides that if the offender is found guilty, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian and medical expenses for the animal that was injured, and purchase and training costs for another, if the animal is killed or injured and is no longer able to be in service. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5492 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB5492-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB5492 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/48-12 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, during the commission of a felony, to knowingly kill or severely injure any animal used by a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or a search and rescue team or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the agency or department. Provides that it is unlawful for a person, during the commission of a felony, to knowingly kill or seriously injure any search and rescue dog, any police animal, or any accelerant detection dog used by a firefighter or fire investigator for arson investigations in the performance of the animal's functions or duties or in training. Provides that if the offender is found guilty, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian and medical expenses for the animal that was injured, and purchase and training costs for another, if the animal is killed or injured and is no longer able to be in service. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony.
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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 1. This Act may be referred to as Draco's Law.
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
Section 48-12 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/48-12 new)
Sec. 48-12. Injuring or killing police animals, service
animals, accelerant detection dogs, or search and rescue dogs.
(a) In this Section:
"Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the State or
of a unit of local government charged with enforcement of
State, county, or municipal laws or ordinances or with
managing custody of detained persons in this State, but does
not include a State's Attorney.
"Police animal" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.08 of the Humane Care for Animals Act.
"Search and rescue dog" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.01d of the Humane Care for Animals Act.
(b) It is unlawful for a person, during the commission of a
felony, to knowingly kill or severely injure any animal used
by a law enforcement agency, a fire department, or a search and

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rescue team or agency in the performance of the functions or
duties of the agency or department.
(c) It is unlawful for a person, during the commission of a
felony, to knowingly kill or seriously injure any search and
rescue dog, any police animal, or any accelerant detection dog
used by a firefighter or fire investigator for arson
investigations in the performance of the animal's functions or
duties or in training.
(d) If the offender is found guilty under this Section,
the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian and
medical expenses for the animal that was injured, and purchase
and training costs for another, if the animal is killed or
injured and is no longer able to be in service.
(e) A person is not in violation of this Section if the
animal used by a law enforcement agency, search and rescue
agency, or a fire department was used against the person in
violation of the law enforcement agency use of force continuum
or agency's policy.
(f) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 2
felony.