Bill Text: IL SB0554 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a person who has been convicted of a felony to knowingly possess in any vehicle a weapon prohibited under the unlawful use of weapons statute or to knowingly possess firearm ammunition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB0554 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0554-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 24-1.1 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1)
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7 | Sec. 24-1.1. Unlawful use or possession of weapons by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | felons or
persons in the custody of the
Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Corrections facilities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) It is unlawful
for a person to knowingly possess in any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | vehicle or on or about his person or on his land or
in his own | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | abode or fixed place of business any weapon prohibited under
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13 | Section 24-1 of this Act or any firearm or any firearm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ammunition if the
person has been convicted of a felony under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the laws of this State or any
other jurisdiction. This Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | shall not apply if the person has been
granted relief by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Director of the Department of State Police
under Section 10 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the Firearm Owners Identification
Card Act.
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19 | (b) It is unlawful for any person confined in a penal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | institution,
which is a facility of the Illinois Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Corrections, to possess
any weapon prohibited under Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 24-1 of this Code or any firearm or
firearm ammunition, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | regardless of the intent with which he possesses it.
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1 | (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of | ||||||
2 | subsection (b), that such possession was specifically | ||||||
3 | authorized by rule,
regulation, or directive of the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Department of Corrections or order
issued pursuant thereto.
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5 | (d) The defense of necessity is not available to a person | ||||||
6 | who is charged
with a violation of subsection (b) of this | ||||||
7 | Section.
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8 | (e) Sentence. Violation of this Section by a person not | ||||||
9 | confined
in a penal institution shall be a Class 3 felony
for | ||||||
10 | which the person shall be sentenced to no less than 2 years and | ||||||
11 | no
more than 10 years. A second or subsequent violation of this | ||||||
12 | Section shall be a Class 2 felony for which the person shall be | ||||||
13 | sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years | ||||||
14 | and not more than 14 years, except as provided for in Section | ||||||
15 | 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Violation of | ||||||
16 | this Section by a person not confined in a
penal institution | ||||||
17 | who has been convicted of a forcible felony, a felony
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18 | violation of Article 24 of this Code or of the Firearm Owners | ||||||
19 | Identification
Card Act, stalking or aggravated stalking, or a | ||||||
20 | Class 2 or greater felony
under the Illinois Controlled | ||||||
21 | Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the | ||||||
22 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is a
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23 | Class 2 felony for which the person
shall be sentenced to not | ||||||
24 | less than 3 years and not more than 14 years, except as | ||||||
25 | provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of | ||||||
26 | Corrections.
Violation of this Section by a person who is on |
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1 | parole or mandatory supervised
release is a Class 2 felony for | ||||||
2 | which the person shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years | ||||||
3 | and not more than 14
years, except as provided for in Section | ||||||
4 | 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Violation of | ||||||
5 | this Section by a person not confined in a penal
institution is | ||||||
6 | a Class X felony when the firearm possessed is a machine gun.
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7 | Any person who violates this Section while confined in a penal
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8 | institution, which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
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9 | Corrections, is guilty of a Class 1
felony, if he possesses any | ||||||
10 | weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of this
Code regardless | ||||||
11 | of the intent with which he possesses it, a Class X
felony if | ||||||
12 | he possesses any firearm, firearm ammunition or explosive, and | ||||||
13 | a
Class X felony for which the offender shall be sentenced to | ||||||
14 | not less than 12
years and not more than 50 years when the | ||||||
15 | firearm possessed is a machine
gun. A violation of this | ||||||
16 | Section while wearing or in possession of body armor as | ||||||
17 | defined in Section 33F-1 is a Class X felony punishable by a | ||||||
18 | term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more | ||||||
19 | than 40 years.
The possession of each firearm or firearm | ||||||
20 | ammunition in violation of this Section constitutes a single | ||||||
21 | and separate violation.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 100-3, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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