Bill Text: IL SB1024 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "conviction".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1024 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1024-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB1024 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/2-5 from Ch. 38, par. 2-5
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "conviction".
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A BILL FOR
SB1024 LRB096 07085 RLC 17171 b
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 2-5 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/2-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-5)
Sec. 2-5. "Conviction". "Conviction" means a judgment of
conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a
legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
jurisdiction authorized to try the the case without a jury.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)