Bill Text: IL SB3203 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of cyber terrorism. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government, commits any of the offenses defined in the computer crimes provisions of the Code; or (2) with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government, commits a denial of service attack against any computer network administered or operated by a local, State, or federal government entity; any utility, including electricity or water; or a financial institution. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony. Defines "denial of service attack".

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3203 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3203-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB3203 Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/17-52.6 new
720 ILCS 5/17-55
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of cyber terrorism. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government, commits any of the offenses defined in the computer crimes provisions of the Code; or (2) with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government, commits a denial of service attack against any computer network administered or operated by a local, State, or federal government entity; any utility, including electricity or water; or a financial institution. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony. Defines "denial of service attack".
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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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 changing
Section 17-55 and by adding Section 17-52.6 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/17-52.6 new)
Sec. 17-52.6. Cyber terrorism.
(a) A person commits cyber terrorism when he or she:
(1) with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian
population, influence the policy of a unit of government by
intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit
of government, commits any of the offenses defined in
Sections 17-50 through 17-53 of this Code; or
(2) with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian
population, influence the policy of a unit of government by
intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit
of government, commits a denial of service attack against
any computer network administered or operated by a local,
State, or federal government entity; any utility,
including electricity or water; or a financial
institution.
(b) Sentence. Cyber terrorism is a Class 1 felony.

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(720 ILCS 5/17-55)
Sec. 17-55. Definitions. For the purposes of Sections 17-50
through 17-53:
In addition to its meaning as defined in Section 15-1 of
this Code, "property" means: (1) electronic impulses; (2)
electronically produced data; (3) confidential, copyrighted,
or proprietary information; (4) private identification codes
or numbers which permit access to a computer by authorized
computer users or generate billings to consumers for purchase
of goods and services, including but not limited to credit card
transactions and telecommunications services or permit
electronic fund transfers; (5) software or programs in either
machine or human readable form; or (6) any other tangible or
intangible item relating to a computer or any part thereof.
"Access" means to use, instruct, communicate with, store
data in, retrieve or intercept data from, or otherwise utilize
any services of, a computer, a network, or data.
"Denial of service attack" means preventing authorized
access to computer resources or delaying time-critical
computer operations by inundating or otherwise overloading a
computer network, or attempting to inundate or otherwise
overload a computer service.
"Services" includes but is not limited to computer time,
data manipulation, or storage functions.
"Vital services or operations" means those services or
operations required to provide, operate, maintain, and repair

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network cabling, transmission, distribution, or computer
facilities necessary to ensure or protect the public health,
safety, or welfare. Those services or operations include, but
are not limited to, services provided by medical personnel or
institutions, fire departments, emergency services agencies,
national defense contractors, armed forces or militia
personnel, private and public utility companies, or law
enforcement agencies.
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)