Bill Text: IL SB3820 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits residential burglary when he or she knowingly and without authority enters on the property of another, or any part thereof, with the intent to commit therein a theft of a motor vehicle. Provides that if a person while in possession of a relay vehicle theft device commits residential burglary by knowingly and without authority entering on the property of another, or any part thereof, with the intent to commit therein a theft of a motor vehicle, the penalty is a Class X felony. Defines "relay vehicle theft device". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-15 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte [SB3820 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB3820-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 19-3 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 19-3) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 19-3. Residential burglary. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A person commits
residential burglary when he or she | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | knowingly and without authority enters or knowingly
and | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | without authority remains within the
dwelling place of | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | another, or any part thereof, with the intent to commit
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12 | therein a felony or theft. This offense includes the offense | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | of
burglary as defined in Section 19-1. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (a-5) A person commits
residential burglary when he or she | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | falsely represents himself or herself, including but not | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | limited to falsely representing himself or herself to be a | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | representative of any unit of government or a construction, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | telecommunications, or utility company, for the purpose of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | gaining entry to the dwelling place of another, with the | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | intent to commit
therein a felony or theft or to facilitate the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | commission therein of a felony or theft by another. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (a-10) A person commits residential burglary when he or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | she knowingly and without authority enters on the property of |
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1 | another, or any part thereof, with the intent to commit | ||||||
2 | therein a theft of a motor vehicle. | ||||||
3 | (b) Sentence. Residential burglary is a Class 1 felony. | ||||||
4 | Residential burglary in violation of subsection (a-10) while | ||||||
5 | in possession of a relay vehicle theft device is a Class X | ||||||
6 | felony. | ||||||
7 | (c) In this Section, "relay vehicle theft device" means a | ||||||
8 | device to unlock and start the motor vehicle without the use or | ||||||
9 | possession of the motor vehicle key. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 96-1113, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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