093_HB0440

 
                                     LRB093 05146 RLC 05206 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Criminal  Code  of  1961  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 2-7 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/2-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-7)
 7        Sec. 2-7. "Felony". "Felony" means an offense for which a
 8    sentence  to  death  or  to  a  term  of  imprisonment  in  a
 9    penitentiary for one year or more is provided by law.
10    (Source: P.A. 77-2638.)