96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2349

 

Introduced 2/26/2009, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/16-20

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for enhanced penalties if the defendant at the time of the commission of the offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or is serving a sentence at a penal institution.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning 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 changing
5 Section 16-20 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/16-20)
7     Sec. 16-20. Criminal penalties.
8     (a) Except for violations of Section 16-19 as provided for
9 in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, a person who violates
10 Section 16-19 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
11     (b) An offense under Section 16-19 is a Class 4 felony if:
12         (1) the defendant has been convicted previously under
13     Section 16-19 or convicted of any similar crime in this or
14     any federal or other state jurisdiction; or
15         (2) the violation of Section 16-19 involves at least
16     10, but not more than 50, unlawful communication or access
17     devices; or
18         (3) a person engages in conduct identified in
19     subdivision (3) of Section 16-19 for the purpose of, and
20     with the intention of, substantially disrupting and
21     impairing the ability of a communication service provider
22     to deliver communication services to its lawful customers
23     or subscribers; or .

 

 

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1         (4) the defendant at the time of the commission of the
2     offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or
3     is serving a sentence at a penal institution.
4     (c) An offense under Section 16-19 is a Class 3 felony if:
5         (1) the defendant has been convicted previously on 2 or
6     more occasions for offenses under Section 16-19 or for any
7     similar crime in this or any federal or other state
8     jurisdiction; or
9         (2) the violation of Section 16-19 involves more than
10     50 unlawful communication or access devices; or
11         (3) the defendant at the time of the commission of the
12     offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or
13     is serving a sentence at a penal institution and has been
14     convicted previously of an offense under Section 16-19
15     committed by the defendant while serving as a pre-trial
16     detainee in a penal institution or while serving a sentence
17     at a penal institution.
18     (d) For purposes of grading an offense based upon a prior
19 conviction under Section 16-19 or for any similar crime under
20 subdivisions (b)(1) and (c)(1) of this Section, a prior
21 conviction shall consist of convictions upon separate
22 indictments or criminal complaints for offenses under Section
23 16-19 or any similar crime in this or any federal or other
24 state jurisdiction.
25     (e) As provided for in subdivisions (b)(1) and (c)(1) of
26 this Section, in grading an offense under Section 16-19 based

 

 

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1 upon a prior conviction, the term "any similar crime" shall
2 include, but not be limited to, offenses involving theft of
3 service or fraud, including violations of the Cable
4 Communications Policy Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-549, 98 Stat.
5 2779).
6     (f) Separate offenses. For purposes of all criminal
7 penalties or fines established for violations of Section 16-19,
8 the prohibited activity established in Section 16-19 as it
9 applies to each unlawful communication or access device shall
10 be deemed a separate offense.
11     (g) Fines. For purposes of imposing fines upon conviction
12 of a defendant for an offense under Section 16-19, all fines
13 shall be imposed in accordance with Article 9 of Chapter V of
14 the Unified Code of Corrections.
15     (h) Restitution. The court shall, in addition to any other
16 sentence authorized by law, sentence a person convicted of
17 violating Section 16-19 to make restitution in the manner
18 provided in Article 5 of Chapter V of the Unified Code of
19 Corrections.
20     (i) Forfeiture of unlawful communication or access
21 devices. Upon conviction of a defendant under Section 16-19,
22 the court may, in addition to any other sentence authorized by
23 law, direct that the defendant forfeit any unlawful
24 communication or access devices in the defendant's possession
25 or control which were involved in the violation for which the
26 defendant was convicted.

 

 

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1     (j) Venue. An offense under Section 16-19 may be deemed to
2 have been committed at either the place where the defendant
3 manufactured or assembled an unlawful communication or access
4 device, or assisted others in doing so, or the place where the
5 unlawful communication or access device was sold or delivered
6 to a purchaser or recipient. It is not a defense to a violation
7 of Section 16-19 that some of the acts constituting the offense
8 occurred outside of the State of Illinois.
9 (Source: P.A. 92-728, eff. 1-1-03; 93-701, eff. 7-9-04.)