97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0919

 

Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/8-2  from Ch. 38, par. 8-2

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning conspiracy.


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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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5Section 8-2 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/8-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 8-2)
7    Sec. 8-2. Conspiracy.
8    (a) Elements of the the offense. A person commits the
9offense of conspiracy when, with intent that an offense be
10committed, he or she agrees with another to the commission of
11that offense. No person may be convicted of conspiracy to
12commit an offense unless an act in furtherance of that
13agreement is alleged and proved to have been committed by him
14or her or by a co-conspirator.
15    (b) Co-conspirators. It is not a defense to conspiracy that
16the person or persons with whom the accused is alleged to have
17conspired:
18        (1) have not been prosecuted or convicted,
19        (2) have been convicted of a different offense,
20        (3) are not amenable to justice,
21        (4) have been acquitted, or
22        (5) lacked the capacity to commit an offense.
23    (c) Sentence.

 

 

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1        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or
2    Code, a person convicted of conspiracy to commit:
3            (A) a Class X felony shall be sentenced for a Class
4        1 felony;
5            (B) a Class 1 felony shall be sentenced for a Class
6        2 felony;
7            (C) a Class 2 felony shall be sentenced for a Class
8        3 felony;
9            (D) a Class 3 felony shall be sentenced for a Class
10        4 felony;
11            (E) a Class 4 felony shall be sentenced for a Class
12        4 felony; and
13            (F) a misdemeanor may be fined or imprisoned or
14        both not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense
15        that is the object of the conspiracy.
16        (2) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit any of
17    the following offenses shall be sentenced for a Class X
18    felony:
19            (A) aggravated insurance fraud conspiracy when the
20        person is an organizer of the conspiracy (720 ILCS
21        5/46-4); or
22            (B) aggravated governmental entity insurance fraud
23        conspiracy when the person is an organizer of the
24        conspiracy (720 ILCS 5/46-4).
25        (3) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit any of
26    the following offenses shall be sentenced for a Class 1

 

 

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1    felony:
2            (A) first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1); or
3            (B) aggravated insurance fraud (720 ILCS 5/46-3)
4        or aggravated governmental insurance fraud (720 ILCS
5        5/46-3).
6        (4) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit
7    insurance fraud (720 ILCS 5/46-3) or governmental entity
8    insurance fraud (720 ILCS 5/46-3) shall be sentenced for a
9    Class 2 felony.
10        (5) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit any of
11    the following offenses shall be sentenced for a Class 3
12    felony:
13            (A) soliciting for a prostitute (720 ILCS
14        5/11-15);
15            (B) pandering (720 ILCS 5/11-16);
16            (C) keeping a place of prostitution (720 ILCS
17        5/11-17);
18            (D) pimping (720 ILCS 5/11-19);
19            (E) unlawful use of weapons under Section
20        24-1(a)(1) (720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(1));
21            (F) unlawful use of weapons under Section
22        24-1(a)(7) (720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(7));
23            (G) gambling (720 ILCS 5/28-1);
24            (H) keeping a gambling place (720 ILCS 5/28-3);
25            (I) registration of federal gambling stamps
26        violation (720 ILCS 5/28-4);

 

 

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1            (J) look-alike substances violation (720 ILCS
2        570/404);
3            (K) miscellaneous controlled substance violation
4        under Section 406(b) (720 ILCS 570/406(b)); or
5            (L) an inchoate offense related to any of the
6        principal offenses set forth in this item (5).
7(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)