97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1992

 

Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/31-4  from Ch. 38, par. 31-4

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


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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 31-4 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/31-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 31-4)
7    Sec. 31-4. Obstructing justice.
8    A person obstructs justice when, with intent to prevent the
9the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any
10person, he knowingly commits any of the following acts:
11    (a) Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical
12evidence, plants false evidence, furnishes false information;
13or
14    (b) Induces a witness having knowledge material to the
15subject at issue to leave the State or conceal himself; or
16    (c) Possessing knowledge material to the subject at issue,
17he leaves the State or conceals himself.
18    (d) Sentence.
19        (1) Obstructing justice is a Class 4 felony, except as
20    provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (d).
21        (2) Obstructing justice in furtherance of streetgang
22    related or gang-related activity, as defined in Section 10
23    of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention

 

 

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1    Act, is a Class 3 felony.
2(Source: P.A. 90-363, eff. 1-1-98.)