97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1589

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Antonio Muņoz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-1.1  from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that unlawful use or possession of a weapons by a felon who is not confined to a penal institution or who is on parole or mandatory supervised release is an offense for which the person shall receive a mandatory sentence of imprisonment.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 24-1.1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1)
7    Sec. 24-1.1. Unlawful Use or Possession of Weapons by
8Felons or Persons in the Custody of the Department of
9Corrections Facilities.
10    (a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess on or
11about his person or on his land or in his own abode or fixed
12place of business any weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of
13this Act or any firearm or any firearm ammunition if the person
14has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or
15any other jurisdiction. This Section shall not apply if the
16person has been granted relief by the Director of the
17Department of State Police under Section 10 of the Firearm
18Owners Identification Card Act.
19    (b) It is unlawful for any person confined in a penal
20institution, which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
21Corrections, to possess any weapon prohibited under Section
2224-1 of this Code or any firearm or firearm ammunition,
23regardless of the intent with which he possesses it.

 

 

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1    (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of
2subsection (b), that such possession was specifically
3authorized by rule, regulation, or directive of the Illinois
4Department of Corrections or order issued pursuant thereto.
5    (d) The defense of necessity is not available to a person
6who is charged with a violation of subsection (b) of this
7Section.
8    (e) Sentence. Violation of this Section by a person not
9confined in a penal institution shall be a Class 3 felony for
10which the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
11be sentenced to no less than 2 years and no more than 10 years
12and any second or subsequent violation shall be a Class 2
13felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of
14imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 14
15years. Violation of this Section by a person not confined in a
16penal institution who has been convicted of a forcible felony,
17a felony violation of Article 24 of this Code or of the Firearm
18Owners Identification Card Act, stalking or aggravated
19stalking, or a Class 2 or greater felony under the Illinois
20Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
21Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is a Class
222 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to not less
23than 3 years and not more than 14 years. Violation of this
24Section by a person who is on parole or mandatory supervised
25release is a Class 2 felony for which the person, if sentenced
26to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than

 

 

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13 years and not more than 14 years. Violation of this Section
2by a person not confined in a penal institution is a Class X
3felony when the firearm possessed is a machine gun. Any person
4who violates this Section while confined in a penal
5institution, which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
6Corrections, is guilty of a Class 1 felony, if he possesses any
7weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of this Code regardless of
8the intent with which he possesses it, a Class X felony if he
9possesses any firearm, firearm ammunition or explosive, and a
10Class X felony for which the offender shall be sentenced to not
11less than 12 years and not more than 50 years when the firearm
12possessed is a machine gun. A violation of this Section while
13wearing or in possession of body armor as defined in Section
1433F-1 is a Class X felony punishable by a term of imprisonment
15of not less than 10 years and not more than 40 years. The
16possession of each firearm or firearm ammunition in violation
17of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
18(Source: P.A. 94-72, eff. 1-1-06; 94-284, eff. 7-21-05; 94-556,
19eff. 9-11-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)