SB1960 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB094 11408 RLC 42301 b

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1960

Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits the sale of yo-yo waterballs in the State. Provides that a violation is a business offense punishable by a $1,001 fine for each violation. Provides that each sale of a yo-yo waterball is a separate offense.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Section 12-21.7 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new)

Sec. 12-21.7. Sale of yo-yo waterballs prohibited.

(a) It is unlawful to sell a yo-yo waterball in this State.

(b) Sentence. A person who sells a yo-yo waterball in this State is guilty of a business offense punishable by a fine of $1,001 for each violation. Each sale of a yo-yo waterball in violation of this Section is a separate violation.

(c) Definition. In this Section, "yo-yo waterball" means a water yo-yo or a soft, rubber-like ball that is filled with a liquid and is attached to an elastic cord.