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91_HB0074

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Criminal  Code of 1961 by adding
 2    Section 20-3.

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

 5        Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
 6    Section 20-3 as follows:

 7        (720 ILCS 5/20-3 new)
 8        Sec. 20-3.  Explosive materials; identification taggants.
 9        (a)  Definitions.  As used in this Section:
10             (1)  "Explosives"   means   gunpowder,  powders  for
11        blasting, high explosives,    blasting  materials,  fuses
12        (other  than  electric circuit breakers), detonators, and
13        other  detonating  agents,  smokeless  powder   and   any
14        chemical  compound  or  any mechanical mixture containing
15        any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients
16        in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition
17        by fire, friction, concussion, percussion  or  detonation
18        of  any  part  thereof  may  and  is intended to cause an
19        explosion,  including  bombs  and   destructive   devices
20        designed  to operate by chemical, mechanical or explosive
21        action but shall not include fixed ammunition  for  small
22        arms,   small   arms   ammunition   primers,  small  arms
23        percussion caps, safety and  pyrotechnic  fuses,  quills,
24        quick  and  slow matches, friction primers, fireworks, or
25        common matches when used in their original configuration.
26             (2)  "Destructive explosive  device"   includes  any
27        explosive, as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection
28        (a),  incendiary  or  poisonous  gas  incorporated into a
29        bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge, missile
30        having an explosive or incendiary charge, mine, or  other
31        similar device.
 
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 1             (3)  "Pipe   bomb"   means  a  noncommercially  made
 2        explosive device constructed of a solid  material  filled
 3        with explosive material which is designed to explode when
 4        subjected to heat, friction, concussion, or detonation.
 5             (4)  "Department"  means  the  Department  of  State
 6        Police.
 7             (5)  "Explosive material" includes:
 8                  (i)  explosives,
 9                  (ii)  destructive explosive devices, and
10                  (iii)  pipe bombs.
11             (6)  "Identification  taggant"  means  any substance
12        that:
13                  (i)  is added to an explosive  material  during
14             the manufacture of the material; and
15                  (ii)  after detonation:
16                       (A)  is retrievable;
17                       (B)  permits  the  identification  of  the
18                  type  and  manufacturer of the material and the
19                  date of manufacture of the material; and
20                       (C)  provides   any   other    information
21                  required by the Department through rule.
22        (b)  (1)  A person may not knowingly manufacture, design,
23    or assemble any explosive material in this  State  that  does
24    not   contain  an  identification  taggant  approved  by  the
25    Department.
26             (2)  A  person  may  not  knowingly  possess,  sell,
27        resell, buy, use, transport, ship, distribute, or receive
28        any  explosive  material   manufactured,   designed,   or
29        assembled   on  or  after  the  effective  date  of  this
30        amendatory Act of 1999 in this  State  if  the  explosive
31        material  does  not  contain  an  identification  taggant
32        approved by the Department.
33        (c)  (1)  The  Department shall adopt rules to effectuate
34    and enforce this Section.
 
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 1             (2)  In   deciding    whether    to    approve    an
 2        identification taggant, the Department shall consider the
 3        probable effects of the taggant on:
 4                  (i)  human life;
 5                  (ii)  the  ability  to  assist  law enforcement
 6             officers in their investigative efforts;
 7                  (iii)  the  quality  and  effectiveness  of  an
 8             explosive;
 9                  (iv)  the environment; and
10                  (v)  the costs to manufacturers and users.
11        (d)  Sentence.
12             (1)  A person who violates  any  provision  of  this
13        Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
14             (2)  Any   untagged  explosive  materials  shall  be
15        subject to seizure and forfeiture by the State.

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