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91_SB0726

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  by  adding
 2    Section 17-23.

 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
 6    adding Section 17-23 as follows:

 7        (720 ILCS 5/17-23 new)
 8        Sec. 17-23.  Taking the identity of another person.
 9        (a)  A  person commits the offense of taking the identity
10    of another person if the person  knowingly  takes  the  name,
11    birth  date,  or  social  security  number of another person,
12    without the consent of that other person, and with the intent
13    to obtain or use the other person's identity for any unlawful
14    purpose or to cause economic loss to another person.
15        (b)  Sentence.
16             (1)  Except as otherwise provided in  paragraph  (2)
17        of  this  subsection  (b), taking the identity of another
18        person is a Class A misdemeanor.
19             (2)  Taking the identity of another person  for  the
20        purpose of evading a peace officer is a Class 4 felony.

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