LAUZEN. 720 ILCS 5/24-1 from Ch. 38, par. 24-1 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 by re-enacting and amending provisions relating to the unlawful use of weapons of Public Act 88-860 that were declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Cervantes, Docket No. 87229, as violating the single subject provisions of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a violation of carrying or possessing a firearm in a vehicle, or con- cealed on or about one's person, or on or about one's person upon pub- lic lands within the corporate limits of a municipality, is reduced to a Class A misdemeanor if the defendant petitions the court and estab- lishes certain mitigating factors. Provides upon the establishment of these factors, the court shall order the elimination, in police and court records, of the felony charge. Effective immediately. 00-01-27 S FIRST READING 00-01-27 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary