House Sponsors: HASSERT-CROSS-KOSEL-GARRETT-MATHIAS, FRANKS, MOORE,ANDREA, BELLOCK, LYONS,EILEEN, DURKIN AND OSMOND. Senate Sponsors: PETERSON-KLEMM Short description: CRIM CD-TAKING IDENTITY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of taking the identity of another person. Provides that it is unlawful to take the name, birth date, or social security number of another person, without that other person's consent and with the intent to obtain or use the other person's identity for an unlawful purpose or to cause economic loss to another person. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor unless the taking of the identity of another person is for the purpose of evading a peace officer. Taking the identity of another person for the purpose of evading a peace officer is a Class 4 felony. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/17-23 new Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/Art. 16G heading new 720 ILCS 5/16G-1 new 720 ILCS 5/16G-5 new 720 ILCS 5/16G-10 new 720 ILCS 5/16G-15 new 720 ILCS 5/16G-20 new 720 ILCS 5/16G-25 new Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of financial identity theft. Provides that it is unlawful to knowingly use personal identifying information or a personal identification document of another person to obtain credit, money, goods, services, or other property in the name of the other person, without the written authorization of the other person and knowingly representing that he or she is the other person or is acting with the authorization of the other person. Creates the offense of aggravated financial identity theft defined as committing the offense of financial identity theft against a person at least 60 years of age or against a disabled person. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status