101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3569

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. John F. Curran

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-6  from Ch. 38, par. 12-6

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning intimidation.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
5Section 12-6 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-6)
7    Sec. 12-6. Intimidation.
8    (a) A person commits commits intimidation when, with intent
9to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any
10act, he or she communicates to another, directly or indirectly
11by any means, a threat to perform without lawful authority any
12of the following acts:
13        (1) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened or
14    any other person or on property; or
15        (2) Subject any person to physical confinement or
16    restraint; or
17        (3) Commit a felony or Class A misdemeanor; or
18        (4) Accuse any person of an offense; or
19        (5) Expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule;
20    or
21        (6) Take action as a public official against anyone or
22    anything, or withhold official action, or cause such action
23    or withholding; or

 

 

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1        (7) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other
2    collective action.
3    (b) Sentence.
4    Intimidation is a Class 3 felony for which an offender may
5be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years
6and not more than 10 years.
7(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)