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 Bill Status of HB2183  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  RETAIL THEFT ORDINANCE

House Sponsors
Rep. Carolyn H. Krause

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new
720 ILCS 5/16A-7from Ch. 38, par. 16A-7


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may, by ordinance, declare retail theft, as defined by the Criminal Code of 1961, to be unlawful. Provides that this ordinance does not apply to any individual who has previously been convicted of any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary tools, or home invasion, or in a case where the theft is of property with a full retail value in excess of $150. Provides that citations issued for violation of the retail theft ordinance must be adjudicated in a court of law and are not subject to adjudication in an administrative adjudication system of the municipality that enacted the retail theft ordinance. Provides that the retail theft ordinance authority is not a limitation on home rule powers. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who commits an offense of retail theft under Section 11-1-12 of the Illinois Municipal Code is civilly liable to the merchant of the merchandise.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
  2/14/2003HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/19/2003HouseAssigned to Local Government Committee
  3/13/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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