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HB0119 Engrossed                     LRB093 03386 RLC 03777 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Criminal  Code  of  1961 is amended by
 5    changing Section 20-2 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/20-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 20-2)
 7        Sec. 20-2.  Possession  of  explosives  or  explosive  or
 8    incendiary devices.
 9        (a)  A  person  commits  the  offense  of  possession  of
10    explosives or explosive or incendiary devices in violation of
11    this  Section  when  he  or  she  possesses,  manufactures or
12    transports  any  explosive  compound,  timing  or  detonating
13    device for use with  any  explosive  compound  or  incendiary
14    device  and either intends to use such explosive or device to
15    commit any offense or knows that another intends to use  such
16    explosive or device to commit a felony.
17        (b)  Sentence.
18        Possession  of  explosives  or  explosive  or  incendiary
19    devices  in violation of this Section is a Class 1 felony for
20    which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
21    be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not  more  than  30
22    years.
23        (c)  In this Section, "explosive compound" or "incendiary
24    device"  includes a methamphetamine manufacturing chemical as
25    defined in clause  (z-1)  of  Section  102  of  the  Illinois
26    Controlled Substances Act.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-121, eff. 7-15-99.)