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Full Text of HB0308  95th General Assembly

HB0308eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
HB0308 Engrossed LRB095 05175 RLC 25248 b

1     AN ACT concerning 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 changing
5 Section 19-1 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/19-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 19-1)
7     Sec. 19-1. Burglary.
8     (a) A person commits burglary when without authority he
9 knowingly enters or without authority remains within a
10 building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle as
11 defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, railroad car, or any part
12 thereof, with intent to commit therein a felony or theft. This
13 offense shall not include the offenses set out in Section 4-102
14 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
15     (b) Sentence.
16     Burglary is a Class 2 felony. A burglary committed in a
17 school or place of worship is a Class 1 felony. A burglary
18 committed in a facility that stores the necessities of life
19 such as food, clothing, or other tangibles for free
20 distribution to economically disadvantaged persons is a Class 1
21 felony.
22 (Source: P.A. 91-360, eff. 7-29-99; 91-928, eff. 6-1-01.)
 

 

 

HB0308 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 05175 RLC 25248 b

1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.