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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1915
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1915 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 AN ACT in relation to criminal law."; and
5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
6 following:
7 "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
8 adding Section 21-9 as follows:
9 (720 ILCS 5/21-9 new)
10 Sec. 21-9. Criminal trespass to a place of public
11 amusement.
12 (a) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass to
13 a place of public amusement if he or she knowingly and
14 without lawful authority enters or remains on any portion of
15 a place of public amusement after having received notice that
16 the general public is restricted from access to that portion
17 of the place of public amusement. Such areas may include, but
18 are not limited to: a playing field, an athletic surface, a
19 stage, a locker room, or a dressing room located at the place
20 of public amusement.
21 (b) A property owner, a lessee, an agent of either the
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1 owner or lessee, or a performer or participant may use
2 reasonable force to restrain a trespasser and remove him or
3 her from the restricted area; however, any use of force
4 beyond reasonable force may subject that person to any
5 applicable criminal penalty.
6 (c) A person has received notice within the meaning of
7 subsection (a) if he or she has been notified personally,
8 either orally or in writing, or if a printed or written
9 notice forbidding such entry has been conspicuously posted or
10 exhibited at the entrance to the portion of the place of
11 public amusement that is restricted or an oral warning has
12 been broadcast over the public address system of the place of
13 public amusement.
14 (d) In this Section, "place of public amusement" means a
15 stadium, a theater, or any other facility of any kind,
16 whether licensed or not, where a live performance, a sporting
17 event, or any other activity takes place for other
18 entertainment and where access to the facility is made
19 available to the public, regardless of whether admission is
20 charged.
21 (e) Sentence. Criminal trespass to a place of public
22 amusement is a Class 4 felony. Upon imposition of any
23 sentence, the court shall also impose a fine of not less than
24 $1,000. In addition, any order of probation or conditional
25 discharge entered following a conviction shall include a
26 condition that the offender perform public or community
27 service of not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
28 community service is available in the jurisdiction and is
29 funded and approved by the county board of the county where
30 the offender was convicted. The court may also impose any
31 other condition of probation or conditional discharge under
32 this Section.".