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HB1119 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1119

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-1.5

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the reckless discharge of a firearm.


LRB099 04982 RLC 25011 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB1119LRB099 04982 RLC 25011 b

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 24-1.5 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.5)
7    Sec. 24-1.5. Reckless discharge of a firearm.
8    (a) A person commits reckless discharge of a firearm by
9discharging a firearm in a reckless manner which endangers the
10the bodily safety of an individual.
11    (b) If the conduct described in subsection (a) is committed
12by a passenger of a moving motor vehicle with the knowledge and
13consent of the driver of the motor vehicle the driver is
14accountable for such conduct.
15    (c) Reckless discharge of a firearm is a Class 4 felony.
16    (d) This Section does not apply to a peace officer while in
17the performance of his or her official duties.
18(Source: P.A. 88-217.)