HB4211 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4211

 

Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. Daniel Didech

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12-6.2

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits aggravated intimidation when he or she commits intimidation and the person committed the offense with the intent to: (1) influence a sporting contest; (2) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or (3) intimidate a collegiate athlete. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5changing Section 12-6.2 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)
7    Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation.
8    (a) A person commits aggravated intimidation when he or
9she commits intimidation and:
10        (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of
11    the activities of an organized gang or because of the
12    person's membership in or allegiance to an organized gang;
13    or
14        (2) the offense is committed with the intent to
15    prevent any person from becoming a community policing
16    volunteer; or
17        (3) the following conditions are met:
18            (A) the person knew that the victim was a peace
19        officer, a correctional institution employee, a
20        fireman, a community policing volunteer, or a civilian
21        reporting information regarding a forcible felony to a
22        law enforcement agency; and
23            (B) the offense was committed:

 

 

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1                (i) while the victim was engaged in the
2            execution of his or her official duties; or
3                (ii) to prevent the victim from performing his
4            or her official duties;
5                (iii) in retaliation for the victim's
6            performance of his or her official duties;
7                (iv) by reason of any person's activity as a
8            community policing volunteer; or
9                (v) because the person reported information
10            regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement
11            agency; or .
12        (4) the person committed the offense with the intent
13    to:
14            (A) influence a sporting contest;
15            (B) influence the outcome of a sports wager; or
16            (C) intimidate a collegiate athlete.
17    (b) Sentence. Aggravated intimidation as defined in
18paragraph (a)(1) is a Class 1 felony. Aggravated intimidation
19as defined in paragraph (a)(2), or (a)(3), or (a)(4) is a Class
202 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of
21imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
22    (c) (Blank).
23(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-162, eff. 1-1-12;
2497-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)