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90_HB1670
720 ILCS 5/17-2 from Ch. 38, par. 17-2
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes it a Class 4
felony for a person to claim or represent that he or she is
acting on behalf of any police department, fire department,
or sheriff's department when soliciting financial
contributions or selling or delivering or offering to sell or
deliver any merchandise, goods, or services unless the chief
of the police department or fire department or the sheriff
has first entered into a written agreement with the person or
with an organization with which the person is affiliated and
the agreement permits the activity. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 17-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 17-2 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/17-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 17-2)
8 Sec. 17-2. False personation; use of title;
9 solicitation; certain entities. Impersonating Veteran,
10 Member of Police, Fraternal or Veterans' Organization, or
11 Representative of Charitable Organization - Use of Words
12 "Chicago Police" etc. - Sentence.
13 (a) A person commits a false personation when he or she
14 falsely represents himself or herself to be a member of any
15 police, fraternal or veteran's organization, including the
16 Illinois Police Association, or a representative of any
17 charitable organization, or when any person exhibits or uses
18 in any manner any decal, badge or insignia of any police
19 organization when not authorized to do so by such police
20 organization.
21 (a-5) A person commits a false personation when he or
22 she falsely represents himself or herself to be a veteran in
23 seeking employment or public office. In this subsection,
24 "veteran" means a person who has served in the Armed Services
25 or Reserved Forces of the United States.
26 (b) No person shall use the words "Chicago Police,"
27 "Chicago Police Department," "Chicago Patrolman," "Chicago
28 Sergeant," "Chicago Lieutenant," "Chicago Peace Officer" or
29 any other words to the same effect in the title of any
30 organization, magazine, or other publication without the
31 express approval of the Chicago Police Board.
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1 (c) No person may solicit advertisements to appear in
2 any firefighters', law enforcement or police officers'
3 magazine, journal or other publication without first having
4 obtained a current certificate of qualification from the
5 Illinois Attorney General. Upon the presentation of proof
6 that the applicant does in fact represent a legitimate and
7 bona fide firefighters', law enforcement or police officers'
8 publication, the Attorney General may issue to the applicant
9 a certificate of qualification to solicit advertisements on
10 behalf of such publication. The Attorney General shall
11 prescribe forms and promulgate rules governing the making of
12 applications and the certification of persons under this
13 subsection.
14 (c-5) No person may claim or represent that he or she is
15 acting on behalf of any police department, fire department,
16 or sheriff's department when soliciting financial
17 contributions or selling or delivering or offering to sell or
18 deliver any merchandise, goods, or services unless the chief
19 of the police department or fire department or the sheriff
20 has first entered into a written agreement with the person or
21 with an organization with which the person is affiliated and
22 the agreement permits the activity.
23 (d) Sentence. False personation, unapproved use of a
24 name or title, or solicitation in violation of subsections
25 (a) and (b) of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor. False
26 personation in violation of subsection (a-5) is a Class A
27 misdemeanor. Solicitation in violation of subsection (c) of
28 this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or
29 subsequent conviction for a violation of subsection (c) of
30 this Section committed after the first conviction is a Class
31 4 felony. Engaging in any activity in violation of
32 subsection (c-5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
33 (Source: P.A. 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.