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91_HB1541eng HB1541 Engrossed LRB9102307RCtm 1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing 2 Section 12-4.2. 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 12-4.2 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/12-4.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-4.2) 8 Sec. 12-4.2. Aggravated Battery with a firearm. 9 (a) A person commits aggravated battery with a firearm 10 when he, in committing a battery, knowingly or intentionally 11 by means of the discharging of a firearm (1) causes any 12 injury to another person, or (2) causes any injury to a 13 person he knows to be a peace officer, a community policing 14 volunteer, a correctional institution employee or a fireman 15 while the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman is engaged 16 in the execution of any of his official duties, or to prevent 17 the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman from performing 18 his official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, 19 volunteer, employee or fireman performing his official 20 duties, or (3) causes any injury to a person he knows to be 21 an emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency 22 medical technician - intermediate, emergency medical 23 technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical 24 assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality 25 or other governmental unit, while the emergency medical 26 technician - ambulance, emergency medical technician - 27 intermediate, emergency medical technician - paramedic, 28 ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid 29 personnel is engaged in the execution of any of his official 30 duties, or to prevent the emergency medical technician - 31 ambulance, emergency medical technician - intermediate, HB1541 Engrossed -2- LRB9102307RCtm 1 emergency medical technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, 2 or other medical assistance or first aid personnel from 3 performing his official duties, or in retaliation for the 4 emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical 5 technician - intermediate, emergency medical technician - 6 paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or 7 first aid personnel performing his official duties, or (4) 8 causes any injury to a person he or she knows to be an 9 officer or employee of any school while the school officer or 10 employee is engaged in the execution of any of his or her 11 official duties, or to prevent the officer or employee from 12 performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for 13 the officer or employee performing his or her official 14 duties, or while the officer or employee is in any school, on 15 the real property comprising any school, in any conveyance 16 owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport 17 students to or from school or a school related activity, or 18 on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property 19 comprising any school. 20 (b) A violation of subsection (a) (1) of this Section is 21 a Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a) (2),or22 subsection (a) (3), or subsection (a) (4) of this Section is 23 a Class X felony for which the sentence shall be a term of 24 imprisonment of no less than 15 years and no more than 60 25 years. 26 (c) For purposes of this Section, "firearm" is defined 27 as in "An Act relating to the acquisition, possession and 28 transfer of firearms and firearm ammunition, to provide a 29 penalty for the violation thereof and to make an 30 appropriation in connection therewith", approved August 1, 31 1967, as amended. 32 (Source: P.A. 90-651, eff. 1-1-99.)