HB3082enr 91st General Assembly


91_HB3082enr

 
HB3082 Enrolled                                LRB9110548RCpk

 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
 2    Section 21-1.5.

 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 21-1.5 as follows:

 7        (720 ILCS 5/21-1.5)
 8        Sec. 21-1.5.  Anhydrous  ammonia  equipment,  containers,
 9    and facilities.
10        (a)  It  is  unlawful  for  any  person  to  tamper  with
11    anhydrous   ammonia   equipment,   containers,   or   storage
12    facilities.
13        (b)  Tampering    with   anhydrous   ammonia   equipment,
14    containers, or storage facilities occurs when any person  who
15    is  not  authorized  by  the  owner of the anhydrous ammonia,
16    anhydrous ammonia equipment, storage containers,  or  storage
17    facilities   transfers  or  attempts  to  transfer  anhydrous
18    ammonia to another container, causes damage to the  anhydrous
19    ammonia  equipment, storage container, or storage facility or
20    vents anhydrous ammonia into the environment.
21        (b-5)  It  is  unlawful  for  any  person  to   transport
22    anhydrous ammonia in a portable container if the container is
23    not a package authorized for anhydrous ammonia transportation
24    as  defined  in  rules  adopted  under the Illinois Hazardous
25    Materials  Transportation  Act.    For   purposes   of   this
26    subsection  (b-5),  an  authorized package includes a package
27    previously authorized under the Illinois Hazardous  Materials
28    Transportation Act.
29        For purposes of this Section:
30        "Anhydrous   ammonia"   means  the  compound  defined  in
31    paragraph (d) of Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act  of
 
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 1    1961.
 2        "Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage
 3    containers",  and  "anhydrous ammonia storage facilities" are
 4    defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
 5    1961.
 6        (c)  Sentence.  A violation of subsection (a) or  (b)  of
 7    this  Section  is  a  Class  A  misdemeanor.  A  violation of
 8    subsection (b-5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
 9    (Source: P.A. 91-402, eff. 1-1-00.)
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State of Illinois 91st General Assembly Legislation

State of Illinois
91st General Assembly
Legislation
