Public Act 097-0162
 
SB1739 EnrolledLRB097 06180 RLC 46254 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
Section 12-6.2 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/12-6.2)
    Sec. 12-6.2. Aggravated intimidation.
    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated intimidation
when he or she commits the offense of intimidation and:
        (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance of
    the activities of an organized gang or by the person's
    membership in or allegiance to an organized gang; or
        (2) the offense is committed with the intent to prevent
    any person from becoming a community policing volunteer; or
        (3) the following conditions are met:
            (A) the person knew that the victim was: (i) a
        peace officer, (ii) a correctional institution
        employee, (iii) a fireman; or (iv) a community policing
        volunteer; or (v) a civilian reporting information
        regarding a forcible felony to a law enforcement
        agency; and
            (B) the offense was committed: (i) while the victim
        was engaged in the execution of his or her official
        duties; or (ii) to prevent the victim from performing
        his or her official duties; (iii) in retaliation for
        the victim's performance of his or her official duties;
        or (iv) by reason of any person's activity as a
        community policing volunteer; or (v) because the
        person reported information regarding a forcible
        felony to a law enforcement agency.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated intimidation as defined in
paragraph (a)(1) is a Class 1 felony. Aggravated intimidation
as defined in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) 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.
    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "streetgang",
"streetgang member", and "organized gang" have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-631, eff. 1-1-97; 90-651, eff. 1-1-99; 90-655,
eff. 7-30-98.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2012