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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1720 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 720 ILCS 5/24-5 | from Ch. 38, par. 24-5 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the defacing of identification marks on a firearm.
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| | HB1720 | | LRB100 03307 RLC 13312 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 24-5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/24-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 24-5. Defacing
identification marks of firearms. |
| 8 | | (a) Any person who shall knowingly or intentionally change, |
| 9 | | alter,
remove or obliterate the
the name of
the importer's or |
| 10 | | manufacturer's serial number of
any firearm commits a Class 2 |
| 11 | | felony. |
| 12 | | (b) A person who possesses any firearm upon which any such |
| 13 | | importer's or manufacturer's serial number has been
changed, |
| 14 | | altered, removed or obliterated commits a Class 3 felony.
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| 15 | | (c) Nothing in this Section shall prevent a person from |
| 16 | | making repairs, replacement of parts, or other changes to a |
| 17 | | firearm if those repairs, replacement of parts, or changes |
| 18 | | cause the removal of the name of the maker, model, or other |
| 19 | | marks of identification other than the serial number on the |
| 20 | | firearm's frame or receiver. |
| 21 | | (d) A prosecution for a violation of this Section may be |
| 22 | | commenced within 6 years after the commission of the offense.
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| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
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