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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB2592 Introduced 2/7/2018, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/2-6 | from Ch. 38, par. 2-6 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the common areas and the curtilage of a multi-dwelling residential unit or apartment are not considered a part of the dwelling and a tenant does not have the status of an invitee in those areas.
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| | SB2592 | | LRB100 16212 RLC 31335 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 2-6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/2-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-6)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-6. "Dwelling". (a) Except as otherwise provided in |
| 8 | | subsection (b) of this Section,
"dwelling" means a building or |
| 9 | | portion thereof, a tent, a vehicle, or
other enclosed space |
| 10 | | which is used or intended for use as a human
habitation, home |
| 11 | | or residence.
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| 12 | | (b) For the purposes of Section 19-3 of this Code, |
| 13 | | "dwelling" means a
house, apartment, mobile home, trailer, or |
| 14 | | other living quarters in which
at the time of the alleged |
| 15 | | offense the owners or occupants actually reside
or in their |
| 16 | | absence intend within a reasonable period of time to reside. |
| 17 | | (c) The common areas and the curtilage of a multi-dwelling |
| 18 | | residential unit or apartment are not considered a part of the |
| 19 | | dwelling and a tenant does not have the status of an invitee in |
| 20 | | those areas.
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| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 84-1289.)
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