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HB4715 Engrossed |
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LRB096 15712 RLC 31382 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding |
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| Section 19-2.5 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/19-2.5 new) |
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| Sec. 19-2.5. Unlawful sale of burglary tools. |
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| (a) For the purposes of this Section: |
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| "Lock bumping" means a lock picking technique for |
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| opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially-crafted |
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| bumpkey. |
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| "Motor
vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in the |
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| Illinois Vehicle Code. |
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| (b) A person commits
the offense of unlawful sale of |
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| burglary tools when he
or she knowingly sells or transfers any |
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| key, including a key designed for lock bumping, or a lock pick |
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| specifically manufactured or altered for use in breaking into a |
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| building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, motor vehicle, |
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| railroad car, or any
depository designed for the safekeeping of |
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| property, or any part of that property. |
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| (c) This Section does not apply to the sale or transfer of |
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| any item described in subsection (b) to any peace officer or |
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| other employee of a law enforcement agency, or to any person or |