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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1304
Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/7-1 |
from Ch. 38, par. 7-1 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the use of force in defense of a person.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1304 |
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LRB096 09453 RLC 19610 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 changing |
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| Section 7-1 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/7-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 7-1)
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| Sec. 7-1. Use of
force in defense of person. |
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| (a) A person is justified in the
the use of force against |
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| another when and to
the extent that he reasonably believes that |
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| such conduct is necessary to
defend himself or another against |
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| such other's imminent use of unlawful
force. However, he is |
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| justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to |
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| cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes
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| that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great |
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| bodily harm
to himself or another, or the commission of a |
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| forcible felony. |
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| (b) In no case shall any act involving the use of force |
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| justified under this Section give rise to any claim or |
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| liability brought by or on behalf of any person acting within |
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| the definition of "aggressor" set forth in Section 7-4 of this |
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| Article, or the estate, spouse, or other family member of such |
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| a person, against the person or estate of the person using such |
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| justified force, unless the use of force involves willful or |