Bill Text: IL SB1972 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning justification in the use of force against another person in defense of a dwelling.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1972 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1972-Introduced.html
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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 7-2 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 5/7-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 7-2)
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| 7 | Sec. 7-2. Use of
force in defense of dwelling.
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| 8 | (a) A person is justified in the
the use of force against | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | another when and to
the extent that he reasonably believes that | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | such conduct is necessary to
prevent or terminate such other's | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | unlawful entry into or attack upon a
dwelling. However, he is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | cause death or great bodily harm only if: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (1) The entry is made or attempted in a violent, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | riotous, or tumultuous
manner, and he reasonably believes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | that such force is necessary to prevent
an assault upon, or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | offer of personal violence to, him or another then in
the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | dwelling, or
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| 19 | (2) He reasonably believes that such force is necessary | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | to prevent the
commission of a felony in the dwelling.
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| 21 | (b) In no case shall any act involving the use of force | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | justified under this Section give rise to any claim or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | liability brought by or on behalf of any person acting within | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | the definition of "aggressor" set forth in Section 7-4 of this | ||||||
| 2 | Article, or the estate, spouse, or other family member of such | ||||||
| 3 | a person, against the person or estate of the person using such | ||||||
| 4 | justified force, unless the use of force involves willful or | ||||||
| 5 | wanton misconduct.
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| 6 | (Source: P.A. 93-832, eff. 7-28-04.)
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