102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB1115

Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24-1.5

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a

Section
concerning the reckless discharge of a firearm.

LRB102 03129 RLC 13142 b

A BILL FOR

HB1115

LRB102 03129 RLC 13142 b

1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by

5 changing Section 24-1.5 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.5)

7 Sec. 24-1.5. Reckless discharge of a firearm.

8 (a) A person commits reckless discharge of a firearm by

9 discharging a firearm in a reckless manner which endangersthe

10 ~~the~~bodily safety of an individual.

11 (b) If the conduct described in subsection (a) is

12 committed by a passenger of a moving motor vehicle with the

13 knowledge and consent of the driver of the motor vehicle the

14 driver is accountable for such conduct.

15 (c) Reckless discharge of a firearm is a Class 4 felony.

16 (d) This Section does not apply to a peace officer while in

17 the performance of his or her official duties.

18 (Source: P.A. 88-217.)