Public Act 0341 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1230 Enrolled LRB094 05674 RLC 35723 b

Public Act 094-0341

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Section 32-5.2-5 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/32-5.2-5 new)

Sec. 32-5.2-5. False law enforcement badges.

(a) A person who knowingly produces, sells, or distributes a law enforcement badge without the express written consent of the law enforcement agency represented on the badge, or in case of a reorganized or defunct law enforcement agency, its successor law enforcement agency, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 3 felony.

(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this Section that the law enforcement badge is used or is intended to be used exclusively:

(1) as a memento, or in a collection or exhibit;

(2) for decorative purposes;

(3) for a dramatic presentation, such as a theatrical, film, or television production.