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LRB096 15476 RLC 30704 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 4-9 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-9)
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| Sec. 4-9.
Absolute
liability.
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| A person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to |
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| each element
thereof, one of the mental states described in |
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| Sections 4--4 through 4--7
if the offense is a misdemeanor |
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| which is not punishable by incarceration or
by a fine exceeding |
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| $1,000 $500, or the statute defining the offense clearly
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| indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability |
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| for the
conduct described.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
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