House Sponsors: ACEVEDO-LOPEZ. Senate Sponsors: DELEO-CULLERTON Short description: CRIM CD-FALSELY REPRSENT-ATTOR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in provisions regarding multiple prosecutions for the same act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/3-3 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/32-5 from Ch. 38, par. 32-5 Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for false personation of an attorney or public officer, or public employee from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 There may be an increase in judicial workloads; impact on the need for the number of judges cannot be determined. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) The fiscal impact for this bill will be minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from DOC fiscal note. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB759, with H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony (now a Class B misdemeanor) for a person to falsely represent himself or herself to be an attorney authorized to practice law for the purposes of compensation or consideration. The offense does not apply to a person who unintentionally fails to pay attorney registration fees established by Supreme Court Rule. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0293 Last action date: 97-08-01 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status