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91_SB1268
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 19-4.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 19-4 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/19-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 19-4)
8 Sec. 19-4. Criminal trespass to a residence.
9 (a) (1) A person commits the offense of criminal
10 trespass to a residence when, without authority, he knowingly
11 enters or remains within any residence, including a house
12 trailer.
13 (2) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass to
14 a residence when, without authority, he or she knowingly
15 enters the residence of another and knows or has reason to
16 know that one or more persons is present or he or she
17 knowingly enters the residence of another and remains in the
18 residence until he or she knows or has reason to know that
19 one or more persons is present.
20 (3) For purposes of this Section, in the case of a
21 multi-unit residential building or complex, "residence" shall
22 only include the portion of the building or complex which is
23 the actual dwelling place of any person and shall not include
24 such places as common recreational areas or lobbies.
25 (b) Sentence.
26 (1) Criminal trespass to a residence under
27 paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
28 (2) Criminal trespass to a residence under paragraph
29 (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 4 felony.
30 (Source: P.A. 83-1070.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.