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91_SB1268enr SB1268 Enrolled LRB9108081RCks 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 after 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.) SB1268 Enrolled -2- LRB9108081RCks 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 2 becoming law.