Senate Sponsors: MADIGAN,L-MUNOZ-DUDYCZ-PARKER-KLEMM. House Sponsors: FRANKS-BRADLEY Short description: VEH CD-HIDDEN VEH COMPARTMNT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes it a Class B misdemeanor to knowingly own or operate any motor vehicle containing a hidden or false compartment created for the purpose of concealment of the compartment from a law enforcement officer. Provides that any motor vehicle containing a hidden or false compartment, as well as any items within a hidden or false compartment, are subject to seizure by the Department of State Police or by any municipal or other local authority within whose jurisdiction that property is found, and, upon conviction, the court may order that property to be confiscated and become the property of the law enforcement agency that seized the property. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor to knowingly own or operate a motor vehicle with a hidden or false compartment created to conceal a controlled sub- stance, firearm, person, currency, or other contraband from a law en- forcement officer. Provides that any motor vehicle containing a hidden or false compartment, as well as any items within the compartment, are subject to seizure. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor to own or operate any motor vehicle with the knowledge that it contains a false or secret compartment. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor to knowingly install, create, build, or fabricate in any motor vehicle a false or secret compartment. Provides a definition for "false or secret compartment". Provides that any motor vehicle containing a false or secret compartment, along with any items within that compartment, shall be subject to seizure. FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (Illinois State Police) If an Act amending the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning hidden or false compartments were to pass, there would be no fiscal impact. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) This legislation would have no fiscal or population impact. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0359 Last action date: 99-07-29 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status