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92_HB2295eng HB2295 Engrossed LRB9205091ARsb 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 5 changing Section 20-1.1 as follows: 6 (720 ILCS 5/20-1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 20-1.1) 7 Sec. 20-1.1. Aggravated Arson. (a) A person commits 8 aggravated arson when in the course of committing arson he 9 knowingly damages any real property, or any personal property 10 having a value of $150 or more, of another without that other 11 person's consent, including all or any part of a house 12 trailer, watercraft, motor vehicle, or railroad car, or 13 damages, partially or totally, any building or structure, 14 including any adjacent building or structure, and (1) he 15 knows or reasonably should know that one or more persons are 16 present therein or (2) any person suffers great bodily harm, 17 or permanent disability or disfigurement as a result of the 18 fire or explosion or (3) a fireman or policeman who is 19 present at the scene acting in the line of duty, is injured 20 as a result of the fire or explosion. For purposes of this 21 Section, property "of another" means a building or other 22 property, whether real or personal, in which a person other 23 than the offender has an interest that the offender has no 24 authority to defeat or impair, even though the offender may 25 also have an interest in the building or property. 26 (b) Sentence. Aggravated arson is a Class X felony. 27 (Source: P.A. 84-1100.) 28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 29 becoming law.