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HB4830 Engrossed                               LRB9213381LDtm

 1        AN ACT in relation to 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 1-3 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1-3)
 7        Sec.  1-3.  Applicability  of  common  law.  No   conduct
 8    constitutes  an  offense unless it is described as an offense
 9    in this Code or in another statute of this  State.   However,
10    this provision does not affect the power of a court to punish
11    for  contempt  or  to employ a any sanction authorized by law
12    for the enforcement of an order or civil judgment.
13    (Source: P.A. 79-1360.)

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