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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sections 33F-1, 33F-2, and 33F-3 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-1)
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| 7 | Sec. 33F-1. Definitions. For purposes of this Article:
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| 8 | (a) "Body Armor" means any one of the following:
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| 9 | (1) A military style flak or tactical assault vest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | which is made of
Kevlar or any other similar material or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | metal, fiberglass, plastic, and
nylon plates and designed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | to be worn over one's clothing for the intended
purpose of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | stopping not only missile fragmentation from mines, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | grenades,
mortar shells and artillery fire but also fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | from rifles, machine guns,
and small arms.
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| 16 | (2) Soft body armor which is made of Kevlar or any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | other similar material
or metal or any other type of insert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | and which is lightweight and pliable
and which can be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | easily concealed under a shirt.
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| 20 | (3) A military style recon/surveillance vest which is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | made of Kevlar
or any other similar material and which is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | lightweight and designed to be
worn over one's clothing.
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| 23 | (4) Protective casual clothing which is made of Kevlar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | or any other
similar material and which was originally | ||||||
| 2 | intended to be used by undercover
law enforcement officers | ||||||
| 3 | or dignitaries and is designed to look like
jackets, coats, | ||||||
| 4 | raincoats, quilted or three piece suit vests.
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| 5 | (a-5) "Crime of violence" means a felony offense that is | ||||||
| 6 | defined as a crime of violence in Section 2 of the Crime | ||||||
| 7 | Victims Compensation Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (b) "Dangerous weapon" means a Category I, Category II, or
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| 9 | Category III weapon as
defined in Section 33A-1 of this Code.
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| 10 | (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)
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| 11 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-2)
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| 12 | Sec. 33F-2. Unlawful use of body armor. | ||||||
| 13 | (a) A person commits the
offense of unlawful use of body | ||||||
| 14 | armor when he or she knowingly wears body armor
and is in | ||||||
| 15 | possession of a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, in the | ||||||
| 16 | commission or attempted
commission of any offense. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) A person commits unlawful use of body armor when he or | ||||||
| 18 | she knowingly purchases, owns, or possesses body armor, if that | ||||||
| 19 | person has been convicted of a felony that is a crime of | ||||||
| 20 | violence. | ||||||
| 21 | (c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation under | ||||||
| 22 | subsection (b) that the defendant obtained prior written | ||||||
| 23 | certification from his or her employer that the defendant's | ||||||
| 24 | purchase, use, or possession of body armor was necessary for | ||||||
| 25 | the safe performance of lawful business activity. It is also an | ||||||
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| 1 | affirmative defense to a violation under subsection (b) for a | ||||||
| 2 | confidential informant or witness with a conviction for a crime | ||||||
| 3 | of violence to possess body armor when that person is engaged | ||||||
| 4 | or reasonably believes that he or she is engaged by a law | ||||||
| 5 | enforcement agency, for a legitimate law enforcement purpose, | ||||||
| 6 | and is under the direct supervision and acting under the direct | ||||||
| 7 | authorization of the chief of police of that law enforcement | ||||||
| 8 | agency or a law enforcement officer designated by the chief of | ||||||
| 9 | police.
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| 10 | (Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
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| 11 | (720 ILCS 5/33F-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33F-3)
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| 12 | Sec. 33F-3. Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use of | ||||||
| 13 | body armor
under subsection (a) for a first offense is shall be | ||||||
| 14 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and for a
second or subsequent | ||||||
| 15 | offense is shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person | ||||||
| 16 | convicted of unlawful use of body armor
under subsection (b) is | ||||||
| 17 | guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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| 18 | (Source: P.A. 87-521.)
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