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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2679

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Margaret Croke

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/29D-10
720 ILCS 5/29D-15.1

was 720 ILCS 5/20.5-5

Amends the Terrorism Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides
that "terrorist act" includes any act that is intended to cause or create
and does cause or create substantial damage to or destruction of any
building or facility containing an entity providing reproductive health
care as the term is defined in the Reproductive Health Act. Provides in the
offense of causing a catastrophe that "vital public facility" includes an
entity providing reproductive health care as the term is defined in the
Reproductive Health Act. Effective immediately.
LRB104 07097 RLC 17134 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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changing Sections 29D-10 and 29D-15.1 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/29D-10)
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Sec. 29D-10.
Definitions.
As used in this Article, where
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not otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible
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with the intent of this Article:
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(a) "Computer network" means a set of related, remotely
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connected devices and any communications facilities including
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more than one computer with the capability to transmit data
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among them through communication facilities.
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(b) "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes,
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stores, retrieves, or outputs data, and includes, but is not
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limited to, auxiliary storage and telecommunications devices.
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(c) "Computer program" means a series of coded instruction
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or statements in a form acceptable to a computer which causes
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the computer to process data and supply the results of data
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processing.
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(d) "Data" means representations of information,
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knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions, including program
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documentation, that are prepared in a formalized manner and

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are stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer. Data
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may be in any form, including but not limited to magnetic or
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optical storage media, punch cards, or data stored internally
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in the memory of a computer.
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(e) "Biological products used in or in connection with
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agricultural production" includes, but is not limited to,
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seeds, plants, and DNA of plants or animals altered for use in
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crop or livestock breeding or production or which are sold,
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intended, designed, or produced for use in crop production or
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livestock breeding or production.
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(f) "Agricultural products" means crops and livestock.
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(g) "Agricultural production" means the breeding and
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growing of livestock and crops.
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(g-5) "Animal feed" means an article that is intended for
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use for food for animals other than humans and that is intended
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for use as a substantial source of nutrients in the diet of the
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animal, and is not limited to a mixture intended to be the sole
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ration of the animal.
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(g-10) "Contagious or infectious disease" means a specific
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disease designated by the Illinois Department of Agriculture
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as contagious or infectious under rules pertaining to the
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Illinois Diseased Animals Act.
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(g-15) "Processed food" means any food other than a raw
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agricultural commodity and includes any raw agricultural
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commodity that has been subject to processing, such as
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canning, cooking, freezing, dehydration, or milling.

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(g-20) "Raw agricultural commodity" means any food in its
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raw or natural state, including all fruits that are washed,
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colored, or otherwise treated in their unpeeled natural form
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prior to marketing and honey that is in the comb or that is
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removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition.
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(g-25) "Endangering the food supply" means to knowingly:
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(1) bring into this State any domestic animal that is
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affected with any contagious or infectious disease or any
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animal that has been exposed to any contagious or
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infectious disease;
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(2) expose any animal in this State to any contagious
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or infectious disease;
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(3) deliver any poultry that is infected with any
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contagious or infectious disease to any poultry producer
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pursuant to a production contract;
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(4) except as permitted under the Insect Pest and
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Plant Disease Act, bring or release into this State any
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insect pest or expose any plant to an insect pest; or
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(5) expose any raw agricultural commodity, animal
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feed, or processed food to any contaminant or contagious
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or infectious disease.
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"Endangering the food supply" does not include bona fide
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experiments and actions related to those experiments carried
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on by commonly recognized research facilities or actions by
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agricultural producers and animal health professionals who may
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inadvertently contribute to the spread of detrimental

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biological agents while employing generally acceptable
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management practices.
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(g-30) "Endangering the water supply" means to knowingly
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contaminate a public or private water well or water reservoir
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or any water supply of a public utility or tamper with the
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production of bottled or packaged water or tamper with bottled
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or packaged water at a retail or wholesale mercantile
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establishment. "Endangering the water supply" does not include
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contamination of a public or private well or water reservoir
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or any water supply of a public utility that may occur
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inadvertently as part of the operation of a public utility or
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electrical generating station.
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(h) "Livestock" means animals bred or raised for human
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consumption.
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(i) "Crops" means plants raised for: (1) human
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consumption, (2) fruits that are intended for human
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consumption, (3) consumption by livestock, and (4) fruits that
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are intended for consumption by livestock.
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(j) "Communications systems" means any works, property, or
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material of any radio, telegraph, telephone, microwave, or
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cable line, station, or system.
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(k) "Substantial damage" means monetary damage greater
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than $100,000.
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(l) "Terrorist act" or "act of terrorism" means: (1) any
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act that is intended to cause or create a risk and does cause
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or create a risk of death or great bodily harm to one or more

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persons; (2) any act that disables or destroys the usefulness
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or operation of any communications system; (3) any act or any
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series of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single
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intention, scheme, or design that disables or destroys the
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usefulness or operation of a computer network, computers,
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computer programs, or data used by any industry, by any class
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of business, or by 5 or more businesses or by the federal
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government, State government, any unit of local government, a
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public utility, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, a national
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defense contractor, or a manufacturer of chemical or
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biological products used in or in connection with agricultural
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production; (4) any act that disables or causes substantial
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damage to or destruction of any structure or facility used in
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or used in connection with ground, air, or water
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transportation; the production or distribution of electricity,
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gas, oil, or other fuel (except for acts that occur
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inadvertently and as the result of operation of the facility
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that produces or distributes electricity, gas, oil, or other
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fuel); the treatment of sewage or the treatment or
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distribution of water; or controlling the flow of any body of
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water; (5) any act that causes substantial damage to or
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destruction of livestock or to crops or a series of 2 or more
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acts committed in furtherance of a single intention, scheme,
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or design which, in the aggregate, causes substantial damage
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to or destruction of livestock or crops; (6) any act that
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causes substantial damage to or destruction of any hospital or

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any building or facility used by the federal government, State
2
government, any unit of local government or by a national
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defense contractor or by a public utility, a manufacturer of
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pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of chemical or biological
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products used in or in connection with agricultural production
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or the storage or processing of agricultural products or the
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preparation of agricultural products for food or food products
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intended for resale or for feed for livestock; (7) any act that
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causes substantial damage to any building containing 5 or more
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businesses of any type or to any building in which 10 or more
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people reside; (8) endangering the food supply;
or
(9)
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endangering the water supply
; or (10) any act that is intended
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to cause or create and does cause or create substantial damage
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to or destruction of any building or facility containing an
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entity providing reproductive health care as the term is
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defined in Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act
.
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(m) "Terrorist" and "terrorist organization" means any
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person who engages or is about to engage in a terrorist act
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with the intent to intimidate or coerce a significant portion
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of a civilian population.
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(n) "Material support or resources" means currency or
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other financial securities, financial services, lodging,
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training, safe houses, false documentation or identification,
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communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal
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substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, any other
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kind of physical assets or intangible property, and expert

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services or expert assistance.
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(o) "Person" has the meaning given in Section 2-15 of this
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Code and, in addition to that meaning, includes, without
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limitation, any charitable organization, whether incorporated
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or unincorporated, any professional fund raiser, professional
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solicitor, limited liability company, association, joint stock
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company, association, trust, trustee, or any group of people
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formally or informally affiliated or associated for a common
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purpose, and any officer, director, partner, member, or agent
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of any person.
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(p) "Render criminal assistance" means to do any of the
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following with the intent to prevent, hinder, or delay the
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discovery or apprehension of, or the lodging of a criminal
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charge against, a person who he or she knows or believes has
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committed an offense under this Article or is being sought by
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law enforcement officials for the commission of an offense
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under this Article, or with the intent to assist a person in
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profiting or benefiting from the commission of an offense
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under this Article:

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(1) harbor or conceal the person;

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(2) warn the person of impending discovery or
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apprehension;

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(3) provide the person with money, transportation, a
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weapon, a disguise, false identification documents, or any
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other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;

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(4) prevent or obstruct, by means of force,

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intimidation, or deception, anyone from performing an act
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that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the
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person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the
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person;

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(5) suppress, by any act of concealment, alteration,
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or destruction, any physical evidence that might aid in
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the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the
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lodging of a criminal charge against the person;

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(6) aid the person to protect or expeditiously profit
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from an advantage derived from the crime; or

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(7) provide expert services or expert assistance to
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the person. Providing expert services or expert assistance
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shall not be construed to apply to: (1) a licensed
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attorney who discusses with a client the legal
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consequences of a proposed course of conduct or advises a
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client of legal or constitutional rights and (2) a
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licensed medical doctor who provides emergency medical
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treatment to a person whom he or she believes has
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committed an offense under this Article if, as soon as
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reasonably practicable either before or after providing
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such treatment, he or she notifies a law enforcement
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agency.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1028, eff. 1-1-11.)

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(720 ILCS 5/29D-15.1)

(was 720 ILCS 5/20.5-5)
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Sec. 29D-15.1.
Causing a catastrophe.

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(a) A person commits the offense of causing a catastrophe
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if he or she knowingly causes a catastrophe by explosion,
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fire, flood, collapse of a building, or release of poison,
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radioactive material, bacteria, virus, or other dangerous and
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difficult to confine force or substance.
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(b) As used in this Section, "catastrophe" means serious
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physical injury to 5 or more persons, substantial damage to 5
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or more buildings or inhabitable structures, or substantial
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damage to a vital public facility that seriously impairs its
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usefulness or operation; and "vital public facility" means a
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facility that is necessary to ensure or protect the public
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health, safety, or welfare, including, but not limited to, a
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hospital, a law enforcement agency, a fire department, a
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private or public utility company, a national defense
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contractor, a facility of the armed forces, or an emergency
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services agency
, or an entity providing reproductive health
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care as the term is defined in Section 1-10 of the Reproductive
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Health Act
.
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(c) Sentence. Causing a catastrophe is a Class X felony.
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(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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