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IL HB2952

Bill

Status

Failed

12/3/2014

Primary Sponsor

Scott Drury

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Renames Section 17-24 of the Criminal Code from "Mail fraud and wire fraud" to simply "Fraud"

  • Removes the requirement that fraudulent schemes must involve mail or wire transmission, expanding fraud statute to cover any scheme or artifice to defraud or obtain money or property by false pretenses

  • Eliminates subsections detailing specific mail and wire transmission methods (depositing in post offices, using carriers, transmitting signals/electronic impulses)

  • Eliminates subsection (c) regarding jurisdiction based on mail or wire fraud locations

  • Maintains Class 3 felony penalty for violations and preserves statute of limitations provision that begins when the last act in furtherance of the scheme is committed

Legislative Description

CRIM CD-FRAUD

Last Action

Session Sine Die

12/3/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules3/22/2013
Judiciary3/11/2013
Rules2/26/2013

Full Bill Text

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