HB3933 Summary

• Amends the Criminal Code to add aggravated battery charges for persons age 21 or older who commit battery against Department of Children and Family Services employees, Adult Protective Services workers, or State Long Term Care Ombudsmen while performing, preventing, or retaliating against official duties.

• Classifies such battery as a Class 2 felony, or a Class 1 felony if the battery causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement.

• Adds definitions for "Department of Children and Family Services employee" (includes workers, case workers, or investigators employed under contract with DCFS) and "ombudsman" (as defined in the Illinois Act on the Aging).

• Incorporates these protected workers into existing aggravated battery provisions for persons performing, preventing, or being battered in retaliation for official duties.

• Makes conforming changes to sentencing provisions to reflect the new protected classes and felony classifications.