IL HB5512

Changes language in Illinois Vehicle Code Section 4-102 regarding vehicle damage from "without authority to do so" to "with intent and without the right to do so"

Updates tampering offense language to require "without the right to do so and with the intent to commit a crime" instead of "without authority to do so"

Maintains Class A misdemeanor penalty for first conviction and Class 4 felony penalty for second or subsequent convictions

Applies changes to offenses involving damaging vehicles, removing vehicle parts, and tampering with or attempting to set vehicles in motion