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92_HB3941
LRB9214091RCcd
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
5 changing Section 33-3 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/33-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 33-3)
7 Sec. 33-3. Official Misconduct.) A public officer or
8 employee commits misconduct when, in his or her official
9 capacity, he or she commits any of the following acts:
10 (a) Intentionally or recklessly fails to perform any
11 mandatory duty as required by law; or
12 (b) Knowingly performs an act which the public officer
13 or employee he knows he or she is forbidden by law to
14 perform; or
15 (c) With intent to obtain a personal advantage for
16 himself, herself, or another, he or she performs an act in
17 excess of his or her lawful authority; or
18 (d) Solicits or knowingly accepts for the performance of
19 any act a fee or reward which he or she knows is not
20 authorized by law.
21 A public officer or employee convicted of violating any
22 provision of this Section forfeits his or her office or
23 employment. In addition, the public officer or employee he
24 commits a Class 3 felony.
25 (Source: P.A. 82-790.)
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