Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2452 — CRIM CD-TAMPER- PUBLIC RECORDS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1035

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2008. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a public record expressly includes, but is not limited to, court records pertaining to any civil or criminal proceeding in any court. Provides that a judge, circuit clerk or clerk of any court, an inspector general of any court, public official or employee, court reporter, or any other person who knowingly and without lawful authority alters, destroys, defaces, removes, or conceals any public record received or held by any judge or by a clerk of any court commits a Class 3 felony and shall forfeit his or her elected office or public employment, if any, together with his or her entitlement to any and all public pensions or other benefits payable by the State of Illinois or by any public entity created or organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, if any. Provides that prosecution of a violation of this provision shall be commenced within 10 years after the commission of the act constituting the violation.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

47 added · 48 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 2452 introduces new provisions that make it illegal to offer benefits or compensation to judicial officers or their families with the intent to improperly influence their official duties. This change aims to strengthen the integrity of the judicial system by preventing corruption and ensuring that justice is administered fairly. By establishing clear penalties for such actions, the bill seeks to deter any attempts to interfere in judicial processes, enhancing public trust in the legal system.

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SB2452 Engrossed LRB095 19269 RLC 46181 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
SB2452 Enrolled LRB095 19269 RLC 46181 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing Section 32-8 as follows:
The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Sections 32-4e and 32-4f as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/32-8) (from Ch.
(720 ILCS 5/32-4e new) Sec.
38, par.
32-4e.
32-8) Sec.
Interfering with the duties of a judicial officer.
32-8.
(a) A person may not give or offer to give benefits, promises, pecuniary compensation, or any other form of compensation, either directly or indirectly, to a judicial officer or a member of the judicial officer's immediate family with the intent to:
Tampering with public records.
(1) induce such judicial officer to do, or fail to do, any act in violation of the lawful execution of his or her official duties;
(a) A person who knowingly and without lawful authority alters, destroys, defaces, removes or conceals any public record commits a Class 4 felony.
or (2) induce such judicial officer to commit or aid in the commission of any fraud, or to collude in, allow, or make available the opportunity for the commission of any fraud on the State of Illinois.
(b) A public record, as so defined, expressly includes, but is not limited to, court records pertaining to any civil or criminal proceeding in any court.
(b) A person may not give or offer to give benefits, promises, pecuniary compensation, or any other form of compensation, either directly or indirectly, to court SB2452 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 19269 RLC 46181 b employees and staff with the intent to interfere with the administration of the judicial process.
(c) A judge, circuit clerk or clerk of any court, an inspector general of any court, public official or employee, court reporter, or any other person who knowingly and without lawful authority alters, destroys, defaces, removes, or conceals any public record received or held by any judge or by a clerk of any court commits a Class 3 felony.
(c) Sentence.
(d) Any person convicted under subsection (c) shall forfeit his or her elected office or public employment, if any, together with his or her entitlement to any and all public pensions or other benefits payable by the State of Illinois or SB2452 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 19269 RLC 46181 b by any public entity created or organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, if any.
A person who violates this Section commits a Class 2 felony.
(e) Any party having an interest in the protection and integrity of any court record, whether such party be a public official or a private individual, shall have the right to request and, if necessary, to demand an investigation be opened into the destruction, defacement, removal, or concealment of any public record.
(d) Definitions.
Such request may be made to any law enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, local law enforcement and the State Police.
For purposes of this Section:
(f) When the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction declines to investigate, or inadequately investigates, a violation of subsection (c), the State Police shall have the authority to investigate, and shall investigate, the same, without regard to whether such local law enforcement agency has requested the State Police to do so.
"Judicial officer" means a justice, judge, associate judge, or magistrate of a court of the United States of America or the State of Illinois.
(g) When the State’s Attorney having jurisdiction declines to prosecute a violation of subsection (c), the Attorney General shall have the authority to prosecute the same, without regard to whether such State’s Attorney has requested the Attorney General to do so.
"Immediate family" means a judicial officer's spouse or children.
(h) Prosecution of a violation of subsection (c) shall be commenced within 3 years after the act constituting the violation is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.
(720 ILCS 5/32-4f new) Sec.
(Source:
32-4f.
P.A.
Retaliating against a Judge by false claim, slander of title, or malicious recording of fictitious liens.
77-2638.)
A person who files or causes to be filed, in any public record or in any private record that is generally available to the public, any false lien or encumbrance against the real or personal property of a Supreme, Appellate, Circuit, or Associate Judge of the State of Illinois with knowledge that such lien or encumbrance is false or contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, and with the intent of retaliating against that Judge for the performance or non-performance of an official judicial duty, is guilty of a violation of this Section.
A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1035

  2. Effective Date June 1, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-001

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 009-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) November 20, 2008; 01

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  13. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  16. Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro

  21. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert S. Molaro

  22. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  23. Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000

  24. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2008

  25. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  26. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  27. Second Reading - Short Debate

  28. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  29. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  30. Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed

  31. Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  32. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  33. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008

  34. Referred to Rules Committee

  35. First Reading

  36. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  38. Arrived in House

  39. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008

  41. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Cullerton

  42. Second Reading

  43. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008

  44. Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000

  45. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  46. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  47. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  48. Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  49. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  50. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  51. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  52. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  53. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  54. Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law

  55. Referred to Rules

  56. First Reading

  57. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Sponsors

  • John J. Cullerton · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • John J. Cullerton

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43006
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 52007
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hendon — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Brady — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Cronin — Not Voting
Dillard — Not Voting
Halvorson — Not Voting
Hultgren — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Not Voting
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 98007
Democrat 8001
Republican 4000
Total 110008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Not Voting
Myers — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Harris — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Not Voting
Mitchell, Bill — Not Voting
McCarthy — Not Voting
Schock — Not Voting
Kosel — Not Voting
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Viverito — Not Voting
Wilhelmi — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2452 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a public record expressly includes, but is not limited to, court records pertaining to any civil or criminal proceeding in any court. Provides that a judge, circuit clerk or clerk of any court, an inspector general of any court, public official or employee, court reporter, or any other person who knowingly and without lawful authority alters, destroys, defaces, removes, or conceals any public record received or held by any judge or by a clerk of any court commits a Class 3 felony and shall forfeit his or her elected office or public employment, if any, together with his or her entitlement to any and all public pensions or other benefits payable by the State of Illinois or by any public entity created or organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, if any. Provides that prosecution of a violation of this provision shall be commenced within 10 years after the commission of the act constituting the violation.
Who sponsors SB 2452?
SB 2452 is sponsored by John J. Cullerton.
What is the current status of SB 2452?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2008. Enacted.
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