98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3647

Introduced , by Rep. Adam Brown

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the criminal offense of the manufacture, possession, use of fire bombs, explosive materials, devices, or hoax explosive devices. Makes it a Class 3 felony to knowingly possess materials with which a fire bomb, explosive material, or device can be made with the intent to manufacture a fire bomb, explosive material, or device, and to manufacture, transport, distribute, possess, or use a fire bomb, explosive material, or device. Makes it a Class 4 felony to construct, use, place, send, or cause to be sent any hoax explosive device so as to intentionally cause another person to believe that the device is a bomb or explosive. Provides exemptions. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
5Section 24-2.3 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
7 Sec. 24-2.3. Manufacture, possession, use of fire bombs,
8explosive materials, devices, or hoax explosive devices.
9 (a) For the purpose of this Section:
10 "Device" means any instrument, apparatus or contrivance,
11including its component parts, that is capable of producing or
12intended to produce an explosion but does not include fireworks
13as defined in Section 2 of the Fireworks Regulation Act of
14Illinois.
15 "Explosive material" means any chemical compound,
16mechanical mixture or device that is commonly used or can be
17used for the purpose of producing an explosion and which
18contains any oxidizing and combustive agents or other
19ingredients in the proportions, quantities or packaging that an
20ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, detonation
21or by any part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden
22generation of highly heated gases. These materials include, but
23are not limited to, gunpowder, powders for blasting, high

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1explosives, blasting materials, fuses (other than electric
2circuit breakers), detonators, and other detonating agents and
3smokeless powder.
4 "Fire bomb" means any container of a flammable material
5such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, or other chemical
6compound, having a wick composed of any material or a device or
7other substance which, if set or ignited, is capable of
8igniting the flammable material or chemical compound but does
9not include a similar device commercially manufactured and used
10solely for the purpose of illumination or cooking.
11 "Hoax explosive device" means any device which by its
12design, construction, content, or characteristics appears to
13be or to contain a bomb or other destructive device or
14explosive but which is an imitation of any device or explosive.
15 (b) A person commits manufacture, possession, use of fire
16bombs, explosive materials, devices, or hoax explosive devices
17when he or she knowingly:
18 (1) possesses materials with which a fire bomb,
19 explosive material, or device can be made with the intent
20 to manufacture a fire bomb, explosive material, or device;
21 (2) manufactures, transports, distributes, possesses,
22 or uses a fire bomb, explosive material, or device; or
23 (3) constructs, uses, places, sends, or causes to be
24 sent any hoax explosive device so as to intentionally cause
25 another person to believe that the device is a bomb or
26 explosive.

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1 (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit:
2 (1) the authorized manufacture, transportation,
3 distribution, use or possession of any material,
4 substance, or device by a member of the armed forces of the
5 United States, fire fighters, or law-enforcement officers;
6 (2) the manufacture, transportation, distribution, use
7 or possession of any material, substance, or device to be
8 used solely for scientific research, educational purposes,
9 or for any lawful purpose, subject to the provisions of
10 Chapter 425 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes; or
11 (3) the lawful manufacture of ammunition by a person
12 for his or her own lawful use.
13 (d) Sentence. A violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of
14subsection (b) is a Class 3 felony which, if imprisonment is
15imposed, shall not exceed 10 years. A violation of paragraph
16(3) of subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony which, if
17imprisonment is imposed, shall not exceed 5 years.
18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.