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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1343   Introduced , by Rep. Adam Brown  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of possession of explosive substances. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly
possesses triacetone triperoxide (TATP) or hexamethylene
triperoxide diamine (HMTD). Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides exemptions.
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 |  | HB1343 |  | LRB099 03941 RLC 23958 b |  
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| 1 |  |  AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 |  |  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 |  | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 |  |  Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding  | 
| 5 |  | Section 24-2.3 as follows:
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| 6 |  |  (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new) | 
| 7 |  |  Sec. 24-2.3. Possession of explosive substances. | 
| 8 |  |  (a) A person commits possession of explosive substances  | 
| 9 |  | when he or she knowingly
possesses triacetone triperoxide  | 
| 10 |  | (TATP) or hexamethylene
triperoxide diamine (HMTD). | 
| 11 |  |  (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits: | 
| 12 |  |   (1) the authorized manufacture, transportation,  | 
| 13 |  |  distribution, use, or possession of any
material,  | 
| 14 |  |  substance, or device by a member of the armed forces of the  | 
| 15 |  |  United States, fire
fighters, or law enforcement officers; | 
| 16 |  |   (2) the manufacture, transportation, distribution,  | 
| 17 |  |  use, or possession of any material,
substance, or device to  | 
| 18 |  |  be used solely for scientific research, educational  | 
| 19 |  |  purposes, or for
any lawful purpose, subject to the  | 
| 20 |  |  provisions of Chapter 425 of the Illinois Compiled
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| 21 |  |  Statutes; or | 
| 22 |  |   (3) the lawful manufacture of ammunition by a person  | 
| 23 |  |  for his or her own lawful use. |