2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 720 Criminal Offenses 720 ILCS 235/ Coin Slug Act.

(720 ILCS 235/1) (from Ch. 134, par. 16.3)

Sec. 1.

Any person who shall operate, or cause to be operated, or who shall
attempt to operate, or attempt to cause to be operated any coin box
telephone, coin operated transit turnstile or transit fare box by means of
a slug, washer, disc, token, string, cord or wire or by means of any false,
counterfeited, mutilated, sweated or foreign coin, or by any means, method,
trick, or device whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner of such
coin box telephone, coin operated transit turnstile or transit fare box or
who shall obtain or receive from any coin box telephone, coin operated
transit turnstile or transit fare box the use or enjoyment of any telephone
or transit facilities or service without depositing in and surrendering to
such coin box telephone, coin operated transit turnstile or transit fare
box lawful coin of the United States of America to the amount required
therefor by the owner of such coin box telephone, coin operated transit
turnstile or transit fare box shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 77‑2619.)

(720 ILCS 235/1a) (from Ch. 134, par. 16.3a)

Sec. 1a.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Coin Slug Act.

(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)

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