101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1643

 

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Rachelle Crowe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/12C-5  was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits endangering the life or health of a child when he or she knowingly causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances that cause bodily injury to the child. Provides that this offense is a Class 4 felony.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 changing
5Section 12C-5 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12C-5)   (was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
7    Sec. 12C-5. Endangering the life or health of a child.
8    (a) A person commits endangering the life or health of a
9child when he or she knowingly: (1) causes or permits the life
10or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered; or
11(2) causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances
12that endanger the child's life or health. It is not a violation
13of this Section for a person to relinquish a child in
14accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
15    (a-5) A person commits endangering the life or health of a
16child when he or she knowingly causes or permits a child to be
17placed in circumstances that cause bodily injury to the child.
18    (b) A trier of fact may infer that a child 6 years of age or
19younger is unattended if that child is left in a motor vehicle
20for more than 10 minutes.
21    (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a
22person 14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a
23person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person.

 

 

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1    (d) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) this Section is
2a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of
3subsection (a) this Section is a Class 3 felony. A violation of
4subsection (a) this Section that is a proximate cause of the
5death of the child is a Class 3 felony for which a person, if
6sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a
7term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years. A
8violation of subsection (a-5) is a Class 4 felony. A parent,
9who is found to be in violation of this Section with respect to
10his or her child, may be sentenced to probation for this
11offense pursuant to Section 12C-15.
12(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)