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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 730
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 730 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
5 Section 31-5.5."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
9 adding Section 31-5.5 as follows:
10 (720 ILCS 5/31-5.5 new)
11 Sec. 31-5.5. Notification to peace officer of the
12 commission of certain sex offenses at carnivals and fairs.
13 (a) An official or employee of an operator of an
14 amusement attraction, carnival, fair, or other place where
15 amusement rides are present who knows or reasonably should
16 know that an employee of the operator of the amusement
17 attraction, carnival, fair, or other place where amusement
18 rides are present has committed an unlawful sex act against a
19 child on the premises of the amusement attraction, carnival,
20 fair, or other place where amusement rides are present shall
21 immediately notify local law enforcement officials of the
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1 occurrence of the unlawful sex act against a child.
2 (b) Sentence. Failure to provide the notification to a
3 peace officer as required in subsection (a) is a Class A
4 misdemeanor.
5 (c) Definitions. For purpose of this Section:
6 (1) "Amusement attraction", "carnival", "fair", and
7 "operator" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section
8 2-2 of the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act;
9 (2) "Child" meaning a person under 18 years of age;
10 (3) "Unlawful sex act against a child" means an
11 offense described in Article 11 or Section 12-13, 12-14,
12 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 in
13 which the victim, at the time of the commission of the
14 offense, is under 18 years of age.".
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