95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1006

 

Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi - Emil Jones, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/10-8   from Ch. 38, par. 10-8

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful sale of public conveyance travel tickets to a minor.


LRB095 05880 RLC 25971 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB1006 LRB095 05880 RLC 25971 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 10-8 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/10-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 10-8)
7     Sec. 10-8. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel
8 ticket to a minor. (a) A person commits the the offense of
9 unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor
10 when the person sells a ticket for travel on any public
11 conveyance to an unemancipated minor under 17 years of age
12 without the consent of the minor's parents or guardian for
13 passage to a destination outside this state and knows the
14 minor's age or fails to take reasonable measures to ascertain
15 the minor's age.
16     (b) Evidence. The fact that the defendant demanded, was
17 shown, and reasonably relied upon written evidence of a
18 person's age in any transaction forbidden by this Section is
19 competent evidence, and may be considered in any criminal
20 prosecution for a violation of this Section.
21     (c) Definition. "Public Conveyance", includes an airplane,
22 boat, bus, railroad, train, taxicab or other vehicle used for
23 the transportation of passengers for hire.

 

 

SB1006 - 2 - LRB095 05880 RLC 25971 b

1     (d) Sentence. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel
2 ticket to a minor is a Class C misdemeanor.
3 (Source: P.A. 86-336.)