Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 2/11/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 224




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 224 on page 1, line 
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5, by inserting ", 11-11," after "3-6"; and

 
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on page 2, by replacing lines 13 through 19 with the following:
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    "(c) (Blank). Except as otherwise provided in subsection 
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(a) of Section 3-5 of this
Code and subdivision (i) or (j) of 
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this
Section, a
prosecution for any offense involving sexual 
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conduct or sexual
penetration, as defined in Section 12-12 of 
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this Code, where the victim and
defendant are family members, 
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as defined in Section 12-12 of this Code, may
be commenced 
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within one year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years."; 
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and
 
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on page 4, by replacing line 12 with the following:
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"assault of a child, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or 
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felony criminal sexual abuse, or a"; and

 
 


 






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on page 4, line 17, by inserting after the period the 
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following:
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"When the victim is under 18 years of age at the time of the 
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offense, a
prosecution
for misdemeanor criminal sexual abuse 
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may be
commenced within 10 years after the child victim attains 
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18
years of age."; and
 
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on page 5, by inserting immediately below line 2 the following:
 



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    "(720 ILCS 5/11-11)  (from Ch. 38, par. 11-11)



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    Sec. 11-11. Sexual Relations Within Families. 
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    (a) A
person commits sexual relations within families if he 
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or she:

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        (1) Commits an act of sexual penetration as defined in 
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    Section 12-12
of this Code; and

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        (2) The person knows that he or she is related to the 
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    other person as follows:
(i) Brother or sister, either of 
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    the whole blood or the half blood;
or (ii) Father or 
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    mother, when the child, regardless of
legitimacy and 
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    regardless of whether the child was of the
whole blood or 
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    half-blood or was adopted, was
18 years of age or over when 
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    the act was committed; or (iii) Stepfather
or stepmother, 
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    when the stepchild was 18 years of age or over when the act

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    was committed; or  (iv) Aunt or uncle, when the niece or 
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    nephew was 18 years of age or over when the act
was 
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    committed; or (v) Great-aunt or great-uncle, when the 
 


 






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    grand-niece or grand-nephew was 18 years of age or over 
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    when the act
was committed; or (vi)  Grandparent or 
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    step-grandparent, when the grandchild or step-grandchild 
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    was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed.

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    (b) Sentence. Sexual relations within families
is a Class 3 
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felony.

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(Source: P.A. 84-1280.)"; and


 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 14 through 18 with the following:
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    "(c) "Family member" means a parent, grandparent, or child, 
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aunt, uncle, great-aunt, or great-uncle, whether by whole 
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blood, half-blood or adoption, and
includes a 
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step-grandparent, step-parent, or step-child.".