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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1984
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Constance A. Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning endangering the life or health of a child.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1984 |
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LRB096 05353 RLC 15419 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 12-21.6 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
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| Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
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| (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or |
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| permit the
the life or
health of a child under the age of 18 to |
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| be endangered or to willfully cause
or permit a child to be |
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| placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life
or |
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| health, except that it is not unlawful for a person to |
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| relinquish a child
in accordance with the Abandoned Newborn |
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| Infant Protection Act. |
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| (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person |
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| committed the offense
if he or she left a child 6 years of age |
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| or younger unattended in a motor
vehicle for more than 10 |
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| minutes.
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| (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a |
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| person 14 years
of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a |
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| person 14 years of age or older,
out of sight of that person.
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| (d) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A |
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| second or
subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 3 |