96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2590


 
Introduced 1/21/2010, by Sen. John J. Millner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







720 ILCS 5/9-3-1.5 new











     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Provides that a person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person.  Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
  















LRB096 17207 RLC 32556 b

















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SB2590

LRB096 17207 RLC 32556 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 adding 
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Section 9-3-1.5 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/9-3-1.5 new)
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    Sec. 9-3-1.5. Concealment of death. 
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    (a) For purposes of this Section, "conceal" means the 
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performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or 
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delaying the discovery of a death. "Conceal" means something 
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more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose 
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information. 
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    (b) A person commits the offense of concealment of death 
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when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other 
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person.
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    (c) Sentence. Concealment of death is a Class 4 felony.