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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1131 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 720 ILCS 5/10-8 | from Ch. 38, par. 10-8 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the unlawful sale of public conveyance travel tickets to a
minor.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1131 | | LRB099 04969 RLC 24998 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 10-8 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 10-8)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10-8. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel |
| 8 | | ticket to a minor. |
| 9 | | (a) A person commits the the offense of unlawful sale of a |
| 10 | | public conveyance
travel ticket to a minor when the person |
| 11 | | sells a ticket for travel on any
public conveyance to an |
| 12 | | unemancipated minor under 17 years of age without
the consent |
| 13 | | of the minor's parents or guardian for passage to a destination
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| 14 | | outside this state and knows the minor's age or fails to take |
| 15 | | reasonable
measures to ascertain the minor's age.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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