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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4860 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Michael T. Marron SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a public officer or public employee commits failure to report a sex offense when he or she knows or has reason to know that a sex offense has been committed and knowingly fails to report to a law enforcement agency or peace officer the commission of that offense and the name, address, and description of the alleged offender, if known. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
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| | HB4860 | | LRB101 17530 RLC 69149 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 31-5.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/31-5.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 31-5.5. Failure to report a sex offense. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section, "sex offense" means any offense listed |
| 9 | | in Article 11 of this Code. |
| 10 | | (b) A public officer or public employee commits failure to |
| 11 | | report a sex offense when he or she knows or has reason to know |
| 12 | | that a sex offense has been committed and knowingly fails to |
| 13 | | report to a law enforcement agency or peace officer the |
| 14 | | commission of that offense and the name, address, and |
| 15 | | description of the alleged offender, if known. |
| 16 | | (c) Sentence. Failure to report a sex offense is a Class A |
| 17 | | misdemeanor for a first violation and a Class 4 felony for a |
| 18 | | second or subsequent violation.
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