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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2790 Introduced 1/18/2012, by Sen. John J. Cullerton 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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| | SB2790 | | LRB097 16197 RLC 61350 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 1961 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 12-21.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
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| 7 | | Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
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| 8 | | (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or |
| 9 | | permit the
the life or
health of a child under the age of 18 to |
| 10 | | be endangered or to willfully cause
or permit a child to be |
| 11 | | placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life
or |
| 12 | | health, except that it is not unlawful for a person to |
| 13 | | relinquish a child
in accordance with the Abandoned Newborn |
| 14 | | Infant Protection Act. |
| 15 | | (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person |
| 16 | | committed the offense
if he or she left a child 6 years of age |
| 17 | | or younger unattended in a motor
vehicle for more than 10 |
| 18 | | minutes.
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| 19 | | (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a |
| 20 | | person 14 years
of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a |
| 21 | | person 14 years of age or older,
out of sight of that person.
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| 22 | | (d) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A |
| 23 | | second or
subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 3 |