093_HB2267
LRB093 10227 RLC 10481 b
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5 Section 17-26 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/17-26 new)
7 Sec. 17-26. Paternity fraud.
8 (a) A person who knowingly alleges that a person is the
9 biological father of a child when that person knows that the
10 allegation is false commits the offense of paternity fraud.
11 (b) Sentence. Paternity fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.