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90_HB2993
720 ILCS 5/12-21.6
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a stylistic
change in statute that defines the offense of endangering the
life or health of a child.
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LRB9010783RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 12-21.6.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 12-21.6 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
8 Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
9 It is unlawful for a any person to willfully cause or permit
10 the life or health of a child under the age of 18 to be
11 endangered or to willfully cause or permit a child to be
12 placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life or
13 health. A violation of this Section is a Class A
14 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this
15 Section is a Class 3 felony.
16 (Source: P.A. 88-479.)