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90_HB3111
720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of
aggravated endangerment of the life or health of a child.
Provides that the penalty is a Class 4 felony for a first
offense, and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent
violation.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
2 Section 12-21.7.
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 adding Section 12-21.7 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new)
8 Sec. 12-21.7. Aggravated endangerment of the life or
9 health of a child.
10 (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated
11 endangerment of the life or health of a child when he or she
12 commits an offense under Section 12-21.6, and any of the
13 following factors were present at the time of the commission
14 of the offense:
15 (1) the child was under the age of 12;
16 (2) the offense constituted an immediate threat to
17 the life of the child; or
18 (3) the offense was committed in conjunction with
19 the commission of another offense.
20 (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4
21 felony. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is
22 a Class 2 felony.