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 Bill Status of HB6221  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM CD-PATERNITY FRAUD

House Sponsors
Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/17/2010HouseTabled By Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/17-30 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of paternity fraud. Provides that a person commits the offense by knowingly alleging that a person is the biological father of a child when that person knows that the allegation is false and may result in the person alleged to be the biological father of the child being erroneously adjudicated as the father of the child. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/11/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
  2/11/2010HouseFirst Reading
  2/11/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/2/2010HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/11/2010HouseMotion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
  3/15/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/17/2010HouseMotion Prevailed
  3/17/2010HouseTabled By Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

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