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SB3140 Engrossed |
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LRB093 21207 RLC 47304 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 12-21.6 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
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| Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
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| (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or |
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| permit the life or
health of a child under the age of 18 to be |
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| endangered or to willfully cause
or permit a child to be placed |
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| in circumstances that endanger the child's life
or health, |
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| except that it is not unlawful for a person to relinquish a |
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| child
in accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant |
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| Protection Act.
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| (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person |
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| committed the offense
if he or she left a child 6 years of age |
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| or younger unattended in a motor
vehicle for more than 10 |
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| minutes.
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| (b-5) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person |
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| committed the offense if he or she permits a child of which |
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| that person is the parent or legal guardian, or a child that he |
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| or she is caring for with the permission of the parent or legal |
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| guardian of that child, to be present or remain at a location |
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| where any act takes place that is chargeable as a Class 2 |
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| felony or greater under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act |
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| or the Cannabis Control Act.
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| (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a |
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| person 14 years
of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a |
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| person 14 years of age or older,
out of sight of that person.
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| (d) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor, |
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| except that a violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony if |
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| the conditions described in subsection (b-5) are present. A |
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