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91_HB1381

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Criminal  Code of 1961 by adding
 2    Section 31-5.5.

 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 31-5.5 as follows:

 7        (720 ILCS 5/31-5.5 new)
 8        Sec. 31-5.5.  Failure  to  report  an  offense  committed
 9    against a child.
10        (a)  A person commits the offense of failure to report an
11    offense committed against a child when he or she:
12             (1)  Knows   that  an  offense  has  been  committed
13        against a child under 18 years of age; and
14             (2)  Knows that the  child  has  died  or  that  the
15        child's  life  or  health  has  been  endangered  by  the
16        commission of the offense; and
17             (3)  Knowingly  fails  to  report  that offense to a
18        peace officer or law enforcement agency.
19        (b)  Sentence.  Failure to report  an  offense  committed
20    against a child is a Class A misdemeanor.

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