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91_SB1964

 
                                              SRS91SB0085JJcb

 1        AN  ACT  to create the Drug Impaired Minor Responsibility
 2    Act.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  1.   Short  title.  This Act may be cited as the
 6    Drug Impaired Minor Responsibility Act.

 7        Section 5.  Responsibility of person who supplies illegal
 8    drugs to a person under 18 years of age.  Any person at least
 9    18 years of age who willfully supplies  illegal  drugs  to  a
10    person  under  18  years  of age and causes the impairment of
11    such person shall be liable for death or injuries to  persons
12    or property caused by the impairment of such person.
13        A  person, or the survivor of any person, who is injured,
14    in person or property, by an impaired person under the age of
15    18 has a right of action in his or her own name, jointly  and
16    severally,  for damages (including reasonable attorney's fees
17    and expenses) against any person:
18             (i)  who, by selling, giving or  delivering  illegal
19        drugs  causes  or  contributes  to  the impairment of the
20        person under the age of 18; or
21             (ii)  who,  by  permitting  consumption  of  illegal
22        drugs causes, or contributes to, the  impairment  of  the
23        person under the age of 18.
24        An action for damages under this Section is barred unless
25    commenced within 2 years after the right of action arises.

26        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
27    becoming law.

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