91st General Assembly
Summary of HB0730
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House Sponsors:
O'BRIEN-CURRY,JULIE-LANG-SCHOENBERG-FOWLER, LOPEZ, 
   KOSEL, HOFFMAN, BROSNAHAN, DAVIS,STEVE, HANNIG, REITZ AND FRANKS.

Senate Sponsors:
GEO-KARIS-CRONIN

Short description: 
CRIM CD-SEXUAL OFFENSE-MINORS                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the  Criminal  Code  of  1961.   Extends  the  statute  of      
   limitations  for  the  offense  of criminal sexual assault, aggravated      
   criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,      
   or aggravated criminal sexual  abuse.   Eliminates  provision  that  a      
   prosecution  for criminal sexual assault or aggravated criminal sexual      
   assault may be commenced within 5  years  of  the  commission  of  the      
   offense  if  the  victim  reported  the  offense  to  law  enforcement      
   authorities  within  6  months  after  the  commission of the offense.      
   Provides that  the  prosecution  of  any  of  these  offenses  may  be      
   commenced  within 10  years after the commission of the offense or, if      
   the victim is under 18 years, within 10 years of the victim  attaining      
   the age of 18 years (now, prosecution of any of these offenses must be      
   commenced  within one year of the victim attaining the age of 18 years      
   or within 3 years after  the  commission  of  the  offense,  whichever      
   expires later).                                                             
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          720 ILCS 5/3-6                                                       
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          720 ILCS 5/31-5.5 new                                                
        Deletes everything. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides         
   that it is a Class A misdemeanor for an official or employee of an          
   operator of an amusement attraction or place where amusement rides are      
   present who knows or reasonably should known that an employee of an         
   operator of an amusement attraction or place where amusement rides are      
   present has committed an unlawful sex act against a child under 18          
   years  of age to fail to report to a peace officer the commission of        
   the unlawful sex act against the child committed by the employee at a       
   place where amusement rides are present.                                    
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Deletes provision that  requires  the  notification  to  a  peace      
   officer  if  the  official  or employee of an operator of an amusement      
   attraction reasonably should know that the employee or operator of  an      
   amusement attraction has committed an unlawful sex act against a child      
   on the premises of the amusement attraction.                                
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 01-01-09

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   2


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