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SB2162 Engrossed |
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LRB094 14996 LCT 50100 b |
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| AN ACT concerning families.
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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 Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 is amended by |
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| adding Section 6.5 as follows:
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| (750 ILCS 45/6.5 new) |
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| Sec. 6.5. Custody or visitation by sex offender prohibited.
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| A person found to be the father of a child under this Act, and |
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| who has been convicted of or who has pled guilty to a violation |
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| of Section 11-11 (sexual relations within families), Section |
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| 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), Section 12-14 (aggravated |
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| criminal sexual assault), Section 12-14.1 (predatory criminal |
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| sexual assault of a child), Section 12-15 (criminal sexual |
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| abuse), or Section 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse) of |
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| the Criminal Code of 1961 for his conduct in fathering that |
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| child, shall not be entitled to custody of or visitation with |
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| that child without the consent of the mother or guardian, other |
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| than the father of the child who has been convicted of or pled |
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| guilty to one of the offenses listed in this Section, or, in |
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| cases where the mother is a minor, the guardian of the mother |
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| of the child. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, |
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| nothing in this Section shall be construed to relieve the |
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| father of any support and maintenance obligations to the child |
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| under this Act.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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