HB6712 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 22509 RLC 52891 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB6712

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/12-20.6 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to display any plastinated human remains in the State of Illinois until: (1) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General written documentation of the cause of death and origin of the remains; and (2) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General proof that the decedent consented to the use of his or her remains in such a manner.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Section 12-20.6 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/12-20.6 new)

Sec. 12-20.6. Display of plastinated human remains.

(a) Definition. For the purposes of this Section, "plastinated human remains" means human remains, including tissues, organs, and other body parts, that are preserved from decay by replacing the water and fats in the human remains with a polymer.

(b) Offense. It is unlawful for any person to display any plastinated human remains in the State of Illinois until:

(1) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General written documentation of the cause of death and origin of the remains; and

(2) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General proof that the decedent consented to the use of his or her remains in such a manner.

(c) Sentence. Any person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.