(720 ILCS 5/12B-20)
Sec. 12B-20. Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution arising under this Article, it is an affirmative defense: (1) that the defendant was a family member of the |
| minor for whom the video game was purchased. "Family member" for the purpose of this Section, includes a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or first cousin;
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(2) that the minor who purchased the video game
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| exhibited a draft card, driver's license, birth certificate or other official or apparently official document purporting to establish that the minor was 18 years of age or older, which the defendant reasonably relied on and reasonably believed to be authentic;
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(3) for the video game retailer, if the retail sales
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| clerk had complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a violent video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so; or
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(4) that the video game sold or rented was
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(Source: P.A. 94-315, eff. 1-1-06 .)
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(720 ILCS 5/12C-10)
(was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.5)
Sec. 12C-10. Child abandonment.
(a) A person commits child abandonment when he or
she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control
of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or
welfare of that child, knowingly permits a child to engage in independent activities that
were unreasonable under the circumstances or for an unreasonable period of time without regard for
the minor's mental or physical health, safety, or well-being. For the purposes of this Section, no specific
age shall be determinative of reasonableness. Reasonableness shall be determined by the maturity of each
individual child. It is not a violation of this Section for a person to relinquish a child in accordance with the
Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
(b) For the purposes of determining whether the child was left without
regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, the
trier of fact shall consider the following factors:
(1) the age of the child;
(2) the number of children left at the location;
(3) special needs of the child, including whether the |
| child is a person with a physical or mental disability, or otherwise in need of ongoing prescribed medical treatment such as periodic doses of insulin or other medications;
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(4) the duration of time in which the child was left
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(5) the condition and location of the place where the
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(6) the time of day or night when the child was left
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(7) the weather conditions, including whether the
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| child was left in a location with adequate protection from the natural elements such as adequate heat or light;
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(8) the location of the parent, guardian, or other
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| person having physical custody or control of the child at the time the child was left without supervision, the physical distance the child was from the parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of the child at the time the child was without supervision;
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(9) whether the child's movement was restricted, or
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(10) whether the child was given a phone number of a
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(11) whether there was food and other provision left
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(12) whether any of the conduct is attributable to
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| economic hardship or illness and the parent, guardian or other person having physical custody or control of the child made a good faith effort to provide for the health and safety of the child;
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(13) the age and physical and mental capabilities of
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(14) any other factor that would endanger the health
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(15) whether the child was left under the supervision
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(c) Child abandonment is a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent offense
after a prior conviction is a Class 3 felony. A parent, who is found to be in violation of this Section with respect to his or her child, may be sentenced to probation for this offense pursuant to Section 12C-15.
(Source: P.A. 103-233, eff. 6-30-23.)
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(720 ILCS 5/12C-30)
(was 720 ILCS 5/33D-1)
Sec. 12C-30. Contributing to the delinquency or criminal delinquency of a minor. (a) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A person commits contributing to the delinquency of a minor when he or she knowingly: (1) causes, aids, or encourages a minor to be or to become a delinquent minor; or (2) does acts which directly tend to render any minor so delinquent. (b) Contributing to the criminal delinquency of a
minor. A person of the age of 21 years and upwards commits contributing to the criminal delinquency of a minor when he or she, with
the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of an offense solicits, compels or directs a minor in the commission of the offense that is
either: (i) a felony when the minor is under the age of 17 years; or (ii) a misdemeanor when the minor is under the age of 18 years.
(c) "Delinquent minor" means any minor who prior to his or her 17th birthday has violated or attempted to violate, regardless of where the act occurred, any federal or State law or county or municipal ordinance, and any minor who prior to his or her 18th birthday has violated or attempted to violate, regardless of where the act occurred, any federal or State law or county or municipal ordinance classified as a misdemeanor offense. (d) Sentence. (1) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A |
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(2) A violation of subsection (b) is:
(i) a Class C misdemeanor if the offense
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(ii) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense
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(iii) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense
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(iv) a Class 4 felony if the offense committed is
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(v) a Class 3 felony if the offense committed is
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(vi) a Class 2 felony if the offense committed is
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(vii) a Class 1 felony if the offense committed
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(viii) a Class X felony if the offense committed
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(3) A violation of subsection (b) incurs the same
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(e) The husband or wife of the defendant shall be a competent witness to testify in any case under this Section and to all matters relevant thereto.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/12C-40)
(was 720 ILCS 5/12-10.1)
Sec. 12C-40. Piercing the body of a minor.
(a)(1) A person commits piercing the body of a minor when he or she knowingly or recklessly pierces the body of a person under 18
years of age without written consent of a parent or legal guardian of that
person. Before the oral
cavity of a person under 18 years of age may be pierced, the written consent
form signed by the parent or legal guardian must contain a provision in
substantially the following form:
"I understand that the oral piercing of the tongue, lips, cheeks, or
any other area of the oral cavity carries serious risk of infection or damage
to the mouth and teeth, or both infection and damage to those areas,
that could result but is not limited to nerve damage, numbness, and life
threatening blood clots.".
A person who pierces the oral cavity of a person under 18 years of age
without obtaining a signed written consent form from a parent or legal guardian
of the person that includes the provision describing the health risks of body
piercing, violates this Section.
(2) A person who is an owner or employed by a business that performs
body
piercing may not permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on
the
premises where body piercing is being performed unless the person under 18
years of age
is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian.
(b) "Pierce" means to make a hole
in the body in order to insert or allow the insertion of any
ring, hoop, stud, or other object for the purpose of ornamentation of the
body. "Piercing" does not include tongue splitting as defined in Section
12-10.2. The term "body" includes the oral cavity.
(c) Exceptions. This Section may not be construed in any way to prohibit
any injection, incision, acupuncture, or similar medical or dental procedure
performed by a licensed health care professional or other person authorized to
perform that procedure or the presence on the premises where that procedure is being performed by a
health care professional or other person authorized to perform that procedure
of
a person
under 18 years of age who is not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. This Section does not prohibit ear piercing. This
Section does not apply to a minor emancipated under the Juvenile Court Act of
1987 or the Emancipation of Minors Act or by marriage. This Section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who pierces the body or oral cavity of another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which body piercing or oral cavity piercing is performed.
(d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/12C-50) Sec. 12C-50. Hazing. (a) A person commits hazing when he or she knowingly requires the
performance of
any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other
educational institution of this State, for the purpose of induction or
admission into any group, organization, or society associated or connected with
that institution, if: (1) the act is not sanctioned or authorized by that |
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(2) the act results in bodily harm to any person.
(b) Sentence. Hazing is a Class A misdemeanor, except that hazing that
results in death or great bodily harm is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(720 ILCS 5/12C-50.1) Sec. 12C-50.1. Failure to report hazing. (a) For purposes of this Section, "school official" includes any and all paid school administrators, teachers, counselors, support staff, and coaches and any and all volunteer coaches employed by a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State. (b) A school official commits failure to report hazing when: (1) while fulfilling his or her official |
| responsibilities as a school official, he or she personally observes an act which is not sanctioned or authorized by that educational institution;
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(2) the act results in bodily harm to any person; and
(3) the school official knowingly fails to report the
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(c) Sentence. Failure to report hazing is a Class B misdemeanor. If the act which the person failed to report resulted in death or great bodily harm, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of failure to report hazing under this Section that the person who personally observed the act had a reasonable apprehension that timely action to stop the act would result in the imminent infliction of death, great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability to that person or another in retaliation for reporting.
(e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow prosecution of a person who personally observes the act of hazing and assists with an investigation and any subsequent prosecution of the offender.
(Source: P.A. 98-393, eff. 8-16-13.)
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