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91_HB1405

 
                                               LRB9101703RCcs

 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Criminal  Code of 1961 by adding
 2    Section 12-21.7.

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

 5        Section  5.  The  Criminal  Code  of  1961  is amended by
 6    adding Section 12-21.7 as follows:

 7        (720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new)
 8        Sec. 12-21.7.  Aggravated endangerment  of  the  life  or
 9    health of a child.
10        (a)  A   person   commits   the   offense  of  aggravated
11    endangerment of the life or health of a child when he or  she
12    commits  an  offense  under  Section  12-21.6, and any of the
13    following factors were present at the time of the  commission
14    of the offense:
15             (1)  the child was under the age of 12;
16             (2)  the  offense constituted an immediate threat to
17        the life of the child; or
18             (3)  the offense was committed in  conjunction  with
19        the commission of another offense.
20        (b)  Sentence.   A violation of this Section is a Class 4
21    felony.  A second or subsequent violation of this Section  is
22    a Class 2 felony.

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