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91_HB2764
LRB9105375KSpc
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 10-8.
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 changing Section 10-8 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 10-8)
8 Sec. 10-8. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel
9 ticket to a minor.
10 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of a
11 public conveyance travel ticket to a minor when the person
12 sells a ticket for travel on a any public conveyance to an
13 unemancipated minor under 17 years of age without the consent
14 of the minor's parents or guardian for passage to a
15 destination outside this state and knows the minor's age or
16 fails to take reasonable measures to ascertain the minor's
17 age.
18 (b) Evidence. The fact that the defendant demanded, was
19 shown, and reasonably relied upon written evidence of a
20 person's age in any transaction forbidden by this Section is
21 competent evidence, and may be considered in any criminal
22 prosecution for a violation of this Section.
23 (c) Definition. "Public Conveyance", includes an
24 airplane, boat, bus, railroad, train, taxicab or other
25 vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire.
26 (d) Sentence. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance
27 travel ticket to a minor is a Class C misdemeanor.
28 (Source: P.A. 86-336.)