093_HB2267

 
                                     LRB093 10227 RLC 10481 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

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

 4        Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
 5    Section 17-26 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/17-26 new)
 7        Sec. 17-26. Paternity fraud.
 8        (a)  A  person who knowingly alleges that a person is the
 9    biological father of a child when that person knows that  the
10    allegation is false commits the offense of paternity fraud.
11        (b)  Sentence.  Paternity fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.