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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2597
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/10-8 |
from Ch. 38, par. 10-8 |
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Amends provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 prohibiting the sale of a ticket to an unemancipated minor under 17 years of age for travel on a
public conveyance to a destination
outside Illinois without
the consent of the minor's parents or guardian. Excludes, from the definition of "public conveyance", a public transportation vehicle operated by an entity under the jurisdiction of the Local Mass Transit District Act or the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2597 |
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LRB094 15347 RLC 50538 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 10-8 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 10-8)
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| Sec. 10-8. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel |
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| ticket to a minor. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful |
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| sale of a public conveyance
travel ticket to a minor when the |
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| person sells a ticket for travel on any
public conveyance to an |
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| unemancipated minor under 17 years of age without
the consent |
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| of the minor's parents or guardian for passage to a destination
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| outside this state and knows the minor's age or fails to take |
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| reasonable
measures to ascertain the minor's age.
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| (b) Evidence. The fact that the defendant demanded, was |
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| shown,
and reasonably relied upon written evidence of a |
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| person's age in any
transaction forbidden by this Section is |
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| competent evidence, and may be
considered in any criminal |
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| prosecution for a violation of this Section.
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| (c) Definition. As used in this Section, "public |
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| conveyance"
"Public Conveyance", includes an airplane, boat,
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| bus, railroad, train, taxicab or other vehicle used for the |
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| transportation
of passengers for hire; however, "public |
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| conveyance" does not include a public transportation vehicle |
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| operated by an entity under the jurisdiction of the Local Mass |
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| Transit District Act or the Regional Transportation Authority |
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| Act.
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| (d) Sentence. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel |
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| ticket to a minor is a
Class C misdemeanor.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-336.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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