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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4140
Introduced , by Rep. Robert S. Molaro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Wrongs to Children Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any coach, parent, teacher, or other person to knowingly allow the use of an aluminum bat during a recreational baseball or softball game in which a person under the age of 13 is a participant. Provides that a violation is a petty offense and is punishable by a fine of $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second or subsequent offense. Effective immediately.
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HB4140 |
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LRB095 13687 HLH 39520 b |
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Wrongs to Children Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 5.2 as follows: |
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| (720 ILCS 150/5.2 new)
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| Sec. 5.2. Use of aluminum bats prohibited. It is unlawful |
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| for any coach, parent, teacher, or other person to knowingly |
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| allow the use of an aluminum bat during a recreational baseball |
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| or softball game in which a person under the age of 13 is a |
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| participant. Any violation of this Section is a petty offense |
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| and is punishable by a fine of $250 for a first offense and |
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| $500 for a second or subsequent offense.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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