Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
Filed: 2/21/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3801 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3801 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by adding 
5Sections 10-10  and 10-11 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/10-10 new)
7    Sec. 10-10. Failure to report the disappearance of a child 
8to a law enforcement agency. 
9    (a)  A person commits failure to report the disappearance of 
10a child to a law enforcement agency when he or
she, as a 
11parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or 
12control
of a child under  13 years of age, knowingly or 
13recklessly fails to immediately report the child as missing to 
14a law enforcement agency after a 48-hour period expires in 
15which he or she failed to make contact with or otherwise verify 
16the whereabouts and safety of that child.
 
 
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1    (b)  A person does not commit failure to report the 
2disappearance of a child to a law enforcement agency when the 
3failure to report is due to an act of God, act of war, or 
4inability of a law enforcement agency to receive a report of 
5the disappearance of a child.
6    (c)  A person does not commit failure to report the 
7disappearance of a child to a law enforcement agency when the  
8person calls 911 to report the disappearance of the child or 
9knows that the child is under the care of another parent, 
10family member, relative, friend, or baby sitter. 
11    (d)  Sentence.  Failure to report the disappearance of a 
12child to a law enforcement agency is a Class 4 felony.
 
13    (720 ILCS 5/10-11 new)
14    Sec. 10-11. Death of a child or location of a child's 
15corpse. 
16    (a)  A  parent, guardian, or other person having physical 
17custody or control
of a child under 18 years of age must 
18report:
19        (1)
the child's death to a law enforcement agency 
20    within one hour after learning about the child's death; or
21        (2) the location of the child's corpse to a law 
22    enforcement agency within one  hour after learning the 
23    location of the corpse.
24    (b)  A person does not violate this Section when he or she 
25fails to report due to an act of God, act of war, or inability 
 
 
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1of a law enforcement agency to receive a report of a child's 
2death or the location of a child's corpse. 
3    (c)  A person does not violate this Section when he or she 
4calls 911 to report the death of the child or if the death of 
5the child occurs in a hospital or if the child's body is in the 
6custody of a medical examiner or  coroner, or if the death 
7occurs in the care of a physician. 
8    (d)  Sentence.  A violation of this Section is a Class 4 
9felony.".