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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB3230 Introduced , by Rep. Keith Farnham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of exposing a minor to a felonious act. Provides that a person of the age of 21 years and upwards commits the offense when he or she knowingly exposes a minor under 17 years of age in his or her care, custody, or control to a felonious act. Provides that a person convicted of exposing a minor to a felonious act is guilty of a felony that is one class higher than the felony to which the minor is exposed unless the felony to which the minor is exposed is first degree murder or a Class X felony. Provides that if the felony to which the minor is exposed is first degree murder or a Class X felony, then the penalty for exposing a minor to the felonious act is the penalty for first degree murder or a Class X felony, respectively.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 12C-31 as follows: |
6 | | (720 ILCS 5/12C-31 new) |
7 | | Sec. 12C-31. Exposing a minor to a felonious act. |
8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section: |
9 | | "Felonious act" means a felony as defined in Section |
10 | | 2-7 of this Code. |
11 | | "Exposes a minor" means the felonious act is committed |
12 | | by another person in the presence of the minor and the |
13 | | minor is not knowingly engaged in the commission of the act |
14 | | or knowingly assisting in the commission of the act. |
15 | | (b) A person of the age of 21 years and upwards commits |
16 | | exposing a minor to a felonious act when he or she knowingly |
17 | | exposes a minor under 17 years of age in his or her care, |
18 | | custody, or control to a felonious act. |
19 | | (c) Sentence. A person convicted of exposing a minor to a |
20 | | felonious act is guilty of a felony that is one class higher |
21 | | than the felony to which the minor is exposed unless the felony |
22 | | to which the minor is exposed is first degree murder or a Class |
23 | | X felony. If the felony to which the minor is exposed is first |