Sen. Rachelle Crowe

Filed: 4/7/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1553

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1553 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Section 12C-5 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/12C-5)   (was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
7    Sec. 12C-5. Endangering the life or health of a child.
8    (a) A person commits endangering the life or health of a
9child when he or she knowingly: (1) causes or permits the life
10or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered; or
11(2) causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances
12that endanger the child's life or health. It is not a violation
13of this Section for a person to relinquish a child in
14accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
15    (a-5) A person commits aggravated endangering the life or
16health of a child when he or she knowingly and willfully

 

 

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1deprives a child under the age of 18 of necessary food,
2shelter, health care, or supervision appropriate to the age of
3the child, when the person is reasonably able to make the
4necessary provisions and which deprivation substantially harms
5the child's physical, mental, or emotional health.
6    (b) A trier of fact may infer that a child 6 years of age
7or younger is unattended if that child is left in a motor
8vehicle for more than 10 minutes.
9    (b-5) The failure to provide specific medical treatment
10shall not alone be considered endangering the life or health
11of a child or willful deprivation of healthcare if the person
12can show that the treatment would conflict with the tenets and
13practice of a recognized religious denomination of which the
14person is an adherent or member. This exception does not in any
15manner restrict the right of an interested party to petition
16the court on behalf of the best interest of the child.
17    (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a
18person 14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a
19person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person.
20    (d) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) this Section
21is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of
22subsection (a) this Section is a Class 3 felony. A violation of
23subsection (a) this Section that is a proximate cause of the
24death of the child is a Class 3 felony for which a person, if
25sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a
26term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years. A

 

 

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1violation of subsection (a-5) is a Class 4 felony. A parent,
2who is found to be in violation of this Section with respect to
3his or her child, may be sentenced to probation for this
4offense pursuant to Section 12C-15.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)".