96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5052

 

Introduced 1/25/2010, by Rep. Raymond Poe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/10-6   from Ch. 38, par. 10-6

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the offense of harboring a runaway knowingly giving shelter to an unemancipated minor for any length of time on at least 3 occasions within a one-year period without the knowledge and consent of the minor's parent or guardian, and without notifying the local law enforcement authorities of the minor's name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.


LRB096 19651 RLC 35047 b

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5052 LRB096 19651 RLC 35047 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 10-6 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/10-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 10-6)
7     Sec. 10-6. Harboring a runaway.
8     (a) Any person, other than an agency or association
9 providing crisis intervention services as defined in Section
10 3-5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or an operator of a
11 youth emergency shelter as defined in Section 2.21 of the Child
12 Care Act of 1969, who, without the knowledge and consent of the
13 minor's parent or guardian, knowingly gives shelter to a minor,
14 other than a mature minor who has been emancipated under the
15 Emancipation of Minors Act, for more than 48 hours on at least
16 one occasion or for any length of time on at least 3 occasions
17 within a one-year period, without the consent of the minor's
18 parent or guardian, and without notifying the local law
19 enforcement authorities of the minor's name and the fact that
20 the minor is being provided shelter commits the offense of
21 harboring a runaway.
22     (b) Any person who commits the offense of harboring a
23 runaway is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

 

 

HB5052 - 2 - LRB096 19651 RLC 35047 b

1 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)