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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that for the purposes of a petition to have a minor adjudicated an abused minor, if an emergency responder discovers a child under 18 years of age upon any premises in which methamphetamine is being unlawfully manufactured by the parent or legal guardian of that child, it shall be prima facie evidence that the child is an abused child. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 in relation to the offense of endangering the life or health of a child. Provides that the presence of a child at the premises where methamphetamine is being manufactured by the parent or legal guardian of that child is prima facie evidence that the parent or legal guardian of the child placed the child in circumstances that endangered the child's life or health. Effective immediately.
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