093_HB2902sam001
LRB093 04409 DRJ 16552 a
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2902
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2902 on page 3, by
3 replacing lines 26 through 31 with the following:
4 "Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
5 provision of this Section other than a second or subsequent
6 violation of transmitting a false report as described in the
7 preceding paragraph, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a
8 first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or
9 subsequent violation; except that if the person acted as part
10 of a plan or scheme having as its object the prevention of
11 discovery of an abused or neglected child by lawful
12 authorities for the purpose of protecting or insulating any
13 person or entity from arrest or prosecution, the person is
14 guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3
15 felony for a second or subsequent offense (regardless of
16 whether the second or subsequent offense involves any of the
17 same facts or persons as the first or other prior offense).".