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90_SB0988
720 ILCS 5/4-7 from Ch. 38, par. 4-7
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to make a technical
change to a provision concerning negligence.
LRB9002157NTsb
LRB9002157NTsb
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 4-7.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 4-7 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/4-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-7)
8 Sec. 4-7. Negligence.
9 A person is negligent, or acts negligently, when he or
10 she fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk
11 that circumstances exist or a result will follow, described
12 by the statute defining the offense; and such failure
13 constitutes a substantial deviation from the standard of care
14 which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.
15 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)