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SB28 Re-enrolled                               LRB9201184ARsb

 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
 5    changing Section 12-21.6 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
 7        Sec. 12-21.6.  Endangering the life or health of a child.
 8        (a)  It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause  or
 9    permit  the  life or health of a child under the age of 18 to
10    be endangered or to willfully cause or permit a child  to  be
11    placed  in  circumstances  that  endanger the child's life or
12    health.
13        (b)  There is a  rebuttable  presumption  that  a  person
14    committed  the  offense  if he or she left a child 6 years of
15    age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle for more than 10
16    minutes.
17        (c)  "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by  a
18    person  14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a
19    person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person.
20        (d) (b)  A  violation  of  this  Section  is  a  Class  A
21    misdemeanor.   A  second  or  subsequent  violation  of  this
22    Section is a Class 3 felony.  A  violation  of  this  Section
23    that  is  a  proximate  cause  of the death of the child is a
24    Class 3 felony for which a person, if sentenced to a term  of
25    imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 2
26    years and not more than 10 years.
27    (Source: P.A. 90-687, eff. 7-31-98.)

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