Public Act 096-1361
 
SB2590 EnrolledLRB096 17207 RLC 32556 b


  
    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by adding 
Section 9-3-1.5 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/9-3-1.5 new)
    Sec. 9-3-1.5. Concealment of death. 
    (a) For purposes of this Section, "conceal" means the 
performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or 
delaying the discovery of a death. "Conceal" means something 
more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose 
information. 
    (b) A person commits the offense of concealment of death 
when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person 
who died by other than homicidal means.
    (c) A person commits the offense of concealment of death 
when he or she knowingly moves the body of a dead person from 
its place of death, with the intent of concealing information 
regarding the place or manner of death of that person, or the 
identity of any person with information regarding the death of 
that person.  This subsection shall not apply to any movement of 
the body of a dead person by medical personnel, fire fighters, 
law enforcement officers, coroners, medical examiners, or 
licensed funeral directors, or by any person acting at the 
direction of medical personnel, fire fighters, law enforcement 
officers, coroners, medical examiners, or licensed funeral 
directors.
    (d) Sentence.  Concealment of death is a Class 4 felony. 
  


Effective Date:  1/1/2011