[ Home ] [ ILCS ] [ Search ] [ Bottom ]
[ Other General Assemblies ]
Public Act 92-0515
SB28 Re-enrolled LRB9201184ARsb
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
changing Section 12-21.6 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or
permit the life or health of a child under the age of 18 to
be endangered or to willfully cause or permit a child to be
placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life or
health.
(b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person
committed the offense if he or she left a child 6 years of
age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle for more than 10
minutes.
(c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a
person 14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a
person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person.
(d) (b) A violation of this Section is a Class A
misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this
Section is a Class 3 felony. A violation of this Section
that is a proximate cause of the death of the child is a
Class 3 felony for which a person, if sentenced to a term of
imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 2
years and not more than 10 years.
(Source: P.A. 90-687, eff. 7-31-98.)
Passed in the General Assembly May 23, 2001.
Governor Amendatory Veto August 17, 2001.
General Assembly Accepts Amendatory Veto November 27, 2001.
Returned to Governor for Certification December 07, 2001.
Governor Certifies Changes January 01, 2002.
[ Top ]