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Public Act 096-1361
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| SB2590 Enrolled | LRB096 17207 RLC 32556 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding |
Section 9-3-1.5 as follows:
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(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 |