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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4015
Introduced 2/28/2005, by Rep. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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740 ILCS 115/2 |
from Ch. 70, par. 52 |
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Amends the Parental Responsibility Law. Defines "acts which cause injury" and "wilful or malicious conduct".
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A BILL FOR
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HB4015 |
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LRB094 06913 LCB 37025 b |
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| AN ACT concerning liability.
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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 Parental Responsibility Law is amended by |
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| changing Section 2 as follows:
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| (740 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 52)
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| Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise |
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| requires, the
terms specified have the meanings ascribed to |
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| them:
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| (1) "Legal guardian" means a person appointed guardian, or |
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| given
custody, of a minor by a circuit court of the State, but |
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| does not include a
person appointed guardian, or given custody, |
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| of a minor under the Juvenile
Court Act or the Juvenile Court |
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| Act of 1987.
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| (2) "Minor" means a person who is above the age of 11 |
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| years, but not yet
19 years of age.
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| (3) "Acts which cause injury" means acts that directly or |
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| proximately bring about or are the reason for the damage or |
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| harm. |
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| (4) "Wilful or malicious conduct" means conduct that has |
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| the same mens rea as required for criminal conduct. "Wilful or |
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| malicious conduct" does not include conduct where there was no |
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| intent to cause damage or harm.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
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