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91_HB2707
LRB9105538RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 12-21.6.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 12-21.6 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
8 Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
9 (a) It is unlawful for a any person to willfully cause
10 or permit the life or health of a child under the age of 18
11 to be endangered or to willfully cause or permit a child to
12 be placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life or
13 health.
14 (b) A violation of this Section is a Class A
15 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this
16 Section is a Class 3 felony. A violation of this Section
17 that is a proximate cause of the death of the child is a
18 Class 3 felony for which a person, if sentenced to a term of
19 imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 2
20 years and not more than 10 years.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-687, eff. 7-31-98.)