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91_SB1730

 
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 1        AN  ACT to amend the Video Movie Sales and Rentals Act by
 2    adding Section 3.5 and changing Section 4.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The  Video  Movie  Sales  and Rentals Act is
 6    amended by adding Section  3.5  and  changing  Section  4  as
 7    follows:

 8        (720 ILCS 395/3.5 new)
 9        Sec.  3.5.   Sell  or  rent to a child.  A person may not
10    sell at retail or rent, or attempt to sell at retail or rent,
11    a video movie to a child below the age of  18  years  if  the
12    official  rating  of  the motion picture from which the video
13    movie was copied recommends that such child not be allowed to
14    attend  the  motion  picture  at  a  movie   theater   unless
15    accompanied  by  a  parent or adult guardian.  If no official
16    rating exists, a person may not sell at retail  or  rent,  or
17    attempt to sell at retail or rent, the video movie to a child
18    below  the age of 18 years unless the person has obtained the
19    written consent of the child's parent or guardian.

20        (720 ILCS 395/4) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1354)
21        Sec. 4.  Penalty.
22        (a)  Any person who sells or rents, or attempts  to  sell
23    or  rent, a video movie in violation of Section 3 of this Act
24    shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
25        (b)  Any person who sells or rents, or attempts  to  sell
26    or  rent,  a  video movie in violation of Section 3.5 of this
27    Act shall be guilty of a petty offense, with a  fine  of  not
28    more than $100, for a first offense and a Class C misdemeanor
29    for a second or subsequent offense.
30    (Source: P.A. 84-593.)

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