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92_HB1014
LRB9207272RCcd
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
5 adding Section 12-21.7 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new)
7 Sec. 12-21.7. Aggravated endangerment of the life or
8 health of a child.
9 (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated
10 endangerment of the life or health of a child when he or she
11 commits an offense under Section 12-21.6, and any of the
12 following factors were present at the time of the commission
13 of the offense:
14 (1) the child was under the age of 12;
15 (2) the offense constituted an immediate threat to
16 the life of the child; or
17 (3) the offense was committed in conjunction with
18 the commission of another offense.
19 (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4
20 felony. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is
21 a Class 2 felony.