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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4310 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 720 ILCS 5/12C-5 | was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6 |
| Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits endangering the life or health of a child when he or she knowingly permits a child to possess an imitation firearm that has had a federally required marking altered, changed, removed, or obliterated. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "imitation firearm". | |
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| | HB4310 | | LRB103 35106 RLC 65063 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 12C-5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/12C-5) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12C-5. Endangering the life or health of a child. |
| 8 | | (a) A person commits endangering the life or health of a |
| 9 | | child when he or she knowingly: (1) causes or permits the life |
| 10 | | or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered; or |
| 11 | | (2) causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances |
| 12 | | that endanger the child's life or health. It is not a violation |
| 13 | | of this Section for a person to relinquish a child in |
| 14 | | accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. |
| 15 | | (a-5) A person commits endangering the life or health of a |
| 16 | | child when he or she knowingly permits a child to possess an |
| 17 | | imitation firearm that has had a marking that is required |
| 18 | | under Section 5001 of Title 15 of the United States Code |
| 19 | | altered, changed, removed, or obliterated. |
| 20 | | (b) A trier of fact may infer that a child 6 years of age |
| 21 | | or younger is unattended if that child is left in a motor |
| 22 | | vehicle for more than 10 minutes. |
| 23 | | (c) As used in this Section: |