Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a child under 13 years of age to knowingly or recklessly fail to report the child as missing to a law enforcement agency in a timely manner if the parent, legal guardian, or caretaker reasonably should have known that the child is in danger. Provides that a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a child under 13 years of age must report the death of the child to the medical examiner or coroner of the county where the child's corpse was found if the parent, legal guardian, or caretaker reasonably believes that the death of the child was caused by a homicide, accident, or other suspicious circumstance. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a child under 13 years of age to report false information to a law enforcement agency, medical examiner, coroner, State's Attorney, or other governmental agency during an investigation of the disappearance or death of such child.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-8)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1150 [HB3804 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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