Bill Text: IL HB4310 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4310 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4310-Introduced.html
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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: |
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