Bill Amendment: IL SB1553 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: CRIM CD-CHILD ENDANGERMENT

Status: 2022-06-15 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [SB1553 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB1553-Senate_Amendment_002.html

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Sen. Rachelle Crowe

Filed: 4/7/2021

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1553
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1553 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 12C-5 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/12C-5) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
Sec. 12C-5. Endangering the life or health of a child.
(a) A person commits endangering the life or health of a
child when he or she knowingly: (1) causes or permits the life
or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered; or
(2) causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances
that endanger the child's life or health. It is not a violation
of this Section for a person to relinquish a child in
accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
(a-5) A person commits aggravated endangering the life or
health of a child when he or she knowingly and willfully

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deprives a child under the age of 18 of necessary food,
shelter, health care, or supervision appropriate to the age of
the child, when the person is reasonably able to make the
necessary provisions and which deprivation substantially harms
the child's physical, mental, or emotional health.
(b) A trier of fact may infer that a child 6 years of age
or younger is unattended if that child is left in a motor
vehicle for more than 10 minutes.
(b-5) The failure to provide specific medical treatment
shall not alone be considered endangering the life or health
of a child or willful deprivation of healthcare if the person
can show that the treatment would conflict with the tenets and
practice of a recognized religious denomination of which the
person is an adherent or member. This exception does not in any
manner restrict the right of an interested party to petition
the court on behalf of the best interest of the child.
(c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a
person 14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a
person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person.
(d) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) this Section
is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of
subsection (a) this Section is a Class 3 felony. A violation of
subsection (a) this Section that is a proximate cause of the
death of the child is a Class 3 felony for which a person, if
sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a
term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years. A

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violation of subsection (a-5) is a Class 4 felony. A parent,
who is found to be in violation of this Section with respect to
his or her child, may be sentenced to probation for this
offense pursuant to Section 12C-15.
(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)".