Bill Text: IL HB1285 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides for immunity from prosecution for minors in violation of the law who, in good faith, seek emergency medical assistance for alcohol poisoning. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-01 - Tabled [HB1285 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1285-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning liquor.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 6-20 as follows:
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6 | (235 ILCS 5/6-20) (from Ch. 43, par. 134a)
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7 | Sec. 6-20. Transfer, possession, and consumption of | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | alcoholic liquor; restrictions.
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9 | (a) Any person to whom the sale, gift or delivery of any | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | alcoholic
liquor is prohibited because of age shall not | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | purchase, or accept a gift of
such alcoholic liquor or have | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | such alcoholic liquor in his possession.
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13 | (b) If a licensee or his or her agents or employees | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | believes or has reason to
believe that a sale or delivery of | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | any alcoholic liquor is prohibited
because of the non-age of | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | the prospective recipient, he or she shall,
before
making such | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | sale or delivery demand presentation of some form of
positive | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | identification, containing proof of age, issued by a public
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19 | officer in the performance of his or her official duties.
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20 | (c) No person shall transfer, alter, or deface such an | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | identification
card; use the identification card of another; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | carry or use a false or
forged identification card; or obtain | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | an identification card by means of
false information. |
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1 | (d) No person shall purchase, accept delivery or have
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2 | possession of alcoholic liquor in violation of this Section. | ||||||
3 | (e) The
consumption of alcoholic liquor by any person under | ||||||
4 | 21 years of age is
forbidden. | ||||||
5 | (f) Whoever violates any provisions of this Section shall | ||||||
6 | be
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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7 | (g) The possession and dispensing, or consumption by a | ||||||
8 | person under 21 years
of age of alcoholic liquor in the | ||||||
9 | performance of a religious
service or ceremony, or the | ||||||
10 | consumption by a person under 21 years of
age under the direct | ||||||
11 | supervision and approval of the parents
or parent or those | ||||||
12 | persons standing in loco parentis of such person
under 21 years | ||||||
13 | of age in the privacy of a home, is not
prohibited by this Act.
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14 | (h) The provisions of this Act prohibiting the possession | ||||||
15 | of alcoholic liquor by a person under 21 years
of age and | ||||||
16 | dispensing of alcoholic liquor to a person under 21 years
of | ||||||
17 | age do not apply in the case of a student under 21 years
of age, | ||||||
18 | but 18 years of age or older, who: | ||||||
19 | (1) tastes, but does not imbibe, alcoholic liquor only | ||||||
20 | during times of a regularly scheduled course while under | ||||||
21 | the direct
supervision of an instructor who is at least 21 | ||||||
22 | years of age and
employed by an educational institution | ||||||
23 | described in subdivision (2); | ||||||
24 | (2) is enrolled as a student in a college, university, | ||||||
25 | or post-secondary educational institution that is | ||||||
26 | accredited or certified by an agency recognized by the |
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1 | United States Department of Education or a nationally | ||||||
2 | recognized accrediting agency or association, or that has a | ||||||
3 | permit of approval issued by the Board of Higher Education | ||||||
4 | pursuant to the
Private Business and Vocational Schools Act | ||||||
5 | of 2012; | ||||||
6 | (3) is participating in a culinary arts, food service, | ||||||
7 | or restaurant management
degree program of which a portion | ||||||
8 | of the program includes instruction on responsible | ||||||
9 | alcoholic beverage serving methods modeled after the | ||||||
10 | Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Server Education and Training | ||||||
11 | (BASSET) curriculum; and | ||||||
12 | (4) tastes, but does not imbibe, alcoholic liquor for | ||||||
13 | instructional
purposes up to, but not exceeding, 6 times | ||||||
14 | per class as a part of a required course in which the | ||||||
15 | student temporarily possesses alcoholic liquor for | ||||||
16 | tasting, not imbibing, purposes only in a class setting on | ||||||
17 | the campus and, thereafter, the alcoholic liquor is | ||||||
18 | possessed and remains under the control of the instructor. | ||||||
19 | (i) A person under 21 years of age who, in good faith, | ||||||
20 | seeks or obtains emergency medical assistance for someone | ||||||
21 | experiencing alcohol poisoning shall
not be charged or | ||||||
22 | prosecuted for violation of this Act if evidence for the charge | ||||||
23 | was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining | ||||||
24 | emergency medical assistance.
A person under 21 years of age | ||||||
25 | who is experiencing alcohol poisoning and is in need of medical | ||||||
26 | assistance shall not be charged or prosecuted for violation of |
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1 | this Act if evidence for the charge was acquired as a result of | ||||||
2 | the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance. | ||||||
3 | The protection in this subsection shall not be grounds for | ||||||
4 | suppression of evidence in other charges. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 97-1058, eff. 8-24-12.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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