95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB6712


 
Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













720 ILCS 5/12-20.6 new










    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to display any plastinated human remains in the State of Illinois until: (1) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General written documentation of the cause of death and origin of the remains; and (2) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General proof that the decedent consented to the use of his or her remains in such a manner.
















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HB6712

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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by adding 
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Section 12-20.6 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/12-20.6  new)
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    Sec. 12-20.6. Display of plastinated human remains.
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    (a)  Definition.  For the purposes of this Section, 
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"plastinated human remains" means human remains, including 
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tissues, organs, and other body parts, that are preserved from 
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decay by replacing the water and fats in the human remains with 
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a polymer. 
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    (b)  Offense.  It is unlawful for any person to display any 
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plastinated human remains in the State of Illinois until:
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        (1) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General 
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    written documentation of the cause of death and origin of 
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    the remains; and
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        (2) the person submits to the Illinois Attorney General 
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    proof that the decedent consented to the use of his or her 
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    remains in such a manner.
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    (c)  Sentence.  Any person who violates this Section is 
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guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.