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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1006
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi - Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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720 ILCS 5/10-8 |
from Ch. 38, par. 10-8 |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the unlawful sale of public conveyance travel tickets to a
minor.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1006 |
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LRB095 05880 RLC 25971 b |
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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 changing |
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| Section 10-8 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 10-8)
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| Sec. 10-8. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel |
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| ticket to a minor. (a) A person commits the
the offense of |
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| unlawful sale of a public conveyance
travel ticket to a minor |
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| when the person sells a ticket for travel on any
public |
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| conveyance to an unemancipated minor under 17 years of age |
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| without
the consent of the minor's parents or guardian for |
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| passage to a destination
outside this state and knows the |
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| minor's age or fails to take reasonable
measures to ascertain |
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| the minor's age. |
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| (b) Evidence. The fact that the defendant demanded, was |
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| shown,
and reasonably relied upon written evidence of a |
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| person's age in any
transaction forbidden by this Section is |
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| competent evidence, and may be
considered in any criminal |
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| prosecution for a violation of this Section.
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| (c) Definition. "Public Conveyance", includes an airplane, |
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| boat,
bus, railroad, train, taxicab or other vehicle used for |
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| the transportation
of passengers for hire.
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