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HB5562 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5562 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5562 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 12-2.7 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-2.7 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 12-2.7. Child torture. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) A person commits child torture when that person | ||||||
| 9 | knowingly and cruelly engages in a course of conduct that | ||||||
| 10 | torments a child under the age of 18 years. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 12 | "Cruelly" means inhumane or sadistic infliction of, or | ||||||
| 13 | subjection to, extreme physical, mental, or emotional pain | ||||||
| 14 | likely to create, increase, or prolong the pain, suffering, or | ||||||
| 15 | agony of a child. | ||||||
| 16 | "Course of conduct" means at least 2 acts, other than by | ||||||
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| 1 | accidental means, directly, indirectly, or through third | ||||||
| 2 | parties, which include, but are not limited to: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) physical abuse or confinement or sexual, mental, | ||||||
| 4 | or emotional abuse; or | ||||||
| 5 | (2) withholding of necessary nutrition, nourishment, | ||||||
| 6 | shelter, or medical care; or | ||||||
| 7 | (3) the administration or application, or threatened | ||||||
| 8 | administration or application, of mind-altering | ||||||
| 9 | substances; or | ||||||
| 10 | (4) any other act likely to create, increase, or | ||||||
| 11 | prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of a child. | ||||||
| 12 | (c) Proof that a child suffered physical, mental, or | ||||||
| 13 | emotional impairment is not an element of the offense. | ||||||
| 14 | (d)(1) Defenses. Child torture does not include: | ||||||
| 15 | (A) reasonable parental discipline; or | ||||||
| 16 | (B) any medical examination or procedure that is | ||||||
| 17 | conducted by a physician, nurse, medical or hospital | ||||||
| 18 | personnel, parent, or caretaker for purposes and in a | ||||||
| 19 | manner consistent with reasonable medical standards and | ||||||
| 20 | care. | ||||||
| 21 | (2) A child under the age of 18 years cannot consent to | ||||||
| 22 | child torture as defined in this Section. | ||||||
| 23 | (e)(1) Sentence. Child torture is a Class X felony. | ||||||
| 24 | (2) An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of | ||||||
| 25 | the commission of the offense shall be sentenced under Section | ||||||
| 26 | 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.". | ||||||