Illinois HB3291 prohibits panhandling by minors and penalizes adults who engage in panhandling with minors.
HB3291 amends the Wrongs to Children Act to make it unlawful for children under 18 to engage in panhandling. It also makes it a Class B misdemeanor for adults to engage in panhandling with minors. Additionally, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended to include minors engaging in panhandling with adults as a form of abuse. Local law enforcement must notify the Department of Children and Family Services when a minor is found to be endangered by panhandling with an adult.
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