Illinois HB4578 amends criminal law to enhance protections for child victims of sexual offenses and endangerment.
Illinois HB4578 amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to classify a second or subsequent violation of endangering the life or health of a child as a Class 3 felony. It also modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to allow certain hearsay exceptions in prosecutions involving child victims of trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses. The bill further amends the Bill of Rights for Children to mandate a minimum sentence of two years for endangering the life or health of a child.
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