Illinois HB 5240: CRIM CD-ENDANGERING CHILD

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB5240

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Harry Benton 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/12C-5 was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6

 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of endangering the life or health of a child, includes leaving a child under 12 years of age unattended. Provides that, for the offense of endangering the life or health of a child, defines "unattended" as either: (1) not accompanied by a person 12 (rather than 14) years of age or older; or (2) if accompanied by a person 12 (rather than 14) years of age or older, out of sight of that person. 

LRB104 19702 RLC 33151 b

A BILL FOR

HB5240LRB104 19702 RLC 33151 b

1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 

5changing Section 12C-5 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 5/12C-5) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)

7 Sec. 12C-5. Endangering the life or health of a child. 

8 (a) A person commits endangering the life or health of a 

9child when he or she knowingly: (1) causes or permits the life 

10or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered; or 

11(2) causes or permits a child to be placed in circumstances 

12that endanger the child's life or health; or (3) leaves a child 

13under 12 years of age unattended. It is not a violation of this 

14Section for a person to relinquish a child in accordance with 

15the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.

16 (b) A trier of fact may infer that a child 6 years of age 

17or younger is unattended if that child is left in a motor 

18vehicle for more than 10 minutes.

19 (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a