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IL HB5441
Bill
Status
6/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mark Walker
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "Unable to give knowing consent" in the Criminal Code to include situations where a victim has voluntarily consumed intoxicating or controlled substances, if the accused knew or reasonably should have known of the victim's incapacitation (but did not provide the substance).
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Defines "unconscious of the nature of the act" to include conditions where a victim was unconscious, unaware of the act occurring, unaware of essential characteristics due to perpetrator's fraud, or unaware due to fraudulent representation that sexual penetration served a professional purpose.
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Expands the presumption that a victim is "unable to give knowing consent" to include persons detained or in custody of law enforcement who are not married to the officer or official.
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Clarifies that consent cannot be established through lack of verbal or physical resistance resulting from force or threats, and that a victim's manner of dress does not constitute consent.
Legislative Description
CRIM CD-SEX OFFENSES-CONSENT
Last Action
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
7/19/2022