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HB 1845 Owner or employee of bail bond company, etc.

Introduced by: Emily M. Brewer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Carnal knowledge of pretrial or posttrial offender by owner or employee of bail bond company or volunteer or employee of residential substance abuse program; penalties. Provides that an accused is guilty of carnal knowledge of a pretrial or posttrial offender, punishable as a Class 6 felony, if (i) he is an employee or volunteer providing services at a residential substance abuse program licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; (ii) the offender is participating in such residential substance abuse program as a condition of bail or posttrial supervision; and (iii) the accused carnally knows, without use of force, threat, or intimidation, the pretrial defendant or posttrial offender. The bill also increases the penalty for carnal knowledge of a pretrial or posttrial offender by an owner or employee of a bail bond company from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony.


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