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(2) IF THE CHILD IS OUT OF THE CUSTODY OF THE
LAWFUL CUSTODIAN FOR 30 DAYS OR LESS, A PERSON CONVICTED OF
VIOLATING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF A
FELONY AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE IMPRISONED FOR A PERIOD
NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS OR FINED A SUM NOT EXCEEDING $250, OR
BOTH.

(3) IF THE CHILD IS OUT OF THE CUSTODY OF THE
LAWFUL CUSTODIAN FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS, A PERSON CONVICTED
OF VIOLATING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF
A FELONY AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE IMPRISONED FOR A
PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR FINED A SUM NOT EXCEEDING
$1,000, OR BOTH.

(E) (1) PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A WARRANT FOR THE
ARREST OF A PERSON UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION; THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY SHALL REVIEW THE APPLICATION MADE AND
AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF THE WARRANT BY THE JUDICIAL OFFICER.

(e)(2) (e) If the court determines that the
abducting, detaining, or secreting of a child by a relative
was done at a time or times when to do otherwise would have
resulted in a clear and present danger to the health,
safety, or welfare of the child, and if, within 96 hours of
such abducting, detaining, or secreting, the relative
submits a petition to a court of competent jurisdiction
within this State explaining the circumstances and seeking
to revise, amend, or clarify the existing custody order,
then this determination shall be a complete defense to any
action brought pursuant to this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved May 25, 1982.

CHAPTER 474

(House Bill 16)

AN ACT concerning

Handguns - Use in Commission of Crime

FOR the purpose of altering the minimum maximum sentence
which may be imposed upon a person who is convicted of
the crime of using a handgun in the commission of a
crime of violence.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,