{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-12c-45","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/12C-45","heading":"","body":"Drug induced infliction of harm to a child athlete.\n(a) A person commits drug induced infliction of harm to a child athlete when he or she knowingly distributes a drug to or encourages the ingestion of a drug by a person under the age of 18 with the intent that the person under the age of 18 ingest the drug for the purpose of a quick weight gain or loss in connection with participation in athletics.\n(b) This Section does not apply to care under usual and customary standards of medical practice by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or to the sale of drugs or products by a retail merchant.\n(c) Drug induced infliction of harm to a child athlete is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"f170bbbb56784fecf4192029b563cce28a94748da87a482fe72ea489d3fd055f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-12c-40","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-12c-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}