MISREPRESENT-SERVICE ANIMAL House SponsorsRep. Tom Demmer 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 5/48-4.5 new Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits misrepresentation of a service animal when he or she knowingly represents, expressly or impliedly, that the animal is a service animal for the purpose of securing the rights and privileges afforded to a person with a disability accompanied by a service animal and the person knew or should have known that the animal is not a service animal. Provides that the refusal to answer questions from a law enforcement officer permitted under federal regulation creates a permissive inference that the animal is not a service animal and the law enforcement officer may require the person to remove the animal from the place of public accommodation. Provides that misrepresentation of a service animal is a petty offense. Defines "service animal". 1/16/2020HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer 1/16/2020HouseFirst Reading 1/16/2020HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/12/2020HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee 6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die