97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3282

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Dwight Kay - Patricia R. Bellock - Sidney H. Mathias - David Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/11-20.1  from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Eliminates the provision that possession by the defendant of more than one of the same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child pornography is depicted shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the defendant possessed such materials with the intent to disseminate them. Provides that possession of more than one of the same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child pornography is depicted is a Class X felony for which the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years.


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5Section 11-20.1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1)
7    Sec. 11-20.1. Child pornography.
8    (a) A person commits the offense of child pornography who:
9        (1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise
10    depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium
11    or reproduction or depicts by computer any child whom he
12    knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
13    or any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person
14    where such child or severely or profoundly mentally
15    retarded person is:
16            (i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of
17        sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any person or
18        animal; or
19            (ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act
20        of sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the
21        sex organs of the child or severely or profoundly
22        mentally retarded person and the mouth, anus, or sex
23        organs of another person or animal; or which involves

 

 

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1        the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child or severely
2        or profoundly mentally retarded person and the sex
3        organs of another person or animal; or
4            (iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act
5        of masturbation; or
6            (iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being
7        the object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd
8        fondling, touching, or caressing involving another
9        person or animal; or
10            (v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of
11        excretion or urination within a sexual context; or
12            (vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or
13        depicted as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,
14        masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual
15        context; or
16            (vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture or
17        setting involving a lewd exhibition of the unclothed or
18        transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks,
19        or, if such person is female, a fully or partially
20        developed breast of the child or other person; or
21        (2) with the knowledge of the nature or content
22    thereof, reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate,
23    exhibits or possesses with intent to disseminate any film,
24    videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction
25    or depiction by computer of any child or severely or
26    profoundly mentally retarded person whom the person knows

 

 

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1    or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to
2    be a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person,
3    engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i)
4    through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
5        (3) with knowledge of the subject matter or theme
6    thereof, produces any stage play, live performance, film,
7    videotape or other similar visual portrayal or depiction by
8    computer which includes a child whom the person knows or
9    reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a
10    severely or profoundly mentally retarded person engaged in
11    any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii)
12    of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
13        (4) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or
14    coerces any child whom he knows or reasonably should know
15    to be under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly
16    mentally retarded person to appear in any stage play, live
17    presentation, film, videotape, photograph or other similar
18    visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the
19    child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded person is
20    or will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act,
21    pose or setting described in subparagraphs (i) through
22    (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
23        (5) is a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other
24    person having care or custody of a child whom the person
25    knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
26    or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person and

 

 

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1    who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges for
2    such child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded
3    person to appear in any stage play, live performance, film,
4    videotape, photograph or other similar visual
5    presentation, portrayal or simulation or depiction by
6    computer of any act or activity described in subparagraphs
7    (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
8        (6) with knowledge of the nature or content thereof,
9    possesses any film, videotape, photograph or other similar
10    visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child
11    or severely or profoundly mentally retarded person whom the
12    person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age
13    of 18 or to be a severely or profoundly mentally retarded
14    person, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs
15    (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
16        (7) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or
17    coerces a person to provide a child under the age of 18 or
18    a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person to appear
19    in any videotape, photograph, film, stage play, live
20    presentation, or other similar visual reproduction or
21    depiction by computer in which the child or severely or
22    profoundly mentally retarded person will be depicted,
23    actually or by simulation, in any act, pose, or setting
24    described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph
25    (1) of this subsection.
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1    child pornography that the defendant reasonably believed,
2    under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years
3    of age or older or that the person was not a severely or
4    profoundly mentally retarded person but only where, prior
5    to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this
6    Section, he took some affirmative action or made a bonafide
7    inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 18
8    years of age or older or that the person was not a severely
9    or profoundly mentally retarded person and his reliance
10    upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.
11        (2) (Blank).
12        (3) The charge of child pornography shall not apply to
13    the performance of official duties by law enforcement or
14    prosecuting officers or persons employed by law
15    enforcement or prosecuting agencies, court personnel or
16    attorneys, nor to bonafide treatment or professional
17    education programs conducted by licensed physicians,
18    psychologists or social workers.
19        (4) (Blank). Possession by the defendant of more than
20    one of the same film, videotape or visual reproduction or
21    depiction by computer in which child pornography is
22    depicted shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the
23    defendant possessed such materials with the intent to
24    disseminate them.
25        (5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to a
26    person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape,

 

 

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1    or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which
2    child pornography is depicted. Possession is voluntary if
3    the defendant knowingly procures or receives a film,
4    videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction for a
5    sufficient time to be able to terminate his or her
6    possession.
7        (6) Any violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
8    or (7) of subsection (a) that includes a child engaged in,
9    solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual
10    penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,
11    masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context
12    shall be deemed a crime of violence.
13    (c) Violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of
14subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum
15fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Violation of
16paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a
17mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
18Violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 1
19felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum
20fine of $100,000. Violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a)
21is a Class 3 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and
22a maximum fine of $100,000. Violation of paragraph (6) of
23subsection (a) is a Class X felony for which the defendant
24shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9
25years and not more than 40 years if the defendant possessed
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1reproduction or depiction by computer in which child
2pornography is depicted.
3    (d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent
4violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior
5conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric
6examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the
7court whether treatment of the person is necessary.
8    (e) Any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual
9reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a child
10under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly mentally
11retarded person engaged in any activity described in
12subparagraphs (i) through (vii) or paragraph 1 of subsection
13(a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in
14photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing,
15manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer,
16or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited in
17the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 of
18this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles
19and aircraft.
20    In addition, any person convicted under this Section is
21subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in
22Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
23    (e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this
24Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim
25or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be
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1and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the
2discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth
3the purpose for viewing the material. The State's attorney and
4the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice of
5the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person
6entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) may
7object to the motion.
8    (f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
9        (1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute,
10    exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without
11    consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer
12    available for distribution or downloading through the
13    facilities of any telecommunications network or through
14    any other means of transferring computer programs or data
15    to a computer.
16        (2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise,
17    publish, manufacture, issue, present or show.
18        (3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy.
19        (4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create,
20    or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or
21    data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
22    or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
23    results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
24    screen, or display.
25        (5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program or
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1    or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
2    results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
3    screen, or display.
4        (6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have
5    the meanings ascribed to them in Section 16D-2 of this
6    Code.
7        (7) "Child" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or
8    other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by
9    computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person,
10    either in part, or in total, under the age of 18,
11    regardless of the method by which the film, videotape,
12    photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
13    or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified
14    to appear as such. "Child" also includes a film, videotape,
15    photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
16    or depiction by computer that is advertised, promoted,
17    presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that
18    conveys the impression that the film, videotape,
19    photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
20    or depiction by computer is of a person under the age of
21    18.
22        (8) "Sexual penetration" and "sexual conduct" have the
23    meanings ascribed to them in Section 12-12 of this Code.
24    (g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes.
25        (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
26            (i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective

 

 

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1        January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the
2        child pornography statute, Section 11-20.1 of the
3        Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained
4        other provisions.
5            (ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled
6        "AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A)
7        Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the
8        Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled
9        GANGS and amended various provisions of the Criminal
10        Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. (C)
11        Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended
12        various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (D)
13        Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and amended the
14        Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois Controlled
15        Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled FIREARMS
16        and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of
17        Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 amended the
18        Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime Victims and
19        Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. (G)
20        Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to
21        increase the penalty for compelling organization
22        membership of persons. (H) Article 45 created the
23        Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act
24        and amended the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court
25        Act of 1987, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the
26        Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. (I)

 

 

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1        Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the
2        Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Juvenile
3        Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code of 1961, the
4        Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified Code of
5        Corrections.
6            (iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District
7        Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118,
8        ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single
9        subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article
10        IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its
11        entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999
12        was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to
13        appeal.
14            (iv) Child pornography is a vital concern to the
15        people of this State and the validity of future
16        prosecutions under the child pornography statute of
17        the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt.
18        (2) It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1999 to
19    prevent or minimize any problems relating to prosecutions
20    for child pornography that may result from challenges to
21    the constitutional validity of Public Act 88-680 by
22    re-enacting the Section relating to child pornography that
23    was included in Public Act 88-680.
24        (3) This amendatory Act of 1999 re-enacts Section
25    11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as it has been
26    amended. This re-enactment is intended to remove any

 

 

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1    question as to the validity or content of that Section; it
2    is not intended to supersede any other Public Act that
3    amends the text of the Section as set forth in this
4    amendatory Act of 1999. The material is shown as existing
5    text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the time
6    this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty
7    was subject to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
8        (4) The re-enactment by this amendatory Act of 1999 of
9    Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to
10    child pornography that was amended by Public Act 88-680 is
11    not intended, and shall not be construed, to imply that
12    Public Act 88-680 is invalid or to limit or impair any
13    legal argument concerning whether those provisions were
14    substantially re-enacted by other Public Acts.
15(Source: P.A. 96-292, eff. 1-1-10; 96-712, eff. 1-1-10;
1696-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)