720 ILCS 5/ Criminal Code of 2012.

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720 ILCS 5/16-36

(720 ILCS 5/16-36)
Sec. 16-36. Venue.

In addition to any other venues provided for by statute or otherwise, venue for any criminal prosecution or civil recovery action under Sections 16-30 through 16-36 shall be proper in any county where the person described in the personal identification information or personal identification document in question resides or has his or her  principal place of business.  Where a criminal prosecution or civil recovery action under Sections 16-30 through 16-36 involves the personal identification information or personal identification documents of more than one person, venue shall be proper in any county where one or more of the persons described in the personal identification information or personal identification documents in question resides or has his or her  principal place of business.

(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)

720 ILCS 5/16-37

    (720 ILCS 5/16-37)
    Sec. 16-37. Exemptions; relation to other laws.
    (a) Sections 16-30 through 16-36 do not:
        (1) prohibit the capture or transmission of personal

identifying information in the ordinary and lawful course of business;

(2) apply to a peace officer of this State, or of the

federal government, or the officer's agent, while in the lawful performance of the officer's duties;

(3) prohibit a licensed private detective or licensed

private detective agency from representing himself, herself, or itself as another person, provided that he, she, or it may not portray himself, herself, or itself as the person whose information he, she, or it is seeking except as provided under Sections 16-30 through 16-36;

(4) apply to activities authorized under any other

statute.

(b) No criminal prosecution or civil action brought under Sections 16-30 through 16-36 shall prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting to violate Sections 16-30 through 16-36.

(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)

720 ILCS 5/Art. 16, Subdiv. 20

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 16, Subdiv. 20 heading) SUBDIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS THEFT-RELATED OFFENSES

(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)

720 ILCS 5/16-40

    (720 ILCS 5/16-40)
    Sec. 16-40. Internet offenses.

(a) Online sale of stolen property. A person commits online sale of stolen property when he or she uses or accesses the Internet with the intent of selling property gained through unlawful means.

(b) Online theft by deception. A person commits online theft by deception when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to purchase property from a seller with a mode of payment that he or she knows is fictitious, stolen, or lacking the consent of the valid account holder.

(c) Electronic fencing. A person commits electronic fencing when he or she sells stolen property using the Internet, knowing that the property was  stolen. A person who unknowingly purchases stolen property over the Internet does not violate this Section.

(d) Sentence. A violation of this Section  is a Class 4 felony if the full retail value of the stolen property or property obtained by deception does not exceed $300.  A violation of this Section  is a Class 2 felony if the full retail value of the stolen property or property obtained by deception exceeds $300.

(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)

720 ILCS 5/Art. 16A

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 16A heading) ARTICLE 16A.

RETAIL THEFT

(Repealed)(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)