Public Act 90-0234 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0234

HB0157 Enrolled                                LRB9000939RCks

    AN ACT to amend the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  by  adding
Section 11-9.2.

    WHEREAS,  Due  to  the  high recidivism rate of child sex
offenders, the General Assembly finds and declares  that  the
State  has  a  special  interest  in  protecting children who
attend schools from child sex offenders; therefore

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  Criminal  Code  of  1961 is amended by
adding Section 11-9.2 as follows:

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.2 new)
    Sec. 11-9.2.  Presence within school zone  by  child  sex
offenders prohibited.
    (a)  It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
be   present   in  any  school  building,  on  real  property
comprising any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or
contracted by a school  to  transport  students  to  or  from
school  or  a  school related activity when persons under the
age of 18 are present in the building, on the grounds  or  in
the conveyance, unless the offender:
         (1)  is a parent or guardian of a student present in
    the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance; or
         (2)  has permission to be present from the principal
    or administrator of the school or from the school board.
    (b)  It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
loiter  on  a public way within 500 feet of a school building
or real property comprising any school  while  persons  under
the  age of 18 are present in the building or on the grounds,
unless the offender:
         (1)  is a parent or guardian of a student present in
    the building or on the grounds; or
         (2)  has permission to be present from the principal
    or administrator of the school or from the school board.
    (c)  Definitions.  In this Section:
         (1)  "Child sex offender" means any person who:
              (i)  has been charged under  Illinois  law,  or
         any  substantially  similar  federal  law  or law of
         another state, with  a  sex  offense  set  forth  in
         paragraph  (2) of this subsection (c) or the attempt
         to commit an included sex offense, and:
                   (A)  is convicted of such  offense  or  an
              attempt to commit such offense; or
                   (B)  is  found  not  guilty  by  reason of
              insanity of  such  offense  or  an  attempt  to
              commit such offense; or
                   (C)  is  found  not  guilty  by  reason of
              insanity pursuant to subsection (c) of  Section
              104-25  of  the  Code  of Criminal Procedure of
              1963 of such offense or an  attempt  to  commit
              such offense; or
                   (D)  is  the  subject  of  a  finding  not
              resulting   in   an   acquittal  at  a  hearing
              conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
              104-25 of the Code  of  Criminal  Procedure  of
              1963  for  the  alleged commission or attempted
              commission of such offense; or
                   (E)  is found  not  guilty  by  reason  of
              insanity following a hearing conducted pursuant
              to  a  federal  law or the law of another state
              substantially  similar  to  subsection  (c)  of
              Section  104-25  of  the   Code   of   Criminal
              Procedure  of  1963  of  such offense or of the
              attempted commission of such offense; or
                   (F)  is  the  subject  of  a  finding  not
              resulting  in  an  acquittal   at   a   hearing
              conducted  pursuant to a federal law or the law
              of  another  state  substantially  similar   to
              subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
              Criminal  Procedure  of  1963  for  the alleged
              violation  or  attempted  commission  of   such
              offense; or
              (ii)  is  certified  as  a  sexually  dangerous
         person  pursuant  to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous
         Persons Act, or any  substantially  similar  federal
         law  or  the  law of another state, when any conduct
         giving rise to such certification  is  committed  or
         attempted  against  a  person  less than 18 years of
         age; or
              (iii)  is subject to the provisions of  Section
         2 of the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous
         Persons Act.
    Convictions  that  result  from or are connected with the
same act, or result from offenses committed at the same time,
shall be counted for the  purpose  of  this  Section  as  one
conviction.   Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is not
a conviction for purposes of this Section.
         (2)  As used in this Section, "sex offense" means:
              (i)  A  violation  of  any  of  the   following
         Sections  of the Criminal Code of 1961: 10-7 (aiding
         and   abetting   child   abduction   under   Section
         10-5(b)(10)),  10-5(b)(10)  (child   luring),   11-6
         (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent
         solicitation  of  an  adult), 11-9 (public indecency
         when committed in a school,  on  the  real  property
         comprising  a  school,  or  on  a conveyance, owned,
         leased, or  contracted  by  a  school  to  transport
         students  to  or  from  school  or  a school related
         activity), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a  child),
         11-15.1  (soliciting  for  a  juvenile  prostitute),
         11-17.1  (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution),
         11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-19.1
         (juvenile  pimping),  11-19.2  (exploitation  of   a
         child),  11-20.1 (child pornography), 11-21 (harmful
         material),  12-14.1   (predatory   criminal   sexual
         assault  of  a  child), 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a
         child), 11-20 (obscenity)  (when  that  offense  was
         committed in any school, on real property comprising
         any  school,  in  any  conveyance  owned, leased, or
         contracted by a school to transport students  to  or
         from  school  or  a  school  related  activity).  An
         attempt to commit any of these offenses.
              (ii)  A  violation  of  any  of  the  following
         Sections of the Criminal  Code  of  1961,  when  the
         victim  is  a  person  under  18 years of age: 12-13
         (criminal   sexual   assault),   12-14   (aggravated
         criminal sexual  assault),  12-15  (criminal  sexual
         abuse),  12-16  (aggravated  criminal sexual abuse).
         An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
              (iii)  A violation  of  any  of  the  following
         Sections  of  the  Criminal  Code  of 1961, when the
         victim is a person under 18 years  of  age  and  the
         defendant is not a parent of the victim:
              10-1 (kidnapping),
              10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
              10-3 (unlawful restraint),
              10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).
              An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
              (iv)  A  violation  of  any  former law of this
         State substantially equivalent to any offense listed
         in clause (2)(i) of subsection (c) of this Section.
         (3)  A conviction for an offense of federal  law  or
    the law of another state that is substantially equivalent
    to  any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (c)
    of this Section shall constitute  a  conviction  for  the
    purpose  of this Article.  A finding or adjudication as a
    sexually dangerous person under any federal law or law of
    another state that is  substantially  equivalent  to  the
    Sexually   Dangerous  Persons  Act  shall  constitute  an
    adjudication for the purposes of this Section.
         (4)  As used  in  this  Section,  "school"  means  a
    public  or  private  pre-school, elementary, or secondary
    school.
         (5)  As used in this Section, "loiter" means:
              (i)  Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
         person is in a vehicle or  remaining  in  or  around
         school property.
              (ii)  Standing,  sitting  idly,  whether or not
         the person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around
         school property, for the purpose  of  committing  or
         attempting to commit a sex offense.
    (d)  Sentence.   A  person  who  violates this Section is
guilty of a Class 4 felony.

    Section 95.  Severability.  The provisions  of  this  Act
are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

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