101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3180

 

Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1097.7

    Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may adopt an ordinance with reasonable regulations concerning the operation of any business that involves exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of specified sexual activities by a person within the business' premises or that offers or provides sexually-oriented entertainment services or activities (rather than that offers or provides activities by employees, agents, or contractors of the business that involve exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of specified sexual activities in view of any patron, client, or customer of the business). Provides if a county has established a licensing program as part of its regulation of adult entertainment facilities, the findings, decision, and orders of the licensing official or licensing body is subject to review in the circuit court of the county and that the Administrative Review Law apply to and govern the judicial review. Allows a county having a code hearing unit to enforce and prosecute violations of the adult entertainment facilities ordinance through its administrative adjudication program.


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
55-1097.7 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1097.7)
7    Sec. 5-1097.7. Local ordinances to regulate adult
8entertainment facilities and obscenity.
9    (a) Definitions. In this Section Act:
10    "Specified anatomical area" means human genitals or pubic
11region, buttocks, anus, or the female breast below a point
12immediately above the top the areola that is less than
13completely or opaquely covered, or human male genitals in a
14discernibly turgid state even if completely or opaquely
15covered.
16    "Specified sexual activities" means (i) human genitals in a
17state of sexual stimulation or excitement; (ii) acts of human
18masturbation, sexual intercourse, fellatio, or sodomy; (iii)
19fondling, kissing, or erotic touching of specified anatomical
20areas; (iv) flagellation or torture in the context of a sexual
21relationship; (v) masochism, erotic or sexually oriented
22torture, beating, or the infliction of pain; (vi) erotic
23touching, fondling, or other such contact with an animal by a

 

 

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1human being; or (vii) human excretion, urination,
2menstruation, or vaginal or anal irrigation as part of or in
3connection with any of the activities set forth in items (i)
4through (vi).
5    (b) Ordinance to regulate adult entertainment facilities.
6A county may adopt by ordinance reasonable regulations
7concerning the operation of any business: (i) defined as an
8adult entertainment facility in Section 5-1097.5 of this Act;
9or (ii) that offers or provides activities by employees,
10agents, or contractors of the business that involves involve
11exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of
12specified sexual activities by a person within the business'
13premises; or (iii) that offers or provides sexually-oriented
14entertainment services or activities in view of any patron,
15client, or customer of the business. A county ordinance may
16also prohibit the sale, dissemination, display, exhibition, or
17distribution of obscene materials or conduct.
18    (c) Administrative review. If a county has established a
19licensing program as part of its regulation of adult
20entertainment facilities, the findings, decision, and orders
21of the licensing official or licensing body is subject to
22review in the circuit court of the county. The Administrative
23Review Law and the rules adopted under the Administrative
24Review Law apply to and govern the judicial review of the final
25findings, decision, and order of the licensing official or
26licensing body under this Section.

 

 

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1    (d) Civil actions. A county adopting an ordinance to
2regulate adult entertainment facilities may authorize the
3State's Attorney to institute a civil action to restrain
4violations of that ordinance. In that proceeding, the court
5shall enter such orders as it considers necessary to abate the
6violation and to prevent the violation from continuing or from
7being renewed in the future. In addition to any injunctive
8relief granted by the court, an ordinance may further authorize
9the court to assess fines of up to $1,000 per day for each
10violation of the ordinance, with each day in violation
11constituting a new and separate offense. A county having a code
12hearing unit established under Division 5-41 or Division 5-43
13of this Code may enforce and prosecute violations of the
14ordinance through its administrative adjudication program.
15(Source: P.A. 94-496, eff. 1-1-06.)