97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3285

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. David Harris - Patricia R. Bellock - Sidney H. Mathias - Jil Tracy - Richard Morthland

 

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

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 in relation to child pornography. Provides that a person also commits the offense of child pornography when he or she knowingly films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium or reproduction or depicts by computer any actual or simulated act of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving any child whom he or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person, or knowingly possesses such film, videotape, photograph, or other depiction by computer. Provides that a violation 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; or .
26        (8) knowingly films, videotapes, photographs, or

 

 

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1    otherwise depicts or portrays by means of any similar
2    visual medium or reproduction or depicts by computer any
3    actual or simulated act of criminal sexual assault,
4    aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal
5    sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or
6    aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving any child whom
7    he or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the
8    age of 18 or any severely or profoundly mentally retarded
9    person, or knowingly possesses such film, videotape,
10    photograph, or other depiction by computer.
11    (b) (1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of
12    child pornography that the defendant reasonably believed,
13    under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years
14    of age or older or that the person was not a severely or
15    profoundly mentally retarded person but only where, prior
16    to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this
17    Section, he took some affirmative action or made a bonafide
18    inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 18
19    years of age or older or that the person was not a severely
20    or profoundly mentally retarded person and his reliance
21    upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.
22        (1.5) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile
23    service providers, and providers of information services,
24    including, but not limited to, Internet service providers
25    and hosting service providers, are not liable under this
26    Section, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by

 

 

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1    virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of
2    electronic communications or messages of others or by
3    virtue of the provision of other related
4    telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or
5    information services used by others in violation of this
6    Section.
7        (2) (Blank).
8        (3) The charge of child pornography shall not apply to
9    the performance of official duties by law enforcement or
10    prosecuting officers or persons employed by law
11    enforcement or prosecuting agencies, court personnel or
12    attorneys, nor to bonafide treatment or professional
13    education programs conducted by licensed physicians,
14    psychologists or social workers.
15        (4) Possession by the defendant of more than one of the
16    same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by
17    computer in which child pornography is depicted shall raise
18    a rebuttable presumption that the defendant possessed such
19    materials with the intent to disseminate them.
20        (5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to a
21    person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape,
22    or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which
23    child pornography is depicted. Possession is voluntary if
24    the defendant knowingly procures or receives a film,
25    videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction for a
26    sufficient time to be able to terminate his or her

 

 

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1    possession.
2        (6) Any violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
3    or (7) of subsection (a) that includes a child engaged in,
4    solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual
5    penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,
6    masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context
7    shall be deemed a crime of violence.
8    (c) Violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of
9subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum
10fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Violation of
11paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a
12mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
13Violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 1
14felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum
15fine of $100,000. Violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a)
16is a Class 3 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and
17a maximum fine of $100,000. Violation of paragraph (8) of
18subsection (a) is a Class X felony for which the defendant
19shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9
20years and not more than 40 years.
21    (d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent
22violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior
23conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric
24examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the
25court whether treatment of the person is necessary.
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1reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a child
2under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly mentally
3retarded person engaged in any activity described in
4subparagraphs (i) through (vii) or paragraph 1 of subsection
5(a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in
6photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing,
7manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer,
8or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited in
9the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 of
10this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles
11and aircraft.
12    In addition, any person convicted under this Section is
13subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in
14Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
15    (e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this
16Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim
17or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be
18unsealed and viewed, on a motion of the party seeking to unseal
19and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the
20discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth
21the purpose for viewing the material. The State's attorney and
22the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice of
23the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person
24entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) may
25object to the motion.
26    (f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:

 

 

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1        (1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute,
2    exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without
3    consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer
4    available for distribution or downloading through the
5    facilities of any telecommunications network or through
6    any other means of transferring computer programs or data
7    to a computer.
8        (2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise,
9    publish, manufacture, issue, present or show.
10        (3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy.
11        (4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create,
12    or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or
13    data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
14    or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
15    results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
16    screen, or display.
17        (5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program or
18    data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
19    or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
20    results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
21    screen, or display.
22        (6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have
23    the meanings ascribed to them in Section 16D-2 of this
24    Code.
25        (7) "Child" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or
26    other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by

 

 

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1    computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person,
2    either in part, or in total, under the age of 18,
3    regardless of the method by which the film, videotape,
4    photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
5    or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified
6    to appear as such. "Child" also includes a film, videotape,
7    photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
8    or depiction by computer that is advertised, promoted,
9    presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that
10    conveys the impression that the film, videotape,
11    photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
12    or depiction by computer is of a person under the age of
13    18.
14        (8) "Sexual penetration" and "sexual conduct" have the
15    meanings ascribed to them in Section 12-12 of this Code.
16    (g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes.
17        (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
18            (i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective
19        January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the
20        child pornography statute, Section 11-20.1 of the
21        Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained
22        other provisions.
23            (ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled
24        "AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A)
25        Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the
26        Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled

 

 

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1        GANGS and amended various provisions of the Criminal
2        Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. (C)
3        Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended
4        various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (D)
5        Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and amended the
6        Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois Controlled
7        Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled FIREARMS
8        and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of
9        Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 amended the
10        Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime Victims and
11        Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. (G)
12        Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to
13        increase the penalty for compelling organization
14        membership of persons. (H) Article 45 created the
15        Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act
16        and amended the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court
17        Act of 1987, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the
18        Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. (I)
19        Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the
20        Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Juvenile
21        Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code of 1961, the
22        Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified Code of
23        Corrections.
24            (iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District
25        Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118,
26        ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single

 

 

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1        subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article
2        IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its
3        entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999
4        was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to
5        appeal.
6            (iv) Child pornography is a vital concern to the
7        people of this State and the validity of future
8        prosecutions under the child pornography statute of
9        the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt.
10        (2) It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1999 to
11    prevent or minimize any problems relating to prosecutions
12    for child pornography that may result from challenges to
13    the constitutional validity of Public Act 88-680 by
14    re-enacting the Section relating to child pornography that
15    was included in Public Act 88-680.
16        (3) This amendatory Act of 1999 re-enacts Section
17    11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as it has been
18    amended. This re-enactment is intended to remove any
19    question as to the validity or content of that Section; it
20    is not intended to supersede any other Public Act that
21    amends the text of the Section as set forth in this
22    amendatory Act of 1999. The material is shown as existing
23    text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the time
24    this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty
25    was subject to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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1    Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to
2    child pornography that was amended by Public Act 88-680 is
3    not intended, and shall not be construed, to imply that
4    Public Act 88-680 is invalid or to limit or impair any
5    legal argument concerning whether those provisions were
6    substantially re-enacted by other Public Acts.
7(Source: P.A. 96-292, eff. 1-1-10; 96-712, eff. 1-1-10;
896-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)