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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any person who receives any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value, derived from whatever source (rather than earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution), from a prostitute under 16 years of age or from a prostitute who is a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person, not for lawful consideration, knowing that it was received from a prostitute under 16 years of age or from a prostitute who is a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person commits juvenile pimping. Provides that if the prostitute is under 13 years of age, the penalty for juvenile pimping is a Class X felony.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Redefines the offense of juvenile pimping. Provides that a person commits the offense of juvenile pimping if the person knowingly receives anything of value derived from the practice of prostitution, in whole or in part, and (1) the prostitute was under the age of 16 at the time the act of prostitution occurred; or (2) the prostitute was a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time the act of prostitution occurred. Eliminates the affirmative defense that the accused reasonably believed the prostitute was 16 years of age or older or was not a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person. Creates the offense of aggravated juvenile pimping. Provides that a person commits the offense of aggravated juvenile pimping if the person knowingly receives anything of value derived from the practice of prostitution, in whole or in part, and the prostitute was under the age of 13 at the time the act of prostitution occurred. Provides that aggravated juvenile pimping is a Class X felony. Effective January 1, 2005.
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended with the following changes. Changes reference from "anything of value" to "any form of consideration". Restores the affirmative defense to a charge of juvenile pimping if the accused reasonably believed that the person was at least 16 years of age or that the person was not a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time of the act giving rise to the charge. Effective January 1, 2005.
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