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(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 heading) ARTICLE 11.

SEX OFFENSES

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Subdiv. 1 heading)

SUBDIVISION 1. GENERAL DEFINITIONS

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-0.1)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-1071)
    Sec. 11-0.1. Definitions. In this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms are defined as indicated:

"Accused" means a person accused of an offense prohibited by Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code or a person for whose conduct the accused is legally responsible under Article 5 of this Code.

    "Adult obscenity or child pornography Internet site". See Section 11-23.
    "Advance prostitution" means:
        (1) Soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade

by performing any of the following acts when acting other than as a person engaged in the sex trade or a patron of a person engaged in the sex trade:

(A) Soliciting another for the purpose of

prostitution.

(B) Arranging or offering to arrange a meeting of

persons for the purpose of prostitution.

(C) Directing another to a place knowing the

direction is for the purpose of prostitution.

(2) Keeping a place of prostitution by controlling or

exercising control over the use of any place that could offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution and performing any of the following acts when acting other than as a person engaged in the sex trade or a patron of a person engaged in the sex trade:

(A) Knowingly granting or permitting the use of

the place for the purpose of prostitution.

(B) Granting or permitting the use of the place

under circumstances from which he or she could reasonably know that the place is used or is to be used for purposes of prostitution.

(C) Permitting the continued use of the place

after becoming aware of facts or circumstances from which he or she should reasonably know that the place is being used for purposes of prostitution.

    "Agency". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Arranges". See Section 11-6.5.

"Bodily harm" means physical harm, and includes, but is not limited to, sexually transmitted disease, pregnancy, and impotence.

    "Care and custody". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Child care institution". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Child pornography". See Section 11-20.1.
    "Child sex offender". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Community agency". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Conditional release". See Section 11-9.2.

"Consent" means a freely given agreement to the act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct in question. Lack of verbal or physical resistance or submission by the victim resulting from the use of force or threat of force by the accused shall not constitute consent. The manner of dress of the victim at the time of the offense shall not constitute consent.

    "Custody". See Section 11-9.2.
    "Day care center". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Depict by computer". See Section 11-20.1.
    "Depiction by computer". See Section 11-20.1.
    "Disseminate". See Section 11-20.1.
    "Distribute". See Section 11-21.

"Family member" means a parent, grandparent, child, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, or great-uncle, whether by whole blood, half-blood, or adoption, and includes a step-grandparent, step-parent, or step-child. "Family member" also means, if the victim is a child under 18 years of age, an accused who has resided in the household with the child continuously for at least 6 months.

"Force or threat of force" means the use of force or violence or the threat of force or violence, including, but not limited to, the following situations:

(1) when the accused threatens to use force or

violence on the victim or on any other person, and the victim under the circumstances reasonably believes that the accused has the ability to execute that threat; or

(2) when the accused overcomes the victim by use of

superior strength or size, physical restraint, or physical confinement.

    "Harmful to minors". See Section 11-21.
    "Loiter". See Section 9.3.
    "Material". See Section 11-21.
    "Minor". See Section 11-21.
    "Nudity". See Section 11-21.
    "Obscene". See Section 11-20.
    "Part day child care facility". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Penal system". See Section 11-9.2.
    "Person responsible for the child's welfare". See Section 11-9.1A.
    "Person with a disability". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Playground". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Probation officer". See Section 11-9.2.
    "Produce". See Section 11-20.1.

"Profit from prostitution" means, when acting other than as a person engaged in the sex trade, to receive anything of value for personally rendered prostitution services or to receive anything of value from a person engaged in the sex trade, if the thing received is not for lawful consideration and the person knows it was earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution.

    "Public park". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Public place". See Section 11-30.
    "Reproduce". See Section 11-20.1.
    "Sado-masochistic abuse". See Section 11-21.
    "School". See Section 11-9.3.
    "School official". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Sexual abuse". See Section 11-9.1A.
    "Sexual act". See Section 11-9.1.

"Sexual conduct" means any knowing touching or fondling by the victim or the accused, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, anus, or breast of the victim or the accused, or any part of the body of a child under 13 years of age, or any transfer or transmission of semen by the accused upon any part of the clothed or unclothed body of the victim, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or the accused.

"Sexual excitement". See Section 11-21.

"Sexual penetration" means any contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of one person and an object or the sex organ, mouth, or anus of another person, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body of one person or of any animal or object into the sex organ or anus of another person, including, but not limited to, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal penetration. Evidence of emission of semen is not required to prove sexual penetration.

    "Solicit". See Section 11-6.
    "State-operated facility". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Supervising officer". See Section 11-9.2.
    "Surveillance agent". See Section 11-9.2.
    "Treatment and detention facility". See Section 11-9.2.

"Unable to give knowing consent" includes when the accused administers any intoxicating or anesthetic substance, or any controlled substance causing the victim to become unconscious of the nature of the act and this condition was known, or reasonably should have been known by the accused. "Unable to give knowing consent" also includes when the victim has taken an intoxicating substance or any controlled substance causing the victim to become unconscious of the nature of the act, and this condition was known or reasonably should have been known by the accused, but the accused did not provide or administer the intoxicating substance. As used in this paragraph, "unconscious of the nature of the act" means incapable of resisting because the victim meets any one of the following conditions:

(1) was unconscious or asleep;
(2) was not aware, knowing, perceiving, or cognizant

that the act occurred;

(3) was not aware, knowing, perceiving, or cognizant

of the essential characteristics of the act due to the perpetrator's fraud in fact; or

(4) was not aware, knowing, perceiving, or cognizant

of the essential characteristics of the act due to the perpetrator's fraudulent representation that the sexual penetration served a professional purpose when it served no professional purpose.

A victim is presumed "unable to give knowing consent" when the victim:
(1) is committed to the care and custody or

supervision of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the accused is an employee or volunteer who is not married to the victim who knows or reasonably should know that the victim is committed to the care and custody or supervision of such department;

(2) is committed to or placed with the Department of

Children and Family Services (DCFS) and in residential care, and the accused employee is not married to the victim, and knows or reasonably should know that the victim is committed to or placed with DCFS and in residential care;

(3) is a client or patient and the accused is a

health care provider or mental health care provider and the sexual conduct or sexual penetration occurs during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination;

(4) is a resident or inpatient of a residential

facility and the accused is an employee of the facility who is not married to such resident or inpatient who provides direct care services, case management services, medical or other clinical services, habilitative services or direct supervision of the residents in the facility in which the resident resides; or an officer or other employee, consultant, contractor or volunteer of the residential facility, who knows or reasonably should know that the person is a resident of such facility; or

(5) is detained or otherwise in the custody of a

police officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement official who: (i) is detaining or maintaining custody of such person; or (ii) knows, or reasonably should know, that at the time of the offense, such person was detained or in custody and the police officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement official is not married to such detainee.

"Victim" means a person alleging to have been subjected to an offense prohibited by Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1096, eff. 1-1-23; 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25.)

    (Text of Section from P.A. 104-245)
    Sec. 11-0.1. Definitions. In this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms are defined as indicated:

"Accused" means a person accused of an offense prohibited by Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code or a person for whose conduct the accused is legally responsible under Article 5 of this Code.

    "Adult obscenity or child sexual abuse material Internet site". See Section 11-23.
    "Advance prostitution" means:
        (1) Soliciting for a prostitute by performing any of

the following acts when acting other than as a prostitute or a patron of a prostitute:

(A) Soliciting another for the purpose of

prostitution.

(B) Arranging or offering to arrange a meeting of

persons for the purpose of prostitution.

(C) Directing another to a place knowing the

direction is for the purpose of prostitution.

(2) Keeping a place of prostitution by controlling or

exercising control over the use of any place that could offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution and performing any of the following acts when acting other than as a prostitute or a patron of a prostitute:

(A) Knowingly granting or permitting the use of

the place for the purpose of prostitution.

(B) Granting or permitting the use of the place

under circumstances from which he or she could reasonably know that the place is used or is to be used for purposes of prostitution.

(C) Permitting the continued use of the place

after becoming aware of facts or circumstances from which he or she should reasonably know that the place is being used for purposes of prostitution.

    "Agency". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Arranges". See Section 11-6.5.

"Bodily harm" means physical harm, and includes, but is not limited to, sexually transmitted disease, pregnancy, and impotence.

    "Care and custody". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Child care institution". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Child sexual abuse material". See Section 11-20.1.
    "Child sex offender". See Section 11-9.3.
    "Community agency". See Section 11-9.5.
    "Conditional release". See Section 11-9.2.

"Consent" means a freely given agreement to the act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct in question. Lack of verbal or physical resistance or submission by the victim resulting from the use of force or threat of force by the accused shall not constitute consent. The manner of dress of the victim at the time of the offense shall not constitute consent.

"Family member" means a parent, grandparent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, or great-uncle, whether by whole blood, half-blood, or adoption, and includes a step-grandparent, step-parent, or step-child. "Family member" also means, if the victim is a child under 18 years of age, an accused who has resided in the household with the child continuously for at least 3 months.

"Force or threat of force" means the use of force or violence or the threat of force or violence, including, but not limited to, the following situations:

(1) when the accused threatens to use force or

violence on the victim or on any other person, and the victim under the circumstances reasonably believes that the accused has the ability to execute that threat; or

(2) when the accused overcomes the victim by use of

superior strength or size, physical restraint, or physical confinement.

"Profit from prostitution" means, when acting other than as a prostitute, to receive anything of value for personally rendered prostitution services or to receive anything of value from a prostitute, if the thing received is not for lawful consideration and the person knows it was earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution.

"Sexual conduct" means any knowing touching or fondling by the victim or the accused, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, anus, or breast of the victim or the accused, or any part of the body of a child under 13 years of age, or any transfer or transmission of semen by the accused upon any part of the clothed or unclothed body of the victim, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or the accused.

"Sexual excitement". See Section 11-21.

"Sexual penetration" means any contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of one person and an object or the sex organ, mouth, or anus of another person, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body of one person or of any animal or object into the sex organ or anus of another person, including, but not limited to, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal penetration. Evidence of emission of semen is not required to prove sexual penetration.

"Unable to give knowing consent" includes, but is not limited to, when the victim was asleep, unconscious, or unaware of the nature of the act such that the victim could not give voluntary and knowing agreement to the sexual act. "Unable to give knowing consent" also includes when the accused administers any intoxicating or anesthetic substance, or any controlled substance causing the victim to become unconscious of the nature of the act and this condition was known, or reasonably should have been known by the accused. "Unable to give knowing consent" also includes when the victim has taken an intoxicating substance or any controlled substance causing the victim to become unconscious of the nature of the act, and this condition was known or reasonably should have been known by the accused, but the accused did not provide or administer the intoxicating substance. As used in this paragraph, "unconscious of the nature of the act" means incapable of resisting because the victim meets any one of the following conditions:

(1) was unconscious or asleep;
(2) was not aware, knowing, perceiving, or cognizant

that the act occurred;

(3) was not aware, knowing, perceiving, or cognizant

of the essential characteristics of the act due to the perpetrator's fraud in fact; or

(4) was not aware, knowing, perceiving, or cognizant

of the essential characteristics of the act due to the perpetrator's fraudulent representation that the sexual penetration served a professional purpose when it served no professional purpose.

It is inferred that a victim is unable to give knowing consent when the victim:
(1) is committed to the care and custody or

supervision of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the accused is an employee or volunteer who is not married to the victim who knows or reasonably should know that the victim is committed to the care and custody or supervision of such department;

(2) is committed to or placed with the Department of

Children and Family Services (DCFS) and in residential care, and the accused employee is not married to the victim, and knows or reasonably should know that the victim is committed to or placed with DCFS and in residential care;

(3) is a client or patient and the accused is a

health care provider or mental health care provider and the sexual conduct or sexual penetration occurs during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination;

(4) is a resident or inpatient of a residential

facility and the accused is an employee of the facility who is not married to such resident or inpatient who provides direct care services, case management services, medical or other clinical services, habilitative services or direct supervision of the residents in the facility in which the resident resides; or an officer or other employee, consultant, contractor or volunteer of the residential facility, who knows or reasonably should know that the person is a resident of such facility; or

(5) is detained or otherwise in the custody of a

police officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement official who: (i) is detaining or maintaining custody of such person; or (ii) knows, or reasonably should know, that at the time of the offense, such person was detained or in custody and the police officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement official is not married to such detainee.

"Victim" means a person alleging to have been subjected to an offense prohibited by Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Subdiv. 5 heading)

SUBDIVISION 5. MAJOR SEX OFFENSES

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.10) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-18)

Sec. 11-1.10. General provisions concerning offenses described in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60.

(a) No person accused of violating Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60
of this Code shall be presumed to be incapable of committing an offense
prohibited by Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code
because of age, physical condition or relationship to the victim.  Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to modify or abrogate the affirmative defense of infancy
under Section 6-1 of this Code or the provisions of Section 5-805 of the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

(b) Any medical examination or procedure which is conducted by a physician,
nurse, medical or hospital personnel, parent, or caretaker for purposes
and in a manner consistent with reasonable medical standards is not an offense
under Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code.

(c) (Blank).

(d) (Blank).

(e) The prosecuting State's Attorney shall seek an order from the court to compel the accused to be tested for any sexually
transmissible disease, including a test for infection with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), within 48 hours:

(1) after a finding at a preliminary hearing that

there is probable cause to believe that an accused has committed a violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, or 11-1.40  of this Code, or

(2) after an indictment is returned charging an

accused with a violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, or 11-1.40 of this Code, or

(3) after a finding that a defendant charged with a

violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, or 11-1.40  of this Code is unfit to stand trial pursuant to Section 104-16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 where the finding is made prior to the preliminary hearing, or

(4) after the request of the victim of the violation

of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, or 11-1.40.

The medical tests shall be
performed only
by appropriately licensed medical practitioners.  The testing shall consist of a test approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health to determine the presence of HIV infection, based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; in the event of a
positive result, a reliable supplemental
test based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be administered.  The results of the tests and any follow-up tests shall be
kept
strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved in the testing and
must be personally delivered in a sealed envelope to the victim, to the defendant, to the State's Attorney, and to the
judge who entered the order, for the judge's inspection in camera.  The judge shall provide to the victim a referral to the Illinois Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS toll-free hotline for counseling and information in connection with the test result. Acting
in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the public, the
judge shall have the discretion to determine to whom, if anyone, the result
of the testing may be revealed; however, in no case shall the identity of
the victim be disclosed.  The court shall order that the cost of the tests
shall be paid by the county, and shall be taxed as costs against the accused
if convicted.

(f) Whenever any law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe
that a person has been delivered a controlled substance without his or her
consent, the law enforcement officer shall advise the victim about seeking
medical treatment and preserving evidence.

(g) Every hospital providing emergency hospital services to an alleged
sexual assault survivor, when there is reasonable
cause to believe that a person has been delivered a controlled substance
without his or her consent, shall designate personnel to provide:

(1) An explanation to the victim about the nature and

effects of commonly used controlled substances and how such controlled substances are administered.

(2) An offer to the victim of testing for the

presence of such controlled substances.

(3) A disclosure to the victim that all controlled

substances or alcohol ingested by the victim will be disclosed by the test.

(4) A statement that the test is completely voluntary.

(5) A form for written authorization for sample

analysis of all controlled substances and alcohol ingested by the victim.

A physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches may agree to
be a designated person under this subsection.

No sample analysis may be performed unless the victim
returns a signed written authorization within 30 days

after the sample was
collected.

Any medical treatment or care under this subsection shall be only in
accordance with the order of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
of its branches.  Any testing under this subsection shall be only in accordance
with the order of a licensed individual authorized to order the testing.

(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 98-761, eff. 7-16-14.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.20) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-13)

Sec. 11-1.20. Criminal sexual assault.

    (a) A person commits criminal sexual assault if that person commits an act of sexual penetration and:
        (1) uses force or threat of force;
        (2) knows that the victim is unable to understand the

nature of the act or is unable to give knowing consent;

(3) is a family member of the victim, and the victim

is under 18 years of age; or

(4) is 17 years of age or over and holds a position

of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the victim, and the victim is at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age.

(b) Sentence.

(1) Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony,

except that:

(A) A person who is convicted of the offense of

criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault or the offense of exploitation of a child, or who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of an offense that is substantially equivalent to the offense of criminal sexual assault or to the offense of exploitation of a child, commits a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 years and not more than 60 years, except that if the person is under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense, he or she shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.  The commission of the second or subsequent offense is required to have been after the initial conviction for this paragraph (A) to apply.

(B) A person who has attained the age of 18 years

at the time of the commission of the offense and who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously been convicted of the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or who is convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault as defined in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) after having previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of an offense that is substantially equivalent to the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.  The commission of the second or subsequent offense is required to have been after the initial conviction for this paragraph (B) to apply. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense covered by this subparagraph (B) shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(C) A second or subsequent conviction for a

violation of paragraph (a)(3) or (a)(4) or under any similar statute of this State or any other state for any offense involving criminal sexual assault that is substantially equivalent to or more serious than the sexual assault prohibited under paragraph (a)(3) or (a)(4) is a Class X felony.

(Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.30) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-14)

Sec. 11-1.30. Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault.

(a) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if that person commits criminal sexual assault and any of the following aggravating circumstances exist during the commission of the offense or, for purposes of paragraph (7), occur as part of the same course of conduct as the commission of the offense:

(1) the person displays, threatens to use, or uses a

dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, or any other object fashioned or used in a manner that leads the victim, under the circumstances, reasonably to believe that the object is a dangerous weapon;

(2) the person causes bodily harm to the victim,

except as provided in paragraph (10);

(3) the person acts in a manner that threatens or

endangers the life of the victim or any other person;

(4) the person commits the criminal sexual assault

during the course of committing or attempting to commit any other felony;

        (5) the victim is 60 years of age or older;
        (6) the victim is a person with a physical disability;
        (7) the person delivers (by injection, inhalation,

ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) any controlled substance to the victim without the victim's consent or by threat or deception for other than medical purposes;

(8) the person is armed with a firearm;
(9) the person personally discharges a firearm during

the commission of the offense; or

(10) the person personally discharges a firearm

during the commission of the offense, and that discharge proximately causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person.

(b) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if
that person is under 17 years of age and: (i) commits an act of
sexual penetration with a victim who is under 9 years of age; or (ii) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim
who is at least 9 years of age but under 13 years of age and  the person uses force or threat of force to commit the act.

(c) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if that person commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability.

(d) Sentence.

(1) Aggravated criminal sexual assault in violation

of paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of subsection (a) or in violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a)(1) is a Class X felony for which 10 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. A violation of subsection (a)(8) is a Class X felony for which 15 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.  A violation of subsection (a)(9) is a Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. A violation of subsection (a)(10) is a Class X felony for which 25 years or up to a term of natural life imprisonment shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of aggravated criminal sexual assault in violation of paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (a) shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years at

the time of the commission of the offense and who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault, or who is convicted of the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault after having previously been convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault or the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or who is convicted of the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault after having previously been convicted under the laws of this or any other state of an offense that is substantially equivalent to the offense of criminal sexual assault, the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment. The commission of the second or subsequent offense is required to have been after the initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense covered by this paragraph (2) shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(Source: P.A. 99-69, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.40)

(was 720 ILCS 5/12-14.1)

Sec. 11-1.40. Predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

(a) A person commits predatory criminal sexual assault of a child if that person is 17 years of age or older, and commits an act of contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of one person and the part of the body of another for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or the accused, or an act of sexual penetration, and:

(1) the victim is under 13 years of age; or
(2) the victim is under 13 years of age and that

person:

(A) is armed with a firearm;
(B) personally discharges a firearm during the

commission of the offense;

            (C) causes great bodily harm to the victim that:
                (i) results in permanent disability; or
                (ii) is life threatening; or
            (D) delivers (by injection, inhalation,

ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) any controlled substance to the victim without the victim's consent or by threat or deception, for other than medical purposes.

(b) Sentence.

(1) A person convicted of a violation of subsection

(a)(1) commits a Class X felony, for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60 years. A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(2)(A) commits a Class X felony for which 15 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(2)(B) commits a Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.  A person who has     attained the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense and who is convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(2)(C) commits a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 50 years or up to a term of natural life imprisonment. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child in violation of subsections (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(2)(C) shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(1.1) A person convicted of a violation of subsection

(a)(2)(D) commits a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 50 years and not more than 60 years. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child in violation of subsection (a)(2)(D) shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(1.2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years

at the time of the commission of the offense and convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child committed against 2 or more persons regardless of whether the offenses occurred as the result of the same act or of several related or unrelated acts shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment and an offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years at

the time of the commission of the offense and who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or who is convicted of the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after having previously been convicted of the offense of criminal sexual assault or the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault, or who is convicted of the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after having previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of an offense that is substantially equivalent to the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault or the offense of criminal sexual assault, shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment. The commission of the second or subsequent offense is required to have been after the initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply. An offender under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offense covered by this paragraph (2) shall be sentenced under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(Source: P.A. 98-370, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-903, eff. 8-15-14; 99-69, eff. 1-1-16.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.50) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-15)

Sec. 11-1.50. Criminal sexual abuse.

(a) A person commits criminal sexual abuse if that person:

(1) commits an act of sexual conduct by the use of

force or threat of force; or

(2) commits an act of sexual conduct and knows that

the victim is unable to understand the nature of the act or is unable to give knowing consent.

(b) A person commits criminal sexual abuse if
that person is under 17 years of age and commits an act of sexual
penetration or sexual conduct with a victim who is at least 9 years of age
but under 17 years of age.

(c) A person commits criminal sexual abuse if that person commits an
act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a victim who is at least
13 years of age but under 17 years of age and the person is less than 5
years older than the victim.

(d) Sentence.  Criminal sexual abuse
for a violation of subsection (b) or
(c) of this Section
is a Class A misdemeanor.
Criminal sexual abuse for a violation of paragraph (1) or (2)
of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
A second
or subsequent conviction
for a violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class 2 felony.
For purposes of this
Section it is a second or subsequent conviction if
the accused has at any
time been convicted under this Section or under any similar statute of this
State or any other state for any offense involving sexual abuse or sexual
assault that is substantially equivalent to or more serious than the sexual
abuse prohibited under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.60) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-16)

Sec. 11-1.60. Aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

(a) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if that person commits criminal sexual abuse and any of the following aggravating circumstances exist (i) during the commission of the offense or (ii) for purposes of paragraph (7), as part of the same course of conduct as the commission of the offense:

(1) the person displays, threatens to use, or uses a

dangerous weapon or any other object fashioned or used in a manner that leads the victim, under the circumstances, reasonably to believe that the object is a dangerous weapon;

        (2) the person causes bodily harm to the victim;
        (3) the victim is 60 years of age or older;
        (4) the victim is a person with a physical disability;
        (5) the person acts in a manner that threatens or

endangers the life of the victim or any other person;

(6) the person commits the criminal sexual abuse

during the course of committing or attempting to commit any other felony; or

(7) the person delivers (by injection, inhalation,

ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) any controlled substance to the victim for other than medical purposes without the victim's consent or by threat or deception.

(b) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if that person
commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is under 18
years of age
and the person is a family member.

(c) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if:

(1) that person is 17 years of age or over and: (i)

commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is under 13 years of age; or (ii) commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age and the person uses force or threat of force to commit the act; or

(2) that person is under 17 years of age and: (i)

commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is under 9 years of age; or (ii) commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is at least 9 years of age but under 17 years of age and the person uses force or threat of force to commit the act.

(d) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if that person
commits an act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a victim
who is at least 13
years of age but under 17 years of age and the person is at least 5 years
older than the victim.

(e) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if that person
commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is a
person with a severe or profound intellectual disability.

(f) A person commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if
that person commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who is but under 18 years of age and
the person is 17 years of age or over and holds a position of trust,
authority, or supervision in relation to the victim.

(g) Sentence.  Aggravated criminal sexual abuse for a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this Section is a Class 2 felony. Aggravated criminal sexual abuse for a violation of subsection (f) of this Section is a Class 1 felony.

(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.70) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-17)

Sec. 11-1.70. Defenses with respect to offenses described in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60.

(a) It shall be a defense to any offense under Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code where force or threat of force is an element of the
offense that the victim consented.

(b) It shall be a defense under subsection (b) and subsection (c) of
Section 11-1.50 and subsection (d) of Section 11-1.60 of this Code that the
accused reasonably believed the person to be 17 years of age or over.

(c) A person who initially consents to sexual penetration or sexual
conduct
is not deemed to have consented to any sexual penetration or sexual
conduct that occurs after he or she withdraws consent during the course of
that sexual penetration or sexual conduct.

(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-1.80) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-18.1)

Sec. 11-1.80. Civil Liability.

(a) If any person has been convicted of
any offense defined in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of this Act,
a victim of such offense has a cause of action for damages against any
person or entity who, by the manufacture, production, or wholesale
distribution of any obscene material which was possessed or viewed by the
person convicted of the offense, proximately caused such person, through his
or her reading or viewing of the obscene material, to commit the violation
of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16.  No victim may recover in any
such action unless he or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence
that:  (1) the reading or viewing of the specific obscene material
manufactured, produced, or distributed wholesale by the defendant
proximately caused the person convicted of the violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13,
12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 to commit such violation and (2) the defendant knew
or had reason to know that the manufacture, production, or wholesale
distribution of such material was likely to cause a violation of an offense substantially
of the type enumerated.

(b) The manufacturer, producer or wholesale distributor shall be liable
to the victim for:

(1) actual damages incurred by the victim, including

medical costs;

(2) court costs and reasonable attorneys fees;

(3) infliction of emotional distress;

(4) pain and suffering; and

(5) loss of consortium.

(c) Every action under this Section shall be commenced within 3 years
after the conviction of the defendant for a violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13,
12-14, 12-15 or 12-16 of this Code.  However, if the victim was under the
age of 18 years at the time of the conviction of the defendant for a
violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of this Code, an action
under this Section shall be commenced within 3 years after the victim
attains the age of 18 years.

(d) For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "obscene" has the meaning ascribed to it in

subsection (b) of Section 11-20 of this Code;

(2) "wholesale distributor" means any individual,

partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity which stands between the manufacturer and the retail seller in purchases, consignments, contracts for sale or rental of the obscene material;

(3) "producer" means any individual, partnership,

corporation, association, or other legal entity which finances or supervises, to any extent, the production or making of obscene material;

(4) "manufacturer" means any individual, partnership,

corporation, association, or other legal entity which manufacturers, assembles or produces obscene material.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, Article 2, Section 5, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 1035, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-6)

Sec. 11-6. Indecent solicitation of a child.

(a) A person of the age of 17 years and upwards commits
indecent solicitation of a child if the person, with the intent that the
offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or aggravated criminal sexual
abuse be committed, knowingly solicits a child or one whom he or she believes
to be a child to perform an act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct as
defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.

(a-5) A person of the age of 17 years and upwards commits
indecent solicitation of a child if the person knowingly discusses an act of sexual conduct or sexual penetration with a child or with one whom he or she believes
to be a child by means of the Internet with the intent that the offense of aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse be committed.

(a-6) It is not a defense to subsection (a-5) that the person did not solicit the child to perform sexual conduct or sexual penetration with the person.

(b) Definitions. As used in this Section:

"Solicit" means to command, authorize, urge, incite,

request, or advise another to perform an act by any means including, but not limited to, in person, over the phone, in writing, by computer, or by advertisement of any kind.

"Child" means a person under 17 years of age.

"Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section

16-0.1 of this Code.

"Sexual penetration" or "sexual conduct" are defined

in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.

(c) Sentence. Indecent solicitation of a child under subsection (a) is:

(1) a Class 1 felony when the act, if done, would be

predatory criminal sexual assault of a child or aggravated criminal sexual assault;

(2) a Class 2 felony when the act, if done, would be

criminal sexual assault;

(3) a Class 3 felony when the act, if done, would be

aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Indecent solicitation of a child under subsection (a-5) is a Class 4 felony.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-6.5)

Sec. 11-6.5. Indecent solicitation of an adult.

(a) A person commits indecent solicitation of an adult if the person knowingly:

(1) Arranges for a person 17 years of age or over to

commit an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 with a person:

(i) Under the age of 13 years; or

(ii) Thirteen years of age or over but under the

age of 17 years; or

(2) Arranges for a person 17 years of age or over to

commit an act of sexual conduct as defined in Section 11-0.1 with a person:

(i) Under the age of 13 years; or

(ii) Thirteen years of age or older but under the

age of 17 years.

(b) Sentence.

(1) Violation of paragraph (a)(1)(i) is a Class X

felony.

(2) Violation of paragraph (a)(1)(ii) is a Class 1

felony.

(3) Violation of paragraph (a)(2)(i) is a Class 2

felony.

(4) Violation of paragraph (a)(2)(ii) is a Class A

misdemeanor.

(c) For the purposes of this Section, "arranges" includes but is not
limited to oral or written communication and
communication by telephone, computer, or other electronic means.  "Computer"
has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 17-0.5 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-6.6)
    Sec. 11-6.6. Solicitation to meet a child.

(a)   A person of the age of 18 or more years commits the offense of solicitation to meet a child if the person while using a computer, cellular telephone, or any other device, with the intent to meet a child or one whom he or she believes to be a child, solicits, entices, induces, or arranges with the child to meet at a location without the knowledge of the child's  parent or guardian and the meeting with the child is arranged for a purpose   other than a lawful purpose under Illinois law.

(b) Sentence. Solicitation to meet a child is a Class A misdemeanor.

Solicitation to meet a child is a Class 4 felony when the solicitor believes he or she is 5 or more years older than the child.

(c)  For purposes of this Section,   "child" means any person under 17 years of age; and "computer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 17-0.5 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 101-87, eff. 1-1-20.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-7)

(This Section was renumbered as Section 11-35 by P.A. 96-1551.)
Sec. 11-7.

(Renumbered).

(Source: P.A. 86-490. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-8)

(This Section was renumbered as Section 11-40 by P.A. 96-1551.)
Sec. 11-8.

(Renumbered).

(Source: P.A. 86-490. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-9)

(This Section was renumbered as Section 11-30 by P.A. 96-1551.)
Sec. 11-9. (Renumbered).

(Source: P.A. 96-1098, eff. 1-1-11. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Subdiv. 10 heading)

SUBDIVISION 10. VULNERABLE VICTIM OFFENSES

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-9.1)
    Sec. 11-9.1. Sexual exploitation of a child.

(a) A person commits sexual exploitation of a child if in the presence or virtual presence, or both, of a child and with knowledge that a child or one whom he or she believes to be a child would view his or her acts, that person:

(1) engages in a sexual act;
(2) exposes his or her sex organs, anus or breast for

the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification of such person or the child or one whom he or she believes to be a child; or

(3) knowingly entices, coerces, or persuades a child

to participate in the production of the recording or memorializing a sexual act of persons ages 18 or older.

(a-5) A person commits sexual exploitation of a child who knowingly entices, coerces, or persuades a child to remove the child's clothing for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification of the person or the child, or both.

    (b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
    "Sexual act" means masturbation, sexual conduct or sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.
    "Sex offense" means any violation of Article 11 of this Code.
    "Child" means a person under 17 years of age.

"Virtual presence" means an environment that is created with software and presented to the user and or receiver via the Internet, in such a way that the user appears in front of the receiver on the computer monitor or screen or hand-held portable electronic device, usually through a web camming program. "Virtual presence" includes primarily experiencing through sight or sound, or both, a video image that can be explored interactively at a personal computer or hand-held communication device, or both.

"Webcam" means a video capturing device connected to a computer or computer network that is designed to take digital photographs or live or recorded video which allows for the live transmission to an end user over the Internet.

(c) Sentence.
(1) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class A

misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this Section or a substantially similar law of another state is a Class 4 felony.

(2) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 4

felony if the person has been previously convicted of a sex offense.

(3) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 4

felony if the victim was under 13 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense.

(4) Sexual exploitation of a child is a Class 4

felony if committed by a person 18 years of age or older who is on or within 500 feet of elementary or secondary school grounds when children are present on the grounds.

(5) A violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is

a Class 4 felony.

(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-9.1A)

Sec. 11-9.1A. Permitting sexual abuse of a child.

(a) A person responsible for a child's welfare commits
permitting sexual
abuse of a child if the person has actual knowledge of and permits an act of
sexual
abuse upon the
child, or permits the child to engage in prostitution as
defined in Section
11-14 of this Code.

    (b) In this Section:
    "Actual knowledge" includes credible allegations made by the child.
    "Child" means a minor under the age of 17 years.

"Person responsible for the child's welfare" means the child's parent,
step-parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody of a child, who is
responsible
for the child's care at the time of the alleged sexual abuse.

"Prostitution" means prostitution as defined in Section 11-14 of this Code.

"Sexual abuse" includes criminal sexual abuse or criminal sexual assault as
defined
in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code.

(c) This Section does not apply to a person responsible for the child's
welfare who, having
reason to believe that sexual abuse has occurred, makes timely and reasonable
efforts to
stop the sexual abuse by reporting the sexual abuse in conformance with the
Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act or by reporting the sexual abuse, or causing a
report to be made,
to medical or
law enforcement authorities or anyone who is a mandated reporter under Section
4
of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

(d) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that the child
or the
person responsible for the child's welfare has been abused by a family or
household member as defined by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, the
officer
shall immediately use all reasonable means to prevent further abuse under
Section 112A-30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(e) An order of protection under Section 111-8 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1963 shall be sought in all cases where there is reason to believe
that a child has been sexually abused by a family or household member.  In
considering appropriate available remedies, it shall be presumed that awarding
physical care or custody to the abuser is not in the child's best interest.

(f) A person may not be charged with the offense of permitting sexual abuse
of a child under this Section until the person who committed the offense is
charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
criminal sexual
abuse, or prostitution.

(g) A person convicted of permitting the sexual abuse of a child is
guilty
of a Class 1
felony.
As
a condition of any sentence of supervision, probation, conditional discharge,
or mandatory
supervised release, any person convicted under this Section shall be ordered to
undergo
child sexual abuse, domestic violence, or other appropriate
counseling for a
specified duration with a qualified social or mental health worker.

(h) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of permitting sexual abuse of a
child under this Section that the person responsible for the child's welfare
had
a reasonable apprehension that timely action to stop the abuse or prostitution
would result in the imminent infliction of death, great bodily harm, permanent
disfigurement, or permanent disability to that person or another in retaliation
for reporting.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.1B)
    Sec. 11-9.1B. Failure to report sexual abuse of a child.
    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
    "Child" means any person under the age of 13.

"Sexual abuse" means any contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of the victim or the accused and an object or body part, including, but not limited to, the sex organ, mouth, or anus of the victim or the accused, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body of the victim or the accused or of any animal or object into the sex organ or anus of the victim or the accused, including, but not limited to, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal penetration. Evidence of emission of semen is not required to prove sexual abuse.

(b) A person over the age of 18 commits failure to report sexual abuse of a child when he or she  personally observes sexual abuse, as defined by this Section,  between a person who he or she knows is over the age of 18 and a person he or she knows is a child, and knowingly fails to report the sexual abuse to law enforcement.

(c) This Section does not apply to a person who makes timely and reasonable efforts to stop the sexual abuse by reporting the sexual abuse in conformance with the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act or by reporting the sexual abuse or causing a report to be made, to medical or law enforcement authorities or anyone who is a mandated reporter under Section 4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

(d) A person may not be charged with the offense of failure to report  sexual abuse of a child under this Section until the person who committed the offense is charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

(e) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of failure to report sexual abuse of a child under this Section that the person who personally observed the sexual abuse had a reasonable apprehension that timely action to stop the abuse would result in the imminent infliction of death, great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability to that person or another in retaliation for reporting.

(f) Sentence.  A person who commits failure to report sexual abuse of a child is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation.

(g) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow prosecution of a person who personally observes the act of sexual abuse and assists with an investigation and any subsequent prosecution of the offender.

(Source: P.A. 98-370, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-9.2)

Sec. 11-9.2. Custodial sexual misconduct.

(a) A person commits custodial sexual misconduct
when: (1) he or
she is an employee of a penal system and engages in sexual conduct or sexual
penetration with a person who is in the custody of that penal system; (2)
he or she is an employee of a treatment and detention facility and engages in
sexual conduct or sexual penetration with a person who is in the custody of
that
treatment and detention facility; or (3) he or she is an employee of a law enforcement agency and engages in sexual conduct or sexual penetration with a person who is in the custody of a law enforcement agency or employee.

(b) A probation or supervising officer, surveillance agent, or aftercare specialist commits custodial
sexual misconduct when the probation or supervising officer, surveillance
agent, or aftercare specialist engages in sexual
conduct or sexual penetration with a probationer, parolee, or releasee or
person serving a term of conditional release who is
under the supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial authority of the
officer or agent or employee so
engaging in the sexual conduct or sexual penetration.

(c) Custodial sexual misconduct is a Class 3 felony.

(d) Any person convicted of violating this Section immediately shall forfeit
his or her employment with a law enforcement agency, a penal system, a treatment and detention facility,
or a conditional release program.

(e) In this Section, the consent of the probationer, parolee,
releasee, inmate in custody of the penal system or person detained or
civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, or a person in the custody of a law enforcement agency or employee
shall not be a defense to a
prosecution under this Section.  A person is deemed incapable of consent, for
purposes of this Section, when he or she is a probationer, parolee, releasee,
 inmate in custody of a penal system or person detained or civilly
committed under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, or a person in the custody of a law enforcement agency or employee.

(f) This Section does not apply to:

(1) Any employee, probation or supervising officer,

surveillance agent, or aftercare specialist who is lawfully married to a person in custody if the marriage occurred before the date of custody.

(2) Any employee, probation or supervising officer,

surveillance agent, or aftercare specialist who has no knowledge, and would have no reason to believe, that the person with whom he or she engaged in custodial sexual misconduct was a person in custody.

(g) In this Section:

(0.5) "Aftercare specialist" means any person

employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to supervise and facilitate services for persons placed on aftercare release.

(1) "Custody" means:

(i) pretrial incarceration or detention;

(ii) incarceration or detention under a sentence

or commitment to a State or local penal institution;

(iii) parole, aftercare release, or mandatory

supervised release;

(iv) electronic monitoring or home detention;

(v) probation;

(vi) detention or civil commitment either in

secure care or in the community under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act; or

(vii) detention or arrest by a law enforcement

agency or employee.

(2) "Penal system" means any system which includes

institutions as defined in Section 2-14 of this Code or a county shelter care or detention home established under Section 1 of the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act.

(2.1) "Treatment and detention facility" means any

Department of Human Services facility established for the detention or civil commitment of persons under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

(2.2) "Conditional release" means a program of

treatment and services, vocational services, and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment provided to any person civilly committed and conditionally released to the community under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act;

(3) "Employee" means:

(i) an employee of any governmental agency of

this State or any county or municipal corporation that has by statute, ordinance, or court order the responsibility for the care, control, or supervision of pretrial or sentenced persons in a penal system or persons detained or civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act;

(ii) a contractual employee of a penal system as

defined in paragraph (g)(2) of this Section who works in a penal institution as defined in Section 2-14 of this Code;

(iii) a contractual employee of a "treatment and

detention facility" as defined in paragraph (g)(2.1) of this Code or a contractual employee of the Department of Human Services who provides supervision of persons serving a term of conditional release as defined in paragraph (g)(2.2) of this Code; or

(iv) an employee of a law enforcement agency.
(3.5) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the

State or of a unit of local government charged with enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws or with managing custody of detained persons in the State, but not including a State's Attorney.

(4) "Sexual conduct" or "sexual penetration" means

any act of sexual conduct or sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.

(5) "Probation officer" means any person employed in

a probation or court services department as defined in Section 9b of the Probation and Probation Officers Act.

(6) "Supervising officer" means any person employed

to supervise persons placed on parole or mandatory supervised release with the duties described in Section 3-14-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(7) "Surveillance agent" means any person employed or

contracted to supervise persons placed on conditional release in the community under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-431, eff. 8-25-17; 100-693, eff. 8-3-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.2-1)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 11-9.2-1. Lewd sexual display in a penal institution.

(a) A person commits lewd sexual display in a penal institution when he or she is in the custody of a penal institution and knowingly engages in any of the following acts while he or she is confined in a penal institution: engages in a lewd exposure of the genitals or anus, for the purpose or effect of intimidating, harassing, or threatening one whom he or she believes to be in the presence or view of such acts. For purposes of this Section, "penal institution" does not include a facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice or a juvenile detention facility.

(b) Sentence. Lewd sexual display in a penal institution is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation for lewd sexual display in a penal institution is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

(c) A person charged with a violation of this Section shall be eligible for an evaluation for a mental health court program under the Mental Health Court Treatment Act, the provisions of Section 20 of that Act notwithstanding, and shall be given an eligibility screening and an assessment, pursuant to the provisions of Section 25 of the Mental Health Court Treatment Act, administered by a qualified mental health court professional independent of the penal institution where the individual is in custody.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of Section 25 of the Mental Health Court Treatment Act, a person who has been charged with a violation of this Section shall not be liable for any fines, fees, costs, or restitution unless the person fails to successfully complete that person's court-ordered mental health court treatment program.

(e) All charges against a person for a violation of this Section shall be dismissed upon the court's determination that the person has successfully completed the person's court-ordered mental health court treatment program. Unwillingness to participate in a court-ordered mental health court treatment program may result in prosecution under this Section. Failure to complete a mental health treatment court program shall have the consequences prescribed by the rules and regulations of that treatment court program.

(f) A person is not guilty of a violation of this Section for engaging in the conduct prohibited by this Section, if any of the following are true:

(1) the person is under 18 years of age or not

confined to a penal institution;

(2) the person suffered from a behavioral health

issue at the time of the prohibited conduct and that behavioral health issue was the direct cause for the person having engaged in the prohibited conduct; or

(3) the person was not in the actual presence or view

of another person.

(g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
(Source: P.A. 103-283, eff. 1-1-24.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.2-2)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 11-9.2-2. Lewd sexual display in a penal institution annual report; sunset date.

(a) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall compile data provided to it pursuant to this Section and provide an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each year. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may include findings or recommendations in its published annual report.

(b) The following data shall be provided to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority on or before October 1 of each year:

(1) each penal institution shall provide the number

of persons referred to a county State's Attorney for prosecution of a violation of Section 11-9.2-1, the demographic data of the referred persons, including, but not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, and sex, and any underlying charge or charges upon which the referred person is being held in the custody of the penal institution; and

(2) each county State's Attorney shall provide the

number of persons charged by that State's Attorney for a violation of Section 11-9.2-1, the demographic data of the charged persons, including, but not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, and sex, and the case disposition, or lack thereof, of each charged person.

(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
(Source: P.A. 103-283, eff. 1-1-24.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-1071)
    Sec. 11-9.3.

Presence within school zone by child sex offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with, or communicating with a child within certain places 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 is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in child review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or unless the offender has permission to be present from the superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school official.

(a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18 are present at the site.

(a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present in any public park building, a playground or recreation area within any publicly accessible privately owned building, or on real property comprising any public park when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the building or on the grounds.

(b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly loiter 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 is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in child review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or has permission to be present from the superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school official.

(b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park building or real property comprising any public park while persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the building or on the grounds.

(b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under 18 attend if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the effective date of Public Act 91-911).

(b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a playground or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a day care home or group day care home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-821).

(b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex offense. Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22, 2002.

This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the sex offense is 21 years of age or older.

(b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under Illinois law, using the Internet or any other digital media, with a person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or she believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years of age.

(c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) part day child care facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day care home. This does not prohibit a child sex offender from owning the real property upon which the programs or services are offered or upon which the day care center, part day child care facility, child care institution, or school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age is located, provided the child sex offender refrains from being present on the premises for the hours during which: (1) the programs or services are being offered or (2) the day care center, part day child care facility, child care institution, or school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age, day care home, or group day care home is operated.

(c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 years of age, including but not limited to distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a parent or guardian of children under 18 years of age that are present in the home and other non-familial minors are not present.

(c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when persons under the age of 18 are present.

(c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any residential unit within the same building in which he or she resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).

(c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18 years of age in his or her residence or the residence of another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or providing such programs or services, whether such programs or services are offered or provided by contract, agreement, arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.

(c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not limited to an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency vehicle; or (3) a rescue vehicle.

    (d) 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 (d) or the attempt to commit an included sex offense, and the victim is a person under 18 years of age at the time of the 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) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),

"sex offense" means:

(i) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by compelling a person to be a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by means other than as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited child), 11-20.1 (child pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21 (harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling to meet 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, or in a public park), 11-30 (public indecency) (when committed in a school, on real property comprising a school, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, or in a public park). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.

(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60 (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 or the Criminal Code of 2012, 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),
            11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
            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) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this Section.

(2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and

(b-10) only, a sex offense means:

(i) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012:

10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or

abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by compelling a person to be a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by means other than as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited child), 11-20.1 (child pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling to meet a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.

(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 (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 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:

substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.

(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 (d) of this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Section. 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) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",

and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

(5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed

to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it

in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in

Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(8) "Facility providing programs or services directed

towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility providing programs or services exclusively directed towards persons under the age of 18.

(9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to

it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section

16-0.1 of this Code.

(11) "Loiter" means:
(i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the

person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around school or public park property.

(ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the

person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around school or public park property, for the purpose of committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.

(iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or

around school property, other than the offender's residence.

(12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning

ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or

controlled by a unit of local government that is designated by the unit of local government for use solely or primarily for children's recreation.

(14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,

bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.

(15) "School" means a public or private preschool or

elementary or secondary school.

(16) "School official" means the principal, a

teacher, or any other certified employee of the school, the superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.

(e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet distance shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property of the school building or the real property comprising the school that is closest to the edge of the property of the child sex offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and (2) the edge of the property comprising the public park building or the real property comprising the public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, or facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age, or a victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of age, to the edge of the child sex offender's place of residence or place where he or she is loitering.

    (f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 102-997, eff. 1-1-23; 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25.)

    (Text of Section from P.A. 104-245)
    Sec. 11-9.3.

Presence within school zone by child sex offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with, or communicating with a child within certain places 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 is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in child review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or unless the offender has permission to be present from the superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school official.

(a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18 are present at the site.

(a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present in any public park building, a playground or recreation area within any publicly accessible privately owned building, or on real property comprising any public park when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the building or on the grounds.

(b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly loiter 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 is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in child review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or has permission to be present from the superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent or school board president must inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school official.

(b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park building or real property comprising any public park while persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the building or on the grounds.

(b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18 attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a school building or the real property comprising any school that persons under 18 attend if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the effective date of Public Act 91-911).

(b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a playground or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a day care home or group day care home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-821).

(b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex offense. Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22, 2002.

This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the sex offense is 21 years of age or older.

(b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under Illinois law, using the Internet or any other digital media, with a person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or she believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years of age.

(c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) part day child care facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day care home. This does not prohibit a child sex offender from owning the real property upon which the programs or services are offered or upon which the day care center, part day child care facility, child care institution, or school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age is located, provided the child sex offender refrains from being present on the premises for the hours during which: (1) the programs or services are being offered or (2) the day care center, part day child care facility, child care institution, or school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age, day care home, or group day care home is operated.

(c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 years of age, including but not limited to distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a parent or guardian of children under 18 years of age that are present in the home and other non-familial minors are not present.

(c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when persons under the age of 18 are present.

(c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any residential unit within the same building in which he or she resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).

(c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18 years of age in his or her residence or the residence of another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or providing such programs or services, whether such programs or services are offered or provided by contract, agreement, arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.

(c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not limited to an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency vehicle; or (3) a rescue vehicle.

    (d) 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 (d) or the attempt to commit an included sex offense, and the victim is a person under 18 years of age at the time of the 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) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),

"sex offense" means:

(i) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by compelling a person to be a prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by means other than as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child sexual abuse material or child pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21 (harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling to meet 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, or in a public park), 11-30 (public indecency) (when committed in a school, on real property comprising a school, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, or in a public park). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.

(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60 (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 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:

substantially equivalent to any offense listed in clause (2)(i) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this Section.

(2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and

(b-10) only, a sex offense means:

(i) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012:

10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or

abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by compelling a person to be a prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting from prostitution by means other than as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child sexual abuse material or child pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling to meet a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.

(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 (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 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:

substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.

(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 (d) of this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Section. 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) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",

and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

(5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed

to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it

in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in

Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(8) "Facility providing programs or services directed

towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility providing programs or services exclusively directed towards persons under the age of 18.

(9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to

it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section

16-0.1 of this Code.

(11) "Loiter" means:
(i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the

person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around school or public park property.

(ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the

person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around school or public park property, for the purpose of committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.

(iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or

around school property, other than the offender's residence.

(12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning

ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of 1969.

(13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or

controlled by a unit of local government that is designated by the unit of local government for use solely or primarily for children's recreation.

(14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,

bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.

(15) "School" means a public or private preschool or

elementary or secondary school.

(16) "School official" means the principal, a

teacher, or any other certified employee of the school, the superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.

(e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet distance shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property of the school building or the real property comprising the school that is closest to the edge of the property of the child sex offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and (2) the edge of the property comprising the public park building or the real property comprising the public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, or facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age, or a victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of age, to the edge of the child sex offender's place of residence or place where he or she is loitering.

(f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-9.4)

Sec. 11-9.4. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

     (720 ILCS 5/11-9.4-1)
    Sec. 11-9.4-1. Sexual predator and child sex offender; presence or loitering in or near public parks prohibited.
    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
        "Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed to it

in subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 of this Code, but does not include as a sex offense under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3, the offenses under subsections (b) and (c) of Section 11-1.50 or subsections (b) and (c) of Section 12-15 of this Code.

"Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,

bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.

"Loiter" means:
(i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the

person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public park property.

(ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the

person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public park property, for the purpose of committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.

"Sexual predator" has the meaning ascribed to it in

subsection (E) of Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act.

(b)  It is unlawful for a sexual predator or a child sex offender to knowingly be present in any
public park building or on real property comprising any public park.

(c)  It is unlawful for a sexual predator or a child sex offender to knowingly loiter on a public
way within 500 feet of a public park building or real property comprising any
public park.
For the purposes of this subsection (c), the 500 feet distance shall be measured from the edge of the property  comprising the public park building or the real property comprising the public park.

(d)  Sentence.  A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4
felony.

(Source: P.A. 96-1099, eff. 1-1-11; 97-698, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.5)
    Sec. 11-9.5. Sexual misconduct with a person with a disability.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
        (1) "Person with a disability" means:
            (i) a person diagnosed with a developmental

disability as defined in Section 1-106 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; or

(ii) a person diagnosed with a mental illness as

defined in Section 1-129 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

(2) "State-operated facility" means:
(i) a developmental disability facility as

defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; or

(ii) a mental health facility as defined in the

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

(3) "Community agency" or "agency" means any

community entity or program providing residential mental health or developmental disabilities services that is licensed, certified, or funded by the Department of Human Services and not licensed or certified by any other human service agency of the State such as the  Departments of Public Health, Healthcare and Family Services, and Children and Family Services.

(4) "Care and custody" means admission to a

State-operated facility.

(5) "Employee" means:
(i) any person employed by the Illinois

Department of Human Services;

(ii) any person employed by a community agency

providing services at the direction of the owner or operator of the agency on or off site; or

(iii) any person who is a contractual employee or

contractual agent of the Department of Human Services or the community agency.  This includes but is not limited to payroll personnel, contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers.

(6) "Sexual conduct" or "sexual penetration" means

any act of sexual conduct or sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.

(b) A person commits sexual misconduct with a person with a disability when:
(1) he or she is an employee and knowingly engages in

sexual conduct or sexual penetration with a person with a disability who is under the care and custody of the Department of Human Services at a State-operated facility; or

(2) he or she is an employee of a community agency

funded by the Department of Human Services and knowingly engages in sexual conduct or sexual penetration with a person with a disability who is in a residential program operated or supervised by a community agency.

(c) For purposes of this Section, the consent of a person with a disability in custody of the Department of Human Services residing at a State-operated facility or receiving services from a community agency shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this Section.  A person is deemed incapable of consent, for purposes of this Section, when he or she is a person with a disability and is receiving services at a State-operated facility or is a person with a disability who is in a residential program operated or supervised by a community agency.

(d) This Section does not apply to:
(1) any State employee or any community agency

employee who is lawfully married to a person with a disability in custody of the Department of Human Services or receiving services from a community agency if the marriage occurred before the date of custody or the initiation of services at a community agency; or

(2) any State employee or community agency employee

who has no knowledge, and would have no reason to believe, that the person with whom he or she engaged in sexual misconduct was a person with a disability in custody of the Department of Human Services or was receiving services from a community agency.

(e) Sentence. Sexual misconduct with a person with a disability is a Class 3 felony.

(f) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall immediately forfeit his or her employment with the State or the community agency.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-11) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-11)

Sec. 11-11. Sexual Relations Within Families.

(a) A
person commits sexual relations within families if he or she:

(1) Commits an act of sexual penetration as defined

in Section 11-0.1 of this Code; and

(2) The person knows that he or she is related to the

other person as follows: (i) Brother or sister, either of the whole blood or the half blood; or (ii) Father or mother, when the child, regardless of legitimacy and regardless of whether the child was of the whole blood or half-blood or was adopted, was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or (iii) Stepfather or stepmother, when the stepchild was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or  (iv) Aunt or uncle, when the niece or nephew was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or (v) Great-aunt or great-uncle, when the grand-niece or grand-nephew was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed; or (vi)  Grandparent or step-grandparent, when the grandchild or step-grandchild was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed.

(b) Sentence. Sexual relations within families
is a Class 3 felony.

(Source: P.A. 96-233, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-12) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-12)

(This Section was renumbered as Section 11-45 by P.A. 96-1551.)
Sec. 11-12.

(Renumbered).

(Source: P.A. 81-230. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-13) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-13)

Sec. 11-13.

(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 77-2638. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Subdiv. 15 heading)

SUBDIVISION 15. PROSTITUTION OFFENSES

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-14) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-14)
    Sec. 11-14. Prostitution.

(a) Any person who knowingly performs, offers or agrees
to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of
this Code for anything
of value, or any touching or fondling
of the sex organs of one person by another person, for
anything of value, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification commits
an act of prostitution.

(b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) (Blank).

(c-5)  It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this Section that the accused engaged in or performed prostitution as a result of being a victim of involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons as defined  in Section 10-9 of this Code.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined, after a reasonable detention for investigative purposes, that a person suspected of or charged with a violation of this Section is a person under the age of 18, that person shall be immune from prosecution for a prostitution offense under this Section, and shall be subject to the temporary protective custody provisions of Sections 2-5 and 2-6 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-6 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, a law enforcement officer who takes a person under 18 years of age into custody under this Section shall immediately report an allegation of a violation of  Section 10-9 of this Code to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services State Central Register, which shall commence an initial investigation into child abuse or child neglect within 24 hours pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-538, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-109, eff. 7-22-15.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-14.1)
    Sec. 11-14.1. Solicitation of a sexual act.

(a) Any person who offers a person not his or her spouse any money,
property, token, object, or article or anything of value for that person or any other person not his or her spouse to
perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code,
or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person
for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, commits solicitation of a sexual act.

(b) Sentence. Solicitation of a sexual act is a Class A misdemeanor. Solicitation of a sexual act from a person who is under the age of 18 or who is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability is a Class 4 felony. If the court imposes a fine under this subsection (b), it shall be collected and distributed to the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund in accordance with Section 5-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

    (b-5) (Blank).
    (c) This Section does not apply to a person engaged in prostitution who is under 18 years of age.

(d) A person cannot be convicted under this Section if the practice of prostitution underlying the offense consists exclusively of the accused's own acts of prostitution under Section 11-14 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 102-939, eff. 1-1-23.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-14.2)
Sec. 11-14.2. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 96-1464, eff. 8-20-10. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-14.3)
    Sec. 11-14.3. Promoting prostitution.
    (a) Any person who knowingly performs any of the following acts commits promoting prostitution:
        (1) advances prostitution as defined in Section

11-0.1;

(2) profits from prostitution by:
(A) compelling a person to become a person

engaged in the sex trade;

(B) arranging or offering to arrange a situation

in which a person may practice prostitution; or

(C) any means other than those described in

subparagraph (A) or (B), including from a person who patronizes a person engaged in the sex trade. This paragraph (C) does not apply to a person engaged in prostitution who is under 18 years of age. A person cannot be convicted of promoting prostitution under this paragraph (C) if the practice of prostitution underlying the offense consists exclusively of the accused's own acts of prostitution under Section 11-14 of this Code.

(b) Sentence.
(1) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class 4

felony, unless committed within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school, in which case it is a Class 3 felony. A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a)(1), or any combination of convictions under subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) and Section 11-14 (prostitution), 11-14.1 (solicitation of a sexual act), 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-15 (soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a sexually exploited child), 11-16 (pandering), 11-17 (keeping a place of prostitution), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18 (patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited child), 11-19 (pimping), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping or aggravated juvenile pimping), or 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), is a Class 3 felony.

(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B)

is a Class 4 felony, unless committed within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school, in which case it is a Class 3 felony.

(3) A violation of subdivision (a)(2)(C) is a Class 4

felony, unless committed within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school, in which case it is a Class 3 felony. A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a)(2)(C), or any combination of convictions under subdivision (a)(2)(C) and subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) of this Section (promoting prostitution), 11-14 (prostitution), 11-14.1 (solicitation of a sexual act), 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-15 (soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a sexually exploited child), 11-16 (pandering), 11-17 (keeping a place of prostitution), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18 (patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited child), 11-19 (pimping), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping or aggravated juvenile pimping), or 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), is a Class 3 felony.

If the court imposes a fine under this subsection (b), it shall be collected and distributed to the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund in accordance with Section 5-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-14.4)
    Sec. 11-14.4. Promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child.

(a) Any person who knowingly performs any of the following acts commits promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child:

(1) advances prostitution as defined in Section

11-0.1, where the minor engaged in prostitution, or any person engaged in prostitution in the place, is under 18 years of age or is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability at the time of the offense;

(2) profits from prostitution by any means where the

person engaged in the sex trade is a sexually exploited child under 18 years of age or is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability at the time of the offense;

(3) profits from prostitution by any means where the

sexually exploited child is under 13 years of age at the time of the offense;

(4) confines a child under the age of 18 or a person

with a severe or profound intellectual disability against his or her will by the infliction or threat of imminent infliction of great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement or by administering to the child or the person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, without his or her consent or by threat or deception and for other than medical purposes, any alcoholic intoxicant or a drug as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act or methamphetamine as defined in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act and:

(A) compels the child or the person with a severe

or profound intellectual disability to engage in prostitution;

(B) arranges a situation in which the child or

the person with a severe or profound intellectual disability may practice prostitution; or

(C) profits from prostitution by the child or the

person with a severe or profound intellectual disability.

(b) For purposes of this Section, administering drugs, as defined in subdivision (a)(4), or an alcoholic intoxicant to a child under the age of 13 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability shall be deemed to be without consent if the administering is done without the consent of the parents or legal guardian or if the administering is performed by the parents or legal guardian for other than medical purposes.

(c) If the accused did not have a reasonable opportunity to observe the person engaged in the sex trade, it is an affirmative defense to a charge of promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child, except for a charge under subdivision (a)(4), that the accused reasonably believed the person was of the age of 18 years or over or was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.

(d) Sentence. A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class 1 felony, unless committed within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school, in which case it is a Class X felony. A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class 1 felony. A violation of subdivision (a)(3) is a Class X felony. A violation of subdivision (a)(4) is a Class X felony, for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60 years. A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3), or any combination of convictions under subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) and Sections 11-14 (prostitution), 11-14.1 (solicitation of a sexual act), 11-14.3 (promoting prostitution), 11-15 (soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a sexually exploited child), 11-16 (pandering), 11-17 (keeping a place of prostitution), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18 (patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited child), 11-19 (pimping), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping or aggravated juvenile pimping), or 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child) of this Code, is a Class X felony.

(e) Forfeiture. Any person convicted of a violation of this Section that involves promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child by keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child or convicted of a violation of subdivision (a)(4) is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(f) For the purposes of this Section, "person engaged in the sex trade" means any person who engages in, or agrees or offers to engage in, any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value, or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person, for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.

(Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-15) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-15)
Sec. 11-15. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 96-1464, eff. 8-20-10. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-15.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-15.1)
Sec. 11-15.1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-16) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-16)

Sec. 11-16.

(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-17) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-17)
Sec. 11-17. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 96-1464, eff. 8-20-10. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-17.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-17.1)
Sec. 11-17.1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-18) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-18)
    Sec. 11-18. Patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade.

(a) Any person who knowingly performs any of the following acts with a person not his or her spouse commits patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade:

(1) Engages in an act of sexual penetration as

defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code with a person engaged in the sex trade; or

(2) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with

intent to engage in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code; or

(3) Engages in any touching or fondling with a person

engaged in the sex trade of the sex organs of one person by the other person, with the intent to achieve sexual arousal or gratification.

(b) Sentence.

Patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade is a Class 4 felony, unless committed within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school, in which case it is a Class 3 felony. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11-14 (prostitution), 11-14.1 (solicitation of a sexual act), 11-14.3 (promoting prostitution), 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-15 (soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a sexually exploited child), 11-16 (pandering), 11-17 (keeping a place of prostitution), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited child), 11-19 (pimping), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping or aggravated juvenile pimping), or 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child) of this Code, is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If the court imposes a fine under this subsection (b), it shall be collected and distributed to the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund in accordance with Section 5-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(c) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-18.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-18.1)
    Sec. 11-18.1. Patronizing a sexually exploited child.

(a) Any person who engages in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code with a person who is under 18 years of age engaged in prostitution or is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability commits patronizing a sexually exploited child.

(a-5) Any person who engages in any touching or fondling, with a person engaged in prostitution who either is a sexually exploited child or is a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, of the sex organs of one person by the other person, with the intent to achieve sexual arousal or gratification, commits patronizing a sexually exploited child.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to the charge of patronizing a sexually exploited child that the accused reasonably believed that the person was of the age of 18 years or over or was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.

(c) Sentence. A person who commits patronizing a sexually exploited child is guilty of a Class 3 felony, unless committed within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school, in which case it is a Class 2 felony. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11-14 (prostitution), 11-14.1 (solicitation of a sexual act), 11-14.3 (promoting prostitution), 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-15 (soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a sexually exploited child), 11-16 (pandering), 11-17 (keeping a place of prostitution), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child), 11-18 (patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade), 11-19 (pimping), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping or aggravated juvenile pimping), or 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child) of this Code, is guilty of a Class 2 felony. The fact of such conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such trial.

(Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-19) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-19)
Sec. 11-19. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 96-1464, eff. 8-20-10. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-19.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-19.1)
Sec. 11-19.1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-19.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-19.2)
Sec. 11-19.2. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-19.3)
Sec. 11-19.3. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Subdiv. 20 heading)

SUBDIVISION 20. PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSES

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-20) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20)

Sec. 11-20. Obscenity.

(a) Elements of the Offense.
A person commits obscenity when, with knowledge of the nature or content
thereof, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which
would have disclosed the nature or content thereof, he or she:

(1) Sells, delivers or provides, or offers or agrees

to sell, deliver or provide any obscene writing, picture, record or other representation or embodiment of the obscene; or

(2) Presents or directs an obscene play, dance or

other performance or participates directly in that portion thereof which makes it obscene; or

(3) Publishes, exhibits or otherwise makes available

anything obscene; or

(4) Performs an obscene act or otherwise presents an

obscene exhibition of his or her body for gain; or

(5) Creates, buys, procures or possesses obscene

matter or material with intent to disseminate it in violation of this Section, or of the penal laws or regulations of any other jurisdiction; or

(6) Advertises or otherwise promotes the sale of

material represented or held out by him or her to be obscene, whether or not it is obscene.

(b) Obscene Defined.

Any material or performance is obscene if:  (1) the average person,
applying contemporary adult community standards, would find that, taken as
a whole, it appeals to the prurient interest; and (2) the average person,
applying contemporary adult community standards, would find that it depicts
or describes, in a patently offensive way, ultimate sexual acts or
sadomasochistic sexual acts, whether normal or perverted, actual or
simulated, or masturbation, excretory functions or lewd exhibition of the
genitals; and (3) taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic,
political or scientific value.

(c) Interpretation of Evidence.

Obscenity shall be judged with reference to ordinary adults, except that
it shall be judged with reference to children or other specially
susceptible audiences if it appears from the character of the material or
the circumstances of its dissemination to be specially designed for or
directed to such an audience.

Where circumstances of production, presentation, sale, dissemination,
distribution, or publicity indicate that material is being commercially
exploited for the sake of its prurient appeal, such evidence is probative
with respect to the nature of the matter and can justify the conclusion
that the matter is lacking in serious literary, artistic, political or
scientific value.

In any prosecution for an offense under this Section evidence shall be
admissible to show:

(1) The character of the audience for which the

material was designed or to which it was directed;

(2) What the predominant appeal of the material would

be for ordinary adults or a special audience, and what effect, if any, it would probably have on the behavior of such people;

(3) The artistic, literary, scientific, educational

or other merits of the material, or absence thereof;

(4) The degree, if any, of public acceptance of the

material in this State;

(5) Appeal to prurient interest, or absence thereof,

in advertising or other promotion of the material;

(6) Purpose of the author, creator, publisher or

disseminator.

(d) Sentence.

Obscenity is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is a
Class 4 felony.

(e) Permissive Inference.

The trier of fact may infer an intent to disseminate from the creation, purchase, procurement or possession of a mold, engraved
plate or other embodiment of obscenity specially adapted for reproducing
multiple copies, or the possession of more than 3 copies of obscene
material.

(f) Affirmative Defenses.

It shall be an affirmative defense to obscenity that the dissemination:

(1) Was not for gain and was made to personal

associates other than children under 18 years of age;

(2) Was to institutions or individuals having

scientific or other special justification for possession of such material.

(g) Forfeiture of property. A person who has been convicted
previously of the offense of obscenity and who is convicted of a
second or subsequent offense of obscenity is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(Source: P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-1081)
    Sec. 11-20.1. Child pornography.
    (a) A person commits child pornography who:
        (1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise

depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium or reproduction or depicts by computer any child whom he or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or any person with a severe or profound intellectual disability where such child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability is:

(i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act

of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any person or animal; or

(ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act

of sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the sex organs of the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and the mouth, anus, or sex organs of another person or animal; or which involves the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and the sex organs of another person or animal; or

(iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any

act of masturbation; or

(iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being

the object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd fondling, touching, or caressing involving another person or animal; or

(v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act

of excretion or urination within a sexual context; or

(vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or

depicted as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual context; or

(vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture

or setting involving a lewd exhibition of the unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is female, a fully or partially developed breast of the child or other person; or

(2) with the knowledge of the nature or content

thereof, reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate, exhibits or possesses with intent to disseminate any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to be a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(3) with knowledge of the subject matter or theme

thereof, produces any stage play, live performance, film, videotape or other similar visual portrayal or depiction by computer which includes a child whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(4) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or

coerces any child whom he or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in any stage play, live presentation, film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability is or will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act, pose or setting described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(5) is a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other

person having care or custody of a child whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges for such child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in any stage play, live performance, film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual presentation, portrayal or simulation or depiction by computer of any act or activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(6) with knowledge of the nature or content thereof,

possesses any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to be a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(7) solicits, or knowingly uses, persuades, induces,

entices, or coerces, a person to provide a child under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in any videotape, photograph, film, stage play, live presentation, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act, pose, or setting described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(a-5) The possession of each individual film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in violation of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation. This subsection (a-5) does not apply to multiple copies of the same film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer that are identical to each other.

(b)(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of child pornography that the defendant reasonably believed, under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years of age or older or that the person was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability but only where, prior to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this Section, he or she took some affirmative action or made a bonafide inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 18 years of age or older or that the person was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and his or her reliance upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.

(1.5) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable under this Section by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of this Section.

(2) (Blank).

(3) The charge of child pornography shall not apply to the performance of official duties by law enforcement or prosecuting officers or persons employed by law enforcement or prosecuting agencies, court personnel or attorneys, nor to bonafide treatment or professional education programs conducted by licensed physicians, psychologists or social workers. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the State or the court. A motion to view the evidence shall comply with subsection (e-5) of this Section.

(3.5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to the creator of a film, video, photograph, or other similar visual image or depiction in which the creator is the sole subject of the film, video, photograph, or other similar visual image or depiction.

(4) If the defendant possessed more than one of the same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child pornography is depicted, then the trier of fact may infer that the defendant possessed such materials with the intent to disseminate them.

(5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to a person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child pornography is depicted. Possession is voluntary if the defendant knowingly procures or receives a film, videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction for a sufficient time to be able to terminate his or her possession.

(6) Any violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) that includes a child engaged in, solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context shall be deemed a crime of violence.

(c) If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 3 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.

(c-5) Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a person who commits a violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of the offense of child pornography, aggravated child pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent to those offenses, is guilty of a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a person who commits a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of the offense of child pornography, aggravated child pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent to those offenses, is guilty of a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. The issue of whether the child depicted is under the age of 13 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of fact.

(d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the court whether treatment of the person is necessary.

(e) Any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a child under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) or paragraph 1 of subsection (a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing, manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer, or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited in the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 of this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles and aircraft.

In addition, any person convicted under this Section is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be unsealed and viewed, on a motion of the party seeking to unseal and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth the purpose for viewing the material. The State's attorney and the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice of the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) may object to the motion.

(f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
(1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute,

exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer available for distribution or downloading through the facilities of any telecommunications network or through any other means of transferring computer programs or data to a computer.

(2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise,

publish, manufacture, issue, present or show.

(3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy.
(4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create,

or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or data that, after being processed by a computer either alone or in conjunction with one or more computer programs, results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor, screen, or display.

(5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program

or data that, after being processed by a computer either alone or in conjunction with one or more computer programs, results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor, screen, or display.

(6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have

the meanings ascribed to them in Section 17.05 of this Code.

(7) For the purposes of this Section, "child

pornography" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person, either in part, or in total, under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, regardless of the method by which the film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified to appear as such. "Child pornography" also includes a film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer that is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that conveys the impression that the film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer is of a person under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability. "Child pornography" includes the depiction of a part of an actual child under the age of 18 who, by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a).

    (g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes.
        (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
            (i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective

January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the child pornography statute, Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained other provisions.

(ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled

"AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A) Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled GANGS and amended various provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. (C) Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (D) Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and amended the Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled FIREARMS and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 amended the Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. (G) Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to increase the penalty for compelling organization membership of persons. (H) Article 45 created the Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act and amended the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. (I) Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections.

(iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District

Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118, ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to appeal.

(iv) Child pornography is a vital concern to the

people of this State and the validity of future prosecutions under the child pornography statute of the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt.

(2) It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1999

to prevent or minimize any problems relating to prosecutions for child pornography that may result from challenges to the constitutional validity of Public Act 88-680 by re-enacting the Section relating to child pornography that was included in Public Act 88-680.

(3) This amendatory Act of 1999 re-enacts Section

11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as it has been amended. This re-enactment is intended to remove any question as to the validity or content of that Section; it is not intended to supersede any other Public Act that amends the text of the Section as set forth in this amendatory Act of 1999. The material is shown as existing text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the time this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty was subject to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.

(4) The re-enactment by this amendatory Act of 1999

of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to child pornography that was amended by Public Act 88-680 is not intended, and shall not be construed, to imply that Public Act 88-680 is invalid or to limit or impair any legal argument concerning whether those provisions were substantially re-enacted by other Public Acts.

(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22; 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1081, eff. 3-21-25.)

    (Text of Section from P.A. 104-245)
    Sec. 11-20.1. Child sexual abuse material.

(a) Recognizing the enormous negative societal impact that sexually explicit visual depictions of children engaged in sexual abuse activities have on the children who are abused, and the overarching broader impact these materials and imagery have at various levels to the public, especially when this material is disseminated, we are changing all references in Illinois statutes from "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material". It is important that the statutes of the State of Illinois reflect the content and realities of these materials as the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The word "pornography" implied legality involving "consent" of which this imagery is not, as children can never "consent" to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. This name change is not a change in meaning, definitions, statutes or application of the laws of this State and all previous references to "child pornography" are now encapsulated in "child sexual abuse materials".

A person commits child sexual abuse material who:
(1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise

depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium or reproduction or depicts by computer any child whom he or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or any person with a severe or profound intellectual disability where such child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability is:

(i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act

of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any person or animal; or

(ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act

of sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the sex organs of the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and the mouth, anus, or sex organs of another person or animal; or which involves the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and the sex organs of another person or animal; or

(iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any

act of masturbation; or

(iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being

the object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd fondling, touching, or caressing involving another person or animal; or

(v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act

of excretion or urination within a sexual context; or

(vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or

depicted as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual context; or

(vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture

or setting involving a lewd exhibition of the unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is female, a fully or partially developed breast of the child or other person; or

(2) with the knowledge of the nature or content

thereof, reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate, exhibits or possesses with intent to disseminate any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to be a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(3) with knowledge of the subject matter or theme

thereof, produces any stage play, live performance, film, videotape or other similar visual portrayal or depiction by computer which includes a child whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(4) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or

coerces any child whom he or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in any stage play, live presentation, film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability is or will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act, pose or setting described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(5) is a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other

person having care or custody of a child whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges for such child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in any stage play, live performance, film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual presentation, portrayal or simulation or depiction by computer of any act or activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(6) with knowledge of the nature or content thereof,

possesses any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to be a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(7) solicits, or knowingly uses, persuades, induces,

entices, or coerces, a person to provide a child under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in any videotape, photograph, film, stage play, live presentation, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the child or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act, pose, or setting described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(a-5) The possession of each individual film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in violation of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation. This subsection (a-5) does not apply to multiple copies of the same film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer that are identical to each other.

(b)(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of child sexual abuse material that the defendant reasonably believed, under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years of age or older or that the person was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability but only where, prior to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this Section, he or she took some affirmative action or made a bonafide inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 18 years of age or older or that the person was not a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability and his or her reliance upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.

(1.5) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable under this Section by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of this Section.

(2) (Blank).

(3) The charge of child sexual abuse material shall not apply to the performance of official duties by law enforcement or prosecuting officers or persons employed by law enforcement or prosecuting agencies, court personnel or attorneys, nor to bonafide treatment or professional education programs conducted by licensed physicians, psychologists or social workers. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child sexual abuse material shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the State or the court. A motion to view the evidence shall comply with subsection (e-5) of this Section.

(4) If the defendant possessed more than one of the same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child sexual abuse material is depicted, then the trier of fact may infer that the defendant possessed such materials with the intent to disseminate them.

(5) The charge of child sexual abuse material does not apply to a person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child sexual abuse material is depicted. Possession is voluntary if the defendant knowingly procures or receives a film, videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction for a sufficient time to be able to terminate his or her possession.

(6) Any violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) that includes a child engaged in, solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context shall be deemed a crime of violence.

(c) If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 3 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.

(c-5) Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a person who commits a violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of the offense of child sexual abuse material or child pornography, aggravated child pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent to those offenses, is guilty of a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a person who commits a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of the offense of child sexual abuse material or child pornography, aggravated child pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent to those offenses, is guilty of a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. The issue of whether the child depicted is under the age of 13 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of fact.

(d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the court whether treatment of the person is necessary.

(e) Any film, videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a child under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing, manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer, or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited in the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 of this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles and aircraft.

In addition, any person convicted under this Section is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be unsealed and viewed, on a motion of the party seeking to unseal and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth the purpose for viewing the material. The State's Attorney and the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice of the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) may object to the motion.

(f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
(1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute,

exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer available for distribution or downloading through the facilities of any telecommunications network or through any other means of transferring computer programs or data to a computer.

(2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise,

publish, manufacture, issue, present or show.

(3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy.
(4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create,

or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or data that, after being processed by a computer either alone or in conjunction with one or more computer programs, results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor, screen, or display.

(5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program

or data that, after being processed by a computer either alone or in conjunction with one or more computer programs, results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor, screen, or display.

(6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have

the meanings ascribed to them in Section 17.05 of this Code.

(7) For the purposes of this Section, "child sexual

abuse material" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person, either in part, or in total, under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, regardless of the method by which the film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified to appear as such. "Child sexual abuse material" also includes a film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer that is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that conveys the impression that the film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by computer is of a person under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability. "Child sexual abuse material" includes the depiction of a part of an actual child under the age of 18 who, by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a). "Child sexual abuse material" does not include images or materials in which the creator of the image or materials is the sole subject of the depiction.

    (g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes.
        (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
            (i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective

January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the child sexual abuse material statute, Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained other provisions.

(ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled

"AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A) Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled GANGS and amended various provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. (C) Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (D) Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and amended the Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled FIREARMS and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 amended the Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. (G) Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to increase the penalty for compelling organization membership of persons. (H) Article 45 created the Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act and amended the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. (I) Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections.

(iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District

Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118, ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to appeal.

(iv) Child sexual abuse material is a vital

concern to the people of this State and the validity of future prosecutions under the child sexual abuse material statute of the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt.

(2) It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1999

to prevent or minimize any problems relating to prosecutions for child sexual abuse material that may result from challenges to the constitutional validity of Public Act 88-680 by re-enacting the Section relating to child sexual abuse material that was included in Public Act 88-680.

(3) This amendatory Act of 1999 re-enacts Section

11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as it has been amended. This re-enactment is intended to remove any question as to the validity or content of that Section; it is not intended to supersede any other Public Act that amends the text of the Section as set forth in this amendatory Act of 1999. The material is shown as existing text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the time this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty was subject to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.

(4) The re-enactment by this amendatory Act of 1999

of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to child sexual abuse material that was amended by Public Act 88-680 is not intended, and shall not be construed, to imply that Public Act 88-680 is invalid or to limit or impair any legal argument concerning whether those provisions were substantially re-enacted by other Public Acts.

(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22; 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-20.1A)

Sec. 11-20.1A. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 95-579, eff. 6-1-08. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-20.1B)

Sec. 11-20.1B. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13. Repealed by P.A. 97-995, eff. 1-1-13.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-20.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.2)
Sec. 11-20.2.

Duty of commercial film and photographic print processors or computer technicians to report sexual depiction of children.

(a) Any commercial film and photographic print processor or computer technician who has knowledge of or observes, within the scope of his professional capacity or employment, any film, photograph, videotape, negative, slide, computer hard drive or any other magnetic or optical media which depicts a child whom the processor or computer technician knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 where such child is:

(i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of

sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any person or animal; or

(ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of

sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the sex organs of the child and the mouth, anus, or sex organs of another person or animal; or which involves the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child and the sex organs of another person or animal; or

(iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of

masturbation; or

(iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being the

object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd fondling, touching, or caressing involving another person or animal; or

(v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of

excretion or urination within a sexual context; or

(vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or depicted

as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual context; or

(vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture or

setting involving a lewd exhibition of the unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is female, a fully or partially developed breast of the child or other person;

 shall report or cause a report to be made pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) as soon as reasonably possible. Failure to make such report shall be a business offense with a fine of $1,000.

(b) Commercial film and photographic film processors shall report or cause a report to be made to the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the image or images described in subsection (a) are discovered.

(c) Computer technicians shall report or cause the report to be made to the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the image or images described in subsection (a) are discovered or to the Illinois Child Exploitation e-Tipline at reportchildporn@atg.state.il.us.

(d) Reports required by this Act shall include the following information: (i) name, address, and telephone number of the person filing the report; (ii) the employer of the person filing the report, if any; (iii) the name, address and telephone number of the person whose property is the subject of the report, if known; (iv) the circumstances which led to the filing of the report, including a description of the reported content.

(e) If a report is filed with the Cyber Tipline at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 13032, the requirements of this Act will be deemed to have been met.

(f) A computer technician or an employer caused to report child sexual abuse material under this Section is immune from any criminal, civil, or administrative liability in connection with making the report, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

(g) For the purposes of this Section, a "computer technician" is a person who installs, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs or upgrades computer hardware, software, computer networks, peripheral equipment, electronic mail systems, or provides user assistance for any of the aforementioned tasks.

(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-20.3)
    (This Section was renumbered as Section 11-20.1B by P.A. 96-1551.)
    Sec. 11-20.3. (Renumbered).

(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-20.4)
    Sec. 11-20.4. Obscene depiction of a purported child.
    (a) In this Section:
        "Indistinguishable" means that the visual

representation is such that an ordinary person viewing the visual representation would conclude that the visual representation is of an actual child.

"Obscene depiction" means a visual representation of

any kind, including an image, video, or computer-generated image or video, whether made, produced, or altered by electronic, mechanical, or other means, that:

(i) the average person, applying contemporary

adult community standards, would find that, taken as a whole, it appeals to the prurient interest;

(ii) the average person, applying contemporary

adult community standards, would find that it depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual acts or sadomasochistic sexual acts, whether normal or perverted, actual or simulated, or masturbation, excretory functions, or lewd exhibition of the unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person is a female, the fully or partially developed breast of the child or other person; and

(iii) taken as a whole, it lacks serious

literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

"Purported child" means a visual representation that

depicts an individual indistinguishable from an actual child under the age of 18 but may or may not depict an actual child under the age of 18.

(b) A person commits obscene depiction of a purported child when, with knowledge of the nature or content thereof, the person:

(1) receives, obtains, or accesses in any way with

the intent to view, any obscene depiction of a purported child; or

(2) reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate,

exhibits, or possesses with intent to disseminate, any obscene depiction of a purported child.

(c) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is a Class 3 felony, and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 2 felony. A violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) is a Class 1 felony, and a second or subsequent offense is a Class X felony.

(d) If the purported child depicted is indistinguishable from an actual child under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is a Class 2 felony, and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 1 felony. If the purported child depicted is indistinguishable from an actual child under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) is a Class X felony, and a second or subsequent offense is a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years.

(e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose liability upon the following entities solely as a result of content or information provided by another person:

(1) an interactive computer service, as defined in 47

U.S.C. 230(f)(2);

(2) a provider of public mobile services or private

radio services, as defined in Section 13-214 of the Public Utilities Act; or

(3) a telecommunications network or broadband

provider.

(f) A person convicted under this Section is subject to the forfeiture provisions in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(Source: P.A. 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1081, eff. 3-21-25.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-21) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-21)

Sec. 11-21. Harmful material.

(a) As used in this Section:

"Distribute" means to transfer possession of, whether

with or without consideration.

"Harmful to minors" means that quality of any

description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, when, taken as a whole, it (i) predominately appeals to the prurient interest in sex of minors, (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community in the State as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors, and (iii) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

"Knowingly" means having knowledge of the contents of

the subject matter, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed the contents.

"Material" means (i) any picture, photograph,

drawing, sculpture, film, video game, computer game, video or similar visual depiction, including any such representation or image which is stored electronically, or (ii) any book, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or recorded audio of any sort.

"Minor" means any person under the age of 18.

"Nudity" means the showing of the human male or

female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion below the top of the nipple, or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.

"Sado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or

torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one clothed for sexual gratification or stimulation.

"Sexual conduct" means acts of masturbation, sexual

intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person be a female, breast.

"Sexual excitement" means the condition of human male

or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.

(b) A person is guilty of distributing harmful material to a minor when he or she:

(1) knowingly sells, lends, distributes, exhibits to,

depicts to, or gives away to a minor, knowing that the minor is under the age of 18 or failing to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the person's true age:

(A) any material which depicts nudity, sexual

conduct or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains  explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse, and which taken as a whole is harmful to minors;

(B) a motion picture, show, or other presentation

which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse and is harmful to minors; or

(C) an admission ticket or pass to premises where

there is exhibited or to be exhibited such a motion picture, show, or other presentation; or

(2) admits a minor to premises where there is

exhibited or to be exhibited such a motion picture, show, or other presentation, knowing that the minor is a person under the age of 18 or failing to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the person's true age.

(c) In any prosecution arising under this Section, it is an affirmative defense:

(1) that the minor as to whom the offense is alleged

to have been committed exhibited to the accused a draft card, driver's license, birth certificate or other official or apparently official document purporting to establish that the minor was 18 years of age or older, which was relied upon by the accused;

(2) that the defendant was in a parental or

guardianship relationship with the minor or that the minor was accompanied by a parent or legal guardian;

(3) that the defendant was a bona fide school,

museum, or public library, or was a person acting in the course of his or her employment as an employee or official of such organization or  retail outlet affiliated with and serving the educational purpose of such organization;

(4) that the act charged was committed in aid of

legitimate scientific or educational purposes; or

(5) that an advertisement of harmful material as

defined in this Section culminated in the sale or distribution of such harmful material to a child under circumstances where there was no personal confrontation of the child by the defendant, his or her employees, or agents, as where the order or request for such harmful material was transmitted by mail, telephone, Internet or similar means of communication, and delivery of such harmful material to the child was by mail, freight, Internet or similar means of transport, which advertisement contained the following statement, or a substantially similar statement, and that the defendant required the purchaser to certify that he or she was not under the age of 18  and that the purchaser falsely stated that he or she was not under the age of 18: "NOTICE: It is unlawful for any person under the age of 18  to purchase the matter advertised. Any person under the age of 18  that falsely states that he or she is not under the age of 18  for the purpose of obtaining the material advertised is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor under the laws of the State."

(d) The predominant appeal to prurient interest of the material shall be judged with reference to average children of the same general age of the child to whom such material was sold, lent, distributed or given, unless it appears from the nature of the matter or the circumstances of its dissemination or distribution  that it is designed for specially susceptible groups, in which case the predominant appeal of the material shall be judged with reference to its intended or probable recipient group.

(e) Distribution of harmful material in violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony.

(f) Any person under the age of 18  who  falsely states, either orally or in writing, that he or she is not under the age of 18, or who presents or offers to any person any evidence of age and identity that is false or not actually his or her own with the intent of ordering, obtaining, viewing, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure or view any harmful material is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(g)  A person over the age of 18 who fails to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a minor, knowingly distributes to, or sends, or causes to be sent, or exhibits to, or offers to distribute, or exhibits any harmful material to a person that he or she believes is a minor is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. If that person utilized a computer web camera, cellular telephone, or any other type of device to manufacture the harmful material, then each offense is a Class 4 felony.

(h)  Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable under this Section, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-22) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-22)

Sec. 11-22.

Tie-in
sales of obscene publications to distributors.

Any person, firm or corporation, or any agent, officer or employee
thereof, engaged in the business of distributing books, magazines,
periodicals, comic books or other publications to retail dealers, who shall
refuse to furnish to any retail dealer such quantity of books, magazines,
periodicals, comic books or other publications as such retail dealer
normally sells because the retail dealer refuses to sell, or offer for
sale, any books, magazines, periodicals, comic books or other publications
which are obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent is guilty of a
petty offense. Each publication sold or delivered in violation of this Act
shall constitute a separate petty offense.

(Source: P.A. 77-2638.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-23)
Sec. 11-23.

Posting of identifying or graphic information on a pornographic Internet site or possessing graphic information with pornographic material.

(a) A person at least 17 years of age who knowingly discloses on an adult obscenity or child sexual abuse material Internet site the name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address of a person under 17 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense or of a person at least 17 years of age without the consent of the person at least 17 years of age is guilty of posting of identifying information on a pornographic Internet site.

(a-5) Any person who knowingly places, posts, reproduces, or maintains on an adult obscenity or child sexual abuse material Internet site a photograph, video, or digital image of a person under 18 years of age that is not child sexual abuse material under Section 11-20.1, without the knowledge and consent of the person under 18 years of age, is guilty of posting of graphic information on a pornographic Internet site. This provision applies even if the person under 18 years of age is fully or properly clothed in the photograph, video, or digital image.

(a-10) Any person who knowingly places, posts, reproduces, or maintains on an adult obscenity or child sexual abuse material Internet site, or possesses with obscene or child pornographic material a photograph, video, or digital image of a person under 18 years of age in which the child is posed in a suggestive manner with the focus or concentration of the image on the child's clothed genitals, clothed pubic area, clothed buttocks area, or if the child is female, the breast exposed through transparent clothing, and the photograph, video, or digital image is not child sexual abuse material under Section 11-20.1, is guilty of posting of graphic information on a pornographic Internet site or possessing graphic information with pornographic material.

(b) Sentence. A person who violates subsection (a) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony if the victim is at least 17 years of age at the time of the offense and a Class 3 felony if the victim is under 17 years of age at the time of the offense. A person who violates subsection (a-5) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person who violates subsection (a-10) of this Section is guilty of a Class 3 felony.

(c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Adult obscenity or child sexual abuse material

Internet site" means a site on the Internet that contains material that is obscene as defined in Section 11-20 of this Code or that is child sexual abuse material as defined in Section 11-20.1 of this Code.

(2) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section

16-0.1 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-23.5)
    Sec. 11-23.5. Non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images.
    (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
        "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have the

meanings ascribed to them in Section 17-0.5 of this Code.

"Image" includes a photograph, film, videotape,

digital recording, or other depiction or portrayal of an object, including a human body.

"Intimate parts" means the fully unclothed, partially

unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, or if the person is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple, including exposure through transparent clothing.

"Personal identifying information" has the meaning

ascribed to the term in Section 16-0.1.

"Sexual act" means sexual penetration, masturbation,

or sexual activity.

"Sexual activity" means any:
(1) knowing touching or fondling by the victim or

another person or animal, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, anus, or breast of the victim or another person or animal for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal; or

(2) any transfer or transmission of semen upon

any part of the clothed or unclothed body of the victim, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or another; or

(3) an act of urination within a sexual context;

or

            (4) any bondage, fetter, or sadism masochism; or
            (5) sadomasochism abuse in any sexual context.
    (b) A person commits non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images when he or she:
        (1) intentionally disseminates an image of another

person:

(A) (blank); and
(B) who is identifiable from the image itself, or

whose personal identifying information is displayed or disseminated in connection with the image, or whose identity is known to the person who disseminated the image; and

(C) who is engaged in a sexual act or whose

intimate parts are exposed, in whole or in part; and

(2) obtains the image under circumstances in which a

reasonable person would know or understand that the image was to remain private; and

(3) knows or should have known that the person in the

image has not consented to the dissemination.

(c) The following activities are exempt from the provisions of this Section:
(1) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination is made for the purpose of a criminal investigation that is otherwise lawful.

(2) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination is for the purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct.

(3) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the images involve voluntary exposure in public or commercial settings.

(4) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination serves a lawful public purpose.

(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose liability upon the following entities solely as a result of content or information provided by another person:

(1) an interactive computer service, as defined in 47

U.S.C. 230(f)(2);

(2) a provider of public mobile services or private

radio services, as defined in Section 13-214 of the Public Utilities Act; or

(3) a telecommunications network or broadband

provider.

(e) A person convicted under this Section is subject to the forfeiture provisions in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(f) Sentence. Non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 103-825, eff. 1-1-25.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-23.7)
    Sec. 11-23.7. Non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions.
    (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:

"Intimate parts" means the fully unclothed, partially unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, or if the person is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple, including exposure through transparent clothing.

    "Personal identifying information" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16-0.1.
    "Sexual activity" means:
        (1) any knowing touching or fondling of the victim or

another person or animal, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, anus, or breast of the victim or another person or animal for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal;

(2) any transfer or transmission of semen upon any

part of the clothed or unclothed body of the victim, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim or another;

        (3) an act of urination within a sexual context;
        (4) any bondage, fetter, or sadism masochism; or
        (5) sadomasochism abuse in any sexual context.

"Sexually explicit digitized depiction" means any image, photograph, film, video, digital recording, or other depiction or portrayal that has been created, altered, or otherwise modified to realistically depict either:

(1) the intimate parts of another human being as the

intimate parts of the depicted individual or computer-generated intimate parts as the intimate parts of the depicted individual; or

(2) the depicted individual engaging in sexual

activity in which the depicted individual did not engage.

(b) A person commits non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions when the person:
(1) intentionally disseminates a sexually explicit

digitized depiction of another person who is identifiable from the image itself, or whose personal identifying information is displayed or disseminated in connection with the image, or whose identity is known to the person who disseminates the image; and

(2) knows or should have known that the person in the

image has not consented to the dissemination.

(c) The following activities are exempt from the provisions of this Section:
(1) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination is made for the purpose of a criminal investigation that is otherwise lawful.

(2) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination is for the purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct.

(3) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the images involve voluntary exposure in public or commercial settings.

(4) The intentional dissemination of an image of

another identifiable person who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts are exposed when the dissemination serves a lawful public purpose.

(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose liability upon the following entities solely as a result of content or information provided by another person:

(1) an interactive computer service, as defined in 47

U.S.C. 230(f)(2);

(2) a provider of public mobile services or private

radio services, as defined in Section 13-214 of the Public Utilities Act; or

(3) a telecommunications network or broadband

provider.

(e) A person convicted under this Section is subject to the forfeiture provisions in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(f) Sentence. Non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-24)
    Sec. 11-24. Child photography by sex offender.
    (a) In this Section:
    "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.

"Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed  to  it  in
Section 11-0.1 of this Code.

(b)  It   is   unlawful  for  a  child  sex  offender  to
    knowingly:

(1) conduct or operate any type of business in

which he or she photographs, videotapes, or takes a digital image of a child; or

(2) conduct or operate any type of business in

 which  he  or  she instructs or directs another person to          photograph, videotape, or  take  a  digital  image  of  a          child; or

(3) photograph, videotape, or take a digital image of

a child, or instruct or direct another person to photograph, videotape, or take a digital image of a child without the consent of the parent or guardian.

(c)  Sentence. A violation of this Section is a  Class  2
    felony. A person who violates this Section at a playground, park facility, school, forest preserve, day care facility, or at a facility providing programs or services directed to persons under 17 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 felony.

(Source: P.A. 95-983, eff. 6-1-09; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Subdiv. 25 heading)

SUBDIVISION 25. OTHER OFFENSES

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-25)
    Sec. 11-25. Grooming.

(a) A person commits grooming when, being 5 years or more older than a child, or holding a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the child at the time of the offense, he or she knowingly:

(1) uses a computer on-line service, Internet

service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission, performs an act in person or by conduct through a third party, or uses written communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense, to distribute photographs depicting the sex organs of the child, or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child; or

(2) engages in a pattern of conduct that seduces,

solicits, lures, or entices, or attempts to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child to engage or participate in unlawful sexual conduct that is for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the victim, the accused, or another.

    (a-5) As used in this Section:
    "Child" means a person under 17 years of age.
    "Pattern" means 2 or more instances of conduct.
    "Sex offense" means any violation of Article 11 of this Code.
    "Sexual conduct" means masturbation, sexual conduct, or sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.

(a-6) Illinois has a compelling interest in effective education and "grooming" does not include conduct that serves a legitimate educational purpose pursuant to Section 27-9.1a of the School Code.

(b) Sentence. Grooming is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11-26)
    Sec. 11-26. Traveling to meet a child.

(a) A person commits traveling to meet a child when he or she travels any distance either within this State, to this State, or from this State by any means, attempts to do so, or causes another to do so or attempt to do so for the purpose of engaging in any sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, or to otherwise engage in other unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child after using a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or to attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, for such purpose. As used in this Section,  "child" means a person under 17 years of age.

(b) Sentence. Traveling to meet a child is a Class 3 felony.

(Source: P.A. 100-428, eff. 1-1-18.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-30) (was 720 ILCS 5/11-9)

Sec. 11-30. Public indecency.

(a) Any person of the age of 17 years and upwards who performs any of
the following acts in a public place commits a public indecency:

(1) An act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct; or

(2) A lewd exposure of the body done with intent to

arouse or to satisfy the sexual desire of the person.

Breast-feeding of infants is not an act of public indecency.

(b) "Public place" for purposes of this Section means any place where
the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by others.

(c) Sentence.

Public indecency is a Class A misdemeanor.
A person convicted of a third or subsequent violation for public indecency
is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Public indecency is a Class 4 felony if committed by a person 18 years of age or older who is on or within 500 feet of elementary or secondary school grounds when children are present on the grounds.

(Source: P.A. 96-1098, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-35) (was 720 ILCS 5/11-7)

Sec. 11-35. Adultery.

(a) A person commits adultery when he or she has sexual intercourse with
another not his or her spouse, if the behavior is open and notorious, and:

(1) the person is married and knows the other person

involved in such intercourse is not his spouse; or

(2) the person is not married and knows that the

other person involved in such intercourse is married.

A person shall be exempt from prosecution under this Section if his
liability is based solely on evidence he has given in order to comply with
the requirements of Section 4-1.7 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.

(b) Sentence.

Adultery is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-40) (was 720 ILCS 5/11-8)

Sec. 11-40. Fornication.

(a) A person commits fornication when he or she knowingly has sexual intercourse with
another not his or her spouse if the behavior is open and
notorious.

A person shall be exempt from prosecution under this Section if his
liability is based solely on evidence he has given in order to comply with the
requirements of Section 4-1.7 of "The Illinois Public Aid Code", approved
April 11, 1967, as amended.

(b) Sentence.

Fornication is a Class B misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/11-45) (was 720 ILCS 5/11-12)

Sec. 11-45. Bigamy and Marrying a bigamist.

(a) Bigamy. A person commits bigamy when that person has a husband or wife and subsequently knowingly marries
another.

(a-5) Marrying a bigamist. An unmarried person commits marrying a bigamist when that person knowingly marries another under circumstances known to him or her which would render the other person guilty of bigamy under the laws of this State.

(b) It shall be an affirmative defense to bigamy and marrying a bigamist that:

(1) The prior marriage was dissolved or declared

invalid; or

(2) The accused reasonably believed the prior spouse

to be dead; or

(3) The prior spouse had been continually absent for

a period of 5 years during which time the accused did not know the prior spouse to be alive; or

(4) The accused reasonably believed that he or she or

the person he or she marries was legally eligible to be married.

(c) Sentence.

Bigamy is a Class 4 felony. Marrying a bigamist is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

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