HB4135eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4135 Engrossed LRB093 16391 RLC 42030 b

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Section 11-24 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/11-24 new)

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 11-9.3 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;

(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) conduct or operate any type of business in which he or she offers for sale a photograph, videotape, computer disk, digital image, or visual depiction of a child.

(c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 2 felony.