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720 ILCS 5/11-35

(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.)