Public Act 096-0292
 
HB2670 Enrolled LRB096 08018 RLC 18123 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 changing
Sections 3-5, 11-20.1, and 11-20.3 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/3-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 3-5)
    Sec. 3-5. General Limitations.
    (a) A prosecution for: (1) first degree murder, attempt to
commit first degree murder, second degree murder, involuntary
manslaughter, reckless homicide, leaving the scene of a motor
vehicle accident involving death or personal injuries under
Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, failing to give
information and render aid under Section 11-403 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code, concealment of homicidal death, treason, arson,
aggravated arson, forgery, child pornography under paragraph
(1) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1, aggravated child
pornography under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
11-20.3, or (2) any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual
penetration, as defined by Section 12-12 of this Code in which
the DNA profile of the offender is obtained and entered into a
DNA database within 10 years after the commission of the
offense, may be commenced at any time. Clause (2) of this
subsection (a) applies if either: (i) the victim reported the
offense to law enforcement authorities within 3 years after the
commission of the offense unless a longer period for reporting
the offense to law enforcement authorities is provided in
Section 3-6 or (ii) the victim is murdered during the course of
the offense or within 2 years after the commission of the
offense.
    (b) Unless the statute describing the offense provides
otherwise, or the period of limitation is extended by Section
3-6, a prosecution for any offense not designated in Subsection
(a) must be commenced within 3 years after the commission of
the offense if it is a felony, or within one year and 6 months
after its commission if it is a misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 94-487, eff. 11-9-05; 94-683, eff. 11-9-05;
95-899, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1)
    Sec. 11-20.1. Child pornography.
    (a) A person commits the offense of 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
    knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
    or any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person
    where such child or severely or profoundly mentally
    retarded person 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 severely or profoundly
        mentally retarded person 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 severely
        or profoundly mentally retarded person 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 severely or
    profoundly mentally retarded person whom the person knows
    or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to
    be a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person,
    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
    severely or profoundly mentally retarded person 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 knows or reasonably should know
    to be under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly
    mentally retarded person 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 severely or profoundly mentally retarded person 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 severely or profoundly mentally retarded person and
    who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges for
    such child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded
    person 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 severely or profoundly mentally retarded person whom the
    person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age
    of 18 or to be a severely or profoundly mentally retarded
    person, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs
    (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
        (7) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or
    coerces a person to provide a child under the age of 18 or
    a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person 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 severely or
    profoundly mentally retarded person 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.
    (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 severely or
    profoundly mentally retarded person but only where, prior
    to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this
    Section, he 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 severely
    or profoundly mentally retarded person and his reliance
    upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.
        (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.
        (4) Possession by the defendant of more than one of the
    same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by
    computer in which child pornography is depicted shall raise
    a rebuttable presumption 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) 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. 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.
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. 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.
    (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 severely or profoundly mentally
retarded person 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.
    (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 16D-2 of this
    Code.
        (7) "Child" 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,
    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" 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.
        (8) "Sexual penetration" and "sexual conduct" have the
    meanings ascribed to them in Section 12-12 of this Code.
    (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. 94-366, eff. 7-29-05.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/11-20.3)
    Sec. 11-20.3. Aggravated child pornography.
    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated 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
    13 years 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; 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 whom the person knows
    or reasonably should know to be under the age of 13 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 13 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 13 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 severely or profoundly mentally retarded
    person 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 13
    and who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges
    for such child 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
    whom the person knows or reasonably should know to be under
    the age of 13 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 13 to appear in any videotape, photograph, film,
    stage play, live presentation, or other similar visual
    reproduction or depiction by computer in which the child
    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.
    (b)(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of
aggravated child pornography that the defendant reasonably
believed, under all of the circumstances, that the child was 13
years of age or older, 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 13 years of age or older and
his or her reliance upon the information so obtained was
clearly reasonable.
    (2) The charge of aggravated 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.
    (3) If the defendant possessed more than 3 of the same
film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by computer
in which aggravated child pornography is depicted, then the
trier of fact may infer that the defendant possessed such
materials with the intent to disseminate them.
    (4) The charge of aggravated 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 aggravated 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.
    (5) 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) Sentence: (1) A person who commits a violation of
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is
guilty of a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of
$2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
    (2) A person who commits a violation of paragraph (6) of
subsection (a) is guilty of a Class 2 felony with a mandatory
minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
    (3) 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.
    (4) 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 $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
    (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 13 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.
    (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 16D-2 of this
    Code.
        (7) For the purposes of this Section, "child" means a
    person, either in part or in total, under the age of 13,
    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.
        (8) "Sexual penetration" and "sexual conduct" have the
    meanings ascribed to them in Section 12-12 of this Code.
    (g) When a charge of aggravated child pornography is
brought, the age of the child is an element of the offense to
be resolved by the trier of fact as either exceeding or not
exceeding the age in question. The trier of fact can rely on
its own everyday observations and common experiences in making
this determination.
(Source: P.A. 95-579, eff. 6-1-08.)
 
    Section 10. The Bill of Rights for Children is amended by
changing Section 3 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 115/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1353)
    Sec. 3. Rights to present child impact statement.
    (a) In any case where a defendant has been convicted of a
violent crime involving a child or a juvenile has been
adjudicated a delinquent for any offense defined in Sections
11-6, 11-20.1, and 11-20.3 and in Sections 12-13 through 12-16
of the Criminal Code of 1961, except those in which both
parties have agreed to the imposition of a specific sentence,
and a parent or legal guardian of the child involved is present
in the courtroom at the time of the sentencing or the
disposition hearing, the parent or legal guardian upon his or
her request shall have the right to address the court regarding
the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the
juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child. If the
parent or legal guardian chooses to exercise this right, the
impact statement must have been prepared in writing in
conjunction with the Office of the State's Attorney prior to
the initial hearing or sentencing, before it can be presented
orally at the sentencing hearing. The court shall consider any
statements made by the parent or legal guardian, along with all
other appropriate factors in determining the sentence of the
defendant or disposition of such juvenile.
    (b) The crime victim has the right to prepare a victim
impact statement and present it to the office of the State's
Attorney at any time during the proceedings.
    (c) This Section shall apply to any child victims of any
offense defined in Sections 12-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 during any dispositional hearing under Section
5-705 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 which takes place
pursuant to an adjudication of delinquency for any such
offense.
(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
    Section 15. The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act
is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 120/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1403)
    Sec. 3. The terms used in this Act, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, shall have the following meanings:
    (a) "Crime victim" means (1) a person physically injured in
this State as a result of a violent crime perpetrated or
attempted against that person or (2) a person who suffers
injury to or loss of property as a result of a violent crime
perpetrated or attempted against that person or (3) a single
representative who may be the spouse, parent, child or sibling
of a person killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated
against the person killed or the spouse, parent, child or
sibling of any person granted rights under this Act who is
physically or mentally incapable of exercising such rights,
except where the spouse, parent, child or sibling is also the
defendant or prisoner or (4) any person against whom a violent
crime has been committed or (5) any person who has suffered
personal injury as a result of a violation of Section 11-501 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, or of a similar provision of a local
ordinance, or of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as
amended or (6) in proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of
1987, both parents, legal guardians, foster parents, or a
single adult representative of a minor or disabled person who
is a crime victim.
    (b) "Witness" means any person who personally observed the
commission of a violent crime and who will testify on behalf of
the State of Illinois in the criminal prosecution of the
violent crime.
    (c) "Violent Crime" means any felony in which force or
threat of force was used against the victim, or any offense
involving sexual exploitation, sexual conduct or sexual
penetration, or a violation of Section 11-20.1 or 11-20.3 of
the Criminal Code of 1961, domestic battery, violation of an
order of protection, stalking, or any misdemeanor which results
in death or great bodily harm to the victim or any violation of
Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or Section 11-501 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, if the violation resulted in personal injury or
death, and includes any action committed by a juvenile that
would be a violent crime if committed by an adult. For the
purposes of this paragraph, "personal injury" shall include any
Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
professional attention in either a doctor's office or medical
facility. A type A injury shall include severely bleeding
wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries that require the
injured party to be carried from the scene.
    (d) "Sentencing Hearing" means any hearing where a sentence
is imposed by the court on a convicted defendant and includes
hearings conducted pursuant to Sections 5-6-4, 5-6-4.1, 5-7-2
and 5-7-7 of the Unified Code of Corrections except those cases
in which both parties have agreed to the imposition of a
specific sentence.
    (e) "Court proceedings" includes the preliminary hearing,
any hearing the effect of which may be the release of the
defendant from custody or to alter the conditions of bond, the
trial, sentencing hearing, notice of appeal, any modification
of sentence, probation revocation hearings or parole hearings.
(Source: P.A. 94-271, eff. 1-1-06; 95-591, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876,
eff. 8-21-08.)
 
    Section 20. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
    (725 ILCS 207/5)
    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the term:
    (a) "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
    (b) "Mental disorder" means a congenital or acquired
condition affecting the emotional or volitional capacity that
predisposes a person to engage in acts of sexual violence.
    (c) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services.
    (d) "Sexually motivated" means that one of the purposes for
an act is for the actor's sexual arousal or gratification.
    (e) "Sexually violent offense" means any of the following:
        (1) Any crime specified in Section 11-6, 11-20.1,
    11-20.3, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, or 12-16 of the Criminal
    Code of 1961; or
        (1.5) Any former law of this State specified in Section
    11-1 (rape), 11-3 (deviate sexual assault), 11-4 (indecent
    liberties with a child) or 11-4.1 11-4 (aggravated indecent
    liberties with a child) of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
        (2) First degree murder, if it is determined by the
    agency with jurisdiction to have been sexually motivated;
    or
        (3) Any solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a
    crime under paragraph (e)(1) or (e)(2) of this Section.
    (f) "Sexually violent person" means a person who has been
convicted of a sexually violent offense, has been adjudicated
delinquent for a sexually violent offense, or has been found
not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity
and who is dangerous because he or she suffers from a mental
disorder that makes it substantially probable that the person
will engage in acts of sexual violence.
(Source: P.A. 94-746, eff. 5-8-06; revised 10-23-08.)
 
    Section 25. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 5-5-3.2 as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2)
    Sec. 5-5-3.2. Factors in Aggravation.
    (a) The following factors shall be accorded weight in favor
of imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered by the
court as reasons to impose a more severe sentence under Section
5-8-1:
        (1) the defendant's conduct caused or threatened
    serious harm;
        (2) the defendant received compensation for committing
    the offense;
        (3) the defendant has a history of prior delinquency or
    criminal activity;
        (4) the defendant, by the duties of his office or by
    his position, was obliged to prevent the particular offense
    committed or to bring the offenders committing it to
    justice;
        (5) the defendant held public office at the time of the
    offense, and the offense related to the conduct of that
    office;
        (6) the defendant utilized his professional reputation
    or position in the community to commit the offense, or to
    afford him an easier means of committing it;
        (7) the sentence is necessary to deter others from
    committing the same crime;
        (8) the defendant committed the offense against a
    person 60 years of age or older or such person's property;
        (9) the defendant committed the offense against a
    person who is physically handicapped or such person's
    property;
        (10) by reason of another individual's actual or
    perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender,
    sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or
    national origin, the defendant committed the offense
    against (i) the person or property of that individual; (ii)
    the person or property of a person who has an association
    with, is married to, or has a friendship with the other
    individual; or (iii) the person or property of a relative
    (by blood or marriage) of a person described in clause (i)
    or (ii). For the purposes of this Section, "sexual
    orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or
    bisexuality;
        (11) the offense took place in a place of worship or on
    the grounds of a place of worship, immediately prior to,
    during or immediately following worship services. For
    purposes of this subparagraph, "place of worship" shall
    mean any church, synagogue or other building, structure or
    place used primarily for religious worship;
        (12) the defendant was convicted of a felony committed
    while he was released on bail or his own recognizance
    pending trial for a prior felony and was convicted of such
    prior felony, or the defendant was convicted of a felony
    committed while he was serving a period of probation,
    conditional discharge, or mandatory supervised release
    under subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 for a prior felony;
        (13) the defendant committed or attempted to commit a
    felony while he was wearing a bulletproof vest. For the
    purposes of this paragraph (13), a bulletproof vest is any
    device which is designed for the purpose of protecting the
    wearer from bullets, shot or other lethal projectiles;
        (14) the defendant held a position of trust or
    supervision such as, but not limited to, family member as
    defined in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
    teacher, scout leader, baby sitter, or day care worker, in
    relation to a victim under 18 years of age, and the
    defendant committed an offense in violation of Section
    11-6, 11-11, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13,
    12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961
    against that victim;
        (15) the defendant committed an offense related to the
    activities of an organized gang. For the purposes of this
    factor, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
    Section 10 of the Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention
    Act;
        (16) the defendant committed an offense in violation of
    one of the following Sections while in a school, regardless
    of the time of day or time of year; on any conveyance
    owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
    students to or from school or a school related activity; on
    the real property of a school; or on a public way within
    1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school:
    Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
    11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
    12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
    33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
        (16.5) the defendant committed an offense in violation
    of one of the following Sections while in a day care
    center, regardless of the time of day or time of year; on
    the real property of a day care center, regardless of the
    time of day or time of year; or on a public way within
    1,000 feet of the real property comprising any day care
    center, regardless of the time of day or time of year:
    Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
    11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
    12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
    33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
        (17) the defendant committed the offense by reason of
    any person's activity as a community policing volunteer or
    to prevent any person from engaging in activity as a
    community policing volunteer. For the purpose of this
    Section, "community policing volunteer" has the meaning
    ascribed to it in Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of
    1961;
        (18) the defendant committed the offense in a nursing
    home or on the real property comprising a nursing home. For
    the purposes of this paragraph (18), "nursing home" means a
    skilled nursing or intermediate long term care facility
    that is subject to license by the Illinois Department of
    Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act;
        (19) the defendant was a federally licensed firearm
    dealer and was previously convicted of a violation of
    subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
    Identification Card Act and has now committed either a
    felony violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
    Act or an act of armed violence while armed with a firearm;
        (20) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
    reckless homicide under Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
    1961 or the offense of driving under the influence of
    alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
    compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501
    of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
    local ordinance and (ii) was operating a motor vehicle in
    excess of 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit as
    provided in Article VI of Chapter 11 of the Illinois
    Vehicle Code;
        (21) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
    reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under
    Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and (ii) was
    operating a motor vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour
    over the posted speed limit as provided in Article VI of
    Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
        (22) the defendant committed the offense against a
    person that the defendant knew, or reasonably should have
    known, was a member of the Armed Forces of the United
    States serving on active duty. For purposes of this clause
    (22), the term "Armed Forces" means any of the Armed Forces
    of the United States, including a member of any reserve
    component thereof or National Guard unit called to active
    duty; or
        (23) the defendant committed the offense against a
    person who was elderly, disabled, or infirm by taking
    advantage of a family or fiduciary relationship with the
    elderly, disabled, or infirm person; .
        (24) (22) the defendant committed any offense under
    Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and possessed
    100 or more images; or .
        (25) the defendant committed the offense of child
    pornography or aggravated child pornography, specifically
    including paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of
    subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of
    1961 where 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 and specifically
    including paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of
    subsection (a) of Section 11-20.3 of the Criminal Code of
    1961 where 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.
    For the purposes of this Section:
    "School" is defined as a public or private elementary or
secondary school, community college, college, or university.
    "Day care center" means a public or private State certified
and licensed day care center as defined in Section 2.09 of the
Child Care Act of 1969 that displays a sign in plain view
stating that the property is a day care center.
    (b) The following factors may be considered by the court as
reasons to impose an extended term sentence under Section 5-8-2
upon any offender:
        (1) When a defendant is convicted of any felony, after
    having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other
    jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater
    class felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10
    years after the previous conviction, excluding time spent
    in custody, and such charges are separately brought and
    tried and arise out of different series of acts; or
        (2) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
    court finds that the offense was accompanied by
    exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of
    wanton cruelty; or
        (3) When a defendant is convicted of voluntary
    manslaughter, second degree murder, involuntary
    manslaughter or reckless homicide in which the defendant
    has been convicted of causing the death of more than one
    individual; or
        (4) When a defendant is convicted of any felony
    committed against:
            (i) a person under 12 years of age at the time of
        the offense or such person's property;
            (ii) a person 60 years of age or older at the time
        of the offense or such person's property; or
            (iii) a person physically handicapped at the time
        of the offense or such person's property; or
        (5) In the case of a defendant convicted of aggravated
    criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual assault, when
    the court finds that aggravated criminal sexual assault or
    criminal sexual assault was also committed on the same
    victim by one or more other individuals, and the defendant
    voluntarily participated in the crime with the knowledge of
    the participation of the others in the crime, and the
    commission of the crime was part of a single course of
    conduct during which there was no substantial change in the
    nature of the criminal objective; or
        (6) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
    offense involved any of the following types of specific
    misconduct committed as part of a ceremony, rite,
    initiation, observance, performance, practice or activity
    of any actual or ostensible religious, fraternal, or social
    group:
            (i) the brutalizing or torturing of humans or
        animals;
            (ii) the theft of human corpses;
            (iii) the kidnapping of humans;
            (iv) the desecration of any cemetery, religious,
        fraternal, business, governmental, educational, or
        other building or property; or
            (v) ritualized abuse of a child; or
        (7) When a defendant is convicted of first degree
    murder, after having been previously convicted in Illinois
    of any offense listed under paragraph (c)(2) of Section
    5-5-3, when such conviction has occurred within 10 years
    after the previous conviction, excluding time spent in
    custody, and such charges are separately brought and tried
    and arise out of different series of acts; or
        (8) When a defendant is convicted of a felony other
    than conspiracy and the court finds that the felony was
    committed under an agreement with 2 or more other persons
    to commit that offense and the defendant, with respect to
    the other individuals, occupied a position of organizer,
    supervisor, financier, or any other position of management
    or leadership, and the court further finds that the felony
    committed was related to or in furtherance of the criminal
    activities of an organized gang or was motivated by the
    defendant's leadership in an organized gang; or
        (9) When a defendant is convicted of a felony violation
    of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and the court
    finds that the defendant is a member of an organized gang;
    or
        (10) When a defendant committed the offense using a
    firearm with a laser sight attached to it. For purposes of
    this paragraph (10), "laser sight" has the meaning ascribed
    to it in Section 24.6-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
        (11) When a defendant who was at least 17 years of age
    at the time of the commission of the offense is convicted
    of a felony and has been previously adjudicated a
    delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for
    an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class X or
    Class 1 felony when the conviction has occurred within 10
    years after the previous adjudication, excluding time
    spent in custody; or
        (12) When a defendant commits an offense involving the
    illegal manufacture of a controlled substance under
    Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
    illegal manufacture of methamphetamine under Section 25 of
    the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
    or the illegal possession of explosives and an emergency
    response officer in the performance of his or her duties is
    killed or injured at the scene of the offense while
    responding to the emergency caused by the commission of the
    offense. In this paragraph (12), "emergency" means a
    situation in which a person's life, health, or safety is in
    jeopardy; and "emergency response officer" means a peace
    officer, community policing volunteer, fireman, emergency
    medical technician-ambulance, emergency medical
    technician-intermediate, emergency medical
    technician-paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical
    assistance or first aid personnel, or hospital emergency
    room personnel; or
        (13) When a defendant commits any felony and the
    defendant used, possessed, exercised control over, or
    otherwise directed an animal to assault a law enforcement
    officer engaged in the execution of his or her official
    duties or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
    organized gang in which the defendant is engaged.
    (b-1) For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang"
has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois
Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
    (c) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
Section 5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of aggravated
criminal sexual assault or predatory criminal sexual assault of
a child under subsection (a)(1) of Section 12-14.1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 where the victim was under 18 years of
age at the time of the commission of the offense.
    (d) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
Section 5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of unlawful
use of weapons under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
for possessing a weapon that is not readily distinguishable as
one of the weapons enumerated in Section 24-1 of the Criminal
Code of 1961.
    (e) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
Section 5-8-2 upon an offender who has been convicted of first
degree murder when the offender has previously been convicted
of domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery committed
against the murdered individual or has previously been
convicted of violation of an order of protection in which the
murdered individual was the protected person.
(Source: P.A. 94-131, eff. 7-7-05; 94-375, eff. 1-1-06; 94-556,
eff. 9-11-05; 94-819, eff. 5-31-06; 95-85, eff. 1-1-08; 95-362,
eff. 1-1-08; 95-569, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-942,
eff. 1-1-09; revised 9-23-08.)
INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
    720 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 38, par. 3-5
    720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1
    720 ILCS 5/11-20.3
    725 ILCS 115/3 from Ch. 38, par. 1353
    725 ILCS 120/3 from Ch. 38, par. 1403
    725 ILCS 207/5
    730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2