Public Act 095-0901
 
SB2382 Enrolled LRB095 17531 RLC 43605 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
Sections 11-25 and 11-26 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/11-25 new)
    Sec. 11-25. Grooming.
    (a) A person commits the offense of grooming when he or she
knowingly uses 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 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 as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual
conduct with a child or with another person believed by the
person to be a child.
    (b) Sentence. Grooming is a Class 4 felony.
 
    (720 ILCS 5/11-26 new)
    Sec. 11-26. Traveling to meet a minor.
    (a) A person commits the offense of traveling to meet a
minor 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.
    (b) Sentence. Traveling to meet a minor is a Class 3
felony.

Effective Date: 1/1/2009