2010 Illinois Code
CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES
720 ILCS 5/ Criminal Code of 1961.
Part B - Offenses Directed Against the Person


      (720 ILCS 5/Tit. III Pt. B heading)
PART B. OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON


      (720 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading)
ARTICLE 9. HOMICIDE

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑1)(from Ch. 38, par. 9‑1)
    Sec. 9‑1. First degree Murder ‑ Death penalties ‑ Exceptions ‑ Separate Hearings ‑ Proof ‑ Findings ‑ Appellate procedures ‑ Reversals.
    (a) A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if, in performing the acts which cause the death:
        (1) he either intends to kill or do great bodily harm
     to that individual or another, or knows that such acts will cause death to that individual or another; or
        (2) he knows that such acts create a strong
     probability of death or great bodily harm to that individual or another; or
        (3) he is attempting or committing a forcible felony
     other than second degree murder.
    (b) Aggravating Factors. A defendant who at the time of the commission of the offense has attained the age of 18 or more and who has been found guilty of first degree murder may be sentenced to death if:
        (1) the murdered individual was a peace officer or
     fireman killed in the course of performing his official duties, to prevent the performance of his official duties, or in retaliation for performing his official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was a peace officer or fireman; or
        (2) the murdered individual was an employee of an
     institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or any similar local correctional agency, killed in the course of performing his official duties, to prevent the performance of his official duties, or in retaliation for performing his official duties, or the murdered individual was an inmate at such institution or facility and was killed on the grounds thereof, or the murdered individual was otherwise present in such institution or facility with the knowledge and approval of the chief administrative officer thereof; or
        (3) the defendant has been convicted of murdering two
     or more individuals under subsection (a) of this Section or under any law of the United States or of any state which is substantially similar to subsection (a) of this Section regardless of whether the deaths occurred as the result of the same act or of several related or unrelated acts so long as the deaths were the result of either an intent to kill more than one person or of separate acts which the defendant knew would cause death or create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to the murdered individual or another; or
        (4) the murdered individual was killed as a result of
     the hijacking of an airplane, train, ship, bus or other public conveyance; or
        (5) the defendant committed the murder pursuant to a
     contract, agreement or understanding by which he was to receive money or anything of value in return for committing the murder or procured another to commit the murder for money or anything of value; or
        (6) the murdered individual was killed in the course
     of another felony if:
            (a) the murdered individual:
                (i) was actually killed by the defendant, or
                (ii) received physical injuries personally
             inflicted by the defendant substantially contemporaneously with physical injuries caused by one or more persons for whose conduct the defendant is legally accountable under Section 5‑2 of this Code, and the physical injuries inflicted by either the defendant or the other person or persons for whose conduct he is legally accountable caused the death of the murdered individual; and
            (b) in performing the acts which caused the death
         of the murdered individual or which resulted in physical injuries personally inflicted by the defendant on the murdered individual under the circumstances of subdivision (ii) of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of this Section, the defendant acted with the intent to kill the murdered individual or with the knowledge that his acts created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to the murdered individual or another; and
            (c) the other felony was an inherently violent
         crime or the attempt to commit an inherently violent crime. In this subparagraph (c), "inherently violent crime" includes, but is not limited to, armed robbery, robbery, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated arson, aggravated stalking, residential burglary, and home invasion; or
        (7) the murdered individual was under 12 years of age
     and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
        (8) the defendant committed the murder with intent to
     prevent the murdered individual from testifying or participating in any criminal investigation or prosecution or giving material assistance to the State in any investigation or prosecution, either against the defendant or another; or the defendant committed the murder because the murdered individual was a witness in any prosecution or gave material assistance to the State in any investigation or prosecution, either against the defendant or another; for purposes of this paragraph (8), "participating in any criminal investigation or prosecution" is intended to include those appearing in the proceedings in any capacity such as trial judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, investigators, witnesses, or jurors; or
        (9) the defendant, while committing an offense
     punishable under Sections 401, 401.1, 401.2, 405, 405.2, 407 or 407.1 or subsection (b) of Section 404 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or while engaged in a conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally killed an individual or counseled, commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional killing of the murdered individual; or
        (10) the defendant was incarcerated in an institution
     or facility of the Department of Corrections at the time of the murder, and while committing an offense punishable as a felony under Illinois law, or while engaged in a conspiracy or solicitation to commit such offense, intentionally killed an individual or counseled, commanded, induced, procured or caused the intentional killing of the murdered individual; or
        (11) the murder was committed in a cold, calculated
     and premeditated manner pursuant to a preconceived plan, scheme or design to take a human life by unlawful means, and the conduct of the defendant created a reasonable expectation that the death of a human being would result therefrom; or
        (12) the murdered individual was an emergency medical
     technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit, killed in the course of performing his official duties, to prevent the performance of his official duties, or in retaliation for performing his official duties, and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was an emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel; or
        (13) the defendant was a principal administrator,
     organizer, or leader of a calculated criminal drug conspiracy consisting of a hierarchical position of authority superior to that of all other members of the conspiracy, and the defendant counseled, commanded, induced, procured, or caused the intentional killing of the murdered person; or
        (14) the murder was intentional and involved the
     infliction of torture. For the purpose of this Section torture means the infliction of or subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or prolong the pain, suffering or agony of the victim; or
        (15) the murder was committed as a result of the
     intentional discharge of a firearm by the defendant from a motor vehicle and the victim was not present within the motor vehicle; or
        (16) the murdered individual was 60 years of age or
     older and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty; or
        (17) the murdered individual was a disabled person
     and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was disabled. For purposes of this paragraph (17), "disabled person" means a person who suffers from a permanent physical or mental impairment resulting from disease, an injury, a functional disorder, or a congenital condition that renders the person incapable of adequately providing for his or her own health or personal care; or
        (18) the murder was committed 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; or
        (19) the murdered individual was subject to an order
     of protection and the murder was committed by a person against whom the same order of protection was issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986; or
        (20) the murdered individual was known by the
     defendant to be a teacher or other person employed in any school and the teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes; or
        (21) the murder was committed by the defendant in
     connection with or as a result of the offense of terrorism as defined in Section 29D‑14.9 of this Code.
     (c) Consideration of factors in Aggravation and Mitigation.
    The court shall consider, or shall instruct the jury to consider any aggravating and any mitigating factors which are relevant to the imposition of the death penalty. Aggravating factors may include but need not be limited to those factors set forth in subsection (b). Mitigating factors may include but need not be limited to the following:
        (1) the defendant has no significant history of prior
     criminal activity;
        (2) the murder was committed while the defendant was
     under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance, although not such as to constitute a defense to prosecution;
        (3) the murdered individual was a participant in the
     defendant's homicidal conduct or consented to the homicidal act;
        (4) the defendant acted under the compulsion of
     threat or menace of the imminent infliction of death or great bodily harm;
        (5) the defendant was not personally present during
     commission of the act or acts causing death;
        (6) the defendant's background includes a history of
     extreme emotional or physical abuse;
        (7) the defendant suffers from a reduced mental
     capacity.
    (d) Separate sentencing hearing.
    Where requested by the State, the court shall conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine the existence of factors set forth in subsection (b) and to consider any aggravating or mitigating factors as indicated in subsection (c). The proceeding shall be conducted:
        (1) before the jury that determined the defendant's
     guilt; or
        (2) before a jury impanelled for the purpose of the
     proceeding if:
            A. the defendant was convicted upon a plea of
         guilty; or
            B. the defendant was convicted after a trial
         before the court sitting without a jury; or
            C. the court for good cause shown discharges the
         jury that determined the defendant's guilt; or
        (3) before the court alone if the defendant waives a
     jury for the separate proceeding.
    (e) Evidence and Argument.
    During the proceeding any information relevant to any of the factors set forth in subsection (b) may be presented by either the State or the defendant under the rules governing the admission of evidence at criminal trials. Any information relevant to any additional aggravating factors or any mitigating factors indicated in subsection (c) may be presented by the State or defendant regardless of its admissibility under the rules governing the admission of evidence at criminal trials. The State and the defendant shall be given fair opportunity to rebut any information received at the hearing.
    (f) Proof.
    The burden of proof of establishing the existence of any of the factors set forth in subsection (b) is on the State and shall not be satisfied unless established beyond a reasonable doubt.
    (g) Procedure ‑ Jury.
    If at the separate sentencing proceeding the jury finds that none of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exists, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections. If there is a unanimous finding by the jury that one or more of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exist, the jury shall consider aggravating and mitigating factors as instructed by the court and shall determine whether the sentence of death shall be imposed. If the jury determines unanimously, after weighing the factors in aggravation and mitigation, that death is the appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to death. If the court does not concur with the jury determination that death is the appropriate sentence, the court shall set forth reasons in writing including what facts or circumstances the court relied upon, along with any relevant documents, that compelled the court to non‑concur with the sentence. This document and any attachments shall be part of the record for appellate review. The court shall be bound by the jury's sentencing determination.
    If after weighing the factors in aggravation and mitigation, one or more jurors determines that death is not the appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    (h) Procedure ‑ No Jury.
    In a proceeding before the court alone, if the court finds that none of the factors found in subsection (b) exists, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    If the Court determines that one or more of the factors set forth in subsection (b) exists, the Court shall consider any aggravating and mitigating factors as indicated in subsection (c). If the Court determines, after weighing the factors in aggravation and mitigation, that death is the appropriate sentence, the Court shall sentence the defendant to death.
    If the court finds that death is not the appropriate sentence, the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    (h‑5) Decertification as a capital case.
    In a case in which the defendant has been found guilty of first degree murder by a judge or jury, or a case on remand for resentencing, and the State seeks the death penalty as an appropriate sentence, on the court's own motion or the written motion of the defendant, the court may decertify the case as a death penalty case if the court finds that the only evidence supporting the defendant's conviction is the uncorroborated testimony of an informant witness, as defined in Section 115‑21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, concerning the confession or admission of the defendant or that the sole evidence against the defendant is a single eyewitness or single accomplice without any other corroborating evidence. If the court decertifies the case as a capital case under either of the grounds set forth above, the court shall issue a written finding. The State may pursue its right to appeal the decertification pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a)(1). If the court does not decertify the case as a capital case, the matter shall proceed to the eligibility phase of the sentencing hearing.
    (i) Appellate Procedure.
    The conviction and sentence of death shall be subject to automatic review by the Supreme Court. Such review shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court. The Illinois Supreme Court may overturn the death sentence, and order the imposition of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections if the court finds that the death sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular case. If the Illinois Supreme Court finds that the death sentence is fundamentally unjust as applied to the particular case, independent of any procedural grounds for relief, the Illinois Supreme Court shall issue a written opinion explaining this finding.
    (j) Disposition of reversed death sentence.
    In the event that the death penalty in this Act is held to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States or of the State of Illinois, any person convicted of first degree murder shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    In the event that any death sentence pursuant to the sentencing provisions of this Section is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States or of the State of Illinois, the court having jurisdiction over a person previously sentenced to death shall cause the defendant to be brought before the court, and the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of imprisonment under Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
    (k) Guidelines for seeking the death penalty.
    The Attorney General and State's Attorneys Association shall consult on voluntary guidelines for procedures governing whether or not to seek the death penalty. The guidelines do not have the force of law and are only advisory in nature.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑1.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 9‑1.2)
    Sec. 9‑1.2. Intentional Homicide of an Unborn Child.
    (a) A person commits the offense of intentional homicide of an unborn child if, in performing acts which cause the death of an unborn child, he without lawful justification:
        (1) either intended to cause the death of or do great
    bodily harm to the pregnant woman or her unborn child or knew that such acts would cause death or great bodily harm to the pregnant woman or her unborn child; or
        (2) knew that his acts created a strong probability
    of death or great bodily harm to the pregnant woman or her unborn child; and
        (3) knew that the woman was pregnant.
    (b) For purposes of this Section, (1) "unborn child" shall mean any individual of the human species from fertilization until birth, and (2) "person" shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is killed.
    (c) This Section shall not apply to acts which cause the death of an unborn child if those acts were committed during any abortion, as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, as amended, to which the pregnant woman has consented. This Section shall not apply to acts which were committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
    (d) Penalty. The sentence for intentional homicide of an unborn child shall be the same as for first degree murder, except that:
        (1) the death penalty may not be imposed;
        (2) if the person committed the offense while armed
    with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
        (3) if, during the commission of the offense, the
    person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
        (4) if, during the commission of the offense, the
    person personally discharged a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.
    (e) The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to prohibit the prosecution of any person under any other provision of law.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑2)(from Ch. 38, par. 9‑2)
    Sec. 9‑2. Second degree murder.
    (a) A person commits the offense of second degree murder when he or she commits the offense of first degree murder as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 9‑1 of this Code and either of the following mitigating factors are present:
        (1) at the time of the killing he or she is acting
     under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by the individual killed or another whom the offender endeavors to kill, but he or she negligently or accidentally causes the death of the individual killed; or
        (2) at the time of the killing he or she believes the
     circumstances to be such that, if they existed, would justify or exonerate the killing under the principles stated in Article 7 of this Code, but his or her belief is unreasonable.
    (b) Serious provocation is conduct sufficient to excite an intense passion in a reasonable person.
    (c) When evidence of either of the mitigating factors defined in subsection (a) of this Section has been presented, the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove either mitigating factor by a preponderance of the evidence before the defendant can be found guilty of second degree murder. The burden of proof, however, remains on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of first degree murder and, when appropriately raised, the absence of circumstances at the time of the killing that would justify or exonerate the killing under the principles stated in Article 7 of this Code.
    (d) Sentence. Second degree murder is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑2.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 9‑2.1)
    Sec. 9‑2.1. Voluntary Manslaughter of an Unborn Child. (a) A person who kills an unborn child without lawful justification commits voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child if at the time of the killing he is acting under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by another whom the offender endeavors to kill, but he negligently or accidentally causes the death of the unborn child.
    Serious provocation is conduct sufficient to excite an intense passion in a reasonable person.
    (b) A person who intentionally or knowingly kills an unborn child commits voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child if at the time of the killing he believes the circumstances to be such that, if they existed, would justify or exonerate the killing under the principles stated in Article 7 of this Code, but his belief is unreasonable.
    (c) Sentence. Voluntary Manslaughter of an unborn child is a Class 1 felony.
    (d) For purposes of this Section, (1) "unborn child" shall mean any individual of the human species from fertilization until birth, and (2) "person" shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is killed.
    (e) This Section shall not apply to acts which cause the death of an unborn child if those acts were committed during any abortion, as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, as amended, to which the pregnant woman has consented. This Section shall not apply to acts which were committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1414.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑3)(from Ch. 38, par. 9‑3)
    Sec. 9‑3. Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide.
    (a) A person who unintentionally kills an individual without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter if his acts whether lawful or unlawful which cause the death are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to some individual, and he performs them recklessly, except in cases in which the cause of the death consists of the driving of a motor vehicle or operating a snowmobile, all‑terrain vehicle, or watercraft, in which case the person commits reckless homicide. A person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving a vehicle and using an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.
    (b) (Blank).
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) Sentence.
        (1) Involuntary manslaughter is a Class 3 felony.
        (2) Reckless homicide is a Class 3 felony.
    (e) (Blank).
    (e‑2) Except as provided in subsection (e‑3), in cases involving reckless homicide in which the offense is committed upon a public thoroughfare where children pass going to and from school when a school crossing guard is performing official duties, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
    (e‑3) In cases involving reckless homicide in which (i) the offense is committed upon a public thoroughfare where children pass going to and from school when a school crossing guard is performing official duties and (ii) the defendant causes the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years.
    (e‑5) (Blank).
    (e‑7) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e‑8), in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant: (1) was driving in a construction or maintenance zone, as defined in Section 11‑605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or (2) was operating a vehicle while failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or direction of any authorized police officer or traffic control aide engaged in traffic control, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
    (e‑8) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct and: (1) was driving in a construction or maintenance zone, as defined in Section 11‑605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or (2) was operating a vehicle while failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or direction of any authorized police officer or traffic control aide engaged in traffic control, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years.
    (e‑9) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant drove a vehicle and used an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne, and caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct, the penalty is a Class 2 felony.
    (e‑10) In cases involving involuntary manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting in the death of a peace officer killed in the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer, the penalty is a Class 2 felony.
    (e‑11) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant unintentionally kills an individual while driving in a posted school zone, as defined in Section 11‑605 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, while children are present or in a construction or maintenance zone, as defined in Section 11‑605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when construction or maintenance workers are present the trier of fact may infer that the defendant's actions were performed recklessly where he or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or violating Section 11‑501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
    (e‑12) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e‑13), in cases involving reckless homicide in which the offense was committed as result of a violation of subsection (c) of Section 11‑907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
    (e‑13) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the offense was committed as result of a violation of subsection (c) of Section 11‑907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and the defendant caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years.
    (e‑14) In cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant unintentionally kills an individual, the trier of fact may infer that the defendant's actions were performed recklessly where he or she was also violating subsection (c) of Section 11‑907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The penalty for a reckless homicide in which the driver also violated subsection (c) of Section 11‑907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
    (f) In cases involving involuntary manslaughter in which the victim was a family or household member as defined in paragraph (3) of Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the penalty shall be a Class 2 felony, for which a person if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
(Source: P.A. 95‑467, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑551, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑587, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑591, eff. 9‑10‑07; 95‑803, eff. 1‑1‑09; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 95‑884, eff. 1‑1‑09; 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑3.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 9‑3.1)
    Sec. 9‑3.1. (Renumbered).
(Source: Renumbered by P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑3.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 9‑3.2)
    Sec. 9‑3.2. Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide of an Unborn Child. (a) A person who unintentionally kills an unborn child without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child if his acts whether lawful or unlawful which cause the death are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to some individual, and he performs them recklessly, except in cases in which the cause of death consists of the driving of a motor vehicle, in which case the person commits reckless homicide of an unborn child.
    (b) Sentence.
    (1) Involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child is a Class 3 felony.
    (2) Reckless homicide of an unborn child is a Class 3 felony.
    (c) For purposes of this Section, (1) "unborn child" shall mean any individual of the human species from fertilization until birth, and (2) "person" shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is killed.
    (d) This Section shall not apply to acts which cause the death of an unborn child if those acts were committed during any abortion, as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, as amended, to which the pregnant woman has consented. This Section shall not apply to acts which were committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
    (e) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit the prosecution of any person under any other provision of law, nor shall it be construed to preclude any civil cause of action.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1414.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑3.3)(from Ch. 38, par. 9‑3.3)
    Sec. 9‑3.3. Drug‑induced homicide.
    (a) A person who violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or Section 55 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and any person's death is caused by the injection, inhalation or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance, commits the offense of drug‑induced homicide.
    (b) Sentence. Drug‑induced homicide is a Class X felony.
    (c) A person who commits drug‑induced homicide by violating subsection (a) or subsection (c) of Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or Section 55 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act commits a Class X felony for which the defendant shall in addition to a sentence authorized by law, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years or an extended term of not less than 30 years and not more than 60 years.
(Source: P.A. 94‑556, eff. 9‑11‑05; 94‑560, eff. 1‑1‑06; 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑3.4)(was 720 ILCS 5/9‑3.1)
    Sec. 9‑3.4. Concealment of homicidal death.
    (a) A person commits the offense of concealment of homicidal death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person with knowledge that such other person has died by homicidal means.
    (b) Nothing in this Section prevents the defendant from also being charged with and tried for the first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter of the person whose death is concealed.
    (b‑5) For purposes of this Section:
    "Conceal" means the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death by homicidal means. "Conceal" means something more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose information.
    "Homicidal means" means any act or acts, lawful or unlawful, of a person that cause the death of another person.
    (c) Sentence. Concealment of homicidal death is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/9‑3‑1.5)
(This Section will be renumbered as Section 9‑3.5 in a revisory bill.)
    Sec. 9‑3‑1.5. Concealment of death.
    (a) For purposes of this Section, "conceal" means the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death. "Conceal" means something more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose information.
    (b) A person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person who died by other than homicidal means.
    (c) A person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly moves the body of a dead person from its place of death, with the intent of concealing information regarding the place or manner of death of that person, or the identity of any person with information regarding the death of that person. This subsection shall not apply to any movement of the body of a dead person by medical personnel, fire fighters, law enforcement officers, coroners, medical examiners, or licensed funeral directors, or by any person acting at the direction of medical personnel, fire fighters, law enforcement officers, coroners, medical examiners, or licensed funeral directors.
    (d) Sentence. Concealment of death is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1361, eff. 1‑1‑11.)


      (720 ILCS 5/Art. 10 heading)
ARTICLE 10. KIDNAPING AND RELATED OFFENSES

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑1)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑1)
    Sec. 10‑1. Kidnapping.
    (a) A person commits the offense of kidnapping when he or she knowingly:
        (1) and secretly confines another against his or her
     will;
        (2) by force or threat of imminent force carries
     another from one place to another with intent secretly to confine that other person against his or her will; or
        (3) by deceit or enticement induces another to go
     from one place to another with intent secretly to confine that other person against his or her will.
    (b) Confinement of a child under the age of 13 years, or of a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person, is against that child's or person's will within the meaning of this Section if that confinement is without the consent of that child's or person's parent or legal guardian.
    (c) Sentence. Kidnapping is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑2)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑2)
    Sec. 10‑2. Aggravated kidnaping.
    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated kidnaping when he or she commits kidnapping and:
        (1) kidnaps with the intent to obtain ransom from
     the person kidnaped or from any other person;
        (2) takes as his or her victim a child under the age
     of 13 years, or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person;
        (3) inflicts great bodily harm, other than by the
     discharge of a firearm, or commits another felony upon his or her victim;
        (4) wears a hood, robe, or mask or conceals his or
     her identity;
        (5) commits the offense of kidnaping while armed
     with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, as defined in Section 33A‑1 of this Code;
        (6) commits the offense of kidnaping while armed
     with a firearm;
        (7) during the commission of the offense of
     kidnaping, personally discharges a firearm; or
        (8) during the commission of the offense of
     kidnaping, personally discharges a firearm that proximately causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person.
    As used in this Section, "ransom" includes money, benefit, or other valuable thing or concession.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated kidnaping in violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a)(6) 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)(7) 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)(8) is a Class X felony for which 25 years or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.
    A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of aggravated kidnaping shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment; except that a sentence of natural life imprisonment shall not be imposed under this Section unless the second or subsequent offense was committed after conviction on the first offense.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑3)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑3)
    Sec. 10‑3. Unlawful restraint.
    (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful restraint when he or she knowingly without legal authority detains another.
    (b) Sentence. Unlawful restraint is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑3.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑3.1)
    Sec. 10‑3.1. Aggravated unlawful restraint.
    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated unlawful restraint when he or she commits unlawful restraint while using a deadly weapon.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated unlawful restraint is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑4) (from Ch. 38, par. 10‑4)
    Sec. 10‑4. Forcible Detention.) (a) A person commits the offense of forcible detention when he holds an individual hostage without lawful authority for the purpose of obtaining performance by a third person of demands made by the person holding the hostage, and
    (1) the person holding the hostage is armed with a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 33A‑1 of this Code, or
    (2) the hostage is known to the person holding him to be a peace officer or a correctional employee engaged in the performance of his official duties.
    (b) Forcible detention is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 79‑941.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑5)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑5)
    Sec. 10‑5. Child abduction.
    (a) For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
        (1) "Child" means a person who, at the time the
    alleged violation occurred, was under the age of 18 or severely or profoundly mentally retarded.
        (2) "Detains" means taking or retaining physical
    custody of a child, whether or not the child resists or objects.
        (3) "Lawful custodian" means a person or persons
    granted legal custody of a child or entitled to physical possession of a child pursuant to a court order. It is presumed that, when the parties have never been married to each other, the mother has legal custody of the child unless a valid court order states otherwise. If an adjudication of paternity has been completed and the father has been assigned support obligations or visitation rights, such a paternity order should, for the purposes of this Section, be considered a valid court order granting custody to the mother.
        (4) "Putative father" means a man who has a
    reasonable belief that he is the father of a child born of a woman who is not his wife.
    (b) A person commits the offense of child abduction when he or she does any one of the following:
        (1) Intentionally violates any terms of a valid court
    order granting sole or joint custody, care, or possession to another by concealing or detaining the child or removing the child from the jurisdiction of the court.
        (2) Intentionally violates a court order prohibiting
    the person from concealing or detaining the child or removing the child from the jurisdiction of the court.
        (3) Intentionally conceals, detains, or removes the
    child without the consent of the mother or lawful custodian of the child if the person is a putative father and either: (A) the paternity of the child has not been legally established or (B) the paternity of the child has been legally established but no orders relating to custody have been entered. Notwithstanding the presumption created by paragraph (3) of subsection (a), however, a mother commits child abduction when she intentionally conceals or removes a child, whom she has abandoned or relinquished custody of, from an unadjudicated father who has provided sole ongoing care and custody of the child in her absence.
        (4) Intentionally conceals or removes the child from
    a parent after filing a petition or being served with process in an action affecting marriage or paternity but prior to the issuance of a temporary or final order determining custody.
        (5) At the expiration of visitation rights outside
    the State, intentionally fails or refuses to return or impedes the return of the child to the lawful custodian in Illinois.
        (6) Being a parent of the child, and if the parents
    of that child are or have been married and there has been no court order of custody, knowingly conceals the child for 15 days, and fails to make reasonable attempts within the 15‑day period to notify the other parent as to the specific whereabouts of the child, including a means by which to contact the child, or to arrange reasonable visitation or contact with the child. It is not a violation of this Section for a person fleeing domestic violence to take the child with him or her to housing provided by a domestic violence program.
        (7) Being a parent of the child, and if the parents
    of the child are or have been married and there has been no court order of custody, knowingly conceals, detains, or removes the child with physical force or threat of physical force.
        (8) Knowingly conceals, detains, or removes the child
    for payment or promise of payment at the instruction of a person who has no legal right to custody.
        (9) Knowingly retains in this State for 30 days a
    child removed from another state without the consent of the lawful custodian or in violation of a valid court order of custody.
        (10) Intentionally lures or attempts to lure a child
    under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, housetrailer, or dwelling place without the consent of the child's parent or lawful custodian for other than a lawful purpose. For the purposes of this item (10), the luring or attempted luring of a child under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, housetrailer, or dwelling place without the consent of the child's parent or lawful custodian is prima facie evidence of other than a lawful purpose.
        (11) With the intent to obstruct or prevent efforts
    to locate the child victim of a child abduction, knowingly destroys, alters, conceals, or disguises physical evidence or furnishes false information.
    (c) It is an affirmative defense to subsections (b)(1) through (b)(10) of this Section that:
        (1) the person had custody of the child pursuant to a
    court order granting legal custody or visitation rights that existed at the time of the alleged violation;
        (2) the person had physical custody of the child
    pursuant to a court order granting legal custody or visitation rights and failed to return the child as a result of circumstances beyond his or her control, and the person notified and disclosed to the other parent or legal custodian the specific whereabouts of the child and a means by which the child could be contacted or made a reasonable attempt to notify the other parent or lawful custodian of the child of those circumstances and made the disclosure within 24 hours after the visitation period had expired and returned the child as soon as possible;
        (3) the person was fleeing an incidence or pattern of
    domestic violence; or
        (4) the person lured or attempted to lure a child
    under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, housetrailer, or dwelling place for a lawful purpose in prosecutions under paragraph (10) of subsection (b).
    (d) A person convicted of child abduction under this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (10) of subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class 3 felony. It is a factor in aggravation under subsections (b)(1) through (b)(10) of this Section for which a court may impose a more severe sentence under Section 5‑8‑1 (730 ILCS 5/5‑8‑1) or Article 4.5 of Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections if, upon sentencing, the court finds evidence of any of the following aggravating factors:
        (1) that the defendant abused or neglected the child
    following the concealment, detention, or removal of the child;
        (2) that the defendant inflicted or threatened to
    inflict physical harm on a parent or lawful custodian of the child or on the child with intent to cause that parent or lawful custodian to discontinue criminal prosecution of the defendant under this Section;
        (3) that the defendant demanded payment in exchange
    for return of the child or demanded that he or she be relieved of the financial or legal obligation to support the child in exchange for return of the child;
        (4) that the defendant has previously been convicted
    of child abduction;
        (5) that the defendant committed the abduction while
    armed with a deadly weapon or the taking of the child resulted in serious bodily injury to another; or
        (6) that the defendant committed the abduction while
    in a school, regardless of the time of day or time of year; in a playground; 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 or playground. For purposes of this paragraph (6), "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; and "school" means a public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university.
    (e) The court may order the child to be returned to the parent or lawful custodian from whom the child was concealed, detained, or removed. In addition to any sentence imposed, the court may assess any reasonable expense incurred in searching for or returning the child against any person convicted of violating this Section.
    (f) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to limit the court's contempt power.
    (g) Every law enforcement officer investigating an alleged incident of child abduction shall make a written police report of any bona fide allegation and the disposition of that investigation. Every police report completed pursuant to this Section shall be compiled and recorded within the meaning of Section 5.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
    (h) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reasons to believe a child abduction has occurred, she or he shall provide the lawful custodian a summary of her or his rights under this Code, including the procedures and relief available to her or him.
    (i) If during the course of an investigation under this Section the child is found in the physical custody of the defendant or another, the law enforcement officer shall return the child to the parent or lawful custodian from whom the child was concealed, detained, or removed, unless there is good cause for the law enforcement officer or the Department of Children and Family Services to retain temporary protective custody of the child pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑1052, eff. 7‑1‑09; 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10; ; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑5.1)
    Sec. 10‑5.1. Luring of a minor.
    (a) A person commits the offense of luring of a minor when the offender is 21 years of age or older and knowingly contacts or communicates electronically to the minor:
        (1) knowing the minor is under 15 years of age;
        (2) with the intent to persuade, lure or transport
     the minor away from his or her home, or other location known by the minor's parent or legal guardian to be the place where the minor is to be located;
        (3) for an unlawful purpose;
        (4) without the express consent of the person's
     parent or legal guardian;
        (5) with the intent to avoid the express consent of
     the person's parent or legal guardian;
        (6) after so communicating, commits any act in
     furtherance of the intent described in clause (a)(2); and
        (7) is a stranger to the parents or legal guardian of
     the minor.
    (b) A person commits the offense of luring of a minor
     when the offender is at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age and knowingly contacts or communicates electronically to the minor:
        (1) knowing the minor is under 15 years of age;
        (2) with the intent to persuade, lure, or transport
     the minor away from his or her home or other location known by the minor's parent or legal guardian, to be the place where the minor is to be located;
        (3) for an unlawful purpose;
        (4) without the express consent of the person's
     parent or legal guardian;
        (5) with the intent to avoid the express consent of
     the person's parent or legal guardian;
        (6) after so communicating, commits any act in
     furtherance of the intent described in clause (b)(2); and
        (7) is a stranger to the parents or legal guardian of
     the minor.
    (c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
        (1) "Emergency situation" means a situation in which
     the minor is threatened with imminent bodily harm, emotional harm or psychological harm.
        (2) "Express consent" means oral or written
     permission that is positive, direct, and unequivocal, requiring no inference or implication to supply its meaning.
        (3) "Contacts or communicates electronically"
     includes but is not limited to, any attempt to make contact or communicate telephonically or through the Internet or text messages.
        (4) "Luring" shall mean any knowing act to solicit,
     entice, tempt, or attempt to attract the minor.
        (5) "Minor" shall mean any person under the age of 15.
        (6) "Stranger" shall have its common and ordinary
     meaning, including but not limited to, a person that is either not known by the parents of the minor or does not have any association with the parents of the minor.
        (7) "Unlawful purpose" shall mean any misdemeanor or
     felony violation of State law or a similar federal or sister state law or local ordinance.
    (d) This Section may not be interpreted to criminalize an
     act or person contacting a minor within the scope and course of his employment, or status as a volunteer of a recognized civic, charitable or youth organization.
    (e) This Section is intended to protect minors and to
     help parents and legal guardians exercise reasonable care, supervision, protection, and control over minor children.
    (f) Affirmative defenses.
        (1) It shall be an affirmative defense to any offense
     under this Section 10‑5.1 that the accused reasonably believed that the minor was over the age of 15.
        (2) It shall be an affirmative defense to any offense
     under this Section 10‑5.1 that the accused is assisting the minor in an emergency situation.
        (3) It shall not be a defense to the prosecution of
     any offense under this Section 10‑5.1 if the person who is contacted by the offender is posing as a minor and is in actuality an adult law enforcement officer.
    (g) Penalties.
        (1) A first offense of luring of a minor under
     subsection (a) shall be a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of luring of a minor under subsection (a) shall undergo a sex offender evaluation prior to a sentence being imposed. An offense of luring of a minor under subsection (a) when a person has a prior conviction in Illinois of a sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or any substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign government offense, is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
        (2) A first offense of luring of a minor under
     subsection (b) is a Class B misdemeanor.
        (3) A second or subsequent offense of luring of a
     minor under subsection (a) is a Class 3 felony. A second or subsequent offense of luring of a minor under subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent offense when a person has a prior conviction in Illinois of a sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or any substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign government offense, is a Class 1 felony. A defendant convicted a second time of an offense under subsection (a) or (b) shall register as a sexual predator of children pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.
        (4) A third or subsequent offense is a Class 1
     felony. A third or subsequent offense when a person has a prior conviction in Illinois of a sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or any substantially similar federal, Uniform Code of Military Justice, sister state, or foreign government offense, is a Class X felony.
    (h) For violations of subsection (a), jurisdiction shall
     be established if the transmission that constitutes the offense either originates in this State or is received in this State and does not apply to emergency situations. For violations of subsection (b), jurisdiction shall be established in any county where the act in furtherance of the commission of the offense is committed, in the county where the minor resides, or in the county where the offender resides.
(Source: P.A. 95‑625, eff. 6‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑5.5)
    Sec. 10‑5.5. Unlawful visitation or parenting time interference.
    (a) As used in this Section, the terms "child", "detain", and "lawful custodian" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 10‑5 of this Code.
    (b) Every person who, in violation of the visitation, parenting time, or custody time provisions of a court order relating to child custody, detains or conceals a child with the intent to deprive another person of his or her rights to visitation, parenting time, or custody time commits the offense of unlawful visitation or parenting time interference.
    (c) A person committing unlawful visitation or parenting time interference is guilty of a petty offense. Any person violating this Section after 2 prior convictions of unlawful visitation interference or unlawful visitation or parenting time interference, however, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
    (d) Any law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing an act in violation of this Section shall issue to that person a notice to appear.
    (e) The notice shall:
        (1) be in writing;
        (2) state the name of the person and his or her
    address, if known;
        (3) set forth the nature of the offense;
        (4) be signed by the officer issuing the notice; and
        (5) request the person to appear before a court at a
    certain time and place.
    (f) Upon failure of the person to appear, a summons or warrant of arrest may be issued.
    (g) It is an affirmative defense that:
        (1) a person or lawful custodian committed the act to
    protect the child from imminent physical harm, provided that the defendant's belief that there was physical harm imminent was reasonable and that the defendant's conduct in withholding visitation rights, parenting time, or custody time was a reasonable response to the harm believed imminent;
        (2) the act was committed with the mutual consent of
    all parties having a right to custody and visitation of the child or parenting time with the child; or
        (3) the act was otherwise authorized by law.
(Source: P.A. 96‑333, eff. 8‑11‑09; 96‑675, eff. 8‑25‑09; 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑6)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑6)
    Sec. 10‑6. Harboring a runaway.
    (a) Any person, other than an agency or association providing crisis intervention services as defined in Section 3‑5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or an operator of a youth emergency shelter as defined in Section 2.21 of the Child Care Act of 1969, who, without the knowledge and consent of the minor's parent or guardian, knowingly gives shelter to a minor, other than a mature minor who has been emancipated under the Emancipation of Minors Act, for more than 48 hours without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian, and without notifying the local law enforcement authorities of the minor's name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter commits the offense of harboring a runaway.
    (b) Any person who commits the offense of harboring a runaway is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑7)(from Ch. 38, par. 10‑7)
    Sec. 10‑7. Aiding or abetting child abduction.
    (a) A person violates this Section when, before or during the commission of a child abduction as defined in Section 10‑5 and with the intent to promote or facilitate such offense, he or she intentionally aids or abets another in the planning or commission of child abduction, unless before the commission of the offense he or she makes proper effort to prevent the commission of the offense.
    (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section commits a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑8) (from Ch. 38, par. 10‑8)
    Sec. 10‑8. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor when the person sells a ticket for travel on any public conveyance to an unemancipated minor under 17 years of age without the consent of the minor's parents or guardian for passage to a destination outside this state and knows the minor's age or fails to take reasonable measures to ascertain the minor's age.
    (b) Evidence. The fact that the defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably relied upon written evidence of a person's age in any transaction forbidden by this Section is competent evidence, and may be considered in any criminal prosecution for a violation of this Section.
    (c) Definition. "Public Conveyance", includes an airplane, boat, bus, railroad, train, taxicab or other vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire.
    (d) Sentence. Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 86‑336.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑8.1)
    Sec. 10‑8.1. Unlawful sending of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor.
    (a) In this Section, "public conveyance" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10‑8 of this Code.
    (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful sending of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor when the person without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian:
        (1) knowingly sends, causes to be sent, or purchases
     a public conveyance travel ticket to any location for a person known by the offender to be an unemancipated minor under 17 years of age or a person he or she believes to be a minor under 17 years of age, other than for a lawful purpose under Illinois law; or
        (2) knowingly arranges for travel to any location on
     any public conveyance for a person known by the offender to be an unemancipated minor under 17 years of age or a person he or she believes to be a minor under 17 years of age, other than for a lawful purpose under Illinois law.
    (b‑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, 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.
    (c) Sentence. Unlawful sending of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor is a Class A misdemeanor. A person who commits unlawful sending of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor who believes that he or she is at least 5 years older than the minor is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑983, eff. 6‑1‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/10‑9)
    Sec. 10‑9. Trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses.
    (a) Definitions. In this Section:
        (1) "Intimidation" has the meaning prescribed in
    Section 12‑6.
        (2) "Commercial sexual activity" means any sex act on
    account of which anything of value is given, promised to, or received by any person.
        (3) "Financial harm" includes intimidation that
    brings about financial loss, criminal usury, or employment contracts that violate the Frauds Act.
        (4) "Forced labor or services" means labor or
    services that are performed or provided by another person and are obtained or maintained through:
            (A) any scheme, plan, or pattern intending to
        cause or threatening to cause serious harm to any person;
            (B) an actor's physically restraining or
        threatening to physically restrain another person;
            (C) an actor's abusing or threatening to abuse
        the law or legal process;
            (D) an actor's knowingly destroying, concealing,
        removing, confiscating, or possessing any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person;
            (E) an actor's blackmail; or
            (F) an actor's causing or threatening to cause
        financial harm to or exerting financial control over any person.
        (5) "Labor" means work of economic or financial value.
        (6) "Maintain" means, in relation to labor or
    services, to secure continued performance thereof, regardless of any initial agreement on the part of the victim to perform that type of service.
        (7) "Obtain" means, in relation to labor or services,
    to secure performance thereof.
        (8) "Services" means activities resulting from a
    relationship between a person and the actor in which the person performs activities under the supervision of or for the benefit of the actor. Commercial sexual activity and sexually‑explicit performances are forms of activities that are "services" under this Section. Nothing in this definition may be construed to legitimize or legalize prostitution.
        (9) "Sexually‑explicit performance" means a live,
    recorded, broadcast (including over the Internet), or public act or show intended to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interests of patrons.
        (10) "Trafficking victim" means a person subjected to
    the practices set forth in subsection (b), (c), or (d).
    (b) Involuntary servitude. A person commits the offense of involuntary servitude when he or she knowingly subjects, attempts to subject, or engages in a conspiracy to subject another person to forced labor or services and:
        (1) causes or threatens to cause physical harm to any
    person;
        (2) physically restrains or threatens to physically
    restrain another person;
        (3) abuses or threatens to abuse the law or legal
    process;
        (4) knowingly destroys, conceals, removes,
    confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person; or
        (5) uses intimidation, or uses or threatens to cause
    financial harm to or exerts financial control over any person.
    Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) or (f), a violation of subsection (b)(1) is a Class X felony, (b)(2) is a Class 1 felony, (b)(3) is a Class 2 felony, (b)(4) is a Class 3 felony, and (b)(5) is a Class 4 felony.
    (c) Involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. A person
    commits the offense of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor when he or she knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, provide, or obtain by any means, another person under 18 years of age, knowing that the minor will engage in commercial sexual activity, a sexually‑explicit performance, or the production of pornography, or causes or attempts to cause a minor to engage in one or more of those activities and:
        (1) there is no overt force or threat and the minor
    is between the ages of 17 and 18 years;
        (2) there is no overt force or threat and the minor
    is under the age of 17 years; or
        (3) there is overt force or threat.
    Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) or (f), a violation of subsection (c)(1) is a Class 1 felony, (c)(2) is a Class X felony, and (c)(3) is a Class X felony.
    (d) Trafficking in persons for forced labor or services.
    A person commits the offense of trafficking in persons for forced labor or services when he or she knowingly: (1) recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to forced labor or services; or (2) benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a minor.
    Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) or (f), a violation of this subsection is a Class 1 felony.
    (e) Aggravating factors. A violation of this Section
    involving kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated criminal sexual assault or an attempt to commit aggravated criminal sexual assault, or an attempt to commit first degree murder is a Class X felony.
    (f) Sentencing considerations.
        (1) Bodily injury. If, pursuant to a violation of
    this Section, a victim suffered bodily injury, the defendant may be sentenced to an extended‑term sentence under Section 5‑8‑2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. The sentencing court must take into account the time in which the victim was held in servitude, with increased penalties for cases in which the victim was held for between 180 days and one year, and increased penalties for cases in which the victim was held for more than one year.
        (2) Number of victims. In determining sentences
    within statutory maximums, the sentencing court should take into account the number of victims, and may provide for substantially increased sentences in cases involving more than 10 victims.
    (g) Restitution. Restitution is mandatory under this
    Section. In addition to any other amount of loss identified, the court shall order restitution including the greater of (1) the gross income or value to the defendant of the victim's labor or services or (2) the value of the victim's labor as guaranteed under the Minimum Wage Law and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater.
    (h) Trafficking victim services. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Human Services may provide or fund emergency services and assistance to individuals who are victims of one or more offenses defined in this Section.
    (i) Certification. The Attorney General, a State's Attorney, or any law enforcement official shall certify in writing to the United States Department of Justice or other federal agency, such as the United States Department of Homeland Security, that an investigation or prosecution under this Section has begun and the individual who is a likely victim of a crime described in this Section is willing to cooperate or is cooperating with the investigation to enable the individual, if eligible under federal law, to qualify for an appropriate special immigrant visa and to access available federal benefits. Cooperation with law enforcement shall not be required of victims of a crime described in this Section who are under 18 years of age. This certification shall be made available to the victim and his or her designated legal representative.
    (j) A person who commits the offense of involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons for forced labor or services under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(Source: P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10; incorporates 96‑712, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 10A heading)
ARTICLE 10A. (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)


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

    (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 the offense of 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 12‑12 of this Code.
    (a‑5) A person of the age of 17 years and upwards commits the offense of 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" means an interactive computer service or
     system or an information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited to, an information service, system, or access software provider that provides access to a network system commonly known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on any interactive computer service or system or other online service.
        "Sexual penetration" or "sexual conduct" are defined
     in Section 12‑12 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. 95‑143, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (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:
        (1) Arranges for a person 17 years of age or over to
     commit an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 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 12‑12 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 16D‑2 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 88‑165; 89‑203, eff. 7‑21‑95.)

    (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 16D‑2 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95‑983, eff. 6‑1‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑7) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑7)
    Sec. 11‑7. Adultery.) (a) Any person who has sexual intercourse with another not his spouse commits adultery, if the behavior is open and notorious, and
    (1) The person is married and 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", approved April 11, 1967, as amended.
    (b) Sentence.
    Adultery is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 86‑490.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑8) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑8)
    Sec. 11‑8. Fornication.) (a) Any person who has sexual intercourse with another not his spouse commits fornication 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. 86‑490.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑9)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑9)
    Sec. 11‑9. 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 as
    defined in Section 12‑12 of this Code; 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.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑9.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑9.1)
    Sec. 11‑9.1. Sexual exploitation of a child.
    (a) Any person commits sexual exploitation of a child if in the presence of a child and with intent or knowledge that a child would view his or her acts, that person:
        (1) engages in a sexual act; or
        (2) exposes his or her sex organs, anus or breast
     for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification of such person or the child.
    (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 12‑12 of this Code.
    "Sex offense" means any violation of Article 11 of this Code or a violation of Section 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑14.1, 12‑15, 12‑16, or 12‑16.2 of this Code.
    "Child" means a person under 17 years of age.
    (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.
(Source: P.A. 94‑140, eff. 7‑7‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑9.2)
    Sec. 11‑9.2. Custodial sexual misconduct.
    (a) A person commits the offense of 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 or (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.
    (b) A probation or supervising officer or surveillance agent commits the offense of custodial sexual misconduct when the probation or supervising officer or surveillance agent 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 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 penal system, treatment and detention facility, or conditional release program.
    (e) For purposes of this Section, the consent of the probationer, parolee, releasee, or inmate in custody of the penal system or person detained or civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act 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, or inmate in custody of a penal system or person detained or civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
    (f) This Section does not apply to:
        (1) Any employee, probation or supervising officer,
     or surveillance agent 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,
     or surveillance agent 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:
        (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 or mandatory supervised release;
            (iv) electronic home detention;
            (v) probation;
            (vi) detention or civil commitment either in
         secure care or in the community under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
        (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.
        (4) "Sexual conduct" or "sexual penetration" means
     any act of sexual conduct or sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 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. 92‑415, eff. 8‑17‑01.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑9.3)
    Sec. 11‑9.3. Presence within school zone 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 child sex offender who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    (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.
    (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. A child sex offender who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    (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 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
    (c) 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 (c) or the attempt to commit an included sex 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: 10‑7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section 10‑5(b)(10)), 10‑5(b)(10) (child luring), 11‑6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11‑6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11‑9 (public indecency when committed in a school, on the real property comprising a school, or on a conveyance, owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity), 11‑9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child), 11‑15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11‑17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11‑18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11‑19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11‑19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11‑20.1 (child pornography), 11‑20.3 (aggravated child pornography), 11‑21 (harmful material), 12‑14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of 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). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
            (ii) A violation of any of the following
         Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 12‑13 (criminal sexual assault), 12‑14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 12‑15 (criminal sexual abuse), 12‑16 (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, 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).
            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) of subsection (c) of this Section.
        (2.5) For the purposes of subsection (b‑5) only, a
     sex offense means:
            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections
         of the Criminal Code of 1961:
            10‑5(b)(10) (child luring), 10‑7 (aiding or
         abetting child abduction under Section 10‑5(b)(10)), 11‑6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11‑6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11‑15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11‑17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11‑18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11‑19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11‑19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11‑20.1 (child pornography), 11‑20.3 (aggravated child pornography), 12‑14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of 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, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 12‑13 (criminal sexual assault), 12‑14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 12‑16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) of Section 12‑15 (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, 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).
            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 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 (c) of this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose of this Article. 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) "School" means a public or private pre‑school,
     elementary, or secondary school.
        (5) "Loiter" means:
            (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
         person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around school property.
            (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
         person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around school 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.
        (6) "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.
    (c‑5) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet distance shall be measured from 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.
    (d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07; 95‑440, eff. 8‑27‑07; 95‑640, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑819, eff. 1‑1‑09; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09; 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑9.4)
    Sec. 11‑9.4. Approaching, contacting, residing, 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 public park 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 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 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‑5) 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 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. Nothing in this subsection (b‑5) 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 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. Nothing in this subsection (b‑5) 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‑6) 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‑6) 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 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
    This subsection (b‑6) does not apply if the victim of the sex offense is 21 years of age or older.
    (b‑7) 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 towards 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, 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‑5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any county 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:
                (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: 10‑7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section 10‑5(b)(10)), 10‑5(b)(10) (child luring), 11‑6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11‑6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11‑9 (public indecency when committed in a school, on the real property comprising a school, on a 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), 11‑9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child), 11‑15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11‑17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11‑18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11‑19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11‑19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11‑20.1 (child pornography), 11‑20.3 (aggravated child pornography), 11‑21 (harmful material), 12‑14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of 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, on 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, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 12‑13 (criminal sexual assault), 12‑14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 12‑15 (criminal sexual abuse), 12‑16 (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, 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).
            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) of this subsection (d).
        (2.5) For the purposes of subsection (b‑5) only, a
    sex offense means:
            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections
        of the Criminal Code of 1961:
                10‑5(b)(10) (child luring), 10‑7 (aiding or
            abetting child abduction under Section 10‑5(b)(10)), 11‑6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 11‑6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11‑15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11‑17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11‑18.1 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11‑19.1 (juvenile pimping), 11‑19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11‑20.1 (child pornography), 11‑20.3 (aggravated child pornography), 12‑14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of 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, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age: 12‑13 (criminal sexual assault), 12‑14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 12‑16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) of Section 12‑15 (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, 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).
            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 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 this subsection (d) 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) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,
    or conservation area under the jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
        (5) "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.
        (6) "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.
        (7) "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.
        (8) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed
    to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
        (9) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it
    in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
        (10) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning
    ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
        (11) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it
    in Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
        (12) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed
    to it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
        (13) "Internet" means an interactive computer
    service or system or an information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited to, an information service, system, or access software provider that provides access to a network system commonly known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on any interactive computer service or system or other online service.
        (14) "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.
    (d‑5) For the purposes of this Section, 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, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, or a 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 where he or she is loitering.
    (e) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑32, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑640, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑819, eff. 1‑1‑09; 95‑820, eff. 1‑1‑09; 95‑821, eff. 8‑14‑08; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 95‑983, eff. 6‑1‑09; 96‑118, eff. 8‑4‑09; 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09; 96‑710, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (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 11‑9.4 of this Code, but does not include as a sex offense under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 11‑9.4, the offenses under subsections (b) and (c) of Section 12‑15 of this Code.
        "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve, 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.)

    (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 12‑12 of this Code.
    (b) A person commits the offense of 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. 94‑1053, eff. 7‑24‑06.)

    (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 12‑12 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.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑12) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑12)
    Sec. 11‑12. Bigamy. (a) Any person having a husband or wife who subsequently marries another or cohabits in this State after such marriage commits bigamy.
    (b) It shall be an affirmative defense to bigamy 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 was legally eligible to remarry.
    (c) Sentence.
    Bigamy is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 81‑230.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑13) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑13)
    Sec. 11‑13. Marrying a bigamist.
    (a) Any unmarried person who knowingly marries another under circumstances known to him which would render the other person guilty of bigamy under the laws of this State, or who cohabits in this State after such a marriage, commits the offense of marrying a bigamist.
    (b) Sentence.
    Marrying a bigamist is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P. A. 77‑2638.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑14) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑14)
    Sec. 11‑14. Prostitution.
    (a) Any person who performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 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 commits an act of prostitution.
    (b) Sentence.
    Prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor. 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 11‑15, 11‑17, 11‑18, 11‑18.1 and 11‑19 of this Code is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such prior 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.
    (c) A person who violates this Section within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school commits a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 91‑274, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑498, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑696, eff. 4‑13‑00.)

    (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 to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 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 the offense of solicitation of a sexual act.
    (b) Sentence. Solicitation of a sexual act is a Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 91‑696, eff. 4‑13‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑14.2)
    Sec. 11‑14.2. First offender; felony prostitution.
    (a) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of or placed on probation for felony prostitution or any law of the United States or of any other state relating to felony prostitution pleads guilty to or is found guilty of felony prostitution, the court, without entering a judgment and with the consent of such person, may sentence the person to probation.
    (b) When a person is placed on probation, the court shall enter an order specifying a period of probation of 24 months and shall defer further proceedings in the case until the conclusion of the period or until the filing of a petition alleging violation of a term or condition of probation.
    (c) The conditions of probation shall be that the person: (1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon; (3) submit to periodic drug testing at a time and in a manner as ordered by the court, but no less than 3 times during the period of the probation, with the cost of the testing to be paid by the probationer; and (4) perform no less than 30 hours of community service, provided community service is available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board.
    (d) The court may, in addition to other conditions, require that the person:
        (1) make a report to and appear in person before or
     participate with the court or such courts, person, or social service agency as directed by the court in the order of probation;
        (2) pay a fine and costs;
        (3) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
     training;
        (4) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment; or
     treatment or rehabilitation by a provider approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services;
        (5) attend or reside in a facility established for
     the instruction or residence of defendants on probation;
        (6) support his or her dependents;
        (7) refrain from having in his or her body the
     presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, unless prescribed by a physician, and submit samples of his or her blood or urine or both for tests to determine the presence of any illicit drug;
        (8) and in addition, if a minor:
            (i) reside with his or her parents or in a foster
         home;
            (ii) attend school;
            (iii) attend a non‑residential program for youth;
            (iv) contribute to his or her own support at home
         or in a foster home.
    (e) Upon violation of a term or condition of probation,
     the court may enter a judgment on its original finding of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided.
    (f) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of
     probation, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings against him or her.
    (g) A disposition of probation is considered to be a
     conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of probation and for appeal, however, discharge and dismissal under this Section is not a conviction for purposes of this Act or for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime.
    (h) There may be only one discharge and dismissal under
     this Section.
    (i) If a person is convicted of prostitution within 5
     years subsequent to a discharge and dismissal under this Section, the discharge and dismissal under this Section shall be admissible in the sentencing proceeding for that conviction as evidence in aggravation.
(Source: P.A. 95‑255, eff. 8‑17‑07.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑15) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑15)
    Sec. 11‑15. Soliciting for a prostitute.
    (a) Any person who performs any of the following acts commits soliciting for a prostitute:
        (1) Solicits another for the purpose of
     prostitution; or
        (2) Arranges or offers to arrange a meeting of
     persons for the purpose of prostitution; or
        (3) Directs another to a place knowing such
     direction is for the purpose of prostitution.
    (b) Sentence. Soliciting for a prostitute is a Class A misdemeanor. 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, 11‑17, 11‑18, 11‑18.1 and 11‑19 of this Code is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such prior 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.
    (b‑5) A person who violates this Section within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school commits a Class 4 felony.
    (c) A peace officer who arrests a person for a violation of this Section may impound any vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense. The person may recover the vehicle from the impound after a minimum of 2 hours after arrest upon payment of a fee of $200. The fee shall be distributed to the unit of government whose peace officers made the arrest for a violation of this Section. This $200 fee includes the costs incurred by the unit of government to tow the vehicle to the impound. Upon the presentation of a signed court order by the defendant whose vehicle was impounded showing that the defendant has been acquitted of the offense of soliciting for a prostitute or that the charges have been dismissed against the defendant for that offense, the municipality shall refund the $200 fee to the defendant.
(Source: P.A. 91‑274, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑498, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑15.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑15.1)
    Sec. 11‑15.1. Soliciting for a Juvenile Prostitute.
    (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 11‑15(a) of this Act commits soliciting for a juvenile prostitute where the prostitute for whom such person is soliciting is under 17 years of age or is a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person.
    (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of soliciting for a juvenile prostitute that the accused reasonably believed the person was of the age of 17 years or over or was not a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.
    (c) Sentence.
    Soliciting for a juvenile prostitute is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑95, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑16) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑16)
    Sec. 11‑16. Pandering.
    (a) Any person who performs any of the following acts for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value commits pandering:
        (1) Compels a person to become a prostitute; or
        (2) Arranges or offers to arrange a situation in
     which a person may practice prostitution.
    (b) Sentence.
    Pandering by compulsion is a Class 4 felony. Pandering other than by compulsion is a Class 4 felony.
    (c) A person who violates this Section within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school commits a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 91‑274, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑696, eff. 4‑13‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑17) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑17)
    Sec. 11‑17. Keeping a Place of Prostitution.
    (a) Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which could offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution who performs any of the following acts keeps a place of prostitution:
        (1) Knowingly grants or permits the use of such
     place for the purpose of prostitution; or
        (2) Grants or permits the use of such place under
     circumstances from which he could reasonably know that the place is used or is to be used for purposes of prostitution; or
        (3) Permits the continued use of a place after
     becoming aware of facts or circumstances from which he should reasonably know that the place is being used for purposes of prostitution.
    (b) Sentence.
    Keeping a place of prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor. 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, 11‑15, 11‑18, 11‑18.1 and 11‑19 of this Code, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a 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. 91‑498, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑17.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑17.1)
    Sec. 11‑17.1. Keeping a Place of Juvenile Prostitution.
    (a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Section 11‑17 of this Act commits keeping a place of juvenile prostitution when any prostitute in the place of prostitution is under 17 years of age.
    (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of keeping a place of juvenile prostitution that the accused reasonably believed the person was of the age of 17 years or over at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.
    (c) Sentence. Keeping a place of juvenile prostitution is a Class 1 felony. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section is guilty of a Class X felony.
    (d) Forfeiture. 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.
(Source: P.A. 95‑95, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑712, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑18) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑18)
    Sec. 11‑18. Patronizing a prostitute.
    (a) Any person who performs any of the following acts with a person not his or her spouse commits the offense of patronizing a prostitute:
        (1) Engages in an act of sexual penetration as
     defined in Section 12‑12 of this Code with a prostitute; or
        (2) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution
     with intent to engage in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 of this Code.
    (b) Sentence.
    Patronizing a prostitute is a Class A misdemeanor. 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, 11‑15, 11‑17, 11‑18.1 and 11‑19 of this Code, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior convictions so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a 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.
    (c) A person who violates this Section within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school commits a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 91‑274, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑498, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑18.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑18.1)
    Sec. 11‑18.1. Patronizing a juvenile prostitute. (a) Any person who engages in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12‑12 of this Code with a prostitute under 17 years of age commits the offense of patronizing a juvenile prostitute.
    (b) It is an affirmative defense to the charge of patronizing a juvenile prostitute that the accused reasonably believed that the person was of the age of 17 years or over at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.
    (c) Sentence. A person who commits patronizing a juvenile prostitute is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 85‑1447.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑19) (from Ch. 38, par. 11‑19)
    Sec. 11‑19. Pimping.
    (a) Any person who receives any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value from a prostitute, not for a lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution, commits pimping.
    (b) Sentence.
    Pimping is a Class A misdemeanor. 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, 11‑15, 11‑17, 11‑18 and 11‑18.1 of this Code is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a 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.
    (c) A person who violates this Section within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school commits a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 91‑274, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑498, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑696, eff. 4‑13‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑19.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑19.1)
    Sec. 11‑19.1. Juvenile Pimping and aggravated juvenile pimping.
    (a) A person commits the offense of juvenile pimping if the person knowingly receives any form of consideration derived from the practice of prostitution, in whole or in part, and
        (1) the prostitute was under the age of 17 at the
     time the act of prostitution occurred; or
        (2) the prostitute was a severely or profoundly
     mentally retarded person at the time the act of prostitution occurred.
    (b) A person commits the offense of aggravated juvenile pimping if the person knowingly receives any form of consideration derived from the practice of prostitution, in whole or in part, and the prostitute was under the age of 13 at the time the act of prostitution occurred.
    (c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of juvenile pimping that the accused reasonably believed the person was of the age of 17 years or over or was not a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time of the act giving rise to the charge.
    (d) Sentence.
    A person who commits a violation of subsection (a) is guilty of a Class 1 felony. A person who commits a violation of subsection (b) is guilty of a Class X felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑95, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑19.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑19.2)
    Sec. 11‑19.2. Exploitation of a child.
    (A) A person commits exploitation of a child when he or she confines a child under the age of 16 or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person against his or her will by the infliction or threat of imminent infliction of great bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurement or by administering to the child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded person 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:
        (1) compels the child or severely or profoundly
     mentally retarded person to become a prostitute; or
        (2) arranges a situation in which the child or
     severely or profoundly mentally retarded person may practice prostitution; or
        (3) receives any money, property, token, object, or
     article or anything of value from the child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded person knowing it was obtained in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution.
    (B) For purposes of this Section, administering drugs, as defined in subsection (A), or an alcoholic intoxicant to a child under the age of 13 or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person shall be deemed to be without consent if such administering is done without the consent of the parents or legal guardian.
    (C) Exploitation of a child 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.
    (D) 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.
(Source: P.A. 95‑640, eff. 6‑1‑08; 96‑712, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (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:
        (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 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 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) Prima Facie Evidence.
    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 shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to disseminate.
    (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.)

    (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.
    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 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. ; 96‑292, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑712, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (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 5/11‑20.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑20.2)
    Sec. 11‑20.2. Duty to report child pornography.
    (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 pornography 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. 95‑983, eff. 6‑1‑09.)

    (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.
    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 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; 96‑292, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑712, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑21)(from Ch. 38, par. 11‑21)
    Sec. 11‑21. Harmful material.
    (a) As used in this Section:
        "Distribute" means 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 full 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 discernably 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 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 that falsely states, either orally or in writing, that he or she is not under the age of 18, or that presents or offers to any person any evidence of age and identity that is false or not actually his or her own for the purpose 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. 95‑983, eff. 6‑1‑09; 96‑280, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (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 discloses on an adult obscenity or child pornography 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 the offense of posting of identifying information on a pornographic Internet site.
    (a‑5) Any person who places, posts, reproduces, or maintains on an adult obscenity or child pornography Internet site a photograph, video, or digital image of a person under 18 years of age that is not child pornography under Section 11‑20.1, without the knowledge and consent of the person under 18 years of age, is guilty of the offense 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 places, posts, reproduces, or maintains on an adult obscenity or child pornography 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 pornography 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 pornography 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 pornography as defined in Section 11‑20.1 of this Code.
        (2) "Internet" includes the World Wide Web,
     electronic mail, a news group posting, or Internet file transfer.
(Source: P.A. 95‑983, eff. 6‑1‑09.)

    (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 11‑9.3 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; 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.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑25)
    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.
(Source: P.A. 95‑901, eff. 1‑1‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/11‑26)
    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.
(Source: P.A. 95‑901, eff. 1‑1‑09.)


      (720 ILCS 5/Art. 12 heading)
ARTICLE 12. BODILY HARM

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑1)
    Sec. 12‑1. Assault.
    (a) A person commits an assault when, without lawful authority, he engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.
    (b) Sentence. Assault is a Class C misdemeanor.
    (c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of assault to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of the county where the offense was committed. In addition, whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged offense under this Section, the supervision shall be conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
    This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a sentence of incarceration.
(Source: P.A. 88‑558, eff. 1‑1‑95; 89‑8, eff. 3‑21‑95.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑2)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑2)
    Sec. 12‑2. Aggravated assault.
    (a) A person commits an aggravated assault, when, in committing an assault, he:
        (1) Uses a deadly weapon, an air rifle as defined in
     the Air Rifle Act, or any device manufactured and designed to be substantially similar in appearance to a firearm, other than by discharging a firearm in the direction of another person, a peace officer, a person summoned or directed by a peace officer, a correctional officer, a private security officer, or a fireman or in the direction of a vehicle occupied by another person, a peace officer, a person summoned or directed by a peace officer, a correctional officer, a private security officer, or a fireman while the officer or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his official duties, or to prevent the officer or fireman from performing his official duties, or in retaliation for the officer or fireman performing his official duties;
        (2) Is hooded, robed or masked in such manner as to
     conceal his identity or any device manufactured and designed to be substantially similar in appearance to a firearm;
        (3) Knows the individual assaulted to be a teacher
     or other person employed in any school and such teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes;
        (4) Knows the individual assaulted to be a
     supervisor, director, instructor or other person employed in any park district and such supervisor, director, instructor or other employee is upon the grounds of the park or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for park purposes;
        (5) Knows the individual assaulted to be a
     caseworker, investigator, or other person employed by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly State Department of Public Aid), a County Department of Public Aid, or the Department of Human Services (acting as successor to the Illinois Department of Public Aid under the Department of Human Services Act) and such caseworker, investigator, or other person is upon the grounds of a public aid office or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for public aid purposes, or upon the grounds of a home of a public aid applicant, recipient or any other person being interviewed or investigated in the employees' discharge of his duties, or on grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building in which the applicant, recipient, or other such person resides or is located;
        (6) Knows the individual assaulted to be a peace
     officer, a community policing volunteer, a private security officer, or a fireman while the officer or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his official duties, or to prevent the officer, community policing volunteer, or fireman from performing his official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, community policing volunteer, or fireman performing his official duties, and the assault is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm in the direction of the officer or fireman or in the direction of a vehicle occupied by the officer or fireman;
        (7) Knows the individual assaulted to be an
     emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver or other medical assistance or first aid personnel engaged in the execution of any of his official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel from performing his official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel performing his official duties;
        (8) Knows the individual assaulted to be the driver,
     operator, employee or passenger of any transportation facility or system engaged in the business of transportation of the public for hire and the individual assaulted is then performing in such capacity or then using such public transportation as a passenger or using any area of any description designated by the transportation facility or system as a vehicle boarding, departure, or transfer location;
        (9) Or the individual assaulted is on or about a
     public way, public property, or public place of accommodation or amusement;
        (9.5) Is, or the individual assaulted is, in or about
     a publicly or privately owned sports or entertainment arena, stadium, community or convention hall, special event center, amusement facility, or a special event center in a public park during any 24‑hour period when a professional sporting event, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‑sanctioned sporting event, United States Olympic Committee‑sanctioned sporting event, or International Olympic Committee‑sanctioned sporting event is taking place in this venue;
        (10) Knows the individual assaulted to be an
     employee of the State of Illinois, a municipal corporation therein or a political subdivision thereof, engaged in the performance of his authorized duties as such employee;
        (11) Knowingly and without legal justification,
     commits an assault on a physically handicapped person;
        (12) Knowingly and without legal justification,
     commits an assault on a person 60 years of age or older;
        (13) Discharges a firearm, other than from a motor
     vehicle;
        (13.5) Discharges a firearm from a motor vehicle;
        (14) Knows the individual assaulted to be a
     correctional officer, while the officer is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer performing his or her official duties;
        (15) Knows the individual assaulted to be a
     correctional employee or an employee of the Department of Human Services supervising or controlling sexually dangerous persons or sexually violent persons, while the employee is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the employee from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the employee performing his or her official duties, and the assault is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm in the direction of the employee or in the direction of a vehicle occupied by the employee;
        (16) Knows the individual assaulted to be an
     employee of a police or sheriff's department, or a person who is employed by a municipality and whose duties include traffic control, engaged in the performance of his or her official duties as such employee;
        (17) Knows the individual assaulted to be a sports
     official or coach at any level of competition and the act causing the assault to the sports official or coach occurred within an athletic facility or an indoor or outdoor playing field or within the immediate vicinity of the athletic facility or an indoor or outdoor playing field at which the sports official or coach was an active participant in the athletic contest held at the athletic facility. For the purposes of this paragraph (17), "sports official" means a person at an athletic contest who enforces the rules of the contest, such as an umpire or referee; and "coach" means a person recognized as a coach by the sanctioning authority that conducted the athletic contest;
        (18) Knows the individual assaulted to be an
     emergency management worker, while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties, and the assault is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm in the direction of the emergency management worker or in the direction of a vehicle occupied by the emergency management worker; or
        (19) Knows the individual assaulted to be a utility
     worker, while the utility worker is engaged in the execution of his or her duties, or to prevent the utility worker from performing his or her duties, or in retaliation for the utility worker performing his or her duties. In this paragraph (19), "utility worker" means a person employed by a public utility as defined in Section 3‑105 of the Public Utilities Act and also includes an employee of a municipally owned utility, an employee of a cable television company, an employee of an electric cooperative as defined in Section 3‑119 of the Public Utilities Act, an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor working on behalf of a cable television company, public utility, municipally owned utility, or an electric cooperative, or an employee of a telecommunications carrier as defined in Section 13‑202 of the Public Utilities Act, an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor working on behalf of a telecommunications carrier, or an employee of a telephone or telecommunications cooperative as defined in Section 13‑212 of the Public Utilities Act, or an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor working on behalf of a telephone or telecommunications cooperative.
    (a‑5) A person commits an aggravated assault when he or she knowingly and without lawful justification shines or flashes a laser gunsight or other laser device that is attached or affixed to a firearm, or used in concert with a firearm, so that the laser beam strikes near or in the immediate vicinity of any person.
    (b) Sentence.
    Aggravated assault as defined in paragraphs (1) through (5) and (8) through (12) and (17) and (19) of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. Aggravated assault as defined in paragraphs (13), (14), and (15) of subsection (a) of this Section and as defined in subsection (a‑5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. Aggravated assault as defined in paragraphs (6), (7), (16), and (18) of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor if a firearm is not used in the commission of the assault. Aggravated assault as defined in paragraphs (6), (7), (16), and (18) of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class 4 felony if a firearm is used in the commission of the assault. Aggravated assault as defined in paragraph (13.5) of subsection (a) is a Class 3 felony.
    (c) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (6) of subsection (a), "private security officer" means a registered employee of a private security contractor agency under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
(Source: P.A. 95‑236, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑292, eff. 8‑20‑07; 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07; 95‑429, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑591, eff. 9‑10‑07; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑201, eff. 8‑10‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑2.5)
    Sec. 12‑2.5. Vehicular Endangerment.
    (a) Any person who with the intent to strike a motor vehicle causes by any means an object to fall from an overpass in the direction of a moving motor vehicle traveling upon any highway in this State, if that object strikes a motor vehicle, is guilty of vehicular endangerment.
    (b) Sentence. Vehicular endangerment is a Class 2 felony, except when death results. If death results, vehicular endangerment is a Class 1 felony.
    (c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
    "Object" means any object or substance that by its size, weight, or consistency is likely to cause great bodily harm to any occupant of a motor vehicle.
    "Overpass" means any structure that passes over a highway.
    "Motor vehicle" and "highway" have the meanings as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(Source: P.A. 88‑467.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑2.6)
    Sec. 12‑2.6. Use of a dangerous place for the commission of a controlled substance or cannabis offense.
    (a) A person commits the offense of use of a dangerous place for the commission of a controlled substance or cannabis offense when that person knowingly exercises control over any place with the intent to use that place to manufacture, produce, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog in violation of Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or to manufacture, produce, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver cannabis in violation of Section 5, 5.1, 5.2, 7, or 8 of the Cannabis Control Act and:
        (1) the place, by virtue of the presence of the
     substance or substances used or intended to be used to manufacture a controlled or counterfeit substance, controlled substance analog, or cannabis, presents a substantial risk of injury to any person from fire, explosion, or exposure to toxic or noxious chemicals or gas; or
        (2) the place used or intended to be used to
     manufacture, produce, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver a controlled or counterfeit substance, controlled substance analog, or cannabis has located within it or surrounding it devices, weapons, chemicals, or explosives designed, hidden, or arranged in a manner that would cause a person to be exposed to a substantial risk of great bodily harm.
    (b) It may be inferred that a place was intended to be used to manufacture a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog if a substance containing a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog or a substance containing a chemical important to the manufacture of a controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog is found at the place of the alleged illegal controlled substance manufacturing in close proximity to equipment or a chemical used for facilitating the manufacture of the controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled substance analog that is alleged to have been intended to be manufactured.
    (c) As used in this Section, "place" means a premises, conveyance, or location that offers seclusion, shelter, means, or facilitation for manufacturing, producing, possessing, or possessing with intent to deliver a controlled or counterfeit substance, controlled substance analog, or cannabis.
    (d) Use of a dangerous place for the commission of a controlled substance or cannabis offense is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 93‑516, eff. 1‑1‑04; 94‑743, eff. 5‑8‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑3) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑3)
    Sec. 12‑3. Battery.
    (a) A person commits battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means, (1) causes bodily harm to an individual or (2) makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with an individual.
    (b) Sentence.
    Battery is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P. A. 77‑2638.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑3.1)
    Sec. 12‑3.1. Battery of an Unborn Child. (a) A person commits battery of an unborn child if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means causes bodily harm to an unborn child.
    (b) For purposes of this Section, (1) "unborn child" shall mean any individual of the human species from fertilization until birth, and (2) "person" shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is harmed.
    (c) Sentence. Battery of an unborn child is a Class A misdemeanor.
    (d) This Section shall not apply to acts which cause bodily harm to an unborn child if those acts were committed during any abortion, as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975, as amended, to which the pregnant woman has consented. This Section shall not apply to acts which were committed pursuant to usual and customary standards of medical practice during diagnostic testing or therapeutic treatment.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1414.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑3.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑3.2)
    Sec. 12‑3.2. Domestic Battery.
    (a) A person commits domestic battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification by any means:
        (1) Causes bodily harm to any family or household
     member as defined in subsection (3) of Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended;
        (2) Makes physical contact of an insulting or
     provoking nature with any family or household member as defined in subsection (3) of Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as amended.
    (b) Sentence. Domestic battery is a Class A misdemeanor. Domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under this Code for domestic battery (Section 12‑3.2) or violation of an order of protection (Section 12‑30), or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense which is substantially similar. Domestic battery is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under this Code for first degree murder (Section 9‑1), attempt to commit first degree murder (Section 8‑4), aggravated domestic battery (Section 12‑3.3), aggravated battery (Section 12‑4), heinous battery (Section 12‑4.1), aggravated battery with a firearm (Section 12‑4.2), aggravated battery of a child (Section 12‑4.3), aggravated battery of an unborn child (Section 12‑4.4), aggravated battery of a senior citizen (Section 12‑4.6), stalking (Section 12‑7.3), aggravated stalking (Section 12‑7.4), criminal sexual assault (Section 12‑13), aggravated criminal sexual assault (12‑14), kidnapping (Section 10‑1), aggravated kidnapping (Section 10‑2), predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (Section 12‑14.1), aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Section 12‑16), unlawful restraint (Section 10‑3), aggravated unlawful restraint (Section 10‑3.1), aggravated arson (Section 20‑1.1), or aggravated discharge of a firearm (Section 24‑1.2), or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for any offense that is substantially similar to the offenses listed in this Section, when any of these offenses have been committed against a family or household member as defined in Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In addition to any other sentencing alternatives, for any second or subsequent conviction of violating this Section, the offender shall be mandatorily sentenced to a minimum of 72 consecutive hours of imprisonment. The imprisonment shall not be subject to suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for probation in order to reduce the sentence.
    (c) Domestic battery committed in the presence of a child. In addition to any other sentencing alternatives, a defendant who commits, in the presence of a child, a felony domestic battery (enhanced under subsection (b)), aggravated domestic battery (Section 12‑3.3), aggravated battery (Section 12‑4), unlawful restraint (Section 10‑3), or aggravated unlawful restraint (Section 10‑3.1) against a family or household member, as defined in Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, shall be required to serve a mandatory minimum imprisonment of 10 days or perform 300 hours of community service, or both. The defendant shall further be liable for the cost of any counseling required for the child at the discretion of the court in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 5‑5‑6 of the Unified Code of Corrections. For purposes of this Section, "child" means a person under 18 years of age who is the defendant's or victim's child or step‑child or who is a minor child residing within or visiting the household of the defendant or victim. For purposes of this Section, "in the presence of a child" means in the physical presence of a child or knowing or having reason to know that a child is present and may see or hear an act constituting one of the offenses listed in this subsection.
    (d) Upon conviction of domestic battery, the court shall advise the defendant orally or in writing, substantially as follows: "An individual convicted of domestic battery may be subject to federal criminal penalties for possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition in violation of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) and (9))." A notation shall be made in the court file that the admonition was given.
(Source: P.A. 96‑287, eff. 8‑11‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑3.3)
    Sec. 12‑3.3. Aggravated domestic battery.
    (a) A person who, in committing a domestic battery, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement commits aggravated domestic battery.
    (a‑5) A person who, in committing a domestic battery, strangles another individual commits aggravated domestic battery. For the purposes of this subsection (a‑5), "strangle" means intentionally impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of an individual by applying pressure on the throat or neck of that individual or by blocking the nose or mouth of that individual.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated domestic battery is a Class 2 felony. Any order of probation or conditional discharge entered following a conviction for an offense under this Section must include, in addition to any other condition of probation or conditional discharge, a condition that the offender serve a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than 60 consecutive days. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section must be sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years or an extended term of imprisonment of not less than 7 years and not more than 14 years.
    (c) Upon conviction of aggravated domestic battery, the court shall advise the defendant orally or in writing, substantially as follows: "An individual convicted of aggravated domestic battery may be subject to federal criminal penalties for possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition in violation of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) and (9))." A notation shall be made in the court file that the admonition was given.
(Source: P.A. 96‑287, eff. 8‑11‑09; 96‑363, eff. 8‑13‑09; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4)
    Sec. 12‑4. Aggravated Battery.
    (a) A person who, in committing a battery, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement commits aggravated battery.
    (b) In committing a battery, a person commits aggravated battery if he or she:
        (1) Uses a deadly weapon other than by the discharge
    of a firearm, or uses an air rifle as defined in the Air Rifle Act;
        (2) Is hooded, robed or masked, in such manner as to
    conceal his identity;
        (3) Knows the individual harmed to be a teacher or
    other person employed in any school and such teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes;
        (4) (Blank);
        (5) (Blank);
        (6) Knows the individual harmed to be a community
    policing volunteer while such volunteer is engaged in the execution of any official duties, or to prevent the volunteer from performing official duties, or in retaliation for the volunteer performing official duties, and the battery is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm;
        (7) Knows the individual harmed to be an emergency
    medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical assistance, first aid personnel, or hospital personnel engaged in the performance of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical assistance, first aid personnel, or hospital personnel from performing official duties, or in retaliation for performing official duties;
        (8) Is, or the person battered is, on or about a
    public way, public property or public place of accommodation or amusement;
        (8.5) Is, or the person battered is, on a publicly or
    privately owned sports or entertainment arena, stadium, community or convention hall, special event center, amusement facility, or a special event center in a public park during any 24‑hour period when a professional sporting event, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‑sanctioned sporting event, United States Olympic Committee‑sanctioned sporting event, or International Olympic Committee‑sanctioned sporting event is taking place in this venue;
        (9) Knows the individual harmed to be the driver,
    operator, employee or passenger of any transportation facility or system engaged in the business of transportation of the public for hire and the individual assaulted is then performing in such capacity or then using such public transportation as a passenger or using any area of any description designated by the transportation facility or system as a vehicle boarding, departure, or transfer location;
        (10) Knows the individual harmed to be an individual
    of 60 years of age or older;
        (11) Knows the individual harmed is pregnant;
        (12) Knows the individual harmed to be a judge whom
    the person intended to harm as a result of the judge's performance of his or her official duties as a judge;
        (13) (Blank);
        (14) Knows the individual harmed to be a person who
    is physically handicapped;
        (15) Knowingly and without legal justification and by
    any means causes bodily harm to a merchant who detains the person for an alleged commission of retail theft under Section 16A‑5 of this Code. In this item (15), "merchant" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16A‑2.4 of this Code;
        (16) Is, or the person battered is, in any building
    or other structure used to provide shelter or other services to victims or to the dependent children of victims of domestic violence pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or the Domestic Violence Shelters Act, or the person battered is within 500 feet of such a building or other structure while going to or from such a building or other structure. "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. "Building or other structure used to provide shelter" has the meaning ascribed to "shelter" in Section 1 of the Domestic Violence Shelters Act;
        (17) (Blank);
        (18) Knows the individual harmed to be an officer or
    employee of the State of Illinois, a unit of local government, or school district engaged in the performance of his or her authorized duties as such officer or employee;
        (19) Knows the individual harmed to be an emergency
    management worker engaged in the performance of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing official duties;
        (20) Knows the individual harmed to be a private
    security officer engaged in the performance of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the private security officer from performing official duties, or in retaliation for the private security officer performing official duties; or
        (21) Knows the individual harmed to be a taxi driver
    and the battery is committed while the taxi driver is on duty; or
        (22) Knows the individual harmed to be a utility
    worker, while the utility worker is engaged in the execution of his or her duties, or to prevent the utility worker from performing his or her duties, or in retaliation for the utility worker performing his or her duties. In this paragraph (22), "utility worker" means a person employed by a public utility as defined in Section 3‑105 of the Public Utilities Act and also includes an employee of a municipally owned utility, an employee of a cable television company, an employee of an electric cooperative as defined in Section 3‑119 of the Public Utilities Act, an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor working on behalf of a cable television company, public utility, municipally owned utility, or an electric cooperative, or an employee of a telecommunications carrier as defined in Section 13‑202 of the Public Utilities Act, an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor working on behalf of a telecommunications carrier, or an employee of a telephone or telecommunications cooperative as defined in Section 13‑212 of the Public Utilities Act, or an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor working on behalf of a telephone or telecommunications cooperative.
    For the purpose of paragraph (14) of subsection (b) of this Section, a physically handicapped person is a person who suffers from a permanent and disabling physical characteristic, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder or congenital condition.
    For the purpose of paragraph (20) of subsection (b) and subsection (e) of this Section, "private security officer" means a registered employee of a private security contractor agency under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
    (c) A person who administers to an individual or causes him to take, without his consent or by threat or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any intoxicating, poisonous, stupefying, narcotic, anesthetic, or controlled substance commits aggravated battery.
    (d) A person who knowingly gives to another person any food that contains any substance or object that is intended to cause physical injury if eaten, commits aggravated battery.
    (d‑3) A person commits aggravated battery when he or she knowingly and without lawful justification shines or flashes a laser gunsight or other laser device that is attached or affixed to a firearm, or used in concert with a firearm, so that the laser beam strikes upon or against the person of another.
    (d‑5) An inmate of a penal institution or a sexually dangerous person or a sexually violent person in the custody of the Department of Human Services who causes or attempts to cause a correctional employee of the penal institution or an employee of the Department of Human Services to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, or feces, by throwing, tossing, or expelling that fluid or material commits aggravated battery. For purposes of this subsection (d‑5), "correctional employee" means a person who is employed by a penal institution.
    (d‑6) A person commits aggravated battery when he or she, in committing a battery, strangles another individual. For the purposes of this subsection (d‑6), "strangle" means intentionally impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of an individual by applying pressure on the throat or neck of that individual or by blocking the nose or mouth of that individual.
    (e) Sentence.
        (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2),
    (3), (4), and (5) aggravated battery is a Class 3 felony.
        (2) Aggravated battery that does not cause great
    bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement is a Class 2 felony when the person knows the individual harmed to be a peace officer, a community policing volunteer, a private security officer, a correctional institution employee, an employee of the Department of Human Services supervising or controlling sexually dangerous persons or sexually violent persons, or a fireman while such officer, volunteer, employee, or fireman is engaged in the execution of any official duties including arrest or attempted arrest, or to prevent the officer, volunteer, employee, or fireman from performing official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, volunteer, employee, or fireman performing official duties, and the battery is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm.
        (3) Aggravated battery that causes great bodily harm
    or permanent disability or disfigurement in violation of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony when the person knows the individual harmed to be a peace officer, a community policing volunteer, a private security officer, a correctional institution employee, an employee of the Department of Human Services supervising or controlling sexually dangerous persons or sexually violent persons, or a fireman while such officer, volunteer, employee, or fireman is engaged in the execution of any official duties including arrest or attempted arrest, or to prevent the officer, volunteer, employee, or fireman from performing official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, volunteer, employee, or fireman performing official duties, and the battery is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm.
        (4) Aggravated battery under subsection (d‑5) is a
    Class 2 felony.
        (5) Aggravated battery under subsection (d‑6) is a
    Class 1 felony if:
            (A) the person used or attempted to use a
        dangerous instrument while committing the offense; or
            (B) the person caused great bodily harm or
        permanent disability or disfigurement to the other person while committing the offense; or
            (C) the person has been previously convicted of
        a violation of subsection (d‑6) under the laws of this State or laws similar to subsection (d‑6) of any other state.
        (6) For purposes of this subsection (e), the term
    "firearm" shall have the meaning provided under Section 1.1 of the Firearms Owners Identification Card Act, and shall not include an air rifle as defined by Section 1 of the Air Rifle Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑236, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑256, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07; 95‑429, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑748, eff. 1‑1‑09; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑201, eff. 8‑10‑09; 96‑363, eff. 8‑13‑09; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.1)
    Sec. 12‑4.1. Heinous Battery.
    (a) A person who, in committing a battery, knowingly causes severe and permanent disability, great bodily harm or disfigurement by means of a caustic or flammable substance, a poisonous gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant or agent, a radioactive substance, or a bomb or explosive compound commits heinous battery.
    (b) Sentence. Heinous battery is a Class X felony for which a person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of no less than 6 years and no more than 45 years.
(Source: P.A. 91‑121, eff. 7‑15‑99.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.2)
    Sec. 12‑4.2. Aggravated Battery with a firearm.
    (a) A person commits aggravated battery with a firearm when he, in committing a battery, knowingly or intentionally by means of the discharging of a firearm (1) causes any injury to another person, or (2) causes any injury to a person he knows to be a peace officer, a private security officer, a community policing volunteer, a correctional institution employee or a fireman while the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his official duties, or to prevent the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman from performing his official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman performing his official duties, or (3) causes any injury to a person he knows to be an emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit, while the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel is engaged in the execution of any of his official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel from performing his official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel performing his official duties, (4) causes any injury to a person he or she knows to be a teacher or other person employed in a school or a student in a school and the teacher or other employee or student is upon grounds of a school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes, or (5) causes any injury to a person he or she knows to be an emergency management worker while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties.
    (b) A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this Section is a Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a)(2), subsection (a)(3), subsection (a)(4), subsection (a)(5) of this Section is a Class X felony for which the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 15 years and no more than 60 years.
    (c) For purposes of this Section:
        "Firearm" is defined as in the Firearm Owners
     Identification Card Act.
        "Private security officer" means a registered
     employee of a private security contractor agency under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
(Source: P.A. 95‑236, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑41, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.2‑5)
    Sec. 12‑4.2‑5. Aggravated battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm.
    (a) A person commits aggravated battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm when he or she, in committing a battery, knowingly or intentionally by means of the discharging of a machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm (1) causes any injury to another person, or (2) causes any injury to a person he or she knows to be a peace officer, a private security officer, a person summoned by a peace officer, a correctional institution employee or a fireman while the officer, employee or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer, employee or fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, employee or fireman performing his or her official duties, or (3) causes any injury to a person he or she knows to be an emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel, employed by a municipality or other governmental unit, while the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical technician ‑ ambulance, emergency medical technician ‑ intermediate, emergency medical technician ‑ paramedic, ambulance driver, or other medical assistance or first aid personnel performing his or her official duties, or (4) causes any injury to a person he or she knows to be an emergency management worker while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties.
    (b) A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this Section is a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of no less than 12 years and no more than 45 years. A violation of subsection (a)(2), subsection (a)(3), or subsection (a)(4) of this Section is a Class X felony for which the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 20 years and no more than 60 years.
    (c) For purposes of this Section, "firearm" is defined as in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
    (d) For purposes of this Section:
        "Machine gun" has the meaning ascribed to it in
     clause (i) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24‑1 of this Code.
        "Private security officer" means a registered
     employee of a private security contractor agency under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
(Source: P.A. 95‑236, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.3)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.3)
    Sec. 12‑4.3. Aggravated battery of a child.
    (a) Any person of the age 18 years and upwards who intentionally or knowingly, and without legal justification and by any means, causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to any child under the age of 13 years or to any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person, commits the offense of aggravated battery of a child.
    (a‑5) Any person of the age 18 years and upwards who intentionally or knowingly, and without legal justification and by any means, causes bodily harm or disability or disfigurement to any child under the age of 13 years or to any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person, commits the offense of aggravated battery of a child.
    (b) Sentence.
    (1) Aggravated battery of a child under subsection (a)
     of this Section is a Class X felony, except that:
        (A) if the person committed the offense while armed
     with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
        (B) if, during the commission of the offense, the
     person personally discharged a firearm, 20 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
        (C) if, during the commission of the offense, the
     person personally discharged a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person, 25 years or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.
    (2) Aggravated battery of a child under subsection (a‑5) of this Section is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑768, eff. 1‑1‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.4) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.4)
    Sec. 12‑4.4. Aggravated battery of an unborn child. (a) A person who, in committing battery of an unborn child, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement commits aggravated battery of an unborn child.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated battery of an unborn child is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1414.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.5) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.5)
    Sec. 12‑4.5. Tampering with food, drugs or cosmetics. (a) Any person who knowingly puts any substance capable of causing death or great bodily harm to a human being into any food, drug or cosmetic offered for sale or consumption commits the offense of tampering with food, drugs or cosmetics.
    (b) Sentence. Tampering with food, drugs or cosmetics is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1428; 84‑1438.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.6) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.6)
    Sec. 12‑4.6. Aggravated Battery of a Senior Citizen. (a) A person who, in committing battery, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual of 60 years of age or older commits aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
    (b)  Sentence. Aggravated battery of a senior citizen is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 85‑1177.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.7) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑4.7)
    Sec. 12‑4.7. Drug induced infliction of great bodily harm.
    (a) Any person who violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another commits the offense of drug induced infliction of great bodily harm if any person experiences great bodily harm or permanent disability as a result of the injection, inhalation or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance.
    (b) Drug induced infliction of great bodily harm is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 92‑256, eff. 1‑1‑02.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.8)
    Sec. 12‑4.8. Infected domestic animals. A person who knowingly and willfully brings or causes to be brought into this State sheep or other domestic animals infected with contagious disease, or who knowingly and willfully suffers or permits sheep or other domestic animals infected with contagious disease to run at large, is guilty of a petty offense and is liable in a civil action for all damages occasioned by that conduct.
(Source: P.A. 89‑234, eff. 1‑1‑96.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.9)
    Sec. 12‑4.9. Drug induced infliction of aggravated battery to a child athlete.
    (a) Any person who distributes to or encourages the ingestion of a drug by a person under the age of 18 with the intent that the person under the age of 18 ingest the drug for the purpose of a quick weight gain or loss in connection with participation in athletics is guilty of the offense of drug induced infliction of aggravated battery of a child athlete. This Section does not apply to care under usual and customary standards of medical practice by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches nor to the sale of drugs or products by a retail merchant.
    (b) Drug induced infliction of aggravated battery to a child athlete is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 89‑632, eff. 1‑1‑97.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.10)
    Sec. 12‑4.10. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07. Repealed by P.A. 94‑556, eff. 9‑11‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.11)
    Sec. 12‑4.11. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 93‑340, eff. 7‑24‑03. Repealed by P.A. 94‑556, eff. 9‑11‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑4.12)
    Sec. 12‑4.12. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07. Repealed by P.A. 94‑556, eff. 9‑11‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑5) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑5)
    Sec. 12‑5. Reckless conduct.
    (a) A person who causes bodily harm to or endangers the bodily safety of an individual by any means, commits reckless conduct if he or she performs recklessly the acts that cause the harm or endanger safety, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful.
    (a‑5) A person who causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement by any means, commits reckless conduct if he or she performs recklessly the acts that cause the harm, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful.
    (b) Sentence.
    Reckless conduct under subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. Reckless conduct under subsection (a‑5) is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 93‑710, eff. 1‑1‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑5.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑5.1)
    Sec. 12‑5.1. Criminal housing management. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal housing management when, having personal management or control of residential real estate, whether as a legal or equitable owner or as a managing agent or otherwise, he recklessly permits the physical condition or facilities of the residential real estate to become or remain in any condition which endangers the health or safety of any person.
    (b) Sentence.
    Criminal housing management is a Class A misdemeanor. A subsequent conviction for a violation of subsection (a) is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 85‑341.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑5.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑5.2)
    Sec. 12‑5.2. Injunction.
    (a) In addition to any other remedies, the State's Attorney of the county where the residential property which endangers the health or safety of any person exists is authorized to file a complaint and apply to the circuit court for a temporary restraining order, and such circuit court shall upon hearing grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, without bond, restraining any person who owns, manages, or has any equitable interest in the property, from collecting, receiving or benefiting from any rents or other monies available from the property, so long as the property remains in a condition which endangers the health or safety of any person.
    (b) The court may order any rents or other monies owed to be paid into an escrow account. The funds are to be paid out of the escrow account only to satisfy the reasonable cost of necessary repairs of the property which had been incurred or will be incurred in ameliorating the condition of the property as described in subsection (a), payment of delinquent real estate taxes on the property or payment of other legal debts relating to the property. The court may order that funds remain in escrow for a reasonable time after the completion of all necessary repairs to assure continued upkeep of the property and satisfaction of other outstanding legal debts of the property.
    (c) The owner shall be responsible for contracting to have necessary repairs completed and shall be required to submit all bills, together with certificates of completion, to the manager of the escrow account within 30 days after their receipt by the owner.
    (d) In contracting for any repairs required pursuant to this Section the owner of the property shall enter into a contract only after receiving bids from at least 3 independent contractors capable of making the necessary repairs. If the owner does not contract for the repairs with the lowest bidder, he shall file an affidavit with the court explaining why the lowest bid was not acceptable. At no time, under the provisions of this Act, shall the owner contract with anyone who is not a licensed contractor. The court may order release of those funds in the escrow account that are in excess of the monies that the court determines to its satisfaction are needed to correct the condition of the property as described in subsection (a).
    (e) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall maintain a separate trust account entitled "Property Improvement Trust Account", which shall serve as the depository for the escrowed funds prescribed by this Section. The Clerk of the Court shall be responsible for the receipt, disbursement, monitoring and maintenance of all funds entrusted to this account, and shall provide to the court a quarterly accounting of the activities for any property, with funds in such account, unless the court orders accountings on a more frequent basis.
    The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall promulgate rules and procedures to administer the provisions of this Act.
    (f) Nothing in this Section shall in any way be construed to limit or alter any existing liability incurred, or to be incurred, by the owner or manager except as expressly provided in this Act. Nor shall anything in this Section be construed to create any liability on behalf of the Clerk of the Court, the State's Attorney's office or any other governmental agency involved in this action.
    Nor shall anything in this Section be construed to authorize tenants to refrain from paying rent.
    (g) Costs. As part of the costs of an action under this Section, the court shall assess a reasonable fee against the defendant to be paid to the Clerk of the Court. This amount is to be used solely for the maintenance of the Property Improvement Trust Account. No money obtained directly or indirectly from the property subject to the case may be used to satisfy this cost.
    (h) The municipal building department or other entity responsible for inspection of property and the enforcement of such local requirements shall, within 5 business days of a request by the State's Attorney, provide all documents requested, which shall include, but not be limited to, all records of inspections, permits and other information relating to any property.
(Source: P.A. 88‑240.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑5.5)
    Sec. 12‑5.5. Common carriers; gross neglect. Whoever, having personal management or control of or over a steamboat or other public conveyance used for the common carriage of persons, is guilty of gross carelessness or neglect in, or in relation to, the conduct, management, or control of the steamboat or other public conveyance, while being so used for the common carriage of persons, in which the safety of any person is endangered is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 89‑234, eff. 1‑1‑96.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑5.15)
    Sec. 12‑5.15. Aggravated criminal housing management.     (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated criminal housing management when he or she commits the offense of criminal housing management; and:
        (1) the condition endangering the health or safety of
     a person is determined to be a contributing factor in the death of that person; and
        (2) the person also conceals or attempts to conceal
     the condition that endangered the health or safety of the person that is found to be a contributing factor in that death.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated criminal housing management is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 93‑852, eff. 8‑2‑04.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑6) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑6)
    Sec. 12‑6. Intimidation.
    (a) A person commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any act, he communicates to another, whether in person, by telephone or by mail, a threat to perform without lawful authority any of the following acts:
        (1) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened
     or any other person or on property; or
        (2) Subject any person to physical confinement or
     restraint; or
        (3) Commit any criminal offense; or
        (4) Accuse any person of an offense; or
        (5) Expose any person to hatred, contempt or
     ridicule; or
        (6) Take action as a public official against anyone
     or anything, or withhold official action, or cause such action or withholding; or
        (7) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or
     other collective action.
    (b) Sentence.
    Intimidation is a Class 3 felony for which an offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years.
(Source: P.A. 91‑696, eff. 4‑13‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑6.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑6.1)
    Sec. 12‑6.1. Compelling organization membership of persons. A person who expressly or impliedly threatens to do bodily harm or does bodily harm to an individual or to that individual's family or uses any other criminally unlawful means to solicit or cause any person to join, or deter any person from leaving, any organization or association regardless of the nature of such organization or association, is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
    Any person of the age of 18 years or older who expressly or impliedly threatens to do bodily harm or does bodily harm to a person under 18 years of age or uses any other criminally unlawful means to solicit or cause any person under 18 years of age to join, or deter any person under 18 years of age from leaving, any organization or association regardless of the nature of such organization or association is guilty of a Class 1 felony.
    A person convicted of an offense under this Section shall not be eligible to receive a sentence of probation, conditional discharge, or periodic imprisonment.
(Source: P.A. 91‑696, eff. 4‑13‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑6.2)
    Sec. 12‑6.2. Aggravated intimidation.
    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated intimidation when he or she commits the offense of intimidation and:
        (1) the person committed the offense in furtherance
     of the activities of an organized gang or by the person's membership in or allegiance to an organized gang; or
        (2) the offense is committed with the intent to
     prevent any person from becoming a community policing volunteer; or
        (3) the following conditions are met:
            (A) the person knew that the victim was: (i) a
         peace officer, (ii) a correctional institution employee, (iii) a fireman; or (iv) a community policing volunteer; and
            (B) the offense was committed: (i) while the
         victim was engaged in the execution of his or her official duties; or (ii) to prevent the victim from performing his or her official duties; (iii) in retaliation for the victim's performance of his or her official duties; or (iv) by reason of any person's activity as a community policing volunteer.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated intimidation as defined in paragraph (a)(1) is a Class 1 felony. Aggravated intimidation as defined in paragraph (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class 2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years.
    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "streetgang", "streetgang member", and "organized gang" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(Source: P.A. 89‑631, eff. 1‑1‑97; 90‑651, eff. 1‑1‑99; 90‑655, eff. 7‑30‑98.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑6.3)
    Sec. 12‑6.3. Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.
    (a) A person commits the offense of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence when, after having committed an act of domestic violence, he or she prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to the act of domestic violence from calling a 9‑1‑1 emergency telephone system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to any law enforcement official.
    (b) For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:
        (1) "Domestic violence" shall have the meaning
     ascribed to it in Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
        (2) "Family or household members" shall have the
     meaning ascribed to it in Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
    (c) Sentence. Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 90‑118, eff. 1‑1‑98.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑6.4)
    Sec. 12‑6.4. Criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds and criminal street gang recruitment of a minor.
    (a) A person commits the offense of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds when on school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds, he or she threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so.
    (a‑5) A person commits the offense of criminal street gang recruitment of a minor when he or she threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so, whether or not such threat is communicated in person, by means of the Internet, or by means of a telecommunications device.
    (b) Sentence. Criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds is a Class 1 felony and criminal street gang recruitment of a minor is a Class 1 felony.
    (c) In this Section:
        "Criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it
     in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
        "School grounds" means the building or buildings or
     real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university and includes a school yard, school playing field, or school playground.
        "Minor" means any person under 18 years of age.
        "Internet" means an interactive computer service or
     system or an information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, and includes, but is not limited to, an information service, system, or access software provider that provides access to a network system commonly known as the Internet, or any comparable system or service and also includes, but is not limited to, a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or chat area on any interactive computer service or system or other online service.
        "Telecommunications device" means a device that is
     capable of receiving or transmitting speech, data, signals, text, images, sounds, codes, or other information including, but not limited to, paging devices, telephones, and cellular and mobile telephones.
(Source: P.A. 96‑199, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑7)
    Sec. 12‑7. Compelling confession or information by force or threat.
    (a) A person who, with intent to obtain a confession, statement or information regarding any offense, knowingly inflicts or threatens imminent bodily harm upon the person threatened or upon any other person commits the offense of compelling a confession or information by force or threat.
    (b) Sentence.
    Compelling a confession or information is a: (1) Class 4 felony if the defendant threatens imminent bodily harm to obtain a confession, statement, or information but does not inflict bodily harm on the victim, (2) Class 3 felony if the defendant inflicts bodily harm on the victim to obtain a confession, statement, or information, and (3) Class 2 felony if the defendant inflicts great bodily harm to obtain a confession, statement, or information.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1113, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑7.1)
    Sec. 12‑7.1. Hate crime.
    (a) A person commits hate crime when, by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin of another individual or group of individuals, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, he commits assault, battery, aggravated assault, misdemeanor theft, criminal trespass to residence, misdemeanor criminal damage to property, criminal trespass to vehicle, criminal trespass to real property, mob action or disorderly conduct as these crimes are defined in Sections 12‑1, 12‑2, 12‑3, 16‑1, 19‑4, 21‑1, 21‑2, 21‑3, 25‑1, and 26‑1 of this Code, respectively, or harassment by telephone as defined in Section 1‑1 of the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act, or harassment through electronic communications as defined in clauses (a)(2) and (a)(4) of Section 1‑2 of the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b‑5), hate crime is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
    (b‑5) Hate crime is a Class 3 felony for a first offense and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent offense if committed:
        (1) in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other
     building, structure, or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose;
        (2) in a cemetery, mortuary, or other facility used
     for the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead;
        (3) in a school or other educational facility,
     including an administrative facility or public or private dormitory facility of or associated with the school or other educational facility;
        (4) in a public park or an ethnic or religious
     community center;
        (5) on the real property comprising any location
     specified in clauses (1) through (4) of this subsection (b‑5); or
        (6) on a public way within 1,000 feet of the real
     property comprising any location specified in clauses (1) through (4) of this subsection (b‑5).
    (b‑10) Upon imposition of any sentence, the trial court shall also either order restitution paid to the victim or impose a fine up to $1,000. In addition, any order of probation or conditional discharge entered following a conviction or an adjudication of delinquency shall include a condition that the offender perform public or community service of no less than 200 hours if that service is established in the county where the offender was convicted of hate crime. The court may also impose any other condition of probation or conditional discharge under this Section.
    (c) Independent of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person suffering injury to his person or damage to his property as a result of hate crime may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief. The court may award actual damages, including damages for emotional distress, or punitive damages. A judgment may include attorney's fees and costs. The parents or legal guardians, other than guardians appointed pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, of an unemancipated minor shall be liable for the amount of any judgment for actual damages rendered against such minor under this subsection (c) in any amount not exceeding the amount provided under Section 5 of the Parental Responsibility Law.
    (d) "Sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality.
(Source: P.A. 93‑463, eff. 8‑8‑03; 93‑765, eff. 7‑19‑04; 94‑80, eff. 6‑27‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑7.2)
    Sec. 12‑7.2. Educational intimidation. (a) A person commits educational intimidation when he knowingly interferes with the right of any child who is or is believed to be afflicted with a chronic infectious disease to attend or participate in the activities of an elementary or secondary school in this State:
    (1) by actual or threatened physical harm to the person or property of the child or the child's family; or
    (2) by impeding or obstructing the child's right of ingress to, egress from, or freedom of movement at school facilities or activities; or
    (3) by exposing or threatening to expose the child, or the family or friends of the child, to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.
    (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the actions of school officials or the school's infectious disease review team who are acting within the course of their professional duties and in accordance with applicable law.
    (c) Educational intimidation is a Class C misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent offense shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
    (d) Independent of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person suffering injury to his person or damage to his property as a result of educational intimidation may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief. The court may award actual damages, including damages for emotional distress, or punitive damages. A judgment may include attorney's fees and costs. The parents or legal guardians of an unemancipated minor, other than guardians appointed pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, shall be liable for the amount of any judgment for actual damages awarded against such minor under this subsection (d) in any amount not exceeding the amount provided under Section of the Parental Responsibility Law.
(Source: P.A. 86‑890.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7.3)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑7.3)
    Sec. 12‑7.3. Stalking.
    (a) A person commits stalking when he or she knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to:
        (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a
     third person; or
        (2) suffer other emotional distress.
    (a‑3) A person commits stalking when he or she, knowingly
     and without lawful justification, on at least 2 separate occasions follows another person or places the person under surveillance or any combination thereof and:
        (1) at any time transmits a threat of immediate or
     future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement or restraint and the threat is directed towards that person or a family member of that person; or
        (2) places that person in reasonable apprehension of
     immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement or restraint; or
        (3) places that person in reasonable apprehension
     that a family member will receive immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint.
    (a‑5) A person commits stalking when he or she has previously been convicted of stalking another person and knowingly and without lawful justification on one occasion:
        (1) follows that same person or places that same
     person under surveillance; and
        (2) transmits a threat of immediate or future bodily
     harm, sexual assault, confinement or restraint; and
        (3) the threat is directed towards that person or a
     family member of that person.
    (b) Sentence. Stalking is a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent conviction for stalking is a Class 3 felony.
    (c) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
        (1) "Course of conduct" means 2 or more acts,
     including but not limited to acts in which a defendant directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about, a person, engages in other non‑consensual contact, or interferes with or damages a person's property or pet. A course of conduct may include contact via electronic communications.
        (2) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of
     signs, signals, writings, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo‑optical system. "Electronic communication" includes transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer.
        (3) "Emotional distress" means significant mental
     suffering, anxiety or alarm.
        (4) "Family member" means a parent, grandparent,
     brother, sister, or child, whether by whole blood, half‑blood, or adoption and includes a step‑grandparent, step‑parent, step‑brother, step‑sister or step‑child. "Family member" also means any other person who regularly resides in the household, or who, within the prior 6 months, regularly resided in the household.
        (5) "Follows another person" means (i) to move in
     relative proximity to a person as that person moves from place to place or (ii) to remain in relative proximity to a person who is stationary or whose movements are confined to a small area. "Follows another person" does not include a following within the residence of the defendant.
        (6) "Non‑consensual contact" means any contact with
     the victim that is initiated or continued without the victim's consent, including but not limited to being in the physical presence of the victim; appearing within the sight of the victim; approaching or confronting the victim in a public place or on private property; appearing at the workplace or residence of the victim; entering onto or remaining on property owned, leased, or occupied by the victim; or placing an object on, or delivering an object to, property owned, leased, or occupied by the victim.
        (7) "Places a person under surveillance" means: (1)
     remaining present outside the person's school, place of employment, vehicle, other place occupied by the person, or residence other than the residence of the defendant; or (2) placing an electronic tracking device on the person or the person's property.
        (8) "Reasonable person" means a person in the
     victim's situation.
        (9) "Transmits a threat" means a verbal or written
     threat or a threat implied by a pattern of conduct or a combination of verbal or written statements or conduct.
    (d) Exemptions.
        (1) This Section does not apply to any individual or
     organization (i) monitoring or attentive to compliance with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour requirements, or other statutory requirements, or (ii) picketing occurring at the workplace that is otherwise lawful and arises out of a bona fide labor dispute, including any controversy concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions or benefits, including health and welfare, sick leave, insurance, and pension or retirement provisions, the making or maintaining of collective bargaining agreements, and the terms to be included in those agreements.
        (2) This Section does not apply to an exercise of the
     right to free speech or assembly that is otherwise lawful.
        (3) 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.
    (d‑5) The incarceration of a person in a penal institution who commits the course of conduct or transmits a threat is not a bar to prosecution under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 95‑33, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑686, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7.4)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑7.4)
    Sec. 12‑7.4. Aggravated stalking.
    (a) A person commits aggravated stalking when he or she, in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, also does any of the following:
        (1) causes bodily harm to the victim;
        (2) confines or restrains the victim; or
        (3) violates a temporary restraining order, an order
     of protection, a stalking no contact order, a civil no contact order, or an injunction prohibiting the behavior described in subsection (b)(1) of Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
    (b) Sentence. Aggravated stalking is a Class 3 felony. A second or subsequent conviction for aggravated stalking is a Class 2 felony.
    (c) Exemptions.
        (1) This Section does not apply to any individual or
     organization (i) monitoring or attentive to compliance with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour requirements, or other statutory requirements, or (ii) picketing occurring at the workplace that is otherwise lawful and arises out of a bona fide labor dispute including any controversy concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions or benefits, including health and welfare, sick leave, insurance, and pension or retirement provisions, the managing or maintenance of collective bargaining agreements, and the terms to be included in those agreements.
        (2) This Section does not apply to an exercise of the
     right of free speech or assembly that is otherwise lawful.
        (3) 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. 96‑686, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7.5)
    Sec. 12‑7.5. Cyberstalking.
    (a) A person commits cyberstalking when he or she engages in a course of conduct using electronic communication directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that would cause a reasonable person to:
        (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a
    third person; or
        (2) suffer other emotional distress.
    (a‑3) A person commits cyberstalking when he or she, knowingly and without lawful justification, on at least 2 separate occasions, harasses another person through the use of electronic communication and:
        (1) at any time transmits a threat of immediate or
    future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint and the threat is directed towards that person or a family member of that person; or
        (2) places that person or a family member of that
    person in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint; or
        (3) at any time knowingly solicits the commission of
    an act by any person which would be a violation of this Code directed towards that person or a family member of that person.
    (a‑5) A person commits cyberstalking when he or she,
    knowingly and without lawful justification, creates and maintains an Internet website or webpage which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours, and which contains statements harassing another person and:
        (1) which communicates a threat of immediate or
    future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint, where the threat is directed towards that person or a family member of that person, or
        (2) which places that person or a family member of
    that person in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint, or
        (3) which knowingly solicits the commission of an act
    by any person which would be a violation of this Code directed towards that person or a family member of that person.
    (b) Sentence. Cyberstalking is a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent conviction for cyberstalking is a Class 3 felony.
    (c) For purposes of this Section:
        (1) "Course of conduct" means 2 or more acts,
    including but not limited to acts in which a defendant directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about, a person, engages in other non‑consensual contact, or interferes with or damages a person's property or pet. The incarceration in a penal institution of a person who commits the course of conduct is not a bar to prosecution under this Section.
        (2) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of
    signs, signals, writings, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo‑optical system. "Electronic communication" includes transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer.
        (3) "Emotional distress" means significant mental
    suffering, anxiety or alarm.
        (4) "Harass" means to engage in a knowing and willful
    course of conduct directed at a specific person that alarms, torments, or terrorizes that person.
        (5) "Non‑consensual contact" means any contact with
    the victim that is initiated or continued without the victim's consent, including but not limited to being in the physical presence of the victim; appearing within the sight of the victim; approaching or confronting the victim in a public place or on private property; appearing at the workplace or residence of the victim; entering onto or remaining on property owned, leased, or occupied by the victim; or placing an object on, or delivering an object to, property owned, leased, or occupied by the victim.
        (6) "Reasonable person" means a person in the
    victim's circumstances, with the victim's knowledge of the defendant and the defendant's prior acts.
        (7) "Third party" means any person other than the
    person violating these provisions and the person or persons towards whom the violator's actions are directed.
    (d) 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. 95‑849, eff. 1‑1‑09; 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09; 96‑686, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑7.6)
    Sec. 12‑7.6. Cross burning.
    (a) A person commits the offense of cross burning who, with the intent to intimidate any other person or group of persons, burns or causes to be burned a cross.
    (b) Sentence. Cross burning is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
    (c) For the purposes of this Section, a person acts with the "intent to intimidate" when he or she intentionally places or attempts to place another person in fear of physical injury or fear of damage to that other person's property.
(Source: P.A. 93‑764, eff. 1‑1‑05.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑8) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑8)
    Sec. 12‑8. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 77‑2638. Repealed by P.A. 89‑657, eff. 8‑14‑96.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑9)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑9)
    Sec. 12‑9. Threatening public officials.
    (a) A person commits the offense of threatening a public official when:
        (1) that person knowingly and willfully delivers or
     conveys, directly or indirectly, to a public official by any means a communication:
            (i) containing a threat that would place the
         public official or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint; or
            (ii) containing a threat that would place the
         public official or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension that damage will occur to property in the custody, care, or control of the public official or his or her immediate family; and
        (2) the threat was conveyed because of the
     performance or nonperformance of some public duty, because of hostility of the person making the threat toward the status or position of the public official, or because of any other factor related to the official's public existence.
    (a‑5) For purposes of a threat to a sworn law enforcement officer, the threat must contain specific facts indicative of a unique threat to the person, family or property of the officer and not a generalized threat of harm.
    (b) For purposes of this Section:
        (1) "Public official" means a person who is elected
     to office in accordance with a statute or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by statute, to discharge a public duty for the State or any of its political subdivisions or in the case of an elective office any person who has filed the required documents for nomination or election to such office. "Public official" includes a duly appointed assistant State's Attorney and a sworn law enforcement or peace officer.
        (2) "Immediate family" means a public official's
     spouse or child or children.
    (c) Threatening a public official is a Class 3 felony for a first offense and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
(Source: P.A. 95‑466, eff. 6‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑10)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑10)
    Sec. 12‑10. Tattooing Body of Minor.
    (a) Any person, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, who tattoos or offers to tattoo a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
    (b) Any person who is an owner or employed by a business that performs tattooing, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, may not permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where tattooing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian. A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
    (c) As used in this Section, to "tattoo" means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin.
    (d) Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who tattoos or offers to tattoo another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which tattooing is performed.
(Source: P.A. 94‑684, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑10.1)
    Sec. 12‑10.1. Piercing the body of a minor.
    (a)(1) Any person who pierces the body or oral cavity of
     a person under 18 years of age without written consent of a parent or legal guardian of that person commits the offense of piercing the body of a minor. Before the oral cavity of a person under 18 years of age may be pierced, the written consent form signed by the parent or legal guardian must contain a provision in substantially the following form:
    "I understand that the oral piercing of the tongue,
     lips, cheeks, or any other area of the oral cavity carries serious risk of infection or damage to the mouth and teeth, or both infection and damage to those areas, that could result but is not limited to nerve damage, numbness, and life threatening blood clots.".
    A person who pierces the oral cavity of a person under
     18 years of age without obtaining a signed written consent form from a parent or legal guardian of the person that includes the provision describing the health risks of body piercing, violates this Section.
    (1.5) Any person who is an owner or employed by a
     business that performs body piercing may not permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where body piercing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian.         
    (2) Sentence. A violation of clause (a)(1) or (a)(1.5) of
     this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
    (b) Definition. As used in this Section, to "pierce" means to make a hole in the body or oral cavity in order to insert or allow the insertion of any ring, hoop, stud, or other object for the purpose of ornamentation of the body. "Piercing" does not include tongue splitting as defined in Section 12‑10.2.
    (c) Exceptions. This Section may not be construed in any way to prohibit any injection, incision, acupuncture, or similar medical or dental procedure performed by a licensed health care professional or other person authorized to perform that procedure or the presence on the premises where that procedure is being performed by a health care professional or other person authorized to perform that procedure of a person under 18 years of age who is not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. This Section does not prohibit ear piercing. This Section does not apply to a minor emancipated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or the Emancipation of Minors Act or by marriage. This Section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who pierces the body or oral cavity of another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which body piercing or oral cavity piercing is performed.
(Source: P.A. 93‑449, eff. 1‑1‑04; 94‑684, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑10.2)
    Sec. 12‑10.2. Tongue splitting.
    (a) In this Section, "tongue splitting" means the cutting of a human tongue into 2 or more parts.
    (b) A person may not perform tongue splitting on another person unless the person performing the tongue splitting is licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
    (c) Sentence. Tongue splitting performed in violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
(Source: P.A. 93‑449, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑10.3)
    Sec. 12‑10.3. False representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor.
    (a) A person, other than the parent or legal guardian of a minor, commits the offense of false representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor when he or she falsely represents himself or herself as the parent or legal guardian of the minor to an owner or employee of a tattoo or body piercing business for the purpose of:
        (1) accompanying the minor to a business that
    provides tattooing as required under Section 12‑10 of this Code (tattooing body of minor);
        (2) accompanying the minor to a business that
    provides body piercing as required under Section 12‑10.1 of this Code (piercing the body of a minor); or
        (3) furnishing the written consent required under
    Section 12‑10.1 of this Code (piercing the body of a minor).
    (b) Sentence. False representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1311, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑11)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑11)
    Sec. 12‑11. Home Invasion.
    (a) A person who is not a peace officer acting in the line of duty commits home invasion when without authority he or she knowingly enters the dwelling place of another when he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons is present or he or she knowingly enters the dwelling place of another and remains in such dwelling place until he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons is present or who falsely represents himself or herself, including but not limited to, falsely representing himself or herself to be a representative of any unit of government or a construction, telecommunications, or utility company, for the purpose of gaining entry to the dwelling place of another when he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons are present and
        (1) While armed with a dangerous weapon, other than a
    firearm, uses force or threatens the imminent use of force upon any person or persons within such dwelling place whether or not injury occurs, or
        (2) Intentionally causes any injury, except as
    provided in subsection (a)(5), to any person or persons within such dwelling place, or
        (3) While armed with a firearm uses force or
    threatens the imminent use of force upon any person or persons within such dwelling place whether or not injury occurs, or
        (4) Uses force or threatens the imminent use of force
    upon any person or persons within such dwelling place whether or not injury occurs and during the commission of the offense personally discharges a firearm, or
        (5) Personally discharges a firearm that proximately
    causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person within such dwelling place, or
        (6) Commits, against any person or persons within
    that dwelling place, a violation of Section 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑14.1, 12‑15, or 12‑16 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
    (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of home invasion that the accused who knowingly enters the dwelling place of another and remains in such dwelling place until he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons is present either immediately leaves such premises or surrenders to the person or persons lawfully present therein without either attempting to cause or causing serious bodily injury to any person present therein.
    (c) Sentence. Home invasion in violation of subsection (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(6) is a Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a)(3) 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)(4) 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)(5) is a Class X felony for which 25 years or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.
    (d) For purposes of this Section, "dwelling place of another" includes a dwelling place where the defendant maintains a tenancy interest but from which the defendant has been barred by a divorce decree, judgment of dissolution of marriage, order of protection, or other court order.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1113, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑11.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑11.1)
    Sec. 12‑11.1. Vehicular invasion.
    (a) A person commits vehicular invasion who knowingly, by force and without lawful justification, enters or reaches into the interior of a motor vehicle as defined in The Illinois Vehicle Code while such motor vehicle is occupied by another person or persons, with the intent to commit therein a theft or felony.
    (b) Sentence. Vehicular invasion is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1392.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑12)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑12)
    Sec. 12‑12. Definitions. For the purposes of Sections 12‑13 through 12‑18 of this Code, the terms used in these Sections shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
    (a) "Accused" means a person accused of an offense prohibited by Sections 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑15 or 12‑16 of this Code or a person for whose conduct the accused is legally responsible under Article 5 of this Code.
    (b) "Bodily harm" means physical harm, and includes, but is not limited to, sexually transmitted disease, pregnancy and impotence.
    (c) "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, where the victim is a child under 18 years of age, an accused who has resided in the household with such child continuously for at least 6 months.
    (d) "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 believed that the accused had the ability to execute that threat; or
        (2) when the accused has overcome the victim by use
     of superior strength or size, physical restraint or physical confinement.
    (e) "Sexual conduct" means any intentional or 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.
    (f) "Sexual penetration" means any contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of one person by an object, 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.
    (g) "Victim" means a person alleging to have been subjected to an offense prohibited by Sections 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑15 or 12‑16 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 96‑233, eff. 1‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑13)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑13)
    Sec. 12‑13. Criminal Sexual Assault.
    (a) The accused commits criminal sexual assault if he or she:
        (1) commits an act of sexual penetration by the use
     of force or threat of force; or
        (2) commits an act of sexual penetration and the
     accused knew that the victim was unable to understand the nature of the act or was unable to give knowing consent; or
        (3) commits an act of sexual penetration with a
     victim who was under 18 years of age when the act was committed and the accused was a family member; or
        (4) commits an act of sexual penetration with a
     victim who was at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age when the act was committed and the accused was 17 years of age or over and held a position of trust, authority or supervision in relation to the victim.
    (b) Sentence.
        (1) Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony.
        (2) 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. The commission of the second or subsequent offense is required to have been after the initial conviction for this paragraph (2) to apply.
        (3) 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 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 criminal predatory 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 (3) to apply.
        (4) 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.
        (5) When a person has any such prior conviction, the
     information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a Class X felony. The fact of such prior 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. 95‑640, eff. 6‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑14)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑14)
    Sec. 12‑14. Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault.
    (a) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if he or she commits criminal sexual assault and any of the following aggravating circumstances existed during, or for the purposes of paragraph (7) of this subsection (a) as part of the same course of conduct as, the commission of the offense:
        (1) the accused displayed, threatened to use, or
     used a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, or any object fashioned or utilized in such a manner as to lead the victim under the circumstances reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon; or
        (2) the accused caused bodily harm, except as
     provided in subsection (a)(10), to the victim; or
        (3) the accused acted in such a manner as to
     threaten or endanger the life of the victim or any other person; or
        (4) the criminal sexual assault was perpetrated
     during the course of the commission or attempted commission of any other felony by the accused; or
        (5) the victim was 60 years of age or over when the
     offense was committed; or
        (6) the victim was a physically handicapped person;
     or
        (7) the accused delivered (by injection, inhalation,
     ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) to the victim without his or her consent, or by threat or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any controlled substance; or
        (8) the accused was armed with a firearm; or
        (9) the accused personally discharged a firearm
     during the commission of the offense; or
        (10) the accused, during the commission of the
     offense, personally discharged a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person.
    (b) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if the accused was under 17 years of age and (i) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 9 years of age when the act was committed; or (ii) commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was at least 9 years of age but under 13 years of age when the act was committed and the accused used force or threat of force to commit the act.
    (c) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if he or she commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time the act was committed.
    (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.
        (2) A person 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.
(Source: P.A. 91‑404, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑434, eff. 1‑1‑02; 92‑502, eff. 12‑19‑01; 92‑721, eff. 1‑1‑03.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑14.1)
    Sec. 12‑14.1. Predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
    (a) The accused commits predatory criminal sexual assault of a child if:
        (1) the accused was 17 years of age or over and
     commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 13 years of age when the act was committed; or
        (1.1) the accused was 17 years of age or over and,
     while armed with a firearm, commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 13 years of age when the act was committed; or
        (1.2) the accused was 17 years of age or over and
     commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 13 years of age when the act was committed and, during the commission of the offense, the accused personally discharged a firearm; or
        (2) the accused was 17 years of age or over and
     commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 13 years of age when the act was committed and the accused caused great bodily harm to the victim that:
            (A) resulted in permanent disability; or
            (B) was life threatening; or
        (3) the accused was 17 years of age or over and
     commits an act of sexual penetration with a victim who was under 13 years of age when the act was committed and the accused delivered (by injection, inhalation, ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) to the victim without his or her consent, or by threat or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any controlled substance.
    (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)(1.1) 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)(1.2) commits a Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court. A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(2) 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.
        (1.1) A person convicted of a violation of
     subsection (a)(3) 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.
        (1.2) A person 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.
        (2) A person 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.
(Source: P.A. 95‑640, eff. 6‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑15) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑15)
    Sec. 12‑15. Criminal sexual abuse.
    (a) The accused commits criminal sexual abuse if he or she:
        (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 the accused
     knew that the victim was unable to understand the nature of the act or was unable to give knowing consent.
    (b) The accused commits criminal sexual abuse if the accused was under 17 years of age and commits an act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a victim who was at least 9 years of age but under 17 years of age when the act was committed.
    (c) The accused commits criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits an act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a victim who was at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age and the accused was 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. 91‑389, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑16) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑16)
    Sec. 12‑16. Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.
    (a) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits criminal sexual abuse as defined in subsection (a) of Section 12‑15 of this Code and any of the following aggravating circumstances existed during, or for the purposes of paragraph (7) of this subsection (a) as part of the same course of conduct as, the commission of the offense:
        (1) the accused displayed, threatened to use or used
     a dangerous weapon or any object fashioned or utilized in such a manner as to lead the victim under the circumstances reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon; or
        (2) the accused caused bodily harm to the victim; or
        (3) the victim was 60 years of age or over when the
     offense was committed; or
        (4) the victim was a physically handicapped person;
     or
        (5) the accused acted in such a manner as to
     threaten or endanger the life of the victim or any other person; or
        (6) the criminal sexual abuse was perpetrated during
     the course of the commission or attempted commission of any other felony by the accused; or
        (7) the accused delivered (by injection, inhalation,
     ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) to the victim without his or her consent, or by threat or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any controlled substance.
    (b) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was under 18 years of age when the act was committed and the accused was a family member.
    (c) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if:
        (1) the accused was 17 years of age or over and (i)
     commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was under 13 years of age when the act was committed; or (ii) commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age when the act was committed and the accused used force or threat of force to commit the act; or
        (2) the accused was under 17 years of age and (i)
     commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was under 9 years of age when the act was committed; or (ii) commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was at least 9 years of age but under 17 years of age when the act was committed and the accused used force or threat of force to commit the act.
    (d) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits an act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with a victim who was at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age and the accused was at least 5 years older than the victim.
    (e) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person at the time the act was committed.
    (f) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits an act of sexual conduct with a victim who was at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age when the act was committed and the accused was 17 years of age or over and held a position of trust, authority or supervision in relation to the victim.
    (g) Sentence. Aggravated criminal sexual abuse is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 92‑434, eff. 1‑1‑02.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑16.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑16.2)
    Sec. 12‑16.2. Criminal Transmission of HIV. (a) A person commits criminal transmission of HIV when he or she, knowing that he or she is infected with HIV:
    (1) engages in intimate contact with another;
    (2) transfers, donates, or provides his or her blood, tissue, semen, organs, or other potentially infectious body fluids for transfusion, transplantation, insemination, or other administration to another; or
    (3) dispenses, delivers, exchanges, sells, or in any other way transfers to another any nonsterile intravenous or intramuscular drug paraphernalia.
    (b) For purposes of this Section:
    "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus or any other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
    "Intimate contact with another" means the exposure of the body of one person to a bodily fluid of another person in a manner that could result in the transmission of HIV.
    "Intravenous or intramuscular drug paraphernalia" means any equipment, product, or material of any kind which is peculiar to and marketed for use in injecting a substance into the human body.
    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require that an infection with HIV has occurred in order for a person to have committed criminal transmission of HIV.
    (d) It shall be an affirmative defense that the person exposed knew that the infected person was infected with HIV, knew that the action could result in infection with HIV, and consented to the action with that knowledge.
    (e) A person who commits criminal transmission of HIV commits a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 86‑897.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑17) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑17)
    Sec. 12‑17. Defenses.
    (a) It shall be a defense to any offense under Section 12‑13 through 12‑16 of this Code where force or threat of force is an element of the offense that the victim consented. "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.
    (b) It shall be a defense under subsection (b) and subsection (c) of Section 12‑15 and subsection (d) of Section 12‑16 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. 93‑389, eff. 7‑25‑03.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑18)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑18)
    Sec. 12‑18. General Provisions.
    (a) No person accused of violating Sections 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑15 or 12‑16 of this Code shall be presumed to be incapable of committing an offense prohibited by Sections 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑14.1, 12‑15 or 12‑16 of this Code because of age, physical condition or relationship to the victim, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Section. 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 Sections 12‑13, 12‑14, 12‑14.1, 12‑15 and 12‑16 of this Code.
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) (Blank).
    (e) After a finding at a preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that an accused has committed a violation of Section 12‑13, 12‑14, or 12‑14.1 of this Code, or after an indictment is returned charging an accused with a violation of Section 12‑13, 12‑14, or 12‑14.1 of this Code, or after a finding that a defendant charged with a violation of Section 12‑13, 12‑14, or 12‑14.1 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 preliminary hearing, at the request of the person who was the victim of the violation of Section 12‑13, 12‑14, or 12‑14.1, the prosecuting State's attorney shall seek an order from the court to compel the accused to be tested within 48 hours for any sexually transmissible disease, including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The medical tests shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical practitioners. The test for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) shall consist of an enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, or such other test as may be approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health; in the event of a positive result, the Western Blot Assay or a more reliable confirmatory test 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. 94‑397, eff. 1‑1‑06; 95‑926, eff. 8‑26‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑18.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑18.1)
    Sec. 12‑18.1. Civil Liability. (a) If any person has been convicted of any offense defined in Section 12‑13, 12‑14, 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 12‑13, 12‑14, 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 12‑13, 12‑14, 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 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 12‑13, 12‑14, 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. 86‑857.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑19)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑19)
    Sec. 12‑19. Abuse and Criminal Neglect of a Long Term Care Facility Resident.
    (a) Any person or any owner or licensee of a long term care facility who abuses a long term care facility resident is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person or any owner or licensee of a long term care facility who criminally neglects a long term care facility resident is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person whose criminal neglect of a long term care facility resident results in the resident's death is guilty of a Class 3 felony. However, nothing herein shall be deemed to apply to a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches or a duly licensed nurse providing care within the scope of his or her professional judgment and within the accepted standards of care within the community.
    (b) Notwithstanding the penalties in subsections (a) and (c) and in addition thereto, if a licensee or owner of a long term care facility or his or her employee has caused neglect of a resident, the licensee or owner is guilty of a petty offense. An owner or licensee is guilty under this subsection (b) only if the owner or licensee failed to exercise reasonable care in the hiring, training, supervising or providing of staff or other related routine administrative responsibilities.
    (c) Notwithstanding the penalties in subsections (a) and (b) and in addition thereto, if a licensee or owner of a long term care facility or his or her employee has caused gross neglect of a resident, the licensee or owner is guilty of a business offense for which a fine of not more than $10,000 may be imposed. An owner or licensee is guilty under this subsection (c) only if the owner or licensee failed to exercise reasonable care in the hiring, training, supervising or providing of staff or other related routine administrative responsibilities.
    (d) For the purpose of this Section:
        (1) "Abuse" means intentionally or knowingly causing
    any physical or mental injury or committing any sexual offense set forth in this Code.
        (2) "Criminal neglect" means an act whereby a person
    recklessly (i) performs acts that cause an elderly person's or person with a disability's life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre‑existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate or that create the substantial likelihood that an elderly person's or person with a disability's life will be endangered, health will be injured, or pre‑existing physical or mental condition will deteriorate, or (ii) fails to perform acts that he or she knows or reasonably should know are necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of an elderly person or person with a disability, and that failure causes the elderly person's or person with a disability's life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre‑existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate or that create the substantial likelihood that an elderly person's or person with a disability's life will be endangered, health will be injured, or pre‑existing physical or mental condition will deteriorate, or (iii) abandons an elderly person or person with a disability.
        (3) "Neglect" means negligently failing to provide
    adequate medical or personal care or maintenance, which failure results in physical or mental injury or the deterioration of a physical or mental condition.
        (4) "Resident" means a person residing in a long term
    care facility.
        (5) "Owner" means the person who owns a long term
    care facility as provided under the Nursing Home Care Act, a facility as provided under the MR/DD Community Care Act, or an assisted living or shared housing establishment under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
        (6) "Licensee" means the individual or entity
    licensed to operate a facility under the Nursing Home Care Act, the MR/DD Community Care Act, or the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
        (7) "Facility" or "long term care facility" means a
    private home, institution, building, residence, or any other place, whether operated for profit or not, or a county home for the infirm and chronically ill operated pursuant to Division 5‑21 or 5‑22 of the Counties Code, or any similar institution operated by the State of Illinois or a political subdivision thereof, which provides, through its ownership or management, personal care, sheltered care or nursing for 3 or more persons not related to the owner by blood or marriage. The term also includes skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities as defined in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and assisted living establishments and shared housing establishments licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
    (e) Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to apply to the medical supervision, regulation or control of the remedial care or treatment of residents in a facility conducted for those who rely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well recognized church or religious denomination and which is licensed in accordance with Section 3‑803 of the Nursing Home Care Act or Section 3‑803 of the MR/DD Community Care Act.
(Source: P.A. 96‑339, eff. 7‑1‑10; 96‑1373, eff. 7‑29‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑20)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑20)
    Sec. 12‑20. Sale of body parts.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who knowingly buys or sells, or offers to buy or sell, a human body or any part of a human body, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first conviction and a Class 4 felony for subsequent convictions.
    (b) This Section does not prohibit:
        (1) An anatomical gift made in accordance with the
     Illinois Anatomical Gift Act.
        (2) The removal and use of a human cornea in
     accordance with the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act.
        (3) Reimbursement of actual expenses incurred by a
     living person in donating an organ, tissue or other body part or fluid for transplantation, implantation, infusion, injection, or other medical or scientific purpose, including medical costs, loss of income, and travel expenses.
        (4) Payments provided under a plan of insurance or
     other health care coverage.
        (5) Reimbursement of reasonable costs associated with
     the removal, storage or transportation of a human body or part thereof donated for medical or scientific purposes.
        (6) Purchase or sale of blood, plasma, blood products
     or derivatives, other body fluids, or human hair.
        (7) Purchase or sale of drugs, reagents or other
     substances made from human bodies or body parts, for use in medical or scientific research, treatment or diagnosis.
(Source: P.A. 93‑794, eff. 7‑22‑04.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑20.5)
    Sec. 12‑20.5. Dismembering a human body.
    (a) A person commits the offense of dismembering a human body when he or she knowingly dismembers, severs, separates, dissects, or mutilates any body part of a deceased's body.
    (b) This Section does not apply to:
        (1) an anatomical gift made in accordance with the
     Illinois Anatomical Gift Act;
        (2) the removal and use of a human cornea in
     accordance with the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act;
        (3) the purchase or sale of drugs, reagents, or
     other substances made from human body parts, for the use in medical or scientific research, treatment, or diagnosis;
        (4) persons employed by a county medical examiner's
     office or coroner's office acting within the scope of their employment while performing an autopsy;
        (5) the acts of a licensed funeral director or
     embalmer while performing acts authorized by the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code;
        (6) the acts of emergency medical personnel or
     physicians performed in good faith and according to the usual and customary standards of medical practice in an attempt to resuscitate a life; or
        (7) physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
     of its branches or holding a visiting professor, physician, or resident permit under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, performing acts in accordance with usual and customary standards of medical practice, or a currently enrolled student in an accredited medical school in furtherance of his or her education at the accredited medical school.
    (c) It is not a defense to a violation of this Section that the decedent died due to natural, accidental, or suicidal causes.
    (d) Sentence. Dismembering a human body is a Class X felony.
(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑21)(from Ch. 38, par. 12‑21)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96‑339)
    Sec. 12‑21. Criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability.
    (a) A person commits the offense of criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability when he or she is a caregiver and he or she knowingly:
        (1) performs acts that cause the elderly person or
     person with a disability's life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre‑existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate; or
        (2) fails to perform acts that he or she knows or
     reasonably should know are necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of the elderly person or person with a disability and such failure causes the elderly person or person with a disability's life to be endangered, health to be injured or pre‑existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate; or
        (3) abandons the elderly person or person with a
     disability; or
        (4) physically abuses, harasses, intimidates, or
     interferes with the personal liberty of the elderly person or person with a disability or exposes the elderly person or person with a disability to willful deprivation.
    Criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability is a Class 3 felony. Criminal neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability is a Class 2 felony if the criminal neglect results in the death of the person neglected for which the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
    (b) For purposes of this Section:
        (1) "Elderly person" means a person 60 years of age
     or older who is incapable of adequately providing for his own health and personal care.
        (2) "Person with a disability" means a person who
     suffers from a permanent physical or mental impairment, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder or congenital condition which renders such person incapable of adequately providing for his own health and personal care.
        (3) "Caregiver" means a person who has a duty to
     provide for an elderly person or person with a disability's health and personal care, at such person's place of residence, including but not limited to, food and nutrition, shelter, hygiene, prescribed medication and medical care and treatment.
        "Caregiver" shall include:
            (A) a parent, spouse, adult child or other
         relative by blood or marriage who resides with or resides in the same building with or regularly visits the elderly person or person with a disability, knows or reasonably should know of such person's physical or mental impairment and knows or reasonably should know that such person is unable to adequately provide for his own health and personal care;
            (B) a person who is employed by the elderly
         person or person with a disability or by another to reside with or regularly visit the elderly person or person with a disability and provide for such person's health and personal care;
            (C) a person who has agreed for consideration to
         reside with or regularly visit the elderly person or person with a disability and provide for such person's health and personal care; and
            (D) a person who has been appointed by a private
         or public agency or by a court of competent jurisdiction to provide for the elderly person or person with a disability's health and personal care.
        "Caregiver" shall not include a long‑term care
     facility licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act or any administrative, medical or other personnel of such a facility, or a health care provider who is licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and renders care in the ordinary course of his profession.
        (4) "Abandon" means to desert or knowingly forsake
     an elderly person or person with a disability under circumstances in which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and custody.
        (5) "Willful deprivation" has the meaning ascribed
     to it in paragraph (15) of Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the remedies available to the victim under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act.
    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose criminal liability on a person who has made a good faith effort to provide for the health and personal care of an elderly person or person with a disability, but through no fault of his own has been unable to provide such care.
    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting a person from providing treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone and care consistent therewith in lieu of medical care and treatment in accordance with the tenets and practices of any church or religious denomination of which the elderly person or person with a disability is a member.
    (f) It is not a defense to criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability that the accused reasonably believed that the victim was not an elderly person or person with a disability.
(Source: P.A. 92‑328, eff. 1‑1‑02; 93‑301, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96‑339)
    Sec. 12‑21. Criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability.
    (a) A person commits the offense of criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability when he or she is a caregiver and he or she knowingly:
        (1) performs acts that cause the elderly person or
     person with a disability's life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre‑existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate; or
        (2) fails to perform acts that he or she knows or
     reasonably should know are necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of the elderly person or person with a disability and such failure causes the elderly person or person with a disability's life to be endangered, health to be injured or pre‑existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate; or
        (3) abandons the elderly person or person with a
     disability; or
        (4) physically abuses, harasses, intimidates, or
     interferes with the personal liberty of the elderly person or person with a disability or exposes the elderly person or person with a disability to willful deprivation.
    Criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability is a Class 3 felony. Criminal neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability is a Class 2 felony if the criminal neglect results in the death of the person neglected for which the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
    (b) For purposes of this Section:
        (1) "Elderly person" means a person 60 years of age
     or older who is incapable of adequately providing for his own health and personal care.
        (2) "Person with a disability" means a person who
     suffers from a permanent physical or mental impairment, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder or congenital condition which renders such person incapable of adequately providing for his own health and personal care.
        (3) "Caregiver" means a person who has a duty to
     provide for an elderly person or person with a disability's health and personal care, at such person's place of residence, including but not limited to, food and nutrition, shelter, hygiene, prescribed medication and medical care and treatment.
        "Caregiver" shall include:
            (A) a parent, spouse, adult child or other
         relative by blood or marriage who resides with or resides in the same building with or regularly visits the elderly person or person with a disability, knows or reasonably should know of such person's physical or mental impairment and knows or reasonably should know that such person is unable to adequately provide for his own health and personal care;
            (B) a person who is employed by the elderly
         person or person with a disability or by another to reside with or regularly visit the elderly person or person with a disability and provide for such person's health and personal care;
            (C) a person who has agreed for consideration to
         reside with or regularly visit the elderly person or person with a disability and provide for such person's health and personal care; and
            (D) a person who has been appointed by a private
         or public agency or by a court of competent jurisdiction to provide for the elderly person or person with a disability's health and personal care.
        "Caregiver" shall not include a long‑term care
     facility licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care Act or a facility licensed or certified under the MR/DD Community Care Act, or any administrative, medical or other personnel of such a facility, or a health care provider who is licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and renders care in the ordinary course of his profession.
        (4) "Abandon" means to desert or knowingly forsake
     an elderly person or person with a disability under circumstances in which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and custody.
        (5) "Willful deprivation" has the meaning ascribed
     to it in paragraph (15) of Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the remedies available to the victim under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act.
    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose criminal liability on a person who has made a good faith effort to provide for the health and personal care of an elderly person or person with a disability, but through no fault of his own has been unable to provide such care.
    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting a person from providing treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone and care consistent therewith in lieu of medical care and treatment in accordance with the tenets and practices of any church or religious denomination of which the elderly person or person with a disability is a member.
    (f) It is not a defense to criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability that the accused reasonably believed that the victim was not an elderly person or person with a disability.
(Source: P.A. 96‑339, eff. 7‑1‑10.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑21.5)
    Sec. 12‑21.5. Child Abandonment.
    (a) A person commits the offense of child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is under the age of 13 without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 24 hours or more, except that a person does not commit the offense of child abandonment when he or she relinquishes a child in accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
    (b) For the purposes of determining whether the child was left without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, the trier of fact shall consider the following factors:
        (1) the age of the child;
        (2) the number of children left at the location;
        (3) special needs of the child, including whether
     the child is physically or mentally handicapped, or otherwise in need of ongoing prescribed medical treatment such as periodic doses of insulin or other medications;
        (4) the duration of time in which the child was left
     without supervision;
        (5) the condition and location of the place where
     the child was left without supervision;
        (6) the time of day or night when the child was left
     without supervision;
        (7) the weather conditions, including whether the
     child was left in a location with adequate protection from the natural elements such as adequate heat or light;
        (8) the location of the parent, guardian, or other
     person having physical custody or control of the child at the time the child was left without supervision, the physical distance the child was from the parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of the child at the time the child was without supervision;
        (9) whether the child's movement was restricted, or
     the child was otherwise locked within a room or other structure;
        (10) whether the child was given a phone number of a
     person or location to call in the event of an emergency and whether the child was capable of making an emergency call;
        (11) whether there was food and other provision left
     for the child;
        (12) whether any of the conduct is attributable to
     economic hardship or illness and the parent, guardian or other person having physical custody or control of the child made a good faith effort to provide for the health and safety of the child;
        (13) the age and physical and mental capabilities of
     the person or persons who provided supervision for the child;
        (14) any other factor that would endanger the health
     or safety of that particular child;
        (15) whether the child was left under the
     supervision of another person.
    (d) Child abandonment is a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent offense after a prior conviction is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 92‑408, eff. 8‑17‑01; 92‑432, eff. 8‑17‑01.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑21.6)
    Sec. 12‑21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
    (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or permit the life or health of a child under the age of 18 to be endangered or to willfully cause or permit a child to be placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life or health, except that it is not unlawful for a person to relinquish a child in accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
    (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person committed the offense if he or she left a child 6 years of age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle for more than 10 minutes.
    (c) "Unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a person 14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person.
    (d) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 3 felony. A violation of this Section that is a proximate cause of the death of the child is a Class 3 felony for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years.
(Source: P.A. 92‑408, eff. 8‑17‑01; 92‑432, eff. 8‑17‑01; 92‑515, eff. 6‑1‑02; 92‑651, eff. 7‑11‑02.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑21.6‑5)
    Sec. 12‑21.6‑5. Parent or guardian leaving custody or control of child with child sex offender.
    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "minor" means a person under 18 years of age; and "child sex offender" means a sex offender who is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act and is a child sex offender as defined in Sections 11‑9.3 and 11‑9.4 of this Code.
    (b) It is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a minor to knowingly leave that minor in the custody or control of a child sex offender, or allow the child sex offender unsupervised access to the minor.
    (c) This Section does not apply to leaving the minor in the custody or control of, or allowing unsupervised access to the minor by:
        (1) a child sex offender who is the parent of the
    minor;
        (2) a person convicted of a violation of subsection
    (c) of Section 12‑15 of this Code; or
        (3) a child sex offender who is married to and
    living in the same household with the parent or guardian of the minor.
    This subsection (c) shall not be construed to allow a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of the minor victim of the sex offense if prohibited by subsection (b‑6) of Section 11‑9.4 of this Code.
    (d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is
    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
    (e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the filing of a petition or the instituting of any proceeding under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 relating to abused minors.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1094, eff. 1‑1‑11.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑21.7)
    Sec. 12‑21.7. Sale of yo‑yo waterballs prohibited.
    (a) It is unlawful to sell a yo‑yo waterball in this State.
    (b) Sentence. A person who sells a yo‑yo waterball in this State is guilty of a business offense punishable by a fine of $1,001 for each violation. Each sale of a yo‑yo waterball in violation of this Section is a separate violation.
    (c) Definition. In this Section, "yo‑yo waterball" means a water yo‑yo or a soft, rubber‑like ball that is filled with a liquid and is attached to an elastic cord.
(Source: P.A. 94‑12, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑22)
    Sec. 12‑22. Probation.
    (a) Whenever a parent of a child as determined by the court on the facts before it, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of, with respect to his or her child, child abandonment under Section 12‑21.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or endangering the life or health of a child under Section 12‑21.6 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the court may, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the person, defer further proceedings and place the person upon probation upon the reasonable terms and conditions as the court may require. At least one term of the probation shall require the person to cooperate with the Department of Children and Family Services at the times and in the programs that the Department of Children and Family Services may require.
    (b) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions imposed under subsection (a), the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings. Discharge and dismissal under this Section shall be without court adjudication of guilt and shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of disqualification or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime. However, a record of the disposition shall be reported by the clerk of the circuit court to the Department of State Police under Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act, and the record shall be maintained and provided to any civil authority in connection with a determination of whether the person is an acceptable candidate for the care, custody and supervision of children.
    (c) Discharge and dismissal under this Section may occur only once.
    (d) Probation under this Section may not be for a period of less than 2 years.
    (e) If the child dies of the injuries alleged, this Section shall be inapplicable.
(Source: P.A. 88‑479.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑30) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑30)
    Sec. 12‑30. Violation of an order of protection.
    (a) A person commits violation of an order of protection if:
        (1) He or she commits an act which was prohibited by
     a court or fails to commit an act which was ordered by a court in violation of:
            (i) a remedy in a valid order of protection
         authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (14), or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986,
            (ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to
         the remedies authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (14) or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, in a valid order of protection, which is authorized under the laws of another state, tribe or United States territory,
            (iii) any other remedy when the act constitutes
         a crime against the protected parties as the term protected parties is defined in Section 112A‑4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963; and
        (2) Such violation occurs after the offender has
     been served notice of the contents of the order, pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or any substantially similar statute of another state, tribe or United States territory, or otherwise has acquired actual knowledge of the contents of the order.
    An order of protection issued by a state, tribal or territorial court related to domestic or family violence shall be deemed valid if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of the state, tribe or territory. There shall be a presumption of validity where an order is certified and appears authentic on its face.
    (a‑5) Failure to provide reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard shall be an affirmative defense to any charge or process filed seeking enforcement of a foreign order of protection.
    (b) For purposes of this Section, an "order of protection" may have been issued in a criminal or civil proceeding.
    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to diminish the inherent authority of the courts to enforce their lawful orders through civil or criminal contempt proceedings.
    (d) Violation of an order of protection under subsection (a) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of an order of protection under subsection (a) of this Section is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under this Code for domestic battery (Section 12‑3.2) or violation of an order of protection (Section 12‑30). Violation of an order of protection is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under this Code for first degree murder (Section 9‑1), attempt to commit first degree murder (Section 8‑4), aggravated domestic battery (Section 12‑3.3), aggravated battery (Section 12‑4), heinous battery (Section 12‑4.1), aggravated battery with a firearm (Section 12‑4.2), aggravated battery of a child (Section 12‑4.3), aggravated battery of an unborn child (Section 12‑4.4), aggravated battery of a senior citizen (Section 12‑4.6), stalking (Section 12‑7.3), aggravated stalking (Section 12‑7.4), criminal sexual assault (Section 12‑13), aggravated criminal sexual assault (12‑14), kidnapping (Section 10‑1), aggravated kidnapping (Section 10‑2), predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (Section 12‑14.1), aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Section 12‑16), unlawful restraint (Section 10‑3), aggravated unlawful restraint (Section 10‑3.1), aggravated arson (Section 20‑1.1), or aggravated discharge of a firearm (Section 24‑1.2), when any of these offenses have been committed against a family or household member as defined in Section 112A‑3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. The court shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours imprisonment for defendant's second or subsequent violation of any order of protection; unless the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition to any other penalties, the court may order the defendant to pay a fine as authorized under Section 5‑9‑1 of the Unified Code of Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under Section 5‑5‑6 of the Unified Code of Corrections. In addition to any other penalties, including those imposed by Section 5‑9‑1.5 of the Unified Code of Corrections, the court shall impose an additional fine of $20 as authorized by Section 5‑9‑1.11 of the Unified Code of Corrections upon any person convicted of or placed on supervision for a violation of this Section. The additional fine shall be imposed for each violation of this Section.
    (e) The limitations placed on law enforcement liability by Section 305 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 apply to actions taken under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 91‑112, eff. 10‑1‑99; 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99; 92‑827, eff. 8‑22‑02.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑31) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑31)
    Sec. 12‑31. Inducement to Commit Suicide.
    (a) A person commits the offense of inducement to commit suicide when he or she does either of the following:
        (1) Coerces another to commit suicide and the other
     person commits or attempts to commit suicide as a direct result of the coercion, and he or she exercises substantial control over the other person through (i) control of the other person's physical location or circumstances; (ii) use of psychological pressure; or (iii) use of actual or ostensible religious, political, social, philosophical or other principles.
        (2) With knowledge that another person intends to
     commit or attempt to commit suicide, intentionally (i) offers and provides the physical means by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide, or (ii) participates in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide.
    For the purposes of this Section, "attempts to commit suicide" means any act done with the intent to commit suicide and which constitutes a substantial step toward commission of suicide.
    (b) Sentence. Inducement to commit suicide under paragraph (a)(1) when the other person commits suicide as a direct result of the coercion is a Class 2 felony. Inducement to commit suicide under paragraph (a)(2) when the other person commits suicide as a direct result of the assistance provided is a Class 4 felony. Inducement to commit suicide under paragraph (a)(1) when the other person attempts to commit suicide as a direct result of the coercion is a Class 3 felony. Inducement to commit suicide under paragraph (a)(2) when the other person attempts to commit suicide as a direct result of the assistance provided is a Class A misdemeanor.
    (c) The lawful compliance or a good‑faith attempt at lawful compliance with the Illinois Living Will Act, the Health Care Surrogate Act, or the Powers of Attorney for Health Care Law is not inducement to commit suicide under paragraph (a)(2) of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1167; 88‑392.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑32) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑32)
    Sec. 12‑32. Ritual Mutilation.
    (a) A person commits the offense of ritual mutilation, when he or she mutilates, dismembers or tortures another person as part of a ceremony, rite, initiation, observance, performance or practice, and the victim did not consent or under such circumstances that the defendant knew or should have known that the victim was unable to render effective consent.
    (b) Sentence. Ritual mutilation is a Class 2 felony.
    (c) The offense ritual mutilation does not include the practice of male circumcision or a ceremony, rite, initiation, observance, or performance related thereto.
(Source: P.A. 90‑88, eff. 1‑1‑98.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑33) (from Ch. 38, par. 12‑33)
    Sec. 12‑33. Ritualized abuse of a child.
    (a) A person is guilty of ritualized abuse of a child when he or she commits any of the following acts with, upon, or in the presence of a child as part of a ceremony, rite or any similar observance:
        (1) actually or in simulation, tortures, mutilates,
     or sacrifices any warm‑blooded animal or human being;
        (2) forces ingestion, injection or other application
     of any narcotic, drug, hallucinogen or anaesthetic for the purpose of dulling sensitivity, cognition, recollection of, or resistance to any criminal activity;
        (3) forces ingestion, or external application, of
     human or animal urine, feces, flesh, blood, bones, body secretions, nonprescribed drugs or chemical compounds;
        (4) involves the child in a mock, unauthorized or
     unlawful marriage ceremony with another person or representation of any force or deity, followed by sexual contact with the child;
        (5) places a living child into a coffin or open
     grave containing a human corpse or remains;
        (6) threatens death or serious harm to a child, his
     or her parents, family, pets, or friends that instills a well‑founded fear in the child that the threat will be carried out; or
        (7) unlawfully dissects, mutilates, or incinerates a
     human corpse.
    (b) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to:
        (1) lawful agricultural, animal husbandry, food
     preparation, or wild game hunting and fishing practices and specifically the branding or identification of livestock;
        (2) the lawful medical practice of male circumcision
     or any ceremony related to male circumcision;
        (3) any state or federally approved, licensed, or
     funded research project; or
        (4) the ingestion of animal flesh or blood in the
     performance of a religious service or ceremony.
    (c) Ritualized abuse of a child is a Class 1 felony for a first offense. A second or subsequent conviction for ritualized abuse of a child is a Class X felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.
    (d) For the purposes of this Section, "child" means any person under 18 years of age.
(Source: P.A. 90‑88, eff. 1‑1‑98.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑34)
    Sec. 12‑34. Female genital mutilation.
    (a) Except as otherwise permitted in subsection (b), whoever knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of another commits the offense of female genital mutilation. Consent to the procedure by a minor on whom it is performed or by the minor's parent or guardian is not a defense to a violation of this Section.
    (b) A surgical procedure is not a violation of subsection (a) if the procedure:
        (1) is necessary to the health of the person on whom
     it is performed and is performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches; or
        (2) is performed on a person who is in labor or who
     has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches.
    (c) Sentence. Female genital mutilation is a Class X felony.
(Source: P.A. 90‑88, eff. 1‑1‑98.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑35)
    Sec. 12‑35. Sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal.
    (a) A person may not knowingly engage in any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal.
    (b) A person may not knowingly cause, aid, or abet another person to engage in any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal.
    (c) A person may not knowingly permit any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal to be conducted on any premises under his or her charge or control.
    (d) A person may not knowingly engage in, promote, aid, or abet any activity involving any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal for a commercial or recreational purpose.
    (e) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person who violates this Section in the presence of a person under 18 years of age or causes the animal serious physical injury or death is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
    (f) In addition to the penalty imposed in subsection (e), the court may order that the defendant do any of the following:
        (1) Not harbor animals or reside in any household
     where animals are present for a reasonable period of time or permanently, if necessary.
        (2) Relinquish and permanently forfeit all animals
     residing in the household to a recognized or duly organized animal shelter or humane society.
        (3) Undergo a psychological evaluation and
     counseling at defendant's expense.
        (4) Reimburse the animal shelter or humane society
     for any reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of the animal involved in the sexual conduct or sexual contact in addition to any animals relinquished to the animal shelter or humane society.
    (g) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit accepted animal husbandry practices or accepted veterinary medical practices by a licensed veterinarian or certified veterinary technician.
    (h) If the court has reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this Section has occurred, the court may order the seizure of all animals involved in the alleged violation as a condition of bond of a person charged with a violation of this Section.
    (i) In this Section:
    "Animal" means every creature, either alive or dead, other than a human being.
    "Sexual conduct" means any touching or fondling by a person, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs or anus of an animal or any transfer or transmission of semen by the person upon any part of the animal, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the person.
    "Sexual contact" means any contact, however slight, between the sex organ or anus of a person and the sex organ, mouth, or anus of an animal, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body of the person into the sex organ or anus of an animal, for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the person. Evidence of emission of semen is not required to prove sexual contact.
(Source: P.A. 92‑721, eff. 1‑1‑03.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12‑36)
    Sec. 12‑36. Possession of unsterilized or vicious dogs by felons prohibited.
    (a) For a period of 10 years commencing upon the release of a person from incarceration, it is unlawful for a person convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act, a felony violation of Section 26‑5 of this Code, a felony violation of Article 24 of this Code, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Cannabis Control Act, or a felony violation of Class 2 or higher of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, to knowingly own, possess, have custody of, or reside in a residence with, either:
        (1) an unspayed or unneutered dog or puppy older than
     12 weeks of age; or
        (2) irrespective of whether the dog has been spayed
     or neutered, any dog that has been determined to be a vicious dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act.
    (b) Any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of a person convicted of a felony, as described in subsection (a), must be microchipped for permanent identification.
    (c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
    (d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this Section that the dog in question is neutered or spayed, or that the dog in question was neutered or spayed within 7 days of the defendant being charged with a violation of this Section. Medical records from, or the certificate of, a doctor of veterinary medicine licensed to practice in the State of Illinois who has personally examined or operated upon the dog, unambiguously indicating whether the dog in question has been spayed or neutered, shall be prima facie true and correct, and shall be sufficient evidence of whether the dog in question has been spayed or neutered. This subsection (d) is not applicable to any dog that has been determined to be a vicious dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act.
(Source: P.A. 96‑185, eff. 1‑1‑10.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 12A heading)
ARTICLE 12A. VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12A‑1)
    Sec. 12A‑1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Violent Video Games Law.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12A‑5)
    Sec. 12A‑5. Findings.
    (a) The General Assembly finds that minors who play violent video games are more likely to:
        (1) Exhibit violent, asocial, or aggressive behavior.
        (2) Experience feelings of aggression.
        (3) Experience a reduction of activity in the frontal
     lobes of the brain which is responsible for controlling behavior.
    (b) While the video game industry has adopted its own voluntary standards describing which games are appropriate for minors, those standards are not adequately enforced.
    (c) Minors are capable of purchasing and do purchase violent video games.
    (d) The State has a compelling interest in assisting parents in protecting their minor children from violent video games.
    (e) The State has a compelling interest in preventing violent, aggressive, and asocial behavior.
    (f) The State has a compelling interest in preventing psychological harm to minors who play violent video games.
    (g) The State has a compelling interest in eliminating any societal factors that may inhibit the physiological and neurological development of its youth.
    (h) The State has a compelling interest in facilitating the maturation of Illinois' children into law‑abiding, productive adults.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12A‑10)
    Sec. 12A‑10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms have the following meanings:
    (a) "Video game retailer" means a person who sells or rents video games to the public.
    (b) "Video game" means an object or device that stores recorded data or instructions, receives data or instructions generated by a person who uses it, and, by processing the data or instructions, creates an interactive game capable of being played, viewed, or experienced on or through a computer, gaming system, console, or other technology.
    (c) "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age.
    (d) "Person" includes but is not limited to an individual, corporation, partnership, and association.
    (e) "Violent" video games include depictions of or simulations of human‑on‑human violence in which the player kills or otherwise causes serious physical harm to another human. "Serious physical harm" includes depictions of death, dismemberment, amputation, decapitation, maiming, disfigurement, mutilation of body parts, or rape.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12A‑15)
    Sec. 12A‑15. Restricted sale or rental of violent video games.
    (a) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented, any violent video game to any minor, commits a petty offense for which a fine of $1,000 may be imposed.
    (b) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented any violent video game via electronic scanner must program the electronic scanner to prompt sales clerks to check identification before the sale or rental transaction is completed. A person who violates this subsection (b) commits a petty offense for which a fine of $1,000 may be imposed.
    (c) A person may not sell or rent, or permit to be sold or rented, any violent video game through a self‑scanning checkout mechanism. A person who violates this subsection (c) commits a petty offense for which a fine of $1,000 may be imposed.
    (d) A retail sales clerk shall not be found in violation of this Section unless he or she has complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a violent video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12A‑20)
    Sec. 12A‑20. Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution arising under this Article, it is an affirmative defense:
        (1) that the defendant was a family member of the
     minor for whom the video game was purchased. "Family member" for the purpose of this Section, includes a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or first cousin;
        (2) that the minor who purchased the video game
     exhibited 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 the defendant reasonably relied on and reasonably believed to be authentic;
        (3) for the video game retailer, if the retail sales
     clerk had complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a violent video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so; or
        (4) that the video game sold or rented was
     pre‑packaged and rated EC, E10+, E, or T by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12A‑25)
    Sec. 12A‑25. Labeling of violent video games.
    (a) Video game retailers shall label all violent video games as defined in this Article, with a solid white "18" outlined in black. The "18" shall have dimensions of no less than 2 inches by 2 inches. The "18" shall be displayed on the front face of the video game package.
    (b) A retailer's failure to comply with this Section is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500 for the first 3 violations, and $1,000 for every subsequent violation.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 12B heading)
ARTICLE 12B. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VIDEO GAMES
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑1)
    Sec. 12B‑1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Sexually Explicit Video Games Law.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑5)
    Sec. 12B‑5. Findings. The General Assembly finds sexually explicit video games inappropriate for minors and that the State has a compelling interest in assisting parents in protecting their minor children from sexually explicit video games.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑10)
    Sec. 12B‑10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms have the following meanings:
    (a) "Video game retailer" means a person who sells or rents video games to the public.
    (b) "Video game" means an object or device that stores recorded data or instructions, receives data or instructions generated by a person who uses it, and, by processing the data or instructions, creates an interactive game capable of being played, viewed, or experienced on or through a computer, gaming system, console, or other technology.
    (c) "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age.
    (d) "Person" includes but is not limited to an individual, corporation, partnership, and association.
    (e) "Sexually explicit" video games include those that the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find, with respect to minors, is designed to appeal or pander to the prurient interest and depict or represent in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act or a lewd exhibition of the genitals or post‑pubescent female breast.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑15)
    Sec. 12B‑15. Restricted sale or rental of sexually explicit video games.
    (a) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented, any sexually explicit video game to any minor, commits a petty offense for which a fine of $1,000 may be imposed.
    (b) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented any sexually explicit video game via electronic scanner must program the electronic scanner to prompt sales clerks to check identification before the sale or rental transaction is completed. A person who violates this subsection (b) commits a petty offense for which a fine of $1,000 may be imposed.
    (c) A person may not sell or rent, or permit to be sold or rented, any sexually explicit video game through a self‑scanning checkout mechanism. A person who violates this subsection (c) commits a petty offense for which a fine of $1,000 may be imposed.
    (d) A retail sales clerk shall not be found in violation of this Section unless he or she has complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a sexually explicit video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑20)
    Sec. 12B‑20. Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution arising under this Article, it is an affirmative defense:
        (1) that the defendant was a family member of the
     minor for whom the video game was purchased. "Family member" for the purpose of this Section, includes a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or first cousin;
        (2) that the minor who purchased the video game
     exhibited 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 the defendant reasonably relied on and reasonably believed to be authentic;
        (3) for the video game retailer, if the retail sales
     clerk had complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a violent video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so; or
        (4) that the video game sold or rented was
     pre‑packaged and rated EC, E10+, E, or T by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑25)
    Sec. 12B‑25. Labeling of sexually explicit video games.
    (a) Video game retailers shall label all sexually explicit video games as defined in this Act, with a solid white "18" outlined in black. The "18" shall have dimensions of no less than 2 inches by 2 inches. The "18" shall be displayed on the front face of the video game package.
    (b) A retailer who fails to comply with this Section is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500 for the first 3 violations, and $1,000 for every subsequent violation.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑30)
    Sec. 12B‑30. Posting notification of video games rating system.
    (a) A retailer who sells or rents video games shall post a sign that notifies customers that a video game rating system, created by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, is available to aid in the selection of a game. The sign shall be prominently posted in, or within 5 feet of, the area in which games are displayed for sale or rental, at the information desk if one exists, and at the point of purchase.
    (b) The lettering of each sign shall be printed, at a minimum, in 36‑point type and shall be in black ink against a light colored background, with dimensions of no less than 18 by 24 inches.
    (c) A retailer's failure to comply with this Section is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500 for the first 3 violations, and $1,000 for every subsequent violation.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/12B‑35)
    Sec. 12B‑35. Availability of brochure describing rating system.
    (a) A video game retailer shall make available upon request a brochure to customers that explains the Entertainment Software Ratings Board ratings system.
    (b) A retailer who fails to comply with this Section shall receive the punishment described in subsection (b) of Section 12B‑25.
(Source: P.A. 94‑315, eff. 1‑1‑06.)


      (720 ILCS 5/Art. 14 heading)
ARTICLE 14. EAVESDROPPING

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑1)(from Ch. 38, par. 14‑1)
    Sec. 14‑1. Definition.
    (a) Eavesdropping device.
    An eavesdropping device is any device capable of being used to hear or record oral conversation or intercept, retain, or transcribe electronic communications whether such conversation or electronic communication is conducted in person, by telephone, or by any other means; Provided, however, that this definition shall not include devices used for the restoration of the deaf or hard‑of‑hearing to normal or partial hearing.
    (b) Eavesdropper.
    An eavesdropper is any person, including law enforcement officers, who is a principal, as defined in this Article, or who operates or participates in the operation of any eavesdropping device contrary to the provisions of this Article.
    (c) Principal.
    A principal is any person who:
        (1) Knowingly employs another who illegally uses an
     eavesdropping device in the course of such employment; or
        (2) Knowingly derives any benefit or information
     from the illegal use of an eavesdropping device by another; or
        (3) Directs another to use an eavesdropping device
     illegally on his behalf.
    (d) Conversation.
    For the purposes of this Article, the term conversation means any oral communication between 2 or more persons regardless of whether one or more of the parties intended their communication to be of a private nature under circumstances justifying that expectation.
    (e) Electronic communication.
    For purposes of this Article, the term electronic communication means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or part by a wire, radio, pager, computer, electromagnetic, photo electronic or photo optical system, where the sending and receiving parties intend the electronic communication to be private and the interception, recording, or transcription of the electronic communication is accomplished by a device in a surreptitious manner contrary to the provisions of this Article. Electronic communication does not include any communication from a tracking device.
    (f) Bait car.
    For purposes of this Article, the term bait car means any motor vehicle that is not occupied by a law enforcement officer and is used by a law enforcement agency to deter, detect, identify, and assist in the apprehension of an auto theft suspect in the act of stealing a motor vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 95‑258, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑2)(from Ch. 38, par. 14‑2)
    Sec. 14‑2. Elements of the offense; affirmative defense.
    (a) A person commits eavesdropping when he:
        (1) Knowingly and intentionally uses an
     eavesdropping device for the purpose of hearing or recording all or any part of any conversation or intercepts, retains, or transcribes electronic communication unless he does so (A) with the consent of all of the parties to such conversation or electronic communication or (B) in accordance with Article 108A or Article 108B of the "Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963", approved August 14, 1963, as amended; or
        (2) Manufactures, assembles, distributes, or
     possesses any electronic, mechanical, eavesdropping, or other device knowing that or having reason to know that the design of the device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious hearing or recording of oral conversations or the interception, retention, or transcription of electronic communications and the intended or actual use of the device is contrary to the provisions of this Article; or
        (3) Uses or divulges, except as authorized by this
     Article or by Article 108A or 108B of the "Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963", approved August 14, 1963, as amended, any information which he knows or reasonably should know was obtained through the use of an eavesdropping device.
    (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge brought under this Article relating to the interception of a privileged communication that the person charged:
        1. was a law enforcement officer acting pursuant to
     an order of interception, entered pursuant to Section 108A‑1 or 108B‑5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963; and
        2. at the time the communication was intercepted,
     the officer was unaware that the communication was privileged; and
        3. stopped the interception within a reasonable time
     after discovering that the communication was privileged; and
        4. did not disclose the contents of the
     communication.
    (c) It is not unlawful for a manufacturer or a supplier of eavesdropping devices, or a provider of wire or electronic communication services, their agents, employees, contractors, or venders to manufacture, assemble, sell, or possess an eavesdropping device within the normal course of their business for purposes not contrary to this Article or for law enforcement officers and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections to manufacture, assemble, purchase, or possess an eavesdropping device in preparation for or within the course of their official duties.
    (d) The interception, recording, or transcription of an electronic communication by an employee of a penal institution is not prohibited under this Act, provided that the interception, recording, or transcription is:
        (1) otherwise legally permissible under Illinois law;
        (2) conducted with the approval of the penal
     institution for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a State criminal law or a penal institution rule or regulation with respect to inmates in the institution; and
        (3) within the scope of the employee's official
     duties.
    For the purposes of this subsection (d), "penal
     institution" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause (c)(1) of Section 31A‑1.1.
(Source: P.A. 94‑183, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑3)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 96‑425)
    Sec. 14‑3. Exemptions. The following activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article:
    (a) Listening to radio, wireless and television communications of any sort where the same are publicly made;
    (b) Hearing conversation when heard by employees of any common carrier by wire incidental to the normal course of their employment in the operation, maintenance or repair of the equipment of such common carrier by wire so long as no information obtained thereby is used or divulged by the hearer;
    (c) Any broadcast by radio, television or otherwise whether it be a broadcast or recorded for the purpose of later broadcasts of any function where the public is in attendance and the conversations are overheard incidental to the main purpose for which such broadcasts are then being made;
    (d) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to any emergency communication made in the normal course of operations by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency or institutions dealing in emergency services, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, ambulance services, fire fighting agencies, any public utility, emergency repair facility, civilian defense establishment or military installation;
    (e) Recording the proceedings of any meeting required to be open by the Open Meetings Act, as amended;
    (f) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to incoming telephone calls of phone lines publicly listed or advertised as consumer "hotlines" by manufacturers or retailers of food and drug products. Such recordings must be destroyed, erased or turned over to local law enforcement authorities within 24 hours from the time of such recording and shall not be otherwise disseminated. Failure on the part of the individual or business operating any such recording or listening device to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall eliminate any civil or criminal immunity conferred upon that individual or business by the operation of this Section;
    (g) With prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, any "streetgang related" or "gang‑related" felony as those terms are defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, or any felony offense involving any weapon listed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) of Section 24‑1 of this Code. Any recording or evidence derived as the result of this exemption shall be inadmissible in any proceeding, criminal, civil or administrative, except (i) where a party to the conversation suffers great bodily injury or is killed during such conversation, or (ii) when used as direct impeachment of a witness concerning matters contained in the interception or recording. The Director of the Department of State Police shall issue regulations as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use;
    (g‑5) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use.
    Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any violation of Article 29D, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case.
    This subsection (g‑5) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2005. No conversations recorded or monitored pursuant to this subsection (g‑5) shall be inadmissible in a court of law by virtue of the repeal of this subsection (g‑5) on January 1, 2005;
    (g‑6) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of child pornography. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of recordings, and reports regarding their use. Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of child pornography shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any case involving child pornography, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case. Absent such a ruling, any such recording or evidence shall not be admissible at the trial of the criminal case;
    (h) Recordings made simultaneously with a video recording of an oral conversation between a peace officer, who has identified his or her office, and a person stopped for an investigation of an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code;
    (i) Recording of a conversation made by or at the request of a person, not a law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement officer, who is a party to the conversation, under reasonable suspicion that another party to the conversation is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a criminal offense against the person or a member of his or her immediate household, and there is reason to believe that evidence of the criminal offense may be obtained by the recording;
    (j) The use of a telephone monitoring device by either (1) a corporation or other business entity engaged in marketing or opinion research or (2) a corporation or other business entity engaged in telephone solicitation, as defined in this subsection, to record or listen to oral telephone solicitation conversations or marketing or opinion research conversations by an employee of the corporation or other business entity when:
        (i) the monitoring is used for the purpose of
     service quality control of marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, the education or training of employees or contractors engaged in marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, or internal research related to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; and
        (ii) the monitoring is used with the consent of at
     least one person who is an active party to the marketing or opinion research conversation or telephone solicitation conversation being monitored.
    No communication or conversation or any part, portion, or aspect of the communication or conversation made, acquired, or obtained, directly or indirectly, under this exemption (j), may be, directly or indirectly, furnished to any law enforcement officer, agency, or official for any purpose or used in any inquiry or investigation, or used, directly or indirectly, in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding, or divulged to any third party.
    When recording or listening authorized by this subsection (j) on telephone lines used for marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation purposes results in recording or listening to a conversation that does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; the person recording or listening shall, immediately upon determining that the conversation does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, terminate the recording or listening and destroy any such recording as soon as is practicable.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide current and prospective employees with notice that the monitoring or recordings may occur during the course of their employment. The notice shall include prominent signage notification within the workplace.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide their employees or agents with access to personal‑only telephone lines which may be pay telephones, that are not subject to telephone monitoring or telephone recording.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "telephone solicitation" means a communication through the use of a telephone by live operators:
        (i) soliciting the sale of goods or services;
        (ii) receiving orders for the sale of goods or
     services;
        (iii) assisting in the use of goods or services; or
        (iv) engaging in the solicitation, administration,
     or collection of bank or retail credit accounts.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "marketing or opinion research" means a marketing or opinion research interview conducted by a live telephone interviewer engaged by a corporation or other business entity whose principal business is the design, conduct, and analysis of polls and surveys measuring the opinions, attitudes, and responses of respondents toward products and services, or social or political issues, or both;
    (k) Electronic recordings, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of a custodial interrogation of an individual at a police station or other place of detention by a law enforcement officer under Section 5‑401.5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or Section 103‑2.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;
    (l) Recording the interview or statement of any person when the person knows that the interview is being conducted by a law enforcement officer or prosecutor and the interview takes place at a police station that is currently participating in the Custodial Interview Pilot Program established under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act;
    (m) An electronic recording, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of the interior of a school bus while the school bus is being used in the transportation of students to and from school and school‑sponsored activities, when the school board has adopted a policy authorizing such recording, notice of such recording policy is included in student handbooks and other documents including the policies of the school, notice of the policy regarding recording is provided to parents of students, and notice of such recording is clearly posted on the door of and inside the school bus.
    Recordings made pursuant to this subsection (m) shall be confidential records and may only be used by school officials (or their designees) and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions and hearings, proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and criminal prosecutions, related to incidents occurring in or around the school bus; and
    (n) Recording or listening to an audio transmission from a microphone placed by a person under the authority of a law enforcement agency inside a bait car surveillance vehicle while simultaneously capturing a photographic or video image.
(Source: P.A. 95‑258, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑352, eff. 8‑23‑07; 95‑463, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑425, eff. 8‑13‑09.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 96‑547)
    Sec. 14‑3. Exemptions. The following activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article:
    (a) Listening to radio, wireless and television communications of any sort where the same are publicly made;
    (b) Hearing conversation when heard by employees of any common carrier by wire incidental to the normal course of their employment in the operation, maintenance or repair of the equipment of such common carrier by wire so long as no information obtained thereby is used or divulged by the hearer;
    (c) Any broadcast by radio, television or otherwise whether it be a broadcast or recorded for the purpose of later broadcasts of any function where the public is in attendance and the conversations are overheard incidental to the main purpose for which such broadcasts are then being made;
    (d) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to any emergency communication made in the normal course of operations by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency or institutions dealing in emergency services, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, ambulance services, fire fighting agencies, any public utility, emergency repair facility, civilian defense establishment or military installation;
    (e) Recording the proceedings of any meeting required to be open by the Open Meetings Act, as amended;
    (f) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to incoming telephone calls of phone lines publicly listed or advertised as consumer "hotlines" by manufacturers or retailers of food and drug products. Such recordings must be destroyed, erased or turned over to local law enforcement authorities within 24 hours from the time of such recording and shall not be otherwise disseminated. Failure on the part of the individual or business operating any such recording or listening device to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall eliminate any civil or criminal immunity conferred upon that individual or business by the operation of this Section;
    (g) With prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or any "streetgang related" or "gang‑related" felony as those terms are defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Any recording or evidence derived as the result of this exemption shall be inadmissible in any proceeding, criminal, civil or administrative, except (i) where a party to the conversation suffers great bodily injury or is killed during such conversation, or (ii) when used as direct impeachment of a witness concerning matters contained in the interception or recording. The Director of the Department of State Police shall issue regulations as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use;
    (g‑5) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use.
    Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any violation of Article 29D, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case.
    This subsection (g‑5) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2005. No conversations recorded or monitored pursuant to this subsection (g‑5) shall be inadmissible in a court of law by virtue of the repeal of this subsection (g‑5) on January 1, 2005;
    (g‑6) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of child pornography, aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, child abduction, luring of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, criminal sexual abuse by force or threat of force in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, or aggravated criminal sexual assault in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of recordings, and reports regarding their use. Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of child pornography, aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, child abduction, luring of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, criminal sexual abuse by force or threat of force in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, or aggravated criminal sexual assault in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any case involving child pornography, aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, child abduction, luring of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, criminal sexual abuse by force or threat of force in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, or aggravated criminal sexual assault in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case. Absent such a ruling, any such recording or evidence shall not be admissible at the trial of the criminal case;
    (h) Recordings made simultaneously with a video recording of an oral conversation between a peace officer, who has identified his or her office, and a person stopped for an investigation of an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code;
    (i) Recording of a conversation made by or at the request of a person, not a law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement officer, who is a party to the conversation, under reasonable suspicion that another party to the conversation is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a criminal offense against the person or a member of his or her immediate household, and there is reason to believe that evidence of the criminal offense may be obtained by the recording;
    (j) The use of a telephone monitoring device by either (1) a corporation or other business entity engaged in marketing or opinion research or (2) a corporation or other business entity engaged in telephone solicitation, as defined in this subsection, to record or listen to oral telephone solicitation conversations or marketing or opinion research conversations by an employee of the corporation or other business entity when:
        (i) the monitoring is used for the purpose of
     service quality control of marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, the education or training of employees or contractors engaged in marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, or internal research related to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; and
        (ii) the monitoring is used with the consent of at
     least one person who is an active party to the marketing or opinion research conversation or telephone solicitation conversation being monitored.
    No communication or conversation or any part, portion, or aspect of the communication or conversation made, acquired, or obtained, directly or indirectly, under this exemption (j), may be, directly or indirectly, furnished to any law enforcement officer, agency, or official for any purpose or used in any inquiry or investigation, or used, directly or indirectly, in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding, or divulged to any third party.
    When recording or listening authorized by this subsection (j) on telephone lines used for marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation purposes results in recording or listening to a conversation that does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; the person recording or listening shall, immediately upon determining that the conversation does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, terminate the recording or listening and destroy any such recording as soon as is practicable.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide current and prospective employees with notice that the monitoring or recordings may occur during the course of their employment. The notice shall include prominent signage notification within the workplace.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide their employees or agents with access to personal‑only telephone lines which may be pay telephones, that are not subject to telephone monitoring or telephone recording.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "telephone solicitation" means a communication through the use of a telephone by live operators:
        (i) soliciting the sale of goods or services;
        (ii) receiving orders for the sale of goods or
     services;
        (iii) assisting in the use of goods or services; or
        (iv) engaging in the solicitation, administration,
     or collection of bank or retail credit accounts.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "marketing or opinion research" means a marketing or opinion research interview conducted by a live telephone interviewer engaged by a corporation or other business entity whose principal business is the design, conduct, and analysis of polls and surveys measuring the opinions, attitudes, and responses of respondents toward products and services, or social or political issues, or both;
    (k) Electronic recordings, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of a custodial interrogation of an individual at a police station or other place of detention by a law enforcement officer under Section 5‑401.5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or Section 103‑2.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;
    (l) Recording the interview or statement of any person when the person knows that the interview is being conducted by a law enforcement officer or prosecutor and the interview takes place at a police station that is currently participating in the Custodial Interview Pilot Program established under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act;
    (m) An electronic recording, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of the interior of a school bus while the school bus is being used in the transportation of students to and from school and school‑sponsored activities, when the school board has adopted a policy authorizing such recording, notice of such recording policy is included in student handbooks and other documents including the policies of the school, notice of the policy regarding recording is provided to parents of students, and notice of such recording is clearly posted on the door of and inside the school bus.
    Recordings made pursuant to this subsection (m) shall be confidential records and may only be used by school officials (or their designees) and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions and hearings, proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and criminal prosecutions, related to incidents occurring in or around the school bus; and
    (n) Recording or listening to an audio transmission from a microphone placed by a person under the authority of a law enforcement agency inside a bait car surveillance vehicle while simultaneously capturing a photographic or video image.
(Source: P.A. 95‑258, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑352, eff. 8‑23‑07; 95‑463, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑547, eff. 1‑1‑10.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 96‑643)
    Sec. 14‑3. Exemptions. The following activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article:
    (a) Listening to radio, wireless and television communications of any sort where the same are publicly made;
    (b) Hearing conversation when heard by employees of any common carrier by wire incidental to the normal course of their employment in the operation, maintenance or repair of the equipment of such common carrier by wire so long as no information obtained thereby is used or divulged by the hearer;
    (c) Any broadcast by radio, television or otherwise whether it be a broadcast or recorded for the purpose of later broadcasts of any function where the public is in attendance and the conversations are overheard incidental to the main purpose for which such broadcasts are then being made;
    (d) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to any emergency communication made in the normal course of operations by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency or institutions dealing in emergency services, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, ambulance services, fire fighting agencies, any public utility, emergency repair facility, civilian defense establishment or military installation;
    (e) Recording the proceedings of any meeting required to be open by the Open Meetings Act, as amended;
    (f) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to incoming telephone calls of phone lines publicly listed or advertised as consumer "hotlines" by manufacturers or retailers of food and drug products. Such recordings must be destroyed, erased or turned over to local law enforcement authorities within 24 hours from the time of such recording and shall not be otherwise disseminated. Failure on the part of the individual or business operating any such recording or listening device to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall eliminate any civil or criminal immunity conferred upon that individual or business by the operation of this Section;
    (g) With prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or any "streetgang related" or "gang‑related" felony as those terms are defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Any recording or evidence derived as the result of this exemption shall be inadmissible in any proceeding, criminal, civil or administrative, except (i) where a party to the conversation suffers great bodily injury or is killed during such conversation, or (ii) when used as direct impeachment of a witness concerning matters contained in the interception or recording. The Director of the Department of State Police shall issue regulations as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use;
    (g‑5) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use.
    Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any violation of Article 29D, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case.
    This subsection (g‑5) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2005. No conversations recorded or monitored pursuant to this subsection (g‑5) shall be inadmissible in a court of law by virtue of the repeal of this subsection (g‑5) on January 1, 2005;
    (g‑6) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of child pornography. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of recordings, and reports regarding their use. Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of child pornography shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any case involving child pornography, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case. Absent such a ruling, any such recording or evidence shall not be admissible at the trial of the criminal case;
    (h) Recordings made simultaneously with a video recording of an oral conversation between a peace officer, who has identified his or her office, and a person stopped for an investigation of an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code;
    (i) Recording of a conversation made by or at the request of a person, not a law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement officer, who is a party to the conversation, under reasonable suspicion that another party to the conversation is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a criminal offense against the person or a member of his or her immediate household, and there is reason to believe that evidence of the criminal offense may be obtained by the recording;
    (j) The use of a telephone monitoring device by either (1) a corporation or other business entity engaged in marketing or opinion research or (2) a corporation or other business entity engaged in telephone solicitation, as defined in this subsection, to record or listen to oral telephone solicitation conversations or marketing or opinion research conversations by an employee of the corporation or other business entity when:
        (i) the monitoring is used for the purpose of
     service quality control of marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, the education or training of employees or contractors engaged in marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, or internal research related to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; and
        (ii) the monitoring is used with the consent of at
     least one person who is an active party to the marketing or opinion research conversation or telephone solicitation conversation being monitored.
    No communication or conversation or any part, portion, or aspect of the communication or conversation made, acquired, or obtained, directly or indirectly, under this exemption (j), may be, directly or indirectly, furnished to any law enforcement officer, agency, or official for any purpose or used in any inquiry or investigation, or used, directly or indirectly, in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding, or divulged to any third party.
    When recording or listening authorized by this subsection (j) on telephone lines used for marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation purposes results in recording or listening to a conversation that does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; the person recording or listening shall, immediately upon determining that the conversation does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, terminate the recording or listening and destroy any such recording as soon as is practicable.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide current and prospective employees with notice that the monitoring or recordings may occur during the course of their employment. The notice shall include prominent signage notification within the workplace.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide their employees or agents with access to personal‑only telephone lines which may be pay telephones, that are not subject to telephone monitoring or telephone recording.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "telephone solicitation" means a communication through the use of a telephone by live operators:
        (i) soliciting the sale of goods or services;
        (ii) receiving orders for the sale of goods or
     services;
        (iii) assisting in the use of goods or services; or
        (iv) engaging in the solicitation, administration,
     or collection of bank or retail credit accounts.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "marketing or opinion research" means a marketing or opinion research interview conducted by a live telephone interviewer engaged by a corporation or other business entity whose principal business is the design, conduct, and analysis of polls and surveys measuring the opinions, attitudes, and responses of respondents toward products and services, or social or political issues, or both;
    (k) Electronic recordings, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of a custodial interrogation of an individual at a police station or other place of detention by a law enforcement officer under Section 5‑401.5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or Section 103‑2.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;
    (l) Recording the interview or statement of any person when the person knows that the interview is being conducted by a law enforcement officer or prosecutor and the interview takes place at a police station that is currently participating in the Custodial Interview Pilot Program established under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act;
    (m) An electronic recording, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of the interior of a school bus while the school bus is being used in the transportation of students to and from school and school‑sponsored activities, when the school board has adopted a policy authorizing such recording, notice of such recording policy is included in student handbooks and other documents including the policies of the school, notice of the policy regarding recording is provided to parents of students, and notice of such recording is clearly posted on the door of and inside the school bus.
    Recordings made pursuant to this subsection (m) shall be confidential records and may only be used by school officials (or their designees) and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions and hearings, proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and criminal prosecutions, related to incidents occurring in or around the school bus;
    (n) Recording or listening to an audio transmission from a microphone placed by a person under the authority of a law enforcement agency inside a bait car surveillance vehicle while simultaneously capturing a photographic or video image; and
    (o) The use of an eavesdropping camera or audio device during an ongoing hostage or barricade situation by a law enforcement officer or individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer when the use of such device is necessary to protect the safety of the general public, hostages, or law enforcement officers or anyone acting on their behalf.
(Source: P.A. 95‑258, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑352, eff. 8‑23‑07; 95‑463, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑643, eff. 1‑1‑10.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 96‑670)
    Sec. 14‑3. Exemptions. The following activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article:
    (a) Listening to radio, wireless and television communications of any sort where the same are publicly made;
    (b) Hearing conversation when heard by employees of any common carrier by wire incidental to the normal course of their employment in the operation, maintenance or repair of the equipment of such common carrier by wire so long as no information obtained thereby is used or divulged by the hearer;
    (c) Any broadcast by radio, television or otherwise whether it be a broadcast or recorded for the purpose of later broadcasts of any function where the public is in attendance and the conversations are overheard incidental to the main purpose for which such broadcasts are then being made;
    (d) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to any emergency communication made in the normal course of operations by any federal, state or local law enforcement agency or institutions dealing in emergency services, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, ambulance services, fire fighting agencies, any public utility, emergency repair facility, civilian defense establishment or military installation;
    (e) Recording the proceedings of any meeting required to be open by the Open Meetings Act, as amended;
    (f) Recording or listening with the aid of any device to incoming telephone calls of phone lines publicly listed or advertised as consumer "hotlines" by manufacturers or retailers of food and drug products. Such recordings must be destroyed, erased or turned over to local law enforcement authorities within 24 hours from the time of such recording and shall not be otherwise disseminated. Failure on the part of the individual or business operating any such recording or listening device to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall eliminate any civil or criminal immunity conferred upon that individual or business by the operation of this Section;
    (g) With prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of the Cannabis Control Act, a felony violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or any "streetgang related" or "gang‑related" felony as those terms are defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Any recording or evidence derived as the result of this exemption shall be inadmissible in any proceeding, criminal, civil or administrative, except (i) where a party to the conversation suffers great bodily injury or is killed during such conversation, or (ii) when used as direct impeachment of a witness concerning matters contained in the interception or recording. The Director of the Department of State Police shall issue regulations as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use;
    (g‑5) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use.
    Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of any offense defined in Article 29D of this Code shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any violation of Article 29D, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case.
    This subsection (g‑5) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2005. No conversations recorded or monitored pursuant to this subsection (g‑5) shall be inadmissible in a court of law by virtue of the repeal of this subsection (g‑5) on January 1, 2005;
    (g‑6) With approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of child pornography. In all such cases, an application for an order approving the previous or continuing use of an eavesdropping device must be made within 48 hours of the commencement of such use. In the absence of such an order, or upon its denial, any continuing use shall immediately terminate. The Director of State Police shall issue rules as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of recordings, and reports regarding their use. Any recording or evidence obtained or derived in the course of an investigation of child pornography shall, upon motion of the State's Attorney or Attorney General prosecuting any case involving child pornography, be reviewed in camera with notice to all parties present by the court presiding over the criminal case, and, if ruled by the court to be relevant and otherwise admissible, it shall be admissible at the trial of the criminal case. Absent such a ruling, any such recording or evidence shall not be admissible at the trial of the criminal case;
    (h) Recordings made simultaneously with the use of an
     in‑car video camera recording of an oral conversation between a uniformed peace officer, who has identified his or her office, and a person in the presence of the peace officer whenever (i) an officer assigned a patrol vehicle is conducting an enforcement stop; or (ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are activated or would otherwise be activated if not for the need to conceal the presence of law enforcement.
    For the purposes of this subsection (h), "enforcement
     stop" means an action by a law enforcement officer in relation to enforcement and investigation duties, including but not limited to, traffic stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned vehicle contacts, motorist assists, commercial motor vehicle stops, roadside safety checks, requests for identification, or responses to requests for emergency assistance;
    (h‑5) Recordings of utterances made by a person while in
     the presence of a uniformed peace officer and while an occupant of a police vehicle including, but not limited to, (i) recordings made simultaneously with the use of an in‑car video camera and (ii) recordings made in the presence of the peace officer utilizing video or audio systems, or both, authorized by the law enforcement agency;
    (h‑10) Recordings made simultaneously with a video camera
     recording during the use of a taser or similar weapon or device by a peace officer if the weapon or device is equipped with such camera;
    (h‑15) Recordings made under subsection (h), (h‑5), or
     (h‑10) shall be retained by the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer who made the recordings for a storage period of 90 days, unless the recordings are made as a part of an arrest or the recordings are deemed evidence in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding and then the recordings must only be destroyed upon a final disposition and an order from the court. Under no circumstances shall any recording be altered or erased prior to the expiration of the designated storage period. Upon completion of the storage period, the recording medium may be erased and reissued for operational use;
    (i) Recording of a conversation made by or at the request of a person, not a law enforcement officer or agent of a law enforcement officer, who is a party to the conversation, under reasonable suspicion that another party to the conversation is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a criminal offense against the person or a member of his or her immediate household, and there is reason to believe that evidence of the criminal offense may be obtained by the recording;
    (j) The use of a telephone monitoring device by either (1) a corporation or other business entity engaged in marketing or opinion research or (2) a corporation or other business entity engaged in telephone solicitation, as defined in this subsection, to record or listen to oral telephone solicitation conversations or marketing or opinion research conversations by an employee of the corporation or other business entity when:
        (i) the monitoring is used for the purpose of
     service quality control of marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, the education or training of employees or contractors engaged in marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, or internal research related to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; and
        (ii) the monitoring is used with the consent of at
     least one person who is an active party to the marketing or opinion research conversation or telephone solicitation conversation being monitored.
    No communication or conversation or any part, portion, or aspect of the communication or conversation made, acquired, or obtained, directly or indirectly, under this exemption (j), may be, directly or indirectly, furnished to any law enforcement officer, agency, or official for any purpose or used in any inquiry or investigation, or used, directly or indirectly, in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding, or divulged to any third party.
    When recording or listening authorized by this subsection (j) on telephone lines used for marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation purposes results in recording or listening to a conversation that does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation; the person recording or listening shall, immediately upon determining that the conversation does not relate to marketing or opinion research or telephone solicitation, terminate the recording or listening and destroy any such recording as soon as is practicable.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide current and prospective employees with notice that the monitoring or recordings may occur during the course of their employment. The notice shall include prominent signage notification within the workplace.
    Business entities that use a telephone monitoring or telephone recording system pursuant to this exemption (j) shall provide their employees or agents with access to personal‑only telephone lines which may be pay telephones, that are not subject to telephone monitoring or telephone recording.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "telephone solicitation" means a communication through the use of a telephone by live operators:
        (i) soliciting the sale of goods or services;
        (ii) receiving orders for the sale of goods or
     services;
        (iii) assisting in the use of goods or services; or
        (iv) engaging in the solicitation, administration,
     or collection of bank or retail credit accounts.
    For the purposes of this subsection (j), "marketing or opinion research" means a marketing or opinion research interview conducted by a live telephone interviewer engaged by a corporation or other business entity whose principal business is the design, conduct, and analysis of polls and surveys measuring the opinions, attitudes, and responses of respondents toward products and services, or social or political issues, or both;
    (k) Electronic recordings, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of a custodial interrogation of an individual at a police station or other place of detention by a law enforcement officer under Section 5‑401.5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or Section 103‑2.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;
    (l) Recording the interview or statement of any person when the person knows that the interview is being conducted by a law enforcement officer or prosecutor and the interview takes place at a police station that is currently participating in the Custodial Interview Pilot Program established under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act;
    (m) An electronic recording, including but not limited to, a motion picture, videotape, digital, or other visual or audio recording, made of the interior of a school bus while the school bus is being used in the transportation of students to and from school and school‑sponsored activities, when the school board has adopted a policy authorizing such recording, notice of such recording policy is included in student handbooks and other documents including the policies of the school, notice of the policy regarding recording is provided to parents of students, and notice of such recording is clearly posted on the door of and inside the school bus.
    Recordings made pursuant to this subsection (m) shall be confidential records and may only be used by school officials (or their designees) and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions and hearings, proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and criminal prosecutions, related to incidents occurring in or around the school bus; and
    (n) Recording or listening to an audio transmission from a microphone placed by a person under the authority of a law enforcement agency inside a bait car surveillance vehicle while simultaneously capturing a photographic or video image.
(Source: P.A. 95‑258, eff. 1‑1‑08; 95‑352, eff. 8‑23‑07; 95‑463, eff. 6‑1‑08; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08; 96‑670, eff. 8‑25‑09.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑3A)
    Sec. 14‑3A. Recordings, records, and custody.
    (a) Any private oral communication intercepted in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 14‑3 shall, if practicable, be recorded by tape or other comparable method. The recording shall, if practicable, be done in such a way as will protect it from editing or other alteration. During an interception, the interception shall be carried out by a law enforcement officer, and the officer shall keep a signed, written record, including:
        (1) The day and hours of interception or recording;
        (2) The time and duration of each intercepted
     communication;
        (3) The parties, if known, to each intercepted
     communication; and
        (4) A summary of the contents of each intercepted
     communication.
    (b) Both the written record of the interception or recording and any and all recordings of the interception or recording shall immediately be inventoried and shall be maintained where the chief law enforcement officer of the county in which the interception or recording occurred directs. The written records of the interception or recording conducted under subsection (g) of Section 14‑3 shall not be destroyed except upon an order of a court of competent jurisdiction and in any event shall be kept for 10 years.
(Source: P.A. 88‑677, eff. 12‑15‑94.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑3B)
    Sec. 14‑3B. Notice of interception or recording.
    (a) Within a reasonable time, but not later than 60 days after the termination of the investigation for which the interception or recording was conducted, or immediately upon the initiation of criminal proceedings, the person who was the subject of an interception or recording under subsection (g) of Section 14‑3 shall be served with an inventory that shall include:
        (1) Notice to any person who was the subject of the
     interception or recording;
        (2) Notice of any interception or recording if the
     defendant was arrested or indicted or otherwise charged as a result of the interception of his or her private oral communication;
        (3) The date of the interception or recording;
        (4) The period of interception or recording; and
        (5) Notice of whether during the period of
     interception or recording devices were or were not used to overhear and record various conversations and whether or not the conversations are recorded.
    (b) A court of competent jurisdiction, upon filing of a motion, may in its discretion make available to those persons or their attorneys for inspection those portions of the intercepted communications as the court determines to be in the interest of justice.
(Source: P.A. 88‑677, eff. 12‑15‑94.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑4) (from Ch. 38, par. 14‑4)
    Sec. 14‑4. Sentence.
    (a) Eavesdropping, for a first offense, is a Class 4 felony and, for a second or subsequent offense, is a Class 3 felony.
    (b) The eavesdropping of an oral conversation or an electronic communication between any law enforcement officer, State's Attorney, Assistant State's Attorney, the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or a judge, while in the performance of his or her official duties, if not authorized by this Article or proper court order, is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99; 91‑657, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑5) (from Ch. 38, par. 14‑5)
    Sec. 14‑5. Evidence inadmissible.
    Any evidence obtained in violation of this Article is not admissible in any civil or criminal trial, or any administrative or legislative inquiry or proceeding, nor in any grand jury proceedings; provided, however, that so much of the contents of an alleged unlawfully intercepted, overheard or recorded conversation as is clearly relevant, as determined as a matter of law by the court in chambers, to the proof of such allegation may be admitted into evidence in any criminal trial or grand jury proceeding brought against any person charged with violating any provision of this Article.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3198.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑6) (from Ch. 38, par. 14‑6)
    Sec. 14‑6. Civil remedies to injured parties. (1) Any or all parties to any conversation upon which eavesdropping is practiced contrary to this Article shall be entitled to the following remedies:
    (a) To an injunction by the circuit court prohibiting further eavesdropping by the eavesdropper and by or on behalf of his principal, or either;
    (b) To all actual damages against the eavesdropper or his principal or both;
    (c) To any punitive damages which may be awarded by the court or by a jury;
    (d) To all actual damages against any landlord, owner or building operator, or any common carrier by wire who aids, abets, or knowingly permits the eavesdropping concerned;
    (e) To any punitive damages which may be awarded by the court or by a jury against any landlord, owner or building operator, or common carrier by wire who aids, abets, or knowingly permits the eavesdropping concerned.
    (2) No cause of action shall lie in any court against any common carrier by wire or its officers, agents or employees for providing information, assistance or facilities in accordance with the terms of a court order entered under Article 108A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(Source: P.A. 85‑868.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑7) (from Ch. 38, par. 14‑7)
    Sec. 14‑7. Common carrier to aid in detection.
    Subject to regulation by the Illinois Commerce Commission, any common carrier by wire shall, upon request of any subscriber and upon responsible offer to pay the reasonable cost thereof, furnish whatever services may be within its command for the purpose of detecting any eavesdropping involving its wires which are used by said subscriber. All such requests by subscribers shall be kept confidential unless divulgence is authorized in writing by the requesting subscriber.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑8) (from Ch. 38, par. 14‑8)
    Sec. 14‑8. Discovery of eavesdropping device by an individual, common carrier, private investigative agency or non‑governmental corporation). Any agent, officer or employee of a private investigative agency or non‑governmental corporation, or of a common carrier by wire, or any individual, who discovers any physical evidence of an eavesdropping device being used which such person does not know to be a legal eavesdropping device shall, within a reasonable time after such discovery disclose the existence of such eavesdropping device to the State's Attorney of the county where such device was found. The State's Attorney shall within a reasonable time notify the person or persons apparently being eavesdropped upon of the existence of that device if the device is illegal. A violation of this Section is a Business Offense for which a fine shall be imposed not to exceed $500.
(Source: P.A. 79‑984; 79‑1454.)

    (720 ILCS 5/14‑9) (from Ch. 38, par. 14‑9)
    Sec. 14‑9. Discovery of eavesdropping device by common carrier by wire ‑ disclosure to subscriber.) Any agent, officer or employee of any common carrier by wire who discovers any physical evidence of an eavesdropping device which such person does not know to be a legal eavesdropping device shall, within a reasonable time after such discovery, disclose the existence of the eavesdropping device to the State's Attorney of the County where such device was found. The State's Attorney shall within a reasonable time notify the person or persons apparently being eavesdropped upon of the existence of that device if the device is illegal. A violation of this Section is a Business Offense for which a fine shall be imposed not to exceed $500.
(Source: P.A. 79‑985.)

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