2019 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 705 - COURTS
705 ILCS 90/ - Judicial Privacy Act.
ARTICLE III - CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
(705 ILCS 90/Art. III heading)
(705 ILCS 90/3-1)
Sec. 3-1. Unlawful publication of personal information. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly publicly post on the Internet the personal information of a judicial officer or of the judicial officer's immediate family if the person knows or reasonably should know that publicly posting the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the judicial officer or the judicial officer's immediate family, and the violation is a proximate cause of bodily injury or death of the judicial officer or a member of the judicial officer's immediate family. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 97-847, eff. 9-22-12.)
(705 ILCS 90/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exceptions for employees of government agencies. Provided that the employee of a government agency has complied with the conditions set forth in Article II of this Act, it is not a violation of Section 3-1 if an employee of a government agency publishes personal information, in good faith, on the website of the government agency in the ordinary course of carrying out public functions.
(Source: P.A. 97-847, eff. 9-22-12.)
