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720 ILCS 5/11-20.2

(720 ILCS 5/11-20.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.2)

Sec. 11-20.2.

Duty of commercial film and photographic print processors or computer technicians to report sexual depiction of children.

(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; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)