Public Act 094-0928
 
SB2162 Enrolled LRB094 14996 LCT 50100 b

    AN ACT concerning families.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 is amended by
adding Section 6.5 as follows:
 
    (750 ILCS 45/6.5 new)
    Sec. 6.5. Custody or visitation by sex offender prohibited.
A person found to be the father of a child under this Act, and
who has been convicted of or who has pled guilty to a violation
of Section 11-11 (sexual relations within families), Section
12-13 (criminal sexual assault), Section 12-14 (aggravated
criminal sexual assault), Section 12-14.1 (predatory criminal
sexual assault of a child), Section 12-15 (criminal sexual
abuse), or Section 12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse) of
the Criminal Code of 1961 for his conduct in fathering that
child, shall not be entitled to custody of or visitation with
that child without the consent of the mother or guardian, other
than the father of the child who has been convicted of or pled
guilty to one of the offenses listed in this Section, or, in
cases where the mother is a minor, the guardian of the mother
of the child. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
nothing in this Section shall be construed to relieve the
father of any support and maintenance obligations to the child
under this Act.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.