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| Public Act 096-1099 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||
Section 11-9.4-1 as follows: | ||||
(720 ILCS 5/11-9.4-1 new) | ||||
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
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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
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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. | ||