93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4135


 
Introduced 1/16/2004, by Terry R. Parke
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













720 ILCS 5/11-24 new










    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Provides that 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; (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)  conduct  or  operate  any  type  of business in
         which he or she offers for sale a photograph,  videotape,
         computer  disk,  digital  image, or visual depiction of a
         child.  Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony.



















LRB093 16391 RLC 42030 b




















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HB4135

LRB093 16391 RLC 42030 b









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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 
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Section 11-24 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/11-24  new)
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    Sec. 11-24. Child photography by sex offender.
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    (a)  In this Section:
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        "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
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        "Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed  to  it  in

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    Section 11-9.3 of this Code.
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    (b)  It   is   unlawful  for  a  child  sex  offender  to
    knowingly:
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        (1)  conduct or operate  any  type  of  business  in
which  he  
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    or  she  photographs,  videotapes,  or takes a
digital image of 
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    a child;
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        (2)  conduct or operate  any  type  of  business  in
 which  he  
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    or  she instructs or directs another person to
         photograph, 
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    videotape, or  take  a  digital  image  of  a
         child; or
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        (3)  conduct  or  operate  any  type  of business in
         which he 
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    or she offers for sale a photograph,  videotape,
         computer  
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    disk,  digital  image, or visual depiction of a
         child.
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    (c)  Sentence. A violation of this Section is a  Class  2
    
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    felony.