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HB4135 Engrossed |
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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.
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