HB4135 Engrossed LRB093 16391 RLC 42030 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5 Section 11-24 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/11-24 new)
7     Sec. 11-24. Child photography by sex offender.
8     (a) In this Section:
9         "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
10         "Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed to it in
11 Section 11-9.3 of this Code.
12     (b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly:
13         (1) conduct or operate any type of business in which he
14 or she photographs, videotapes, or takes a digital image of
15 a child;
16         (2) conduct or operate any type of business in which he
17 or she instructs or directs another person to photograph,
18 videotape, or take a digital image of a child; or
19         (3) conduct or operate any type of business in which he
20 or she offers for sale a photograph, videotape, computer
21 disk, digital image, or visual depiction of a child.
22     (c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 2
23 felony.