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1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Unlawful practice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | lease, or distribute a product that makes content accessible on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the Internet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) unless the product contains digital blocking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | capability that renders any obscene material, as defined in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Criminal Code of 2012, inaccessible; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (2) to a minor unless the digital blocking capability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | is active and properly operating to make obscene material | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | inaccessible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (b) A person who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | leases, or distributes a product that makes content accessible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | on the Internet shall: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (1) make reasonable and ongoing efforts to ensure that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the digital content blocking capability functions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | properly; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (2) establish a reporting mechanism, such as a website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | or call center, to allow a consumer to report unblocked |
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1 | obscene material or report blocked material that is not | ||||||
2 | obscene; | ||||||
3 | (3) ensure that all child pornography and revenge | ||||||
4 | pornography is inaccessible on the product; | ||||||
5 | (4) prohibit the product from accessing any hub that | ||||||
6 | facilitates prostitution; and | ||||||
7 | (5) render websites that are known to facilitate human | ||||||
8 | trafficking, in violation of the Criminal Code of 2012, | ||||||
9 | inaccessible. | ||||||
10 | Section 10. Deactivation of blocking capability. | ||||||
11 | (a) Any digital blocking capability may be deactivated | ||||||
12 | after a consumer: | ||||||
13 | (1) requests that the capability be disabled; | ||||||
14 | (2) presents identification to verify that the | ||||||
15 | consumer is 18 years of age or older; | ||||||
16 | (3) acknowledges receiving a written warning regarding | ||||||
17 | the potential danger of deactivating the digital blocking | ||||||
18 | capability; and | ||||||
19 | (4) pays a one-time $20 digital access fee. | ||||||
20 | (b) A person who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, | ||||||
21 | leases, or distributes a product that makes content accessible | ||||||
22 | on the Internet may charge its own separate opt-in fee for each | ||||||
23 | product that enters this State's stream of commerce. | ||||||
24 | Section 15. Collection and distribution of fees. |
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1 | (a) Each quarter, a person that receives a digital access | ||||||
2 | fee or an opt-in fee under Section 10 shall do both of the | ||||||
3 | following: | ||||||
4 | (1) Remit all fee proceeds to the Department of Revenue | ||||||
5 | in the manner prescribed by the Department of Revenue. | ||||||
6 | (2) File a report with the Department of Revenue | ||||||
7 | containing the information prescribed by the Department of | ||||||
8 | Revenue. | ||||||
9 | (b) The Department of Revenue shall deposit the funds | ||||||
10 | remitted under this Section as follows: | ||||||
11 | (1) 60% shall be deposited into the Specialized | ||||||
12 | Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund. | ||||||
13 | (2) 40% shall be deposited into the Alcoholism and | ||||||
14 | Substance Abuse Fund. | ||||||
15 | (c) Moneys received under this Section may be expended only | ||||||
16 | pursuant to appropriation. | ||||||
17 | Section 20. Blocking material other than obscene material. | ||||||
18 | (a) If the digital blocking capability blocks material that | ||||||
19 | is not obscene and the block is reported to a call center or | ||||||
20 | reporting website, the material shall be unblocked within a | ||||||
21 | reasonable time, but in no event later than 5 business days | ||||||
22 | after the block is first reported. | ||||||
23 | (b) A consumer may seek judicial relief to unblock filtered | ||||||
24 | content. | ||||||
25 | (c) If a person who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, |
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1 | leases, or distributes a product that makes content accessible | ||||||
2 | on the Internet is unresponsive to a report of obscene material | ||||||
3 | that has breached the filter, the Attorney General or a | ||||||
4 | consumer may file a civil suit. The Attorney General or a | ||||||
5 | consumer may seek damages of up to $500 for each piece of | ||||||
6 | content that was reported but not subsequently blocked. The | ||||||
7 | prevailing party in the civil action may seek attorney's fees.
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8 | Section 25. Violation; enforcement. A violation of this Act | ||||||
9 | constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and | ||||||
10 | Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and | ||||||
11 | authority granted to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud | ||||||
12 | and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to him | ||||||
13 | or her for the enforcement of this Act. | ||||||
14 | Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
15 | Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
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16 | (815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
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17 | Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly | ||||||
18 | violates
the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision | ||||||
19 | Repair Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the Dance | ||||||
20 | Studio Act,
the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the Hearing | ||||||
21 | Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union Label | ||||||
22 | Act, the Installment Sales Contract Act,
the Job Referral and | ||||||
23 | Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act,
the Travel |
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1 | Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
the Credit Services | ||||||
2 | Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act,
the | ||||||
3 | Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act,
the Telephone | ||||||
4 | Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act,
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5 | the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care Act,
the Safe and | ||||||
6 | Hygienic Bed Act,
the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act,
the | ||||||
7 | High Risk Home Loan Act, the Human Trafficking and Child | ||||||
8 | Exploitation Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Mortgage | ||||||
9 | Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the
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10 | Cigarette Tax Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the | ||||||
11 | Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail Act, the Internet | ||||||
12 | Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of
subsection (k) of | ||||||
13 | Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 11-1431, | ||||||
14 | 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, or 18d-153 of the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the Residential Real | ||||||
16 | Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic Contract Renewal Act, | ||||||
17 | the Reverse Mortgage Act, Section 25 of the Youth Mental Health | ||||||
18 | Protection Act, the Personal Information Protection Act, or the | ||||||
19 | Student Online Personal Protection Act commits an unlawful | ||||||
20 | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16; 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, | ||||||
22 | eff. 7-28-16; 100-315, eff. 8-24-17; 100-416, eff. 1-1-18; | ||||||
23 | revised 10-6-17.) |