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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 16D-5.5 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/16D-5.5 new)
7     Sec. 16D-5.5. Unlawful use of encryption.
8     (a) For the purpose of this Section:
9         "Access" means to intercept, instruct, communicate
10     with, store data in, retrieve from, or otherwise make use
11     of any resources of a computer, network, or data.
12         "Computer" means an electronic device which performs
13     logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by manipulations
14     of electronic or magnetic impulses and includes all
15     equipment related to the computer in a system or network.
16         "Computer contaminant" means any data, information,
17     image, program, signal, or sound that is designated or has
18     the capability to: (1) contaminate, corrupt, consume,
19     damage, destroy, disrupt, modify, record, or transmit; or
20     (2) cause to be contaminated, corrupted, consumed,
21     damaged, destroyed, disrupted, modified, recorded, or
22     transmitted, any other data, information, image, program,
23     signal, or sound contained in a computer, system, or

 

 

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1     network without the knowledge or consent of the person who
2     owns the other data, information, image, program, signal,
3     or sound or the computer, system, or network.
4         "Computer contaminant" includes, without limitation:
5     (1) a virus, worm, or Trojan horse; (2) spyware that tracks
6     computer activity and is capable of recording and
7     transmitting such information to third parties; or (3) any
8     other similar data, information, image, program, signal,
9     or sound that is designed or has the capability to prevent,
10     impede, delay, or disrupt the normal operation or use of
11     any component, device, equipment, system, or network.
12         "Data" means a representation in any form of
13     information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions
14     which is being prepared or has been formally prepared and
15     is intended to be processed, is being processed or has been
16     processed in a system or network.
17         "Encryption" means the use of any protective or
18     disruptive measure, including, without limitation,
19     cryptography, enciphering, encoding, or a computer
20     contaminant, to: (1) prevent, impede, delay, or disrupt
21     access to any data, information, image, program, signal, or
22     sound; (2) cause or make any data, information, image,
23     program, signal, or sound unintelligible or unusable; or
24     (3) prevent, impede, delay, or disrupt the normal operation
25     or use of any component, device, equipment, system, or
26     network.

 

 

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1         "Network" means a set of related, remotely connected
2     devices and facilities, including more than one system,
3     with the capability to transmit data among any of the
4     devices and facilities. The term includes, without
5     limitation, a local, regional, or global computer network.
6         "Program" means an ordered set of data representing
7     coded instructions or statements which can be executed by a
8     computer and cause the computer to perform one or more
9     tasks.
10         "System" means a set of related equipment, whether or
11     not connected, which is used with or for a computer.
12     (b) A person shall not knowingly use or attempt to use
13 encryption, directly or indirectly, to:
14         (1) commit, facilitate, further, or promote any
15     criminal offense;
16         (2) aid, assist, or encourage another person to commit
17     any criminal offense;
18         (3) conceal evidence of the commission of any criminal
19     offense; or
20         (4) conceal or protect the identity of a person who has
21     committed any criminal offense.
22     (c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
23 of a Class A misdemeanor, unless the encryption was used or
24 attempted to be used to commit an offense for which a greater
25 penalty is provided by law. If the encryption was used or
26 attempted to be used to commit an offense for which a greater

 

 

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1 penalty is provided by law, the person shall be punished as
2 prescribed by law for that offense.
3     (d) A person who violates this Section commits a criminal
4 offense that is separate and distinct from any other criminal
5 offense and may be prosecuted and convicted under this Section
6 whether or not the person or any other person is or has been
7 prosecuted or convicted for any other criminal offense arising
8 out of the same facts as the violation of this Section.
 
9     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
10 changing Section 5-5-3.2 as follows:
 
11     (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2)
12     Sec. 5-5-3.2. Factors in Aggravation.
13     (a) The following factors shall be accorded weight in favor
14 of imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered by the
15 court as reasons to impose a more severe sentence under Section
16 5-8-1:
17         (1) the defendant's conduct caused or threatened
18     serious harm;
19         (2) the defendant received compensation for committing
20     the offense;
21         (3) the defendant has a history of prior delinquency or
22     criminal activity;
23         (4) the defendant, by the duties of his office or by
24     his position, was obliged to prevent the particular offense

 

 

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1     committed or to bring the offenders committing it to
2     justice;
3         (5) the defendant held public office at the time of the
4     offense, and the offense related to the conduct of that
5     office;
6         (6) the defendant utilized his professional reputation
7     or position in the community to commit the offense, or to
8     afford him an easier means of committing it;
9         (7) the sentence is necessary to deter others from
10     committing the same crime;
11         (8) the defendant committed the offense against a
12     person 60 years of age or older or such person's property;
13         (9) the defendant committed the offense against a
14     person who is physically handicapped or such person's
15     property;
16         (10) by reason of another individual's actual or
17     perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender,
18     sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or
19     national origin, the defendant committed the offense
20     against (i) the person or property of that individual; (ii)
21     the person or property of a person who has an association
22     with, is married to, or has a friendship with the other
23     individual; or (iii) the person or property of a relative
24     (by blood or marriage) of a person described in clause (i)
25     or (ii). For the purposes of this Section, "sexual
26     orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, or

 

 

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1     bisexuality;
2         (11) the offense took place in a place of worship or on
3     the grounds of a place of worship, immediately prior to,
4     during or immediately following worship services. For
5     purposes of this subparagraph, "place of worship" shall
6     mean any church, synagogue or other building, structure or
7     place used primarily for religious worship;
8         (12) the defendant was convicted of a felony committed
9     while he was released on bail or his own recognizance
10     pending trial for a prior felony and was convicted of such
11     prior felony, or the defendant was convicted of a felony
12     committed while he was serving a period of probation,
13     conditional discharge, or mandatory supervised release
14     under subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 for a prior felony;
15         (13) the defendant committed or attempted to commit a
16     felony while he was wearing a bulletproof vest. For the
17     purposes of this paragraph (13), a bulletproof vest is any
18     device which is designed for the purpose of protecting the
19     wearer from bullets, shot or other lethal projectiles;
20         (14) the defendant held a position of trust or
21     supervision such as, but not limited to, family member as
22     defined in Section 12-12 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
23     teacher, scout leader, baby sitter, or day care worker, in
24     relation to a victim under 18 years of age, and the
25     defendant committed an offense in violation of Section
26     11-6, 11-11, 11-15.1, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-13,

 

 

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1     12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961
2     against that victim;
3         (15) the defendant committed an offense related to the
4     activities of an organized gang. For the purposes of this
5     factor, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
6     Section 10 of the Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention
7     Act;
8         (16) the defendant committed an offense in violation of
9     one of the following Sections while in a school, regardless
10     of the time of day or time of year; on any conveyance
11     owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
12     students to or from school or a school related activity; on
13     the real property of a school; or on a public way within
14     1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school:
15     Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,
16     11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
17     12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
18     33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
19         (16.5) the defendant committed an offense in violation
20     of one of the following Sections while in a day care
21     center, regardless of the time of day or time of year; on
22     the real property of a day care center, regardless of the
23     time of day or time of year; or on a public way within
24     1,000 feet of the real property comprising any day care
25     center, regardless of the time of day or time of year:
26     Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 11-15.1, 11-17.1, 11-18.1,

 

 

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1     11-19.1, 11-19.2, 12-2, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
2     12-6, 12-6.1, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 18-2, or
3     33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
4         (17) the defendant committed the offense by reason of
5     any person's activity as a community policing volunteer or
6     to prevent any person from engaging in activity as a
7     community policing volunteer. For the purpose of this
8     Section, "community policing volunteer" has the meaning
9     ascribed to it in Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of
10     1961;
11         (18) the defendant committed the offense in a nursing
12     home or on the real property comprising a nursing home. For
13     the purposes of this paragraph (18), "nursing home" means a
14     skilled nursing or intermediate long term care facility
15     that is subject to license by the Illinois Department of
16     Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act;
17         (19) the defendant was a federally licensed firearm
18     dealer and was previously convicted of a violation of
19     subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
20     Identification Card Act and has now committed either a
21     felony violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
22     Act or an act of armed violence while armed with a firearm;
23         (20) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
24     reckless homicide under Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
25     1961 or the offense of driving under the influence of
26     alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or

 

 

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1     compounds or any combination thereof under Section 11-501
2     of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
3     local ordinance and (ii) was operating a motor vehicle in
4     excess of 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit as
5     provided in Article VI of Chapter 11 of the Illinois
6     Vehicle Code; or
7         (21) the defendant (i) committed the offense of
8     reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving under
9     Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and (ii) was
10     operating a motor vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour
11     over the posted speed limit as provided in Article VI of
12     Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or .
13         (22) the defendant committed any offense under Section
14     11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and possessed 100 or
15     more images.
16     For the purposes of this Section:
17     "School" is defined as a public or private elementary or
18 secondary school, community college, college, or university.
19     "Day care center" means a public or private State certified
20 and licensed day care center as defined in Section 2.09 of the
21 Child Care Act of 1969 that displays a sign in plain view
22 stating that the property is a day care center.
23     (b) The following factors may be considered by the court as
24 reasons to impose an extended term sentence under Section 5-8-2
25 upon any offender:
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1     having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other
2     jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater
3     class felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10
4     years after the previous conviction, excluding time spent
5     in custody, and such charges are separately brought and
6     tried and arise out of different series of acts; or
7         (2) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
8     court finds that the offense was accompanied by
9     exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of
10     wanton cruelty; or
11         (3) When a defendant is convicted of voluntary
12     manslaughter, second degree murder, involuntary
13     manslaughter or reckless homicide in which the defendant
14     has been convicted of causing the death of more than one
15     individual; or
16         (4) When a defendant is convicted of any felony
17     committed against:
18             (i) a person under 12 years of age at the time of
19         the offense or such person's property;
20             (ii) a person 60 years of age or older at the time
21         of the offense or such person's property; or
22             (iii) a person physically handicapped at the time
23         of the offense or such person's property; or
24         (5) In the case of a defendant convicted of aggravated
25     criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual assault, when
26     the court finds that aggravated criminal sexual assault or

 

 

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1     criminal sexual assault was also committed on the same
2     victim by one or more other individuals, and the defendant
3     voluntarily participated in the crime with the knowledge of
4     the participation of the others in the crime, and the
5     commission of the crime was part of a single course of
6     conduct during which there was no substantial change in the
7     nature of the criminal objective; or
8         (6) When a defendant is convicted of any felony and the
9     offense involved any of the following types of specific
10     misconduct committed as part of a ceremony, rite,
11     initiation, observance, performance, practice or activity
12     of any actual or ostensible religious, fraternal, or social
13     group:
14             (i) the brutalizing or torturing of humans or
15         animals;
16             (ii) the theft of human corpses;
17             (iii) the kidnapping of humans;
18             (iv) the desecration of any cemetery, religious,
19         fraternal, business, governmental, educational, or
20         other building or property; or
21             (v) ritualized abuse of a child; or
22         (7) When a defendant is convicted of first degree
23     murder, after having been previously convicted in Illinois
24     of any offense listed under paragraph (c)(2) of Section
25     5-5-3, when such conviction has occurred within 10 years
26     after the previous conviction, excluding time spent in

 

 

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1     custody, and such charges are separately brought and tried
2     and arise out of different series of acts; or
3         (8) When a defendant is convicted of a felony other
4     than conspiracy and the court finds that the felony was
5     committed under an agreement with 2 or more other persons
6     to commit that offense and the defendant, with respect to
7     the other individuals, occupied a position of organizer,
8     supervisor, financier, or any other position of management
9     or leadership, and the court further finds that the felony
10     committed was related to or in furtherance of the criminal
11     activities of an organized gang or was motivated by the
12     defendant's leadership in an organized gang; or
13         (9) When a defendant is convicted of a felony violation
14     of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and the court
15     finds that the defendant is a member of an organized gang;
16     or
17         (10) When a defendant committed the offense using a
18     firearm with a laser sight attached to it. For purposes of
19     this paragraph (10), "laser sight" has the meaning ascribed
20     to it in Section 24.6-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
21         (11) When a defendant who was at least 17 years of age
22     at the time of the commission of the offense is convicted
23     of a felony and has been previously adjudicated a
24     delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for
25     an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class X or
26     Class 1 felony when the conviction has occurred within 10

 

 

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1     years after the previous adjudication, excluding time
2     spent in custody; or
3         (12) When a defendant commits an offense involving the
4     illegal manufacture of a controlled substance under
5     Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
6     illegal manufacture of methamphetamine under Section 25 of
7     the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
8     or the illegal possession of explosives and an emergency
9     response officer in the performance of his or her duties is
10     killed or injured at the scene of the offense while
11     responding to the emergency caused by the commission of the
12     offense. In this paragraph (12), "emergency" means a
13     situation in which a person's life, health, or safety is in
14     jeopardy; and "emergency response officer" means a peace
15     officer, community policing volunteer, fireman, emergency
16     medical technician-ambulance, emergency medical
17     technician-intermediate, emergency medical
18     technician-paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical
19     assistance or first aid personnel, or hospital emergency
20     room personnel; or
21         (13) When a defendant commits any felony and the
22     defendant used, possessed, exercised control over, or
23     otherwise directed an animal to assault a law enforcement
24     officer engaged in the execution of his or her official
25     duties or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
26     organized gang in which the defendant is engaged.

 

 

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1     (b-1) For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang"
2 has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois
3 Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
4     (c) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
5 Section 5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of aggravated
6 criminal sexual assault or predatory criminal sexual assault of
7 a child under subsection (a)(1) of Section 12-14.1 of the
8 Criminal Code of 1961 where the victim was under 18 years of
9 age at the time of the commission of the offense.
10     (d) The court may impose an extended term sentence under
11 Section 5-8-2 upon any offender who was convicted of unlawful
12 use of weapons under Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
13 for possessing a weapon that is not readily distinguishable as
14 one of the weapons enumerated in Section 24-1 of the Criminal
15 Code of 1961.
16 (Source: P.A. 94-131, eff. 7-7-05; 94-375, eff. 1-1-06; 94-556,
17 eff. 9-11-05; 94-819, eff. 5-31-06.)