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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 changing
5 Section 11-20.1 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1)
7     Sec. 11-20.1. Child pornography.
8     (a) A person commits the offense of child pornography who:
9         (1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise
10     depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium
11     or reproduction or depicts by computer any child whom he
12     knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
13     or any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person
14     where such child or severely or profoundly mentally
15     retarded person is:
16             (i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of
17         sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any person or
18         animal; or
19             (ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act
20         of sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the
21         sex organs of the child or severely or profoundly
22         mentally retarded person and the mouth, anus, or sex
23         organs of another person or animal; or which involves

 

 

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1         the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child or severely
2         or profoundly mentally retarded person and the sex
3         organs of another person or animal; or
4             (iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act
5         of masturbation; or
6             (iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being
7         the object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd
8         fondling, touching, or caressing involving another
9         person or animal; or
10             (v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act of
11         excretion or urination within a sexual context; or
12             (vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or
13         depicted as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic,
14         masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual
15         context; or
16             (vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture or
17         setting involving a lewd exhibition of the unclothed or
18         transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks,
19         or, if such person is female, a fully or partially
20         developed breast of the child or other person; or
21         (2) with the knowledge of the nature or content
22     thereof, reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate,
23     exhibits or possesses with intent to disseminate any film,
24     videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction
25     or depiction by computer of any child or severely or
26     profoundly mentally retarded person whom the person knows

 

 

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1     or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or to
2     be a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person,
3     engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i)
4     through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
5         (3) with knowledge of the subject matter or theme
6     thereof, produces any stage play, live performance, film,
7     videotape or other similar visual portrayal or depiction by
8     computer which includes a child whom the person knows or
9     reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a
10     severely or profoundly mentally retarded person engaged in
11     any activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii)
12     of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
13         (4) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or
14     coerces any child whom he knows or reasonably should know
15     to be under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly
16     mentally retarded person to appear in any stage play, live
17     presentation, film, videotape, photograph or other similar
18     visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which the
19     child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded person is
20     or will be depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act,
21     pose or setting described in subparagraphs (i) through
22     (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
23         (5) is a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other
24     person having care or custody of a child whom the person
25     knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18
26     or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person and

 

 

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1     who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, or arranges for
2     such child or severely or profoundly mentally retarded
3     person to appear in any stage play, live performance, film,
4     videotape, photograph or other similar visual
5     presentation, portrayal or simulation or depiction by
6     computer of any act or activity described in subparagraphs
7     (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
8         (6) with knowledge of the nature or content thereof,
9     possesses any film, videotape, photograph or other similar
10     visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child
11     or severely or profoundly mentally retarded person whom the
12     person knows or reasonably should know to be under the age
13     of 18 or to be a severely or profoundly mentally retarded
14     person, engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs
15     (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or
16         (7) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or
17     coerces a person to provide a child under the age of 18 or
18     a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person to appear
19     in any videotape, photograph, film, stage play, live
20     presentation, or other similar visual reproduction or
21     depiction by computer in which the child or severely or
22     profoundly mentally retarded person will be depicted,
23     actually or by simulation, in any act, pose, or setting
24     described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph
25     (1) of this subsection.
26     (b) (1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of

 

 

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1     child pornography that the defendant reasonably believed,
2     under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years
3     of age or older or that the person was not a severely or
4     profoundly mentally retarded person but only where, prior
5     to the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this
6     Section, he took some affirmative action or made a bonafide
7     inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 18
8     years of age or older or that the person was not a severely
9     or profoundly mentally retarded person and his reliance
10     upon the information so obtained was clearly reasonable.
11         (1.5) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile
12     service providers, and providers of information services,
13     including, but not limited to, Internet service providers
14     and hosting service providers, are not liable under this
15     Section, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by
16     virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of
17     electronic communications or messages of others or by
18     virtue of the provision of other related
19     telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or
20     information services used by others in violation of this
21     Section.
22         (2) (Blank).
23         (3) The charge of child pornography shall not apply to
24     the performance of official duties by law enforcement or
25     prosecuting officers or persons employed by law
26     enforcement or prosecuting agencies, court personnel or

 

 

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1     attorneys, nor to bonafide treatment or professional
2     education programs conducted by licensed physicians,
3     psychologists or social workers.
4         (4) Possession by the defendant of more than one of the
5     same film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by
6     computer in which child pornography is depicted shall raise
7     a rebuttable presumption that the defendant possessed such
8     materials with the intent to disseminate them.
9         (5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to a
10     person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape,
11     or visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which
12     child pornography is depicted. Possession is voluntary if
13     the defendant knowingly procures or receives a film,
14     videotape, or visual reproduction or depiction for a
15     sufficient time to be able to terminate his or her
16     possession.
17     (c) If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or
18 other moving depiction, a violation Violation of paragraph (1),
19 (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a
20 mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of
21 $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other
22 moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), (5), or
23 (7) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory
24 minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the
25 violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other moving
26 depiction, a violation Violation of paragraph (3) of subsection

 

 

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1 (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500
2 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation involves a
3 film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of
4 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a
5 mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
6 If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, or other
7 moving depiction, a violation Violation of paragraph (2) of
8 subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum
9 fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation
10 involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a
11 violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a Class X
12 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum
13 fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film,
14 videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation Violation of
15 paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 3 felony with a
16 mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000.
17 If the violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving
18 depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a
19 Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a
20 maximum fine of $100,000.
21     (d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent
22 violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior
23 conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric
24 examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the
25 court whether treatment of the person is necessary.
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1 reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a child
2 under the age of 18 or a severely or profoundly mentally
3 retarded person engaged in any activity described in
4 subparagraphs (i) through (vii) or paragraph 1 of subsection
5 (a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in
6 photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing,
7 manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer,
8 or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited in
9 the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 of
10 this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles
11 and aircraft.
12     (e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this
13 Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim
14 or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be
15 unsealed and viewed, on a motion of the party seeking to unseal
16 and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the
17 discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth
18 the purpose for viewing the material. The State's attorney and
19 the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice of
20 the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person
21 entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) may
22 object to the motion.
23     (f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
24         (1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute,
25     exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without
26     consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer

 

 

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1     available for distribution or downloading through the
2     facilities of any telecommunications network or through
3     any other means of transferring computer programs or data
4     to a computer.
5         (2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise,
6     publish, manufacture, issue, present or show.
7         (3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy.
8         (4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create,
9     or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or
10     data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
11     or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
12     results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
13     screen, or display.
14         (5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program or
15     data that, after being processed by a computer either alone
16     or in conjunction with one or more computer programs,
17     results in a visual depiction on a computer monitor,
18     screen, or display.
19         (6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have
20     the meanings ascribed to them in Section 16D-2 of this
21     Code.
22         (7) "Child" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or
23     other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction by
24     computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person,
25     either in part, or in total, under the age of 18,
26     regardless of the method by which the film, videotape,

 

 

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1     photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
2     or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified
3     to appear as such. "Child" also includes a film, videotape,
4     photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
5     or depiction by computer that is advertised, promoted,
6     presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that
7     conveys the impression that the film, videotape,
8     photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction
9     or depiction by computer is of a person under the age of
10     18.
11         (8) "Sexual penetration" and "sexual conduct" have the
12     meanings ascribed to them in Section 12-12 of this Code.
13     (g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes.
14         (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
15             (i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective
16         January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the
17         child pornography statute, Section 11-20.1 of the
18         Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained
19         other provisions.
20             (ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled
21         "AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A)
22         Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended the
23         Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was entitled
24         GANGS and amended various provisions of the Criminal
25         Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. (C)
26         Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE and amended

 

 

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1         various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. (D)
2         Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and amended the
3         Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois Controlled
4         Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled FIREARMS
5         and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Code of
6         Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 amended the
7         Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime Victims and
8         Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. (G)
9         Article 40 amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to
10         increase the penalty for compelling organization
11         membership of persons. (H) Article 45 created the
12         Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act
13         and amended the State Finance Act, the Juvenile Court
14         Act of 1987, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the
15         Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. (I)
16         Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor Management Act, the
17         Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Juvenile
18         Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code of 1961, the
19         Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified Code of
20         Corrections.
21             (iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District
22         Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118,
23         ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single
24         subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article
25         IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its
26         entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999

 

 

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1         was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to
2         appeal.
3             (iv) Child pornography is a vital concern to the
4         people of this State and the validity of future
5         prosecutions under the child pornography statute of
6         the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt.
7         (2) It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of 1999 to
8     prevent or minimize any problems relating to prosecutions
9     for child pornography that may result from challenges to
10     the constitutional validity of Public Act 88-680 by
11     re-enacting the Section relating to child pornography that
12     was included in Public Act 88-680.
13         (3) This amendatory Act of 1999 re-enacts Section
14     11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as it has been
15     amended. This re-enactment is intended to remove any
16     question as to the validity or content of that Section; it
17     is not intended to supersede any other Public Act that
18     amends the text of the Section as set forth in this
19     amendatory Act of 1999. The material is shown as existing
20     text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the time
21     this amendatory Act of 1999 was prepared, People v. Dainty
22     was subject to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
23         (4) The re-enactment by this amendatory Act of 1999 of
24     Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to
25     child pornography that was amended by Public Act 88-680 is
26     not intended, and shall not be construed, to imply that

 

 

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1     Public Act 88-680 is invalid or to limit or impair any
2     legal argument concerning whether those provisions were
3     substantially re-enacted by other Public Acts.
4 (Source: P.A. 94-366, eff. 7-29-05.)