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Public Act 097-0468
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| HB0277 Enrolled | LRB097 05792 RLC 45860 b |
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AN ACT concerning sex offenders.
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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 changing |
Section 12-7.4 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/12-7.4) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.4)
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(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-1551)
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Sec. 12-7.4. Aggravated stalking.
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(a) A person commits
aggravated stalking when he or she |
commits stalking and:
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(1) causes bodily harm to the victim;
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(2) confines or restrains the victim; or
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(3) violates a temporary
restraining order, an order of |
protection, a stalking no contact order, a civil no contact |
order, or an injunction
prohibiting the behavior described |
in
subsection (b)(1) of Section 214 of the Illinois |
Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
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(a-1) A person commits
aggravated stalking when he or she |
is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act |
or has been previously required to register under that Act and |
commits the offense of stalking when the victim of the stalking |
is also the victim of the offense for which the sex offender is |
required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act or |
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a family member of the victim. |
(b) Sentence. Aggravated stalking is a Class 3 felony; a |
second or
subsequent conviction is a Class 2
felony.
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(c) Exemptions. |
(1) This Section does not apply to any individual or |
organization (i) monitoring or attentive to compliance |
with public or worker safety laws, wage and hour |
requirements, or other statutory requirements, or (ii) |
picketing occurring at the
workplace that is otherwise |
lawful and arises out of a bona fide labor
dispute |
including any controversy concerning wages, salaries, |
hours, working conditions or benefits, including health |
and welfare, sick leave, insurance, and pension or |
retirement provisions, the managing or maintenance of |
collective bargaining agreements, and the terms to be |
included in those agreements. |
(2) This Section does not apply to an exercise of the |
right of free speech or assembly that is
otherwise lawful.
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(3) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile |
service providers, and providers of information services, |
including, but not limited to, Internet service providers |
and hosting service providers, are not liable under this |
Section, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by |
virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of |
electronic communications or messages of others or by |
virtue of the provision of other related |