93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6715


 
Introduced 02/09/04, by Roger L. Eddy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














720 ILCS 5/11-9.3









    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Makes it unlawful for a child sex offender to be knowingly present in a licensed child care facility or to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a licensed child care facility.  Makes it unlawful for a child sex offender to reside within 500 feet of a licensed child care facility. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
















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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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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 
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Section 11-9.3 as follows:
 



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    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)



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    Sec. 11-9.3. Presence within school zone by child sex

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offenders prohibited.

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    (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be 
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present in any
school building or licensed child care facility, 
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on real property comprising any school or licensed child care 
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facility, or in any conveyance
owned, leased, or contracted by 
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a school to transport students to or from
school or a school 
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related activity when persons under the age of 18 are
present 
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in the building, on the grounds or in
the conveyance, unless 
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the offender is a parent or guardian of a student or child

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present in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance or 
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unless the
offender has permission to be present from the

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superintendent or the school board or director of the licensed 
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child care facility or in the case of a private school from the

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principal.  In the case of a public school, if permission is 
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granted, the
superintendent or school board president must 
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inform the principal of the
school where the sex offender will 
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be present.  Notification includes the
nature of the sex 
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offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will

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be present in the school.  The sex offender is responsible for 
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notifying the
principal's office when he or she arrives on 
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school property and when he or she
departs from school 
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property.  If the sex offender is to be present in the
vicinity 
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of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the 
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direct
supervision of a school official.  A child sex offender 
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who violates this
provision is
guilty of a Class 4 felony.


 


 






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        (1) (Blank; or)


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        (2) (Blank.)

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    (b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
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loiter on a public
way within 500 feet of a school building or 
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licensed child care facility or real property comprising any 
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school or licensed child care facility
while persons under the 
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age of 18 are present in the building or on the
grounds,
unless 
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the offender is a parent or guardian of a student or child

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present in the
building or on the grounds or has permission to 
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be present from the
superintendent or the school board or 
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director of the licensed child care facility or in the case of 
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a private school from the
principal.  In the case of a public 
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school, if permission is granted, the
superintendent or school 
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board president must inform the principal of the
school where 
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the sex offender will be present.  Notification includes the

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nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the 
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sex offender will
be present in the school.  The sex offender is 
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responsible for notifying the
principal's office when he or she 
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arrives on school property and when he or she
departs from 
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school property.  If the sex offender is to be present in the

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vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain 
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under the direct
supervision of a school official.  A child sex 
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offender who violates this
provision is
guilty of a Class 4 
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felony.


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        (1) (Blank; or)


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        (2) (Blank.)

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    (b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
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reside within
500 feet of a school building or licensed child 
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care facility or the real property comprising any school or 
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licensed child care facility that
persons under the age of 18 
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attend.  Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits
a child sex 
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offender from residing within 500 feet of a school building or 
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the
real property comprising any school that persons under 18 
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attend if the
property is owned by the child sex offender and 
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was purchased before the
effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 91st General Assembly. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) 
 


 






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prohibits
a child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of 
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a licensed child care facility or the
real property comprising 
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any licensed child care facility if the
property is owned by 
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the child sex offender and was purchased before the
effective 
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date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.


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    (c) Definitions.  In this Section:


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        (1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:


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            (i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any 
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        substantially similar
federal law
or law of another 
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        state, with a sex offense set forth in
paragraph (2) of 
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        this subsection (c) or the attempt to commit an 
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        included sex
offense, and:


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                (A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt 
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            to commit such offense;
or


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                (B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 
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            of such offense or an
attempt to commit such 
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            offense; or


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                (C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 
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            pursuant to subsection
(c) of Section 104-25 of the 
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            Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense

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            or an attempt to commit such offense; or


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                (D) is the subject of a finding not resulting 
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            in an acquittal at a
hearing conducted pursuant to 
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            subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of

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            Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged 
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            commission or attempted commission
of such 
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            offense; or


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                (E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 
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            following a hearing
conducted pursuant to a 
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            federal law or the law of another state 
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            substantially
similar to subsection (c) of Section 
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            104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
of 1963 of 
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            such offense or of the attempted commission of such 
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            offense; or


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                (F) is the subject of a finding not resulting 
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            in an acquittal at a
hearing
conducted pursuant to 
 


 






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            a federal law or the law of another state 
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            substantially
similar to subsection (a) of Section 
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            104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
of 1963 
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            for the alleged violation or attempted commission 
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            of such offense; or


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            (ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person 
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        pursuant to the
Illinois
Sexually Dangerous Persons 
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        Act, or any substantially similar federal
law or the 
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        law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to 
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        such
certification is committed or attempted against a 
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        person less than 18 years of
age; or


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            (iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of 
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        the Interstate
Agreements on Sexually Dangerous 
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        Persons Act.


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        Convictions that result from or are connected with the 
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    same act, or result
from offenses committed at the same 
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    time, shall be counted for the purpose of
this Section as 
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    one conviction.  Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is

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    not a conviction for purposes of this Section.


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        (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5), 
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    "sex offense"
means:


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            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections of 
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        the Criminal Code of
1961: 10-7 (aiding and abetting 
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        child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),

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        10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-6 (indecent 
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        solicitation of a child), 11-6.5
(indecent 
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        solicitation of an adult),
11-9 (public indecency when 
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        committed in a school, on the real property
comprising 
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        a school, or on a conveyance, owned, leased, or 
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        contracted by a
school to transport students to or from 
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        school or a school related activity),
11-9.1 (sexual 
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        exploitation of a child), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a 
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        juvenile
prostitute), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of 
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        juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1
(patronizing a 
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        juvenile prostitute), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),

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        11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11-20.1 (child 
 


 






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        pornography), 11-21 (harmful
material), 12-14.1

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        (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), 12-33 
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        (ritualized abuse of a
child), 11-20 (obscenity) (when 
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        that offense was committed in any school, on
real 
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        property comprising any school, in any conveyance 
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        owned,
leased, or contracted by a school to transport 
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        students to or from school or a
school related 
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        activity).  An attempt to commit any of these offenses.


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            (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
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        of the Criminal Code
of 1961, when the victim is a 
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        person under 18 years of age: 12-13 (criminal
sexual 
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        assault), 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 
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        12-15 (criminal
sexual abuse), 12-16 (aggravated 
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        criminal sexual abuse).  An attempt to commit
any of 
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        these offenses.


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            (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
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        of the Criminal Code
of 1961, when the victim is a 
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        person under 18 years of age and the defendant is
not a 
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        parent of the victim:


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            10-1 (kidnapping),


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            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),


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            10-3 (unlawful restraint),


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            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).


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            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.


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            (iv) A violation of any former law of this State 
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        substantially
equivalent to any offense listed in 
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        clause (2)(i) of subsection (c) of this
Section.


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        (2.5) For the purposes of subsection (b-5) only, a sex 
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    offense means:


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            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections of 
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        the Criminal Code of
1961:


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                10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding and 
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            abetting child abduction
under Section 
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            10-5(b)(10)), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of
a

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            child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an 
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            adult), 11-15.1 (soliciting for a
juvenile

 


 






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            prostitute), 11-17.1 (keeping a place of juvenile 
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            prostitution), 11-18.1
(patronizing a juvenile 
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            prostitute), 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping),
11-19.2 
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            (exploitation of a child), 11-20.1 (child 
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            pornography), 12-14.1
(predatory criminal sexual 
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            assault of a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse of 
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            a
child).  An attempt
to commit any of
these 
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            offenses.


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            (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
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        of the Criminal Code
of 1961, when the victim is a 
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        person under 18 years of age: 12-13 (criminal
sexual 
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        assault), 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),

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        12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and 
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        subsection (a) of Section 12-15
(criminal sexual 
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        abuse).  An attempt to commit
any of these offenses.


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            (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
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        of the Criminal Code
of 1961, when the victim is a 
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        person under 18 years of age and the defendant is
not a 
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        parent of the victim:


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            10-1 (kidnapping),


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            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),


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            10-3 (unlawful restraint),


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            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).


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            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.


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            (iv) A violation of any former law of this State 
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        substantially
equivalent to any offense listed in this 
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        paragraph (2.5) of
this subsection.


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        (3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the 
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    law of another state
that is substantially equivalent to 
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    any offense listed in paragraph (2) of
subsection (c) of 
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    this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose 
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    of
this Article.  A finding or adjudication as a sexually 
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    dangerous person under
any federal law or law of another 
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    state that is substantially equivalent to the
Sexually 
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    Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for 
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    the
purposes of this Section.


 


 






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        (4) "School" means a public or private
pre-school, 
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    elementary, or secondary school.


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        (5) "Loiter" means:


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            (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the 
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        person is in a vehicle or
remaining in or around school 
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        property.


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            (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the 
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        person is in a vehicle
or remaining in or around school 
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        property, for the purpose of committing or
attempting 
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        to commit a sex offense.


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        (6) "School official"
means the principal, a teacher, 
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    or any other certified employee of the
school, the 
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    superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
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        (7) "Child care facility" has the meaning ascribed to 
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    it in Section 2.05 of the Child Care Act of 1969.


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    (d) Sentence.  A person who violates this Section is guilty 
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of a Class 4
felony.

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(Source: P.A. 90-234, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 
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91-356, eff.
1-1-00; 91-911, eff. 7-7-00.)