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1 | AN ACT in relation to the transmission of drug information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | by the Internet.
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3 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | represented in the General Assembly:
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5 | Section 5. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5.3 as
follows:
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7 | (720 ILCS 550/5.3 new)
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8 | Sec. 5.3. Illegal transmission of cannabis information by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the Internet.
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10 | (a) A person commits the offense of illegal transmission of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | cannabis
information by the Internet when he or she transmits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | information about cannabis
by the Internet to a specific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | individual with the intent that the information
will be used by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | that individual in furtherance of
illegal activity.
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15 | (b) Illegal transmission of cannabis information by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Internet is a
Class A misdemeanor.
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17 | (c) In this Section:
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18 | "Internet" means an interactive computer service or
system | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | or an
information service, system, or access software provider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | that provides or
enables computer access by multiple users to a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | computer server, and includes,
but is not limited to, an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | information service, system, or access software
provider that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | provides access to a network system commonly known as the
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24 | Internet, or any comparable system or service and also | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | includes, but is not
limited to, a World Wide Web page, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or
chat area on any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | interactive computer service or system or other online
service.
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28 | "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to them | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | in
Section
16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
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30 | (d) It is not a violation of this Section for an employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | of a
public library or a library of an institution of higher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | learning to provide a
person access to Internet services |
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1 | through the library's computer network
or the library's | ||||||
2 | computer if, without knowledge by the employee of the
library, | ||||||
3 | the patron of the library transmits, by use of the library's
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4 | computer access to the Internet, information in violation of | ||||||
5 | this Section.
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6 | Section 10. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is | ||||||
7 | amended by adding
Section 407.3 as follows:
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8 | (720 ILCS 570/407.3 new)
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9 | Sec. 407.3. Illegal transmission of controlled substance | ||||||
10 | information by
the Internet.
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11 | (a) A person commits the offense of illegal transmission of | ||||||
12 | controlled
substance
information by the Internet when he or she | ||||||
13 | transmits information about a
controlled substance
by the | ||||||
14 | Internet to a specific individual with the intent that the | ||||||
15 | information
will be used by that individual in furtherance of | ||||||
16 | illegal activity.
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17 | (b) Illegal transmission of controlled substance | ||||||
18 | information by the Internet
is a
Class A misdemeanor.
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19 | (c) In this Section:
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20 | "Internet" means an interactive computer service or
system | ||||||
21 | or an
information service, system, or access software provider | ||||||
22 | that provides or
enables computer access by multiple users to a | ||||||
23 | computer server, and includes,
but is not limited to, an | ||||||
24 | information service, system, or access software
provider that | ||||||
25 | provides access to a network system commonly known as the
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26 | Internet, or any comparable system or service and also | ||||||
27 | includes, but is not
limited to, a World Wide Web page, | ||||||
28 | newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or
chat area on any | ||||||
29 | interactive computer service or system or other online
service.
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30 | "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to them | ||||||
31 | in
Section
16D-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
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32 | (d) It is not a violation of this Section for an employee | ||||||
33 | of a
public library or a library of an institution of higher | ||||||
34 | learning to provide a
person access to Internet services |
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1 | through the library's computer network
or the library's | ||||||
2 | computer if, without knowledge by the employee of the
library, | ||||||
3 | the patron of the library transmits, by use of the library's
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4 | computer access to the Internet, information in violation of | ||||||
5 | this Section.
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