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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 11-6 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/11-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-6)
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7 | Sec. 11-6. Indecent solicitation of a child.
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8 | (a) A person of the age of 17 years and upwards commits the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | offense of
indecent solicitation of a child if the person, with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the intent that the
offense of aggravated criminal sexual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | assault, criminal sexual assault,
predatory criminal sexual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | assault of a child, or aggravated criminal sexual
abuse be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | committed, knowingly solicits a child or one whom he or she | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | believes
to be a child to perform an act of sexual penetration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | or sexual conduct as
defined in Section 12-12 of this Code.
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16 | (a-5) A person of the age of 17 years and upwards commits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the offense of
indecent solicitation of a child if the person, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | by means of the Internet, discusses actual or simulated sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | acts with a child or with one whom he or she believes
to be a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | child. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (a-6) It is not a defense to subsection (a-5) that the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | person did not solicit the child to perform a sex act with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | person.
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1 | (b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
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2 | "Solicit" means to command, authorize, urge, incite, | ||||||
3 | request, or
advise another to perform an act by any means | ||||||
4 | including, but not limited to, in
person, over the phone, | ||||||
5 | in writing, by computer, or by advertisement of any
kind.
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6 | "Child" means a person under 17 years of age.
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7 | "Internet" means an interactive computer service or | ||||||
8 | system or an
information service, system, or access | ||||||
9 | software provider that provides or
enables computer access | ||||||
10 | by multiple users to a computer server, and includes,
but | ||||||
11 | is not limited to, an information service, system, or | ||||||
12 | access software
provider that provides access to a network | ||||||
13 | system commonly known as the
Internet, or any comparable | ||||||
14 | system or service and also includes, but is not
limited to, | ||||||
15 | a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing | ||||||
16 | list, or
chat area on any interactive computer service or | ||||||
17 | system or other online
service.
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18 | "Sex act" means an act of sexual penetration or sexual | ||||||
19 | conduct as defined in Section 12-12 of this Code.
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20 | (c) Sentence. Indecent solicitation of a child under | ||||||
21 | subsection (a) is:
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22 | (1) a Class 1 felony when the act, if done, would be | ||||||
23 | predatory criminal
sexual assault of a child or aggravated | ||||||
24 | criminal sexual assault;
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25 | (2) a Class 2 felony when the act, if done, would be | ||||||
26 | criminal sexual
assault;
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1 | (3) a Class 3 felony when the act, if done, would be | ||||||
2 | aggravated criminal
sexual abuse.
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3 | Indecent solicitation of a child under subsection (a-5) is | ||||||
4 | a Class 4 felony.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 91-226, eff. 7-22-99.)
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