95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2382


 
Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen. John J. Millner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Creates the offense of grooming. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly uses a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child.  Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.  Creates the offense of traveling to meet a minor.  Provides that a person commits the offense  when he or she travels any distance either within this State, to this State, or from this State by any means, attempts to do so, or causes another to do so or attempt to do so for the purpose of engaging in any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or to otherwise engage in other unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child after using a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or to attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, for such purpose.  Provides that a violation is a Class 3 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 adding 
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Sections 11-25 and 11-26 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/11-25  new)
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    Sec. 11-25. Grooming.
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    (a) A person commits the offense of grooming when he or she 
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knowingly uses a computer on-line service, Internet service, 
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local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of 
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electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, 
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lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or 
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entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed 
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by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit 
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any sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender 
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Registration Act or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual 
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conduct with a child or with another person believed by the 
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person to be a child.
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    (b)  Sentence. Grooming is a Class 4 felony. 
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/11-26  new)
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    Sec. 11-26. Traveling to meet a minor.
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    (a) A person commits the offense of traveling to meet a 
 


 






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minor when he or she travels any distance either within this 
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State, to this State, or from this State by any means, attempts 
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to do so, or causes another to do so or attempt to do so for the 
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purpose of engaging in any sex offense as defined in Section 2 
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of the Sex Offender Registration Act, or to otherwise engage in 
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other unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another 
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person believed by the person to be a child after using a 
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computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin 
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board service, or any other device capable of electronic data 
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storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or 
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to attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a 
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child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to 
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be a child or a child's guardian, for such purpose. 
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    (b) Sentence. Traveling to meet a minor is a Class 3 
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felony.