Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB1979

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Eliminates from the child abduction statute a provision that a person commits child abduction when he or she intentionally lures or attempts to lure a child under the age of 16 into a motor vehicle, building, housetrailer, or dwelling place without the consent of the parent or lawful custodian of the child for other than a lawful purpose. Creates the offense of luring a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she is 18 years of age or older and is a stranger to a person under 15 years of age and knowingly contacts or communicates electronically to the person who is under 15 years of age, for the purpose of persuading and luring or transporting or attempting to persuade and lure, or transport, that person under 15 years of age away from the person's home, or from any location known by the person's parent, legal guardian, or custodian, to be the place where the person under 15 years of age is located, for any purpose without the express consent of the person's parent or legal guardian, and with the intent to avoid the consent of the person's parent or legal guardian. Establishes penalties. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall register as a sexual predator.

Deletes the amendatory changes to the child abduction statute. Eliminates as an element of the offense of luring a minor that the offender must be a stranger to the minor. Eliminates for a second or subsequent offense of luring a minor that the offender must serve a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 90 days in the county jail or county Department of Corrections.

Deletes the provisions of the amendatory Act relating to luring a minor. Creates the offense of luring of a minor. Provides various penalties for a stranger to the parent or legal guardian of a minor contacting or communicating electronically with the minor under 15 years of age without the express consent of the parent or legal guardian of the minor with the intent to persuade, lure, or transport the minor away from his or her home, or other location known by the minor's parent or legal guardian to be the place where the minor is to be located. Establishes penalties.

Makes the elements of the offense of luring a minor when the offender is 21 years of age or older identical to the elements of the offense if the offender is at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age. Defines "unlawful purpose" to include only misdemeanor or felony violations. Defines stranger to include a person under 21 years of age.

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