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90_SB0900
720 ILCS 5/Art. 26.5 heading new
720 ILCS 5/26.5-5 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a
Class 4 felony to use electronic mail in a manner reasonably
expected to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass one
or more persons or for a comment, request, suggestion, or
proposal that is obscene or indecent.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
2 Article 26.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
6 Article 26.5 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/Art. 26.5 heading new)
8 ARTICLE 26.5. ELECTRONIC MAIL MISUSE
9 (720 ILCS 5/26.5-5 new)
10 Sec. 26.5-5. Electronic mail misuse.
11 (a) It is unlawful for any person to use electronic mail
12 or similar electronic communication:
13 (1) In a manner reasonably to be expected to annoy,
14 abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass one or more persons;
15 (2) With intent to annoy, abuse, torment, harass,
16 or embarrass one or more persons; or
17 (3) For any comment, request, suggestion, or
18 proposal that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or
19 indecent.
20 (b) Sentence. Any person violating this Section is
21 guilty of a Class 4 felony.