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HB1590 Engrossed
LRB104 08224 JRC 18274 b
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AN ACT concerning civil 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 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Civil
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Liability for Unsolicited Intimate Images Act.

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Section 5.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
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"Electronic communication device" means (i) any type of
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instrument, device, machine, equipment, or software that is
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capable of transmitting, acquiring, encrypting, decrypting, or
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receiving any signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or
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intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other
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electromagnetic systems or (ii) any part, accessory, or
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component of such an instrument, device, machine, equipment,
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or software, including, but not limited to, any computer
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circuit, computer chip, security module, smart card,
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electronic mechanism, or other component, accessory, or part,
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that is capable of facilitating the transmission, acquisition,
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encryption, decryption, or reception of signs, signals,
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writings, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature by
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wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.
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"Emotional distress" means mental suffering, anxiety, or
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alarm.
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"Obscene material" means material, including, but not

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limited to, images depicting a person engaging in an act of
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sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, sexual
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penetration, or masturbation, or depicting the exposed
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genitals or anus of any person, taken as a whole, that to the
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average person, applying contemporary statewide standards,
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appeals to the prurient interest, that, taken as a whole,
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depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive
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way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,
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artistic, political, or scientific value.
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"Reasonable person" means a person in the plaintiff's
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circumstances with the plaintiff's knowledge, or lack of
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knowledge, of the defendant and the defendant's prior acts.

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Section 10.
Unsolicited intimate image liability.
Any
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person 18 years of age or older who knowingly and
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intentionally transmits obscene material by computer or other
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electronic means to the computer or electronic communication
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device of another person 18 years of age or older commits a
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trespass and is liable to the recipient of the obscene
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material for actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, in
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addition to reasonable attorney's fees and costs, if the
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person who receives the obscene material has not consented to
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the receipt of the obscene material or has expressly forbidden
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the receipt of the obscene material and if a reasonable person
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who receives the obscene material would suffer emotional
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distress as a result of the receipt of the obscene material.

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The court may also enjoin and restrain the defendant from
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committing such further acts.
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The remedies provided by this Act are cumulative and shall
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not be construed as restricting a remedy that is available
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under any other law.

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Section 15.
Application.
The provisions of this Act shall
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not apply to (i) any Internet service provider, mobile data
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provider, or operator of an online or mobile application, to
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the extent that such entity is transmitting, routing, or
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providing connections for electronic communications initiated
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by or at the direction of another, (ii) any service that
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transmits material, including an on-demand, subscription, or
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advertising-supported service, (iii) a health care provider
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that transmits material for a legitimate medical purpose, or
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(iv) any transmission of commercial email.

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Section 20.
Venue.
Venue for an action under this Act may
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lie in the jurisdiction where the obscene material is
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transmitted from or where the obscene material is received or
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possessed by the plaintiff.

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