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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5783

Introduced 5/20/2026, by Rep. Justin Slaughter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/11-18.2 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, in addition to any
other disposition authorized by law, the court shall order any person
arrested for patronizing a person engaged in the sex trade to participate
in the Epstein Accountability Program and pay a fine based on the
defendant's net income. Provides for the distribution of the fines.
Establishes an education program to be known as the Epstein Accountability
Program, which shall consist of an instructional program on prostitution
and human trafficking schemes offered in one or more locations throughout
the State. Establishes who may establish the program in various areas of
the State. Provides that the program shall include information intended to
increase the person's awareness of: (1) the causes of prostitution and its
relationship to human trafficking; (2) the health and safety risks
connected with prostitution, including its impact on the community; (3)
the consequences of convictions for prostitution or human trafficking,
including penalties for subsequent convictions on both patronizers and
victims; and (4) the pervasiveness of human trafficking as well as the
long-term physical and psychological harms of prostitution and human
trafficking on its victims. Provides that a program must be approved by the
Attorney General. Provides that the Attorney General shall notify the
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts that the program has been
established and approved by the Attorney General.
LRB104 21657 RLC 37191 b

A BILL FOR

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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 2012 is amended by adding
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Section 11-18.2 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/11-18.2 new)
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Sec. 11-18.2.
Patronizing a person engaged in the sex
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trade; assessment.

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(a) In addition to any other disposition authorized by
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law, the court shall order any person arrested for patronizing
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a person engaged in the sex trade as provided under Section
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11-18 to participate in the Epstein Accountability Program
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established under subsection (d).
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(b) The court may impose a fine, in addition to but not in
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lieu of other criminal penalties, for a violation of
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subsection (a) by using the following schedule and ordering
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the convicted person to submit a financial disclosure
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statement to the court indicating the convicted person's net
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annual taxable income:

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Amount of net taxable

Schedule of Fines:

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income:

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Less than $30,000

$200

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$30,000 or more but

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less than $50,000

$500

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$50,000 or more but

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less than $75,000

$750

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$75,000 or more but

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less than $100,000

$1,000

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$100,000 or more but

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less than $150,000

$2,000

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$150,000 or more but

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less than $200,000

$3,000

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$200,000 or more but

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less than $500,000

$7,500

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$500,000 or more but

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less than $1,000,000

$10,000

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$1,000,000 or more but

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less than $5,000,000

$25,000

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$5,000,000 or more but

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less than $20,000,000

$50,000

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$20,000,000 or more but

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less than $100,000,000

$100,000

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$100,000,000 or more but

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less than $500,000,000

$500,000

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$500,000,000 or more

$1,000,000

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(c) Each fine assessed as required by this Section shall
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be collected by the court, and deposited into the Specialized

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Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund established
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by Section 5-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections. From
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this fine, 60% shall be retained in the fund and the remaining
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40% shall be distributed as follows:
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(1) 75% to the approved provider of the Epstein
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Accountability Program, as established under subsection
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(d), attended by the person; and
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(2) 25% to the law enforcement agency that arrested
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the person resulting in that person's arrest.
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(d)(1) There is established an education program to be
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known as the Epstein Accountability Program, which shall
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consist of an instructional program on prostitution and human
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trafficking schemes offered in one or more locations
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throughout the State as follows:
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(A) by a local public entity, as defined in Section
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1-206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
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Tort Immunity Act, alone or in partnership with a
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nonprofit, pertaining to the proposed operation of an
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instructional program by the local public entity, or
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alternatively, by a nonprofit or other private provider on
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behalf of the local public entity and the Attorney
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General. If a local public entity establishes and operates
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an instructional program, then all courts operating within
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the jurisdiction of that local public entity shall order a
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person convicted of an eligible offense under subsection
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(a) to attend that local public entity's program. A court

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shall not be required to order a person to attend that
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program until the first day of the month next following
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the date on which the Attorney General notifies the
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Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts that the
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program has been established and approved by the Attorney
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General; and
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(B) the program shall be established within 6 months
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of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
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General Assembly. Any court in a jurisdiction that does
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not have an approved local public entity instructional
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program as established under subparagraph (A) of this
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paragraph shall order a person charged with an eligible
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offense under subsection (a) to attend the approved State
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program established under this subparagraph, unless there
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is an extra-jurisdictional local public entity
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instructional program within 25 miles of the court, and
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the court has been notified in accordance with this
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subparagraph, or subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, of
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the availability of that program to accept participants
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from the court, in which case the court may instead order a
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person to attend the local public entity's instructional
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program; regarding any program notice under this
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subparagraph, a court shall not be required to order a
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person to attend a program until the first day of the month
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next following the date on which the Attorney General
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notifies the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts

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that the program has been established and approved by the
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Attorney General.
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(2) The program shall include information intended to
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increase the person's awareness of:
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(A) the causes of prostitution and its relationship to
6

human trafficking;
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(B) the health and safety risks connected with
8

prostitution, including its impact on the community;
9

(C) the consequences of convictions for prostitution
10

or human trafficking, including penalties for subsequent
11

convictions on both patronizers and victims; and
12

(D) the pervasiveness of human trafficking as well as
13

the long-term physical and psychological harms of
14

prostitution and human trafficking on its victims.

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