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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3094

Introduced 1/29/2026, by Sen. Sue Rezin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/10-9
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
720 ILCS 5/11-25

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person charged with
involuntary sexual servitude of a minor or trafficking in persons if the
victim is under 18 years of age shall not be permitted to plead down to
lesser offenses. Provides that no person charged with grooming shall be
permitted to plead down to lesser offenses. Provides that prosecutors are
prohibited from offering plea bargains to lesser offenses to those
individuals charged with grooming. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for
a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by,
volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at any facility
providing entertainment exclusively directed toward persons under the age
of 18.
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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
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changing Sections 10-9, 11-9.3, and 11-25 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/10-9)
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Sec. 10-9.
Trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude,
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and related offenses.
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(a) Definitions. In this Section:
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(1) "Intimidation" has the meaning prescribed in Section
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12-6.
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(2) "Commercial sexual activity" means any sex act on
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account of which anything of value is given, promised to, or
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received by any person.
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(2.5) "Company" means any sole proprietorship,
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organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint
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venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
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limited liability limited partnership, limited liability
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company, or other entity or business association, including
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all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries,
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parent companies, or affiliates of those entities or business
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associations, that exist for the purpose of making profit.
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(3) "Financial harm" includes intimidation that brings

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about financial loss, criminal usury, or employment contracts
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that violate the Frauds Act.
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(4) (Blank).
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(5) "Labor" means work of economic or financial value.
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(6) "Maintain" means, in relation to labor or services, to
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secure continued performance thereof, regardless of any
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initial agreement on the part of the victim to perform that
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type of service.
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(7) "Obtain" means, in relation to labor or services, to
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secure performance thereof.
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(7.5) "Serious harm" means any harm, whether physical or
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nonphysical, including psychological, financial, or
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reputational harm, that is sufficiently serious, under all the
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surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of
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the same background and in the same circumstances to perform
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or to continue performing labor or services in order to avoid
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incurring that harm.
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(8) "Services" means activities resulting from a
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relationship between a person and the actor in which the
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person performs activities under the supervision of or for the
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benefit of the actor. Commercial sexual activity and
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sexually-explicit performances are forms of activities that
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are "services" under this Section. Nothing in this definition
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may be construed to legitimize or legalize prostitution.
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(9) "Sexually-explicit performance" means a live,
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recorded, broadcast (including over the Internet), or public

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act or show intended to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or
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appeal to the prurient interests of patrons.
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(10) "Trafficking victim" means a person subjected to the
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practices set forth in subsection (b), (c), or (d).
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(b) Involuntary servitude. A person commits involuntary
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servitude when he or she knowingly subjects, attempts to
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subject, or engages in a conspiracy to subject another person
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to labor or services obtained or maintained through any of the
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following means, or any combination of these means:
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(1) causes or threatens to cause physical harm to any
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person;
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(2) physically restrains or threatens to physically
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restrain another person;
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(3) abuses or threatens to abuse the law or legal
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process;
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(4) attempts to or knowingly destroys, conceals,
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removes, confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported
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passport or other immigration document, or any other
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actual or purported government identification document, of
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another person;
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(5) uses intimidation, abuses a position of trust,
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authority, or supervision in relation to the victim,
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through the use or deprivation of any alcoholic
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intoxicant, a drug as defined or used in the Illinois
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Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act, or
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methamphetamine as defined in the Methamphetamine Control

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and Community Protection Act, or exerts financial control
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over any person; or
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(6) uses any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to
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cause the person to believe that, if the person did not
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perform the labor or services, that person or another
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person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint.
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Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e)
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or (f), a violation of subsection (b)(1) is a Class X felony,
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(b)(2) is a Class 1 felony, (b)(3) is a Class 2 felony, (b)(4)
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is a Class 3 felony, (b)(5) and (b)(6) is a Class 4 felony.
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(c) Involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. A person
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commits involuntary sexual servitude of a minor when he or she
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knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or
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obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor,
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provide, or obtain by any means, another person under 18 years
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of age, knowing that the minor will engage in commercial
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sexual activity, a sexually-explicit performance, or the
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production of pornography, or causes or attempts to cause a
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minor to engage in one or more of those activities and:
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(1) there is no overt force or threat and the minor is
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between the ages of 17 and 18 years;
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(2) there is no overt force or threat and the minor is
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under the age of 17 years; or
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(3) there is overt force or threat.
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Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e)
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or (f), a violation of subsection (c)(1) is a Class 1 felony,

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(c)(2) is a Class X felony, and (c)(3) is a Class X felony.
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(d) Trafficking in persons. A person commits trafficking
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in persons when he or she knowingly: (1) recruits, entices,
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harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, or
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attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or
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obtain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that
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the person will be subjected to involuntary servitude; or (2)
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benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from
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participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of
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involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a
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minor. A company commits trafficking in persons when the
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company knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving
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anything of value, from participation in a venture that has
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engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary
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sexual servitude of a minor.
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Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e)
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or (f), a violation of this subsection by a person is a Class 1
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felony. A violation of this subsection by a company is a
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business offense for which a fine of up to $100,000 may be
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imposed.
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(e) Aggravating factors. A violation of this Section
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involving kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated
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criminal sexual assault or an attempt to commit aggravated
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criminal sexual assault, or an attempt to commit first degree
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murder is a Class X felony.
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(f) Sentencing considerations.

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(1) Bodily injury. If, pursuant to a violation of this
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Section, a victim suffered bodily injury, the defendant
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may be sentenced to an extended-term sentence under
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Section 5-8-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. The
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sentencing court must take into account the time in which
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the victim was held in servitude, with increased penalties
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for cases in which the victim was held for between 180 days
8

and one year, and increased penalties for cases in which
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the victim was held for more than one year.
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(2) Number of victims. In determining sentences within
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statutory maximums, the sentencing court should take into
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account the number of victims, and may provide for
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substantially increased sentences in cases involving more
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than 10 victims.
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(3) Age of victim. In determining sentences, the
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sentencing court shall take into account the age of the
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victim or victims.
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(g) Restitution. Restitution is mandatory under this
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Section. In addition to any other amount of loss identified,
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the court shall order restitution including the greater of (1)
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the gross income or value to the defendant of the victim's
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labor or services or (2) the value of the victim's labor as
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guaranteed under the Minimum Wage Law and overtime provisions
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of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or the Minimum Wage Law,
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whichever is greater.
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(g-5) Fine distribution. If the court imposes a fine under

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subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section, it shall be
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collected and distributed to the Specialized Services for
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Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund in accordance with Section
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5-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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(h) Trafficking victim services. Subject to the
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availability of funds, the Department of Human Services may
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provide or fund emergency services and assistance to
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individuals who are victims of one or more offenses defined in
9
this Section.
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(i) Certification. The Attorney General, a State's
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Attorney, or any law enforcement official shall certify in
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writing to the United States Department of Justice or other
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federal agency, such as the United States Department of
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Homeland Security, that an investigation or prosecution under
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this Section has begun and the individual who is a likely
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victim of a crime described in this Section is willing to
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cooperate or is cooperating with the investigation to enable
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the individual, if eligible under federal law, to qualify for
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an appropriate special immigrant visa and to access available
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federal benefits. Cooperation with law enforcement shall not
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be required of victims of a crime described in this Section who
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are under 18 years of age. This certification shall be made
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available to the victim and his or her designated legal
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representative.
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(j) A person who commits involuntary servitude,
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involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in

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persons under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section is
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subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in
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Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
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(k) Prohibition of plea bargains.
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(1) No person charged with involuntary sexual
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servitude of a minor or trafficking in persons if the
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victim is under 18 years of age shall be permitted to plead
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down to lesser offenses.
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(2) Prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea
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bargains to lesser offenses to those individuals charged
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with involuntary sexual servitude of a minor or
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trafficking in persons if the victim is under 18 years of
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age.

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(Source: P.A. 104-159, eff. 1-1-26
.)

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(720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
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Sec. 11-9.3.
Presence within school zone by child sex
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offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with,
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or communicating with a child within certain places by child
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sex offenders prohibited.
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(a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be
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present in any school building, on real property comprising
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any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
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by a school to transport students to or from school or a
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school-related

school related
activity when persons under the
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age of 18 are present in the building, on the grounds or in the

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conveyance, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a
2
student attending the school and the parent or guardian is:
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(i) attending a conference at the school with school personnel
4
to discuss the progress of his or her child academically or
5
socially, (ii) participating in child review conferences in
6
which evaluation and placement decisions may be made with
7
respect to his or her child regarding special education
8
services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss other
9
student issues concerning his or her child such as retention
10
and promotion and notifies the principal of the school of his
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or her presence at the school or unless the offender has
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permission to be present from the superintendent or the school
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board or in the case of a private school from the principal. In
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the case of a public school, if permission is granted, the
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superintendent or school board president must inform the
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principal of the school where the sex offender will be
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present. Notification includes the nature of the sex
18
offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will
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be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for
20
notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on
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school property and when he or she departs from school
22
property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity
23
of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the
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direct supervision of a school official.
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(a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or

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discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
2
by a school to transport students to or from school or a
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school-related

school related
activity when one or more
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persons under the age of 18 are present at the site.
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(a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
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knowingly be present in any public park building, a playground
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or recreation area within any publicly accessible privately
8
owned building, or on real property comprising any public park
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when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or
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on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
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child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
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guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
13
building or on the grounds.
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(b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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loiter within 500 feet of a school building or real property
16
comprising any school while persons under the age of 18 are
17
present in the building or on the grounds, unless the offender
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is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and
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the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the
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school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or
21
her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in
22
child review conferences in which evaluation and placement
23
decisions may be made with respect to his or her child
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regarding special education services, or (iii) attending
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conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or
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her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the

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principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
2
has permission to be present from the superintendent or the
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school board or in the case of a private school from the
4
principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is
5
granted, the superintendent or school board president must
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inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will
7
be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex
8
offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will
9
be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for
10
notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on
11
school property and when he or she departs from school
12
property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity
13
of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the
14
direct supervision of a school official.
15

(b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park
17
building or real property comprising any public park while
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persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on
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the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
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child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
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guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
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building or on the grounds.
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(b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real
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property comprising any school that persons under the age of
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18 attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child

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sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a school
2
building or the real property comprising any school that
3
persons under 18 attend if the property is owned by the child
4
sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the
5
effective date of Public Act 91-911).
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(b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
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knowingly reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care
8
institution, day care center, part day child care facility,
9
day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing
10
programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
11
18 years of age. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a
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child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a
13
playground or a facility providing programs or services
14
exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age if
15
the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
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purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection
17
(b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500
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feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day
19
child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex
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offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in
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this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from
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residing within 500 feet of a day care home or group day care
23
home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
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purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public
25
Act 95-821).
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(b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to

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knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex
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offense. Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child
3
sex offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the
4
property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by
5
the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22,
6
2002.
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This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the
8
sex offense is 21 years of age or older.
9

(b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
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knowingly communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under
11
Illinois law, using the Internet or any other digital media,
12
with a person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or
13
she believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the
14
offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years
15
of age.
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(c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated
18
with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing
19
programs
,

or
services
, or entertainment
exclusively directed
20
toward persons under the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii)
21
part day child care facility; (iv) child care institution; (v)
22
school providing before and after school programs for children
23
under 18 years of age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day
24
care home. This does not prohibit a child sex offender from
25
owning the real property upon which the programs or services
26
are offered or upon which the day care center, part day child

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care facility, child care institution, or school providing
2
before and after school programs for children under 18 years
3
of age is located, provided the child sex offender refrains
4
from being present on the premises for the hours during which:
5
(1) the programs or services are being offered or (2) the day
6
care center, part day child care facility, child care
7
institution, or school providing before and after school
8
programs for children under 18 years of age, day care home, or
9
group day care home is operated.
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(c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
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participate in a holiday event involving children under 18
12
years of age, including
,
but not limited to
,
distributing
13
candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa
14
Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a
15
department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny
16
costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this
17
subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in
18
this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under
19
paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense
20
under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This
21
subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a
22
parent or guardian of children under 18 years of age that are
23
present in the home and other non-familial minors are not
24
present.
25

(c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
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operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any

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carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when
2
persons under the age of 18 are present.
3

(c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and
4
resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any
5
residential unit within the same building in which he or she
6
resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or
7
children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply
8
only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after
9
January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).
10

(c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
11
offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18
12
years of age in his or her residence or the residence of
13
another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or
14
providing such programs or services, whether such programs or
15
services are offered or provided by contract, agreement,
16
arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.
17

(c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
18
operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the
19
following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically
20
designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for
21
the retail sale of food or beverages, including
,
but not
22
limited to
,
an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency
23
vehicle; or (3) a rescue vehicle.
24

(d) Definitions. In this Section:
25

(1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:
26

(i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any

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substantially similar federal law or law of another
2

state, with a sex offense set forth in paragraph (2) of
3

this subsection (d) or the attempt to commit an
4

included sex offense, and the victim is a person under
5

18 years of age at the time of the offense; and:
6

(A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt
7

to commit such offense; or
8

(B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
9

of such offense or an attempt to commit such
10

offense; or
11

(C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
12

pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of
13

the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such
14

offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
15

(D) is the subject of a finding not resulting
16

in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
17

subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
18

Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged
19

commission or attempted commission of such
20

offense; or
21

(E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
22

following a hearing conducted pursuant to a
23

federal law or the law of another state
24

substantially similar to subsection (c) of Section
25

104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
26

of such offense or of the attempted commission of

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such offense; or
2

(F) is the subject of a finding not resulting
3

in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
4

a federal law or the law of another state
5

substantially similar to subsection (a) of Section
6

104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
7

for the alleged violation or attempted commission
8

of such offense; or
9

(ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person
10

pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons
11

Act, or any substantially similar federal law or the
12

law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to
13

such certification is committed or attempted against a
14

person less than 18 years of age; or
15

(iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of
16

the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous
17

Persons Act.
18

Convictions that result from or are connected with the
19

same act, or result from offenses committed at the same
20

time, shall be counted for the purpose of this Section as
21

one conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law
22

is not a conviction for purposes of this Section.
23

(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),
24

"sex offense" means:
25

(i) A violation of any of the following Sections
26

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of

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2012:
2

10-4 (forcible detention),
3

10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under
4

Section 10-5(b)(10)),
5

10-5(b)(10) (child luring),
6

11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of
7

a child),
8

11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
9

11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult),
10

11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child),
11

11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
12

11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a
13

disability),
14

11-11 (sexual relations within families),
15

11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by
16

advancing prostitution),
17

11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by
18

profiting from prostitution by compelling a person
19

to be a person engaged in the sex trade),
20

11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by
21

profiting from prostitution by means other than as
22

described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
23

paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section
24

11-14.3),
25

11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual
26

exploitation of a child),

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11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited
2

child),
3

11-20.1 (child sexual abuse material or child
4

pornography),
5

11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography),
6

11-21 (harmful material),
7

11-25 (grooming),
8

11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling
9

to meet a child),
10

12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child),
11

11-20 (obscenity) (when that offense was
12

committed in any school, on real property
13

comprising any school, in any conveyance owned,
14

leased, or contracted by a school to transport
15

students to or from school or a
school-related

16

school related
activity, or in a public park),
17

11-30 (public indecency) (when committed in a
18

school, on real property comprising a school, in
19

any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
20

school to transport students to or from school or
21

a
school-related

school related
activity, or in a
22

public park).
23

An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
24

(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
25

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
26

2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of

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age:
2

11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault),
3

11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
4

11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse),
5

11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse).
6

An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
7

(iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
8

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
9

2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
10

and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
11

10-1 (kidnapping),
12

10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
13

10-3 (unlawful restraint),
14

10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
15

11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a
16

child).
17

An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
18

(iv) A violation of any former law of this State
19

substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
20

clause (2)(i) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this
21

Section.
22

(2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and (b-10)
23

only, a sex offense means:
24

(i) A violation of any of the following Sections
25

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
26

2012:

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10-5(b)(10) (child luring),
2

10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction under
3

Section 10-5(b)(10)),
4

11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of
5

a child),
6

11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
7

11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult),
8

11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
9

11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a
10

disability),
11

11-11 (sexual relations within families),
12

11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by
13

advancing prostitution),
14

11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by
15

profiting from prostitution by compelling a person
16

to be a person engaged in the sex trade),
17

11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by
18

profiting from prostitution by means other than as
19

described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
20

paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section
21

11-14.3),
22

11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual
23

exploitation of a child),
24

11-18.1 (patronizing a sexually exploited
25

child),
26

11-20.1 (child sexual abuse material or child

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pornography),
2

11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography),
3

11-25 (grooming),
4

11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or traveling
5

to meet a child), or
6

12-33 (ritualized abuse of a child).
7

An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
8

(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
9

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
10

2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
11

age:
12

11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault),
13

11-1.30 (aggravated criminal sexual assault),
14

11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse),
15

and
16

subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal
17

sexual abuse).
18

An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
19

(iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
20

of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
21

2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
22

and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
23

10-1 (kidnapping),
24

10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
25

10-3 (unlawful restraint),
26

10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),

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11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a
2

child).
3

An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
4

(iv) A violation of any former law of this State
5

substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
6

paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.
7

(3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the
8

law of another state that is substantially equivalent to
9

any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
10

this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose
11

of this Section. A finding or adjudication as a sexually
12

dangerous person under any federal law or law of another
13

state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
14

Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for
15

the purposes of this Section.
16

(4) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",
17

and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in
18

Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the
19

Illinois Vehicle Code.
20

(5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed
21

to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
22

(6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it
23

in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
24

(7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in
25

Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
26

(8) "Facility providing programs or services directed

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towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility
2

providing programs or services exclusively directed
3

towards persons under the age of 18.
4

(9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to
5

it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
6

(10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section
7

16-0.1 of this Code.
8

(11) "Loiter" means:
9

(i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
10

person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
11

school or public park property.
12

(ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
13

person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
14

school or public park property, for the purpose of
15

committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.
16

(iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or
17

around school property, other than the offender's
18

residence.
19

(12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning
20

ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of
21

1969.
22

(13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or
23

controlled by a unit of local government that is
24

designated by the unit of local government for use solely
25

or primarily for children's recreation.
26

(14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,

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bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
2

jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
3

(15) "School" means a public or private preschool or
4

elementary or secondary school.
5

(16) "School official" means the principal, a teacher,
6

or any other certified employee of the school, the
7

superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
8

(e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet
9
distance shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property
10
of the school building or the real property comprising the
11
school that is closest to the edge of the property of the child
12
sex offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and
13
(2) the edge of the property comprising the public park
14
building or the real property comprising the public park,
15
playground, child care institution, day care center, part day
16
child care facility, or facility providing programs or
17
services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of
18
age, or a victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of
19
age, to the edge of the child sex offender's place of residence
20
or place where he or she is loitering.
21

(f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
22
of a Class 4 felony.
23
(Source: P.A. 103-1071, eff. 7-1-25; 104-245, eff. 1-1-26;
24
revised 11-21-25.)

25

(720 ILCS 5/11-25)

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Sec. 11-25.
Grooming.
2

(a) A person commits grooming when, being 5 years or more
3
older than a child, or holding a position of trust, authority,
4
or supervision in relation to the child at the time of the
5
offense, he or she knowingly:
6

(1) uses a computer on-line service, Internet service,
7

local bulletin board service, or any other device capable
8

of electronic data storage or transmission, performs an
9

act in person or by conduct through a third party, or uses
10

written communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice,
11

or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a
12

child's guardian, or another person believed by the person
13

to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex
14

offense, to distribute photographs depicting the sex
15

organs of the child, or to otherwise engage in any
16

unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another
17

person believed by the person to be a child; or
18

(2) engages in a pattern of conduct that seduces,
19

solicits, lures, or entices, or attempts to seduce,
20

solicit, lure, or entice, a child to engage or participate
21

in unlawful sexual conduct that is for the purpose of
22

sexual gratification or arousal of the victim, the
23

accused, or another.
24

(a-5) As used in this Section:
25

"Child" means a person under 17 years of age.
26

"Pattern" means 2 or more instances of conduct.

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"Sex offense" means any violation of Article 11 of this
2
Code.
3

"Sexual conduct" means masturbation, sexual conduct, or
4
sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.
5

(a-6) Illinois has a compelling interest in effective
6
education and "grooming" does not include conduct that serves
7
a legitimate educational purpose pursuant to Section 27-9.1a
8
of the School Code.
9

(a-7) Prohibition of plea bargains.
10

(1) No person charged with grooming shall be permitted
11

to plead down to lesser offenses.
12

(2) Prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea
13

bargains to lesser offenses to those individuals charged
14

with grooming.

15

(b) Sentence. Grooming is a Class 4 felony.
16
(Source: P.A. 104-245, eff. 1-1-26
.)

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