104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1140
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis
 
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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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 
5changing Sections 10-9, 11-9.3, and 11-25 as follows:

6    (720 ILCS 5/10-9)
7    Sec. 10-9. Trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, 
8and related offenses.
9    (a) Definitions. In this Section:
10    (1) "Intimidation" has the meaning prescribed in Section 
1112-6.
12    (2) "Commercial sexual activity" means any sex act on 
13account of which anything of value is given, promised to, or 
14received by any person. 
15    (2.5) "Company" means any sole proprietorship, 
16organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint 
17venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, 
18limited liability limited partnership, limited liability 
19company, or other entity or business association, including 
20all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, 
21parent companies, or affiliates of those entities or business 
22associations, that exist for the purpose of making profit. 
23    (3) "Financial harm" includes intimidation that brings 
 
 
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1about financial loss, criminal usury, or employment contracts 
2that violate the Frauds Act.
3    (4) (Blank).
4    (5) "Labor" means work of economic or financial value.
5    (6) "Maintain" means, in relation to labor or services, to 
6secure continued performance thereof, regardless of any 
7initial agreement on the part of the victim to perform that 
8type of service.
9    (7) "Obtain" means, in relation to labor or services, to 
10secure performance thereof.
11    (7.5) "Serious harm" means any harm, whether physical or 
12nonphysical, including psychological, financial, or 
13reputational harm, that is sufficiently serious, under all the 
14surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of 
15the same background and in the same circumstances to perform 
16or to continue performing labor or services in order to avoid 
17incurring that harm. 
18    (8) "Services" means activities resulting from a 
19relationship between a person and the actor in which the 
20person performs activities under the supervision of or for the 
21benefit of the actor. Commercial sexual activity and 
22sexually-explicit performances are forms of activities that 
23are "services" under this Section. Nothing in this definition 
24may be construed to legitimize or legalize prostitution.
25    (9) "Sexually-explicit performance" means a live, 
26recorded, broadcast (including over the Internet), or public 
 
 
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1act or show intended to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or 
2appeal to the prurient interests of patrons.
3    (10) "Trafficking victim" means a person subjected to the 
4practices set forth in subsection (b), (c), or (d).
5    (b) Involuntary servitude. A person commits involuntary 
6servitude when he or she knowingly subjects, attempts to 
7subject, or engages in a conspiracy to subject another person 
8to labor or services obtained or maintained through any of the 
9following means, or any combination of these means: 
10        (1) causes or threatens to cause physical harm to any 
11 person;
12        (2) physically restrains or threatens to physically 
13 restrain another person;
14        (3) abuses or threatens to abuse the law or legal 
15 process;
16        (4) knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, 
17 confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport 
18 or other immigration document, or any other actual or 
19 purported government identification document, of another 
20 person;
21        (5) uses intimidation, or exerts financial control 
22 over any person; or
23        (6) uses any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to 
24 cause the person to believe that, if the person did not 
25 perform the labor or services, that person or another 
26 person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint. 
 
 
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1    Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) 
2or (f), a violation of subsection (b)(1) is a Class X felony, 
3(b)(2) is a Class 1 felony, (b)(3) is a Class 2 felony, (b)(4) 
4is a Class 3 felony, (b)(5) and (b)(6) is a Class 4 felony. 
5    (c) Involuntary sexual servitude of a minor. A person 
6commits involuntary sexual servitude of a minor when he or she 
7knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or 
8obtains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, 
9provide, or obtain by any means, another person under 18 years 
10of age, knowing that the minor will engage in commercial 
11sexual activity, a sexually-explicit performance, or the 
12production of pornography, or causes or attempts to cause a 
13minor to engage in one or more of those activities and:
14        (1) there is no overt force or threat and the minor is 
15 between the ages of 17 and 18 years;
16        (2) there is no overt force or threat and the minor is 
17 under the age of 17 years; or
18        (3) there is overt force or threat.
19    Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) 
20or (f), a violation of subsection (c)(1) is a Class 1 felony, 
21(c)(2) is a Class X felony, and (c)(3) is a Class X felony. 
22    (d) Trafficking in persons. A person commits trafficking 
23in persons when he or she knowingly: (1) recruits, entices, 
24harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, or 
25attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or 
26obtain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that 
 
 
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1the person will be subjected to involuntary servitude; or (2) 
2benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from 
3participation in a venture that has engaged in an act of 
4involuntary servitude or involuntary sexual servitude of a 
5minor. A company commits trafficking in persons when the 
6company knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving 
7anything of value, from participation in a venture that has 
8engaged in an act of involuntary servitude or involuntary 
9sexual servitude of a minor.
10    Sentence. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) 
11or (f), a violation of this subsection by a person is a Class 1 
12felony. A violation of this subsection by a company is a 
13business offense for which a fine of up to $100,000 may be 
14imposed.
15    (e) Aggravating factors. A violation of this Section 
16involving kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated 
17criminal sexual assault or an attempt to commit aggravated 
18criminal sexual assault, or an attempt to commit first degree 
19murder is a Class X felony. 
20    (f) Sentencing considerations.
21        (1) Bodily injury. If, pursuant to a violation of this 
22 Section, a victim suffered bodily injury, the defendant 
23 may be sentenced to an extended-term sentence under 
24 Section 5-8-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. The 
25 sentencing court must take into account the time in which 
26 the victim was held in servitude, with increased penalties 
 
 
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1 for cases in which the victim was held for between 180 days 
2 and one year, and increased penalties for cases in which 
3 the victim was held for more than one year.
4        (2) Number of victims. In determining sentences within 
5 statutory maximums, the sentencing court should take into 
6 account the number of victims, and may provide for 
7 substantially increased sentences in cases involving more 
8 than 10 victims.
9    (g) Restitution. Restitution is mandatory under this 
10Section. In addition to any other amount of loss identified, 
11the court shall order restitution including the greater of (1) 
12the gross income or value to the defendant of the victim's 
13labor or services or (2) the value of the victim's labor as 
14guaranteed under the Minimum Wage Law and overtime provisions 
15of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or the Minimum Wage Law, 
16whichever is greater.
17    (g-5) Fine distribution. If the court imposes a fine under 
18subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section, it shall be 
19collected and distributed to the Specialized Services for 
20Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund in accordance with Section 
215-9-1.21 of the Unified Code of Corrections. 
22    (h) Trafficking victim services. Subject to the 
23availability of funds, the Department of Human Services may 
24provide or fund emergency services and assistance to 
25individuals who are victims of one or more offenses defined in 
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1    (i) Certification. The Attorney General, a State's 
2Attorney, or any law enforcement official shall certify in 
3writing to the United States Department of Justice or other 
4federal agency, such as the United States Department of 
5Homeland Security, that an investigation or prosecution under 
6this Section has begun and the individual who is a likely 
7victim of a crime described in this Section is willing to 
8cooperate or is cooperating with the investigation to enable 
9the individual, if eligible under federal law, to qualify for 
10an appropriate special immigrant visa and to access available 
11federal benefits. Cooperation with law enforcement shall not 
12be required of victims of a crime described in this Section who 
13are under 18 years of age. This certification shall be made 
14available to the victim and his or her designated legal 
15representative. 
16    (j) A person who commits involuntary servitude, 
17involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in 
18persons under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section is 
19subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in 
20Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. 
21    (k) Prohibition of plea bargains.
22        (1) No person charged with involuntary sexual 
23 servitude of a minor or trafficking in persons if the 
24 victim is under 18 years of age shall be permitted to plead 
25 down to lesser offenses.
26        (2) Prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea 
 
 
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1 bargains to lesser offenses to those individuals charged 
2 with involuntary sexual servitude of a minor or 
3 trafficking in persons if the victim is under 18 years of 
4 age.    
5(Source: P.A. 101-18, eff. 1-1-20.)

6    (720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
7    Sec. 11-9.3. Presence within school zone by child sex 
8offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with, 
9or communicating with a child within certain places by child 
10sex offenders prohibited.
11    (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be 
12present in any school building, on real property comprising 
13any school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted 
14by a school to transport students to or from school or a school 
15related activity when persons under the age of 18 are present 
16in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance, unless 
17the offender is a parent or guardian of a student attending the 
18school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a 
19conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the 
20progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii) 
21participating in child review conferences in which evaluation 
22and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her 
23child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending 
24conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or 
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1principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or 
2unless the offender has permission to be present from the 
3superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private 
4school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if 
5permission is granted, the superintendent or school board 
6president must inform the principal of the school where the 
7sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature 
8of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex 
9offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is 
10responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or 
11she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from 
12school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the 
13vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain 
14under the direct supervision of a school official.
15    (a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
16be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or 
17discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted 
18by a school to transport students to or from school or a school 
19related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18 
20are present at the site. 
21    (a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to 
22knowingly be present in any public park building, a playground 
23or recreation area within any publicly accessible privately 
24owned building, or on real property comprising any public park 
25when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or 
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1child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or 
2guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the 
3building or on the grounds. 
4    (b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
5loiter within 500 feet of a school building or real property 
6comprising any school while persons under the age of 18 are 
7present in the building or on the grounds, unless the offender 
8is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and 
9the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the 
10school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or 
11her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in 
12child review conferences in which evaluation and placement 
13decisions may be made with respect to his or her child 
14regarding special education services, or (iii) attending 
15conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or 
16her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the 
17principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or 
18has permission to be present from the superintendent or the 
19school board or in the case of a private school from the 
20principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is 
21granted, the superintendent or school board president must 
22inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will 
23be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex 
24offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will 
25be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for 
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1school property and when he or she departs from school 
2property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity 
3of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the 
4direct supervision of a school official.
5    (b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
6loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park 
7building or real property comprising any public park while 
8persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on 
9the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a 
10child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or 
11guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the 
12building or on the grounds. 
13    (b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
14reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real 
15property comprising any school that persons under the age of 
1618 attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child 
17sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a school 
18building or the real property comprising any school that 
19persons under 18 attend if the property is owned by the child 
20sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the 
21effective date of Public Act 91-911).
22    (b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to 
23knowingly reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care 
24institution, day care center, part day child care facility, 
25day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing 
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118 years of age. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a 
2child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a 
3playground or a facility providing programs or services 
4exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age if 
5the property is owned by the child sex offender and was 
6purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection 
7(b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500 
8feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day 
9child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex 
10offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in 
11this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from 
12residing within 500 feet of a day care home or group day care 
13home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was 
14purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public 
15Act 95-821). 
16    (b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to 
17knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex 
18offense. Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child 
19sex offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the 
20property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by 
21the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22, 
222002. 
23    This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the 
24sex offense is 21 years of age or older. 
25    (b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to 
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1Illinois law, using the Internet or any other digital media, 
2with a person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or 
3she believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the 
4offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years 
5of age. 
6    (c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
7operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated 
8with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing 
9programs, or services, or entertainment exclusively directed 
10toward persons under the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) 
11part day child care facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) 
12school providing before and after school programs for children 
13under 18 years of age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day 
14care home. This does not prohibit a child sex offender from 
15owning the real property upon which the programs or services 
16are offered or upon which the day care center, part day child 
17care facility, child care institution, or school providing 
18before and after school programs for children under 18 years 
19of age is located, provided the child sex offender refrains 
20from being present on the premises for the hours during which: 
21(1) the programs or services are being offered or (2) the day 
22care center, part day child care facility, child care 
23institution, or school providing before and after school 
24programs for children under 18 years of age, day care home, or 
25group day care home is operated. 
26    (c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to 
 
 
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1participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 
2years of age, including but not limited to distributing candy 
3or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus 
4costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a 
5department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny 
6costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this 
7subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in 
8this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under 
9paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense 
10under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This 
11subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a 
12parent or guardian of children under 18 years of age that are 
13present in the home and other non-familial minors are not 
14present.
15    (c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
16operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any 
17carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when 
18persons under the age of 18 are present. 
19    (c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and 
20resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any 
21residential unit within the same building in which he or she 
22resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or 
23children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply 
24only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after 
25January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).
26    (c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
 
 
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1offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18 
2years of age in his or her residence or the residence of 
3another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or 
4providing such programs or services, whether such programs or 
5services are offered or provided by contract, agreement, 
6arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.
7    (c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly 
8operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the 
9following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically 
10designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for 
11the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not 
12limited to an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency 
13vehicle; or (3) a rescue vehicle. 
14    (d) Definitions. In this Section:
15        (1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:
16            (i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any 
17 substantially similar federal law or law of another 
18 state, with a sex offense set forth in paragraph (2) of 
19 this subsection (d) or the attempt to commit an 
20 included sex offense, and the victim is a person under 
21 18 years of age at the time of the offense; and:
22                (A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt 
23 to commit such offense; or
24                (B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 
25 of such offense or an attempt to commit such 
26 offense; or
 
 
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1                (C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 
2 pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of 
3 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such 
4 offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
5                (D) is the subject of a finding not resulting 
6 in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to 
7 subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of 
8 Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged 
9 commission or attempted commission of such 
10 offense; or
11                (E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity 
12 following a hearing conducted pursuant to a 
13 federal law or the law of another state 
14 substantially similar to subsection (c) of Section 
15 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 
16 of such offense or of the attempted commission of 
17 such offense; or
18                (F) is the subject of a finding not resulting 
19 in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to 
20 a federal law or the law of another state 
21 substantially similar to subsection (a) of Section 
22 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 
23 for the alleged violation or attempted commission 
24 of such offense; or
25            (ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person 
26 pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons 
 
 
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1 Act, or any substantially similar federal law or the 
2 law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to 
3 such certification is committed or attempted against a 
4 person less than 18 years of age; or
5            (iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of 
6 the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous 
7 Persons Act.
8        Convictions that result from or are connected with the 
9 same act, or result from offenses committed at the same 
10 time, shall be counted for the purpose of this Section as 
11 one conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law 
12 is not a conviction for purposes of this Section.
13        (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5), 
14 "sex offense" means:
15            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections 
16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 
17 2012: 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-7 (aiding or 
18 abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 
19 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40 (predatory 
20 criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent 
21 solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent 
22 solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation 
23 of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct), 
24 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a 
25 disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families), 
26 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing 
 
 
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1 prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting 
2 prostitution by profiting from prostitution by 
3 compelling a person to be a prostitute), 
4 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting 
5 from prostitution by means other than as described in 
6 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of 
7 subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting 
8 juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a 
9 juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child pornography), 
10 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21 
11 (harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling 
12 to meet a minor or traveling to meet a child), 12-33 
13 (ritualized abuse of a child), 11-20 (obscenity) (when 
14 that offense was committed in any school, on real 
15 property comprising any school, in any conveyance 
16 owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport 
17 students to or from school or a school related 
18 activity, or in a public park), 11-30 (public 
19 indecency) (when committed in a school, on real 
20 property comprising a school, in any conveyance owned, 
21 leased, or contracted by a school to transport 
22 students to or from school or a school related 
23 activity, or in a public park). An attempt to commit 
24 any of these offenses.
25            (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
26 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 
 
 
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1 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of 
2 age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 
3 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.50 
4 (criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal 
5 sexual abuse). An attempt to commit any of these 
6 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 child). 
16            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
17            (iv) A violation of any former law of this State 
18 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in 
19 clause (2)(i) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this 
20 Section.
21        (2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and (b-10) 
22 only, a sex offense means:
23            (i) A violation of any of the following Sections 
24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 
25 2012:
26             10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or 
 
 
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1 abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)), 
2 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a 
3 child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child), 
4 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2 
5 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual 
6 misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11 
7 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1) 
8 (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution), 
9 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting 
10 from prostitution by compelling a person to be a 
11 prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution 
12 by profiting from prostitution by means other than as 
13 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
14 (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 
15 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 
16 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child 
17 pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 
18 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or 
19 traveling to meet a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse 
20 of a child). An attempt to commit any of these 
21 offenses.
22            (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
23 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 
24 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of 
25 age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 
26 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60 
 
 
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1 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a) 
2 of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse). An attempt 
3 to commit any of these offenses.
4            (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections 
5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 
6 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age 
7 and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
8            10-1 (kidnapping),
9            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
10            10-3 (unlawful restraint),
11            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
12            11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child). 
13            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
14            (iv) A violation of any former law of this State 
15 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this 
16 paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.
17        (3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the 
18 law of another state that is substantially equivalent to 
19 any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of 
20 this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose 
21 of this Section. A finding or adjudication as a sexually 
22 dangerous person under any federal law or law of another 
23 state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually 
24 Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for 
25 the purposes of this Section.
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1 and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in 
2 Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the 
3 Illinois Vehicle Code. 
4        (5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed 
5 to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969. 
6        (6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it 
7 in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969. 
8        (7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in 
9 Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
10        (8) "Facility providing programs or services directed 
11 towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility 
12 providing programs or services exclusively directed 
13 towards persons under the age of 18.
14        (9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to 
15 it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969. 
16        (10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section 
17 16-0.1 of this Code. 
18        (11) "Loiter" means:
19            (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the 
20 person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around 
21 school or public park property.
22            (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the 
23 person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around 
24 school or public park property, for the purpose of 
25 committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.
26            (iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or 
 
 
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1 around school property, other than the offender's 
2 residence.
3        (12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning 
4 ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of 
5 1969. 
6        (13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or 
7 controlled by a unit of local government that is 
8 designated by the unit of local government for use solely 
9 or primarily for children's recreation. 
10        (14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve, 
11 bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the 
12 jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government. 
13        (15) "School" means a public or private preschool or 
14 elementary or secondary school. 
15        (16) "School official" means the principal, a teacher, 
16 or any other certified employee of the school, the 
17 superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
18    (e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet 
19distance shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property 
20of the school building or the real property comprising the 
21school that is closest to the edge of the property of the child 
22sex offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and 
23(2) the edge of the property comprising the public park 
24building or the real property comprising the public park, 
25playground, child care institution, day care center, part day 
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1services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of 
2age, or a victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of 
3age, to the edge of the child sex offender's place of residence 
4or place where he or she is loitering. 
5    (f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty 
6of a Class 4 felony.
7(Source: P.A. 102-997, eff. 1-1-23.)

8    (720 ILCS 5/11-25)
9    Sec. 11-25. Grooming.
10    (a) A person commits grooming when he or she knowingly 
11uses a computer on-line service, Internet service, local 
12bulletin board service, or any other device capable of 
13electronic data storage or transmission, performs an act in 
14person or by conduct through a third party, or uses written 
15communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt 
16to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's 
17guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a 
18child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense as 
19defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, to 
20distribute photographs depicting the sex organs of the child, 
21or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a 
22child or with another person believed by the person to be a 
23child. As used in this Section, "child" means a person under 17 
24years of age. 
25    (a-5) Prohibition of plea bargains.
 
 
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1        (1) No person charged with grooming shall be permitted 
2 to plead down to lesser offenses.
3        (2) Prosecutors are prohibited from offering plea 
4 bargains to lesser offenses to those individuals charged 
5 with grooming.    
6    (b) Sentence. Grooming is a Class 4 felony. 
7(Source: P.A. 102-676, eff. 6-1-22.)