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91_HB3933
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
2 Section 12-21.7.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 adding Section 12-21.7 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new)
8 Sec. 12-21.7. Seduction of a minor.
9 (a) A person commits the offense of seduction of a minor
10 when that person:
11 (1) knows that another person is under 18 years of
12 age or fails to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining
13 the true age of the other person:
14 (2) knowingly distributes, sends, causes to be sent,
15 exhibits, or offers to distribute, send, cause to be
16 sent, or exhibit any harmful material, as defined in
17 Section 11-21 of this Code, to the other person under 18
18 years of age by live or recorded telephone message,
19 electronic mail, the Internet, a commercial online
20 service, or other means; and
21 (3) intends to arouse, appeal to, or gratify the
22 lust, passions, or sexual desire of himself or herself or
23 of that other person under 18 years of age for the
24 purpose of seducing that other person.
25 (b) It is a defense to any prosecution under this
26 Section that a parent or guardian committed the act charged
27 in aid of legitimate sex education.
28 (c) It is a defense to any prosecution under this
29 Section that the act charged was committed in aid of
30 legitimate scientific or educational purposes.
31 (d) It is not a violation of this Section for a
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1 telephone company, a cable television service as defined in
2 Section 16-10 of this Code or any of its affiliates, an
3 Internet service provider, or a commercial online service
4 provider to carry, broadcast, or transmit messages described
5 in this Section or perform related activities in providing
6 telephone, cable television, Internet, or commercial online
7 services.
8 (e) Sentence. Seduction of a minor is a Class A
9 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this
10 Section is a Class 4 felony.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.