Bill Text: IL SB2494 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a public or private park where persons under the age of 18 regularly gather. Defines "private park".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2494 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2494-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2494 Introduced 1/28/2020, by Sen. Melinda Bush SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly reside within 500 feet of a public or private park where persons under the age of 18 regularly gather. Defines "private park".
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
Section 11-9.3 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
Sec. 11-9.3. Presence within school zone by child sex
offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with,
or communicating with a child within certain places by child
sex offenders prohibited.
(a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be
present in any school building, on real property comprising any
school, or in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity when persons under the age of 18 are present
in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance, unless
the offender is a parent or guardian of a student attending the
school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a
conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the
progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii)
participating in child review conferences in which evaluation
and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her
child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending

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conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or
her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the
principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
unless the offender has permission to be present from the
superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private
school from the principal. In the case of a public school, if
permission is granted, the superintendent or school board
president must inform the principal of the school where the sex
offender will be present. Notification includes the nature of
the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex
offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is
responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or she
arrives on school property and when he or she departs from
school property. If the sex offender is to be present in the
vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain
under the direct supervision of a school official.
(a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or
discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by
a school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18
are present at the site.
(a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
be present in any public park building, a playground or
recreation area within any publicly accessible privately owned
building, or on real property comprising any public park when

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persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on
the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
building or on the grounds.
(b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
loiter within 500 feet of a school building or real property
comprising any school while persons under the age of 18 are
present in the building or on the grounds, unless the offender
is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and
the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the
school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or
her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in child
review conferences in which evaluation and placement decisions
may be made with respect to his or her child regarding special
education services, or (iii) attending conferences to discuss
other student issues concerning his or her child such as
retention and promotion and notifies the principal of the
school of his or her presence at the school or has permission
to be present from the superintendent or the school board or in
the case of a private school from the principal. In the case of
a public school, if permission is granted, the superintendent
or school board president must inform the principal of the
school where the sex offender will be present. Notification
includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours
in which the sex offender will be present in the school. The

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sex offender is responsible for notifying the principal's
office when he or she arrives on school property and when he or
she departs from school property. If the sex offender is to be
present in the vicinity of children, the sex offender has the
duty to remain under the direct supervision of a school
official.
(b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park
building or real property comprising any public park while
persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on
the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
building or on the grounds.
(b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real
property comprising any school that persons under the age of 18
attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child sex
offender from residing within 500 feet of a school building or
the real property comprising any school that persons under 18
attend if the property is owned by the child sex offender and
was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the effective date of Public
Act 91-911).
(b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care institution,
day care center, part day child care facility, day care home,

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group day care home, public or private park where persons under
the age of 18 regularly gather, or a facility providing
programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
18 years of age. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a
child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a
playground or a facility providing programs or services
exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age if
the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection
(b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500
feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day
child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex
offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in
this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from
residing within 500 feet of a day care home or group day care
home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public
Act 95-821).
(b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex offense.
Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child sex
offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the
property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by
the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22,
2002.
This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the

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sex offense is 21 years of age or older.
(b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under Illinois
law, using the Internet or any other digital media, with a
person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or she
believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the
offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years
of age.
(c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated
with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing
programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) part day child care
facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) school providing
before and after school programs for children under 18 years of
age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day care home. This
does not prohibit a child sex offender from owning the real
property upon which the programs or services are offered or
upon which the day care center, part day child care facility,
child care institution, or school providing before and after
school programs for children under 18 years of age is located,
provided the child sex offender refrains from being present on
the premises for the hours during which: (1) the programs or
services are being offered or (2) the day care center, part day
child care facility, child care institution, or school
providing before and after school programs for children under

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18 years of age, day care home, or group day care home is
operated.
(c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
participate in a holiday event involving children under 18
years of age, including but not limited to distributing candy
or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus
costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a
department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny
costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this
subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in
this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under
paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense
under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This
subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a
parent or guardian of children under 18 years of age that are
present in the home and other non-familial minors are not
present.
(c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any
county fair when persons under the age of 18 are present.
(c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and
resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any
residential unit within the same building in which he or she
resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or
children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply
only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after

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January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).
(c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18
years of age in his or her residence or the residence of
another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or
providing such programs or services, whether such programs or
services are offered or provided by contract, agreement,
arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.
(c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the
following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically
designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for
the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not limited
to an ice cream truck; (2) an authorized emergency vehicle; or
(3) a rescue vehicle.
(d) Definitions. In this Section:
(1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:
(i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any
substantially similar federal law or law of another
state, with a sex offense set forth in paragraph (2) of
this subsection (d) or the attempt to commit an
included sex offense, and the victim is a person under
18 years of age at the time of the offense; and:
(A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt
to commit such offense; or
(B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity

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of such offense or an attempt to commit such
offense; or
(C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such offense
or an attempt to commit such offense; or
(D) is the subject of a finding not resulting
in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged
commission or attempted commission of such
offense; or
(E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
following a hearing conducted pursuant to a
federal law or the law of another state
substantially similar to subsection (c) of Section
104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of
such offense or of the attempted commission of such
offense; or
(F) is the subject of a finding not resulting
in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
a federal law or the law of another state
substantially similar to subsection (a) of Section
104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
for the alleged violation or attempted commission
of such offense; or

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(ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person
pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons
Act, or any substantially similar federal law or the
law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to
such certification is committed or attempted against a
person less than 18 years of age; or
(iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of
the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous
Persons Act.
Convictions that result from or are connected with the
same act, or result from offenses committed at the same
time, shall be counted for the purpose of this Section as
one conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law is
not a conviction for purposes of this Section.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),
"sex offense" means:
(i) A violation of any of the following Sections of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012:
10-4 (forcible detention), 10-7 (aiding or abetting
child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40 (predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent
solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent
solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation
of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a

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disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families),
11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing
prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting
prostitution by profiting from prostitution by
compelling a person to be a prostitute),
11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting
from prostitution by means other than as described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting
juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a
juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child pornography),
11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21
(harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling
to meet a minor or traveling to meet a child), 12-33
(ritualized abuse of a child), 11-20 (obscenity) (when
that offense was committed in any school, on real
property comprising any school, in any conveyance
owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related
activity, or in a public park), 11-30 (public
indecency) (when committed in a school, on real
property comprising a school, in any conveyance owned,
leased, or contracted by a school to transport students
to or from school or a school related activity, or in a
public park). An attempt to commit any of these
offenses.

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(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30
(aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.50
(criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
sexual abuse). An attempt to commit any of these
offenses.
(iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
10-1 (kidnapping),
10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
10-3 (unlawful restraint),
10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
(iv) A violation of any former law of this State
substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
clause (2)(i) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this
Section.
(2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and (b-10)
only, a sex offense means:
(i) A violation of any of the following Sections of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012:

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10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or
abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2
(custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual
misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11
(sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1)
(promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution),
11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting
from prostitution by compelling a person to be a
prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution
by profiting from prostitution by means other than as
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2)
of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4
(promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1
(patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child
pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography),
11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or
traveling to meet a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse
of a child). An attempt to commit any of these
offenses.
(ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30

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(aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60
(aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a)
of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse). An attempt
to commit any of these offenses.
(iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
10-1 (kidnapping),
10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
10-3 (unlawful restraint),
10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
(iv) A violation of any former law of this State
substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.
(3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the
law of another state that is substantially equivalent to
any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose
of this Section. A finding or adjudication as a sexually
dangerous person under any federal law or law of another
state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for
the purposes of this Section.

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(4) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",
and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in
Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the
Illinois Vehicle Code.
(5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
(6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
(7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
(8) "Facility providing programs or services directed
towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility
providing programs or services exclusively directed
towards persons under the age of 18.
(9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
(10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section
16-0.1 of this Code.
(11) "Loiter" means:
(i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
school or public park property.
(ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
school or public park property, for the purpose of
committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.

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(iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or
around school property, other than the offender's
residence.
(12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of
1969.
(13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or
controlled by a unit of local government that is designated
by the unit of local government for use solely or primarily
for children's recreation.
(13.1) "Private park" means a park, other than a public
park, owned by individuals or corporations other than the
State or unit of local government.
(14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,
bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
(15) "School" means a public or private preschool or
elementary or secondary school.
(16) "School official" means the principal, a teacher,
or any other certified employee of the school, the
superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
(e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet distance
shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property of the
school building or the real property comprising the school that
is closest to the edge of the property of the child sex
offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and (2)

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the edge of the property comprising the public park building or
the real property comprising the public park, playground, child
care institution, day care center, part day child care
facility, or facility providing programs or services
exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age, or a
victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of age, to the
edge of the child sex offender's place of residence or place
where he or she is loitering.
(f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 100-428, eff. 1-1-18.)