Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 5/11: Sex Offenses
Chapter 720 ILCS 5/11 of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Criminal Offenses sets up laws for offenses involving sexual activity. This includes sexual assault, sexual exploitation of children, child pornography, and rape. Many of these crimes are felonies.
What Chapter 5/11 Covers
- Acts of prostitution
- Posting revenge porn
- Grooming a child for sexual abuse
- Adultery, in certain circumstances
Below, you can use the links to review explanations of the individual laws, explained in plain English.
Chapter 5/11 Statutes Explained
- 720 ILCS 5/11-1.20 – Criminal Sexual Assault
- 720 ILCS 5/11-1.30 – Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault
- 720 ILCS 5/11-1.40 – Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-1.60 – Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
- 720 ILCS 5/11-6 – Indecent Solicitation of a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-6.5 – Indecent Solicitation of an Adult
- 720 ILCS 5/11-6.6 – Solicitation to Meet a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.1 – Sexual Exploitation of a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.1A – Permitting Sexual Abuse of a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.1B – Failure to Report Sexual Abuse of a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.2 – Custodial Sexual Misconduct
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 – Presence Within School Zones and Other Child-Focused Areas by Child Sex Offenders Prohibited
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.4-1 – Sexual Predator and Child Sex Offender; Presence or Loitering in or Near Public Parks Prohibited
- 720 ILCS 5/11-9.5 – Sexual Misconduct With a Person With a Disability
- 720 ILCS 5/11-11 – Sexual Relations Within Families
- 720 ILCS 5/11-14: Prostitution
- 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1 – Solicitation of a Sexual Act
- 720 ILCS 5/11-14.3 – Promoting Prostitution
- 720 ILCS 5/11-14.4 – Promoting Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-18 – Patronizing a Person Engaged in the Sex Trade
- 720 ILCS 5/11-18.1 – Patronizing a Sexually Exploited Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-20 – Obscenity
- 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 – Child Pornography
- 720 ILCS 5/11-21 – Harmful Material
- 720 ILCS 5/11-22 – Tie-In Sales of Obscene Publications to Distributors
- 720 ILCS 5/11-23 – Posting of Identifying or Graphic Information on a Pornographic Internet Site or Possessing Graphic Information with Pornographic Material
- 720 ILCS 5/11-24 – Child Photography by Sex Offender
- 720 ILCS 5/11-25 – Grooming
- 720 ILCS 5/11-26 – Traveling to Meet a Child
- 720 ILCS 5/11-30 – Public Indecency
- 720 ILCS 5/11-35 – Adultery
- 720 ILCS 5/11-40 – Fornication
- 720 ILCS 5/11-45(a) – Bigamy
- 720 ILCS 5/11-45(a-5) – Marrying a Bigamist
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