Section 720 ILCS 5/11-24 - Child photography by sex offender(a) In this Section: "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
"Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.
(b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly: (1) conduct or operate any type of business in which he or she photographs, videotapes, or takes a digital image of a child; or(2) conduct or operate any type of business in which he or she instructs or directs another person to photograph, videotape, or take a digital image of a child; or(3) photograph, videotape, or take a digital image of a child, or instruct or direct another person to photograph, videotape, or take a digital image of a child without the consent of the parent or guardian.(c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 2 felony. A person who violates this Section at a playground, park facility, school, forest preserve, day care facility, or at a facility providing programs or services directed to persons under 17 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 felony. Amended by P.A. 096-1551,§ 2-5, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by P.A. 095-0983,§ 105, eff. 6/1/2009.Added by P.A. 093-0905, § 5, eff. 1/1/2005.