Sec. 11-24. Child photography by sex offender.
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Sec. 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.