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§ 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
“Human trafficking” means a violation or attempted violation of subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
“Involuntary servitude” means a violation or attempted violation of subsection (b) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
“Sex trade” means a violation or attempted violation of any of the following Sections of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 11-14.3 (promoting prostitution); 11-14.4 (promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child); 11-15 (soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade); 11-15.1 (soliciting for a sexually exploited child); 11-16 (pandering); 11-17 (keeping a place of prostitution); 11-17.1 (keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child); 11-19 (pimping); 11-19.1 (juvenile pimping and aggravated juvenile pimping); 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child); 11-20 (obscenity); 11-20.1 (child pornography); 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography); or subsection (c) of Section 10-9 (involuntary sexual servitude of a minor).
“Sex trade” activity may involve adults and youth of all genders and sexual orientations.
“Victim of the sex trade” means, for the following sex trade acts, the person or persons indicated:
(1) soliciting for a person engaged in the sex trade: the person engaged in the sex trade who is the object of the solicitation;
(2) soliciting for a sexually exploited child: the sexually exploited child, or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, who is the object of the solicitation;
(3) promoting prostitution as described in subdivision (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 11-14.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or pandering: the person intended or compelled to act as a person engaged in the sex trade;
(4) keeping a place of prostitution: any person intended or compelled to act as a person engaged in the sex trade, while present at the place, during the time period in question;
(5) keeping a place of commercial sexual exploitation of a child: any juvenile intended or compelled to act as a person engaged in the sex trade, while present at the place, during the time period in question;
(6) promoting prostitution as described in subdivision (a)(2)(C) of Section 11-14.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or pimping: the person engaged in the sex trade from whom anything of value is received;
(7) promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child as described in subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) of Section 11-14.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or juvenile pimping and aggravated juvenile pimping: the juvenile, or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, from whom anything of value is received for that person's act of prostitution;
(8) promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child as described in subdivision (a)(4) of Section 11-14.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or exploitation of a child: the juvenile, or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, intended or compelled to act as a person engaged in the sex trade or from whom anything of value is received for that person's act of prostitution;
(9) obscenity: any person who appears in or is described or depicted in the offending conduct or material;
(10) child pornography or aggravated child pornography: any child, or person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, who appears in or is described or depicted in the offending conduct or material; or
(11) involuntary sexual servitude of a minor as defined in subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 740. Civil Liabilities § 128/10. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-740-civil-liabilities/il-st-sect-740-128-10/
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