Illinois Statutes Chapter 740. Civil Liabilities § 190/5. Definitions

(1) “Child” means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age.

(2) “Consent” means affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization by an individual with legal capacity to give authorization.

(3) “Depicted individual” means an individual whose face or body is shown, in whole or in part, in a private sexual image or digitally altered sexual image.

(3.5) “Digitally altered sexual image” means any visual media, including any photograph, film, videotape digital recording, or other similar medium, that is created or substantially altered so that it would falsely appear to a reasonable person to be an authentic depiction of the appearance or conduct, or the absence of the appearance or conduct, of an individual depicted in the media.

(4) “Dissemination” or “disseminate” means publication or distribution to another person with intent to disclose.

(5) “Harm” means physical harm, economic harm, or emotional distress whether or not accompanied by physical or economic harm.

(6) “Identifiable” means recognizable by a person other than the depicted individual:

(7) “Identifying characteristic” means information that may be used to identify a depicted individual.

(8) “Individual” means a human being.

(9) “Parent” means an individual recognized as a parent under laws of this State.

(10) “Private” means:

(11) “Person” means an individual, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or other legal entity.

(12) “Sexual conduct” includes:

(13) “Sexual activity” means any:

(14) “Sexual image” means a photograph, film, videotape, digital recording, or other similar medium that shows or falsely appears to show: