Illinois § 124B-500
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§ 124B-500.
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-245) Sec. 124B-500. Persons and property subject to forfeiture. A person who commits child pornography, aggravated child pornography, obscene depiction of a purported child, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, or non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions under Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-20.4, 11-23.5, or 11-23.7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall forfeit the following property to the State of Illinois: (1) Any profits or proceeds and any property the person has acquired or maintained in violation of Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-20.4, 11-23.5, or 11-23.7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 that the sentencing court determines, after a forfeiture hearing under this Article, to have been acquired or maintained as a result of child pornography, aggravated child pornography, obscene depiction of a purported child, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, or non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. (2) Any interest in, securities of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled, or conducted in violation of Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-20.4, 11-23.5, or 11-23.7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 that the sentencing court determines, after a forfeiture hearing under this Article, to have been acquired or maintained as a result of child pornography, aggravated child pornography, obscene depiction of a purported child, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, or non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. (3) Any computer that contains a depiction of child pornography or an obscene depiction of a purported child in any encoded or decoded format in violation of Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. For purposes of this paragraph (3), "computer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 17-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012. (Source: P.A. 103-825, eff. 1-1-25.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-245) Sec. 124B-500. Persons and property subject to forfeiture. A person who commits child sexual abuse material, aggravated child pornography, obscene depiction of a purported child, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, or non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions under Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-20.4, 11-23.5, or 11-23.7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall forfeit the following property to the State of Illinois: (1) Any profits or proceeds and any property the person has acquired or maintained in violation of Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-20.4, 11-23.5, or 11-23.7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 that the sentencing court determines, after a forfeiture hearing under this Article, to have been acquired or maintained as a result of child sexual abuse material, aggravated child pornography, obscene depiction of a purported child, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, or non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. (2) Any interest in, securities of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled, or conducted in violation of Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-20.4, 11-23.5, or 11-23.7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 that the sentencing court determines, after a forfeiture hearing under this Article, to have been acquired or maintained as a result of child sexual abuse material, aggravated child pornography, obscene depiction of a purported child, non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, or non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. (3) Any computer that contains a depiction of child sexual abuse material or an obscene depiction of a purported child in any encoded or decoded format in violation of Section 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. For purposes of this paragraph (3), "computer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 17-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012. (Source: P.A. 103-825, eff. 1-1-25; 104-245, eff. 1-1-26.)
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