Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)

720 ILCS 5 § 11-9.4-1: Sexual predator and child sex offender; presence or loitering in or near public parks prohibited

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Sexual predators and child sex offenders are prohibited from being present in or loitering within 500 feet of public parks. A first violation is a Class A misdemeanor; subsequent violations are felonies.

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