Obscenity Law
RICO-Obscenity Law
Harmful to Minors Law
Public Display of Offensive Material Law
Public Indecency Law
Alcohol Beverage Control Law (dealing with obscenity/nudity/pornography)
Sexually Oriented Business LawCHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CRIMINAL CODE
CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961
TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
PART B. OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON
ARTICLE 11. SEX OFFENSES
720 ILCS 5/11-20
[Prior to 1/1/93 cited as: Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 38, para. 11-20]
§ 720 ILCS 5/11-20. Obscenity
Sec. 11-20. Obscenity. (a) Elements of the Offense. A person commits obscenity when, with knowledge of the nature or content thereof, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed the nature or content thereof, he:
(1) Sells, delivers or provides, or offers or agrees to sell, deliver or provide any obscene writing, picture, record or other representation or embodiment of the obscene; or
(2) Presents or directs an obscene play, dance or other performance or participates directly in that portion thereof which makes it obscene; or
(3) Publishes, exhibits or otherwise makes available anything obscene; or
(4) Performs an obscene act or otherwise presents an obscene exhibition of his body for gain; or
(5) Creates, buys, procures or possesses obscene matter or material with intent to disseminate it in violation of this Section, or of the penal laws or regulations of any other jurisdiction; or
(6) Advertises or otherwise promotes the sale of material represented or held out by him to be obscene, whether or not it is obscene.
(b) Obscene Defined. Any material or performance is obscene if: (1) the average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, would find that, taken as a whole, it appeals to the prurient interest; and (2) the average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, would find that it depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, ultimate sexual acts or sadomasochistic sexual acts, whether normal or perverted, actual or simulated, or masturbation, excretory functions or lewd exhibition of the genitals; and (3) taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
(c) Interpretation of Evidence. Obscenity shall be judged with reference to ordinary adults, except that it shall be judged with reference to children or other specially susceptible audiences if it appears from the character of the material or the circumstances of its dissemination to be specially designed for or directed to such an audience.
Where circumstances of production, presentation, sale, dissemination, distribution, or publicity indicate that material is being commercially exploited for the sake of its prurient appeal, such evidence is probative with respect to the nature of the matter and can justify the conclusion that the matter is lacking in serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
In any prosecution for an offense under this Section evidence shall be admissible to show:
(1) The character of the audience for which the material was designed or to which it was directed;
(2) What the predominant appeal of the material would be for ordinary adults or a special audience, and what effect, if any, it would probably have on the behavior of such people;
(3) The artistic, literary, scientific, educational or other merits of the material, or absence thereof;
(4) The degree, if any, of public acceptance of the material in this State;
(5) Appeal to prurient interest, or absence thereof, in advertising or other promotion of the material;
(6) Purpose of the author, creator, publisher or disseminator.
(d) Sentence. Obscenity is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony.
(e) Prima Facie Evidence. The creation, purchase, procurement or possession of a mold, engraved plate or other embodiment of obscenity specially adapted for reproducing multiple copies, or the possession of more than 3 copies of obscene material shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to disseminate.
(f) Affirmative Defenses. It shall be an affirmative defense to obscenity that the dissemination:
(1) Was not for gain and was made to personal associates other than children under 18 years of age;
(2) Was to institutions or individuals having scientific or other special justification for possession of such material.
(g) Forfeiture of property. A person who has been convicted previously of the offense of obscenity and who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of obscenity is subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 [725 ILCS 5/124B-5 et seq.].
CHAPTER 725. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE OF 1963
TITLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE 124B. FORFEITURE
PART 400. OBSCENITY
725 ILCS 5/124B-400
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-400. Legislative declaration
Sec. 124B-400. Legislative declaration. Obscenity is a far-reaching and extremely profitable crime. This crime persists despite the threat of prosecution and successful prosecution because existing sanctions do not effectively reach the money and other assets generated by it. It is therefore necessary to supplement existing sanctions by mandating forfeiture of money and other assets generated by this crime. Forfeiture diminishes the financial incentives that encourage and sustain obscenity and secures for the State, local government, and prosecutors a resource for prosecuting these crimes.
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-405. Persons and property subject to forfeiture
Sec. 124B-405. Persons and property subject to forfeiture. A person who has been convicted previously of the offense of obscenity under Section 11-20 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/11-20] and who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of obscenity under that Section shall forfeit the following to the State of Illinois:
(1) Any property constituting or derived from any proceeds that the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of the offense.
(2) Any of the person's property used in any manner, wholly or in part, to commit the offense.
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-410. No prior restraint
Sec. 124B-410. No prior restraint. Nothing in this Part 400 [725 ILCS 5/124B-400 et seq.] shall be construed as authorizing the prior restraint of any showing, performance, or exhibition of allegedly obscene films, plays, or other presentations or of any sale or distribution of allegedly obscene materials.
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-415. Order to destroy property
Sec. 124B-415. Order to destroy property. If the Attorney General or State's Attorney believes any property forfeited and seized under this Part 400 [725 ILCS 5/124B-400 et seq.] describes, depicts, or portrays any of the acts or activities described in subsection (b) of Section 11-20 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/11-20], the Attorney General or State's Attorney shall apply to the court for an order to destroy that property. If the court determines that the property describes, depicts, or portrays such acts or activities it shall order the Attorney General or State's Attorney to destroy the property.
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-420. Distribution of property and sale proceeds
Sec. 124B-420. Distribution of property and sale proceeds. (a) All moneys and the sale proceeds of all other property forfeited and seized under this Part 400 [725 ILCS 5/124B-400 et seq.] shall be distributed as follows:
(1) 50% shall be distributed to the unit of local government whose officers or employees conducted the investigation into the offense and caused the arrest or arrests and prosecution leading to the forfeiture, except that if the investigation, arrest or arrests, and prosecution leading to the forfeiture were undertaken by the sheriff, this portion shall be distributed to the county for deposit into a special fund in the county treasury appropriated to the sheriff. Amounts distributed to the county for the sheriff or to units of local government under this paragraph shall be used for enforcement of laws or ordinances governing obscenity and child pornography. If the investigation, arrest or arrests, and prosecution leading to the forfeiture were undertaken solely by a State agency, however, the portion designated in this paragraph shall be paid into the State treasury to be used for enforcement of laws governing obscenity and child pornography.
(2) 25% shall be distributed to the county in which the prosecution resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited into a special fund in the county treasury, and appropriated to the State's Attorney for use in the enforcement of laws governing obscenity and child pornography.
(3) 25% shall be distributed to the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor and deposited into the Obscenity Profits Forfeiture Fund, which is hereby created in the State treasury, to be used by the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor for additional expenses incurred in prosecuting appeals arising under Sections 11-20, 11-20.1, and 11-20.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/11-20, 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1, and 720 ILCS 5/11-20.3]. Any amounts remaining in the Fund after all additional expenses have been paid shall be used by the Office to reduce the participating county contributions to the Office on a pro-rated basis as determined by the board of governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor based on the populations of the participating counties.
(b) Before any distribution under subsection (a), the Attorney General or State's Attorney shall retain from the forfeited moneys or sale proceeds, or both, sufficient moneys to cover expenses related to the administration and sale of the forfeited property.
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-425. Forfeiture provisions not applicable to libraries
Sec. 124B-425. Forfeiture provisions not applicable to libraries. This Part 400 [725 ILCS 5/124B-400 et seq.] does not apply to any property of a public library or any property of a library operated by an institution accredited by a generally recognized accrediting agency.
§ 725 ILCS 5/124B-430. Standard forfeiture provisions incorporated by reference
Sec. 124B-430. Standard forfeiture provisions incorporated by reference. All of the provisions of Part 100 [725 ILCS 5/124B-100 et seq.] of this Article are incorporated by reference into this Part 400 [725 ILCS 5/124B-400 et seq.].None.
CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CRIMINAL CODE
CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961
TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
PART B. OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON
ARTICLE 11. SEX OFFENSES
720 ILCS 5/11-21
§ 720 ILCS 5/11-21. Harmful material
Sec. 11-21. Harmful material. (a) As used in this Section:
"Distribute" means transfer possession of, whether with or without consideration.
"Harmful to minors" means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, when, taken as a whole, it (i) predominately appeals to the prurient interest in sex of minors, (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community in the State as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors, and (iii) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.
"Knowingly" means having knowledge of the contents of the subject matter, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection which would have disclosed the contents.
"Material" means (i) any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, film, video game, computer game, video or similar visual depiction, including any such representation or image which is stored electronically, or (ii) any book, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or recorded audio of any sort.
"Minor" means any person under the age of 18.
"Nudity" means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion below the top of the nipple, or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernably turgid state.
"Sado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one clothed for sexual gratification or stimulation.
"Sexual conduct" means acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person be a female, breast.
"Sexual excitement" means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
(b) A person is guilty of distributing harmful material to a minor when he or she:
(1) knowingly sells, lends, distributes, exhibits to, depicts to, or gives away to a minor, knowing that the minor is under the age of 18 or failing to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the person's true age:
(A) any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse, and which taken as a whole is harmful to minors;
(B) a motion picture, show, or other presentation which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or
(C) an admission ticket or pass to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited such a motion picture, show, or other presentation; or
(2) admits a minor to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited such a motion picture, show, or other presentation, knowing that the minor is a person under the age of 18 or failing to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the person's true age.
(c) In any prosecution arising under this Section, it is an affirmative defense:
(1) that the minor as to whom the offense is alleged to have been committed exhibited to the accused a draft card, driver's license, birth certificate or other official or apparently official document purporting to establish that the minor was 18 years of age or older, which was relied upon by the accused;
(2) that the defendant was in a parental or guardianship relationship with the minor or that the minor was accompanied by a parent or legal guardian;
(3) that the defendant was a bona fide school, museum, or public library, or was a person acting in the course of his or her employment as an employee or official of such organization or retail outlet affiliated with and serving the educational purpose of such organization;
(4) that the act charged was committed in aid of legitimate scientific or educational purposes; or
(5) that an advertisement of harmful material as defined in this Section culminated in the sale or distribution of such harmful material to a child under circumstances where there was no personal confrontation of the child by the defendant, his employees, or agents, as where the order or request for such harmful material was transmitted by mail, telephone, Internet or similar means of communication, and delivery of such harmful material to the child was by mail, freight, Internet or similar means of transport, which advertisement contained the following statement, or a substantially similar statement, and that the defendant required the purchaser to certify that he or she was not under the age of 18 and that the purchaser falsely stated that he or she was not under the age of 18: "NOTICE: It is unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to purchase the matter advertised. Any person under the age of 18 that falsely states that he or she is not under the age of 18 for the purpose of obtaining the material advertised is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor under the laws of the State."
(d) The predominant appeal to prurient interest of the material shall be judged with reference to average children of the same general age of the child to whom such material was sold, lent, distributed or given, unless it appears from the nature of the matter or the circumstances of its dissemination or distribution that it is designed for specially susceptible groups, in which case the predominant appeal of the material shall be judged with reference to its intended or probable recipient group.
(e) Distribution of harmful material in violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony.
(f) Any person under the age of 18 that falsely states, either orally or in writing, that he or she is not under the age of 18, or that presents or offers to any person any evidence of age and identity that is false or not actually his or her own for the purpose of ordering, obtaining, viewing, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure or view any harmful material is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(g) A person over the age of 18 who fails to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a minor, knowingly distributes to, or sends, or causes to be sent, or exhibits to, or offers to distribute, or exhibits any harmful material to a person that he or she believes is a minor is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. If that person utilized a computer web camera, cellular telephone, or any other type of device to manufacture the harmful material, then each offense is a Class 4 felony.
(h) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable under this Section, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of this Section.
CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CRIMINAL CODE
CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961
TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
PART B. OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON
ARTICLE 12B. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VIDEO GAMES
720 ILCS 5/12B-1
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-1. Short title
Sec. 12B-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Sexually Explicit Video Games Law.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-5. Findings
Sec. 12B-5. Findings. The General Assembly finds sexually explicit video games inappropriate for minors and that the State has a compelling interest in assisting parents in protecting their minor children from sexually explicit video games.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-10. Definitions
Sec. 12B-10. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Video game retailer" means a person who sells or rents video games to the public.
(b) "Video game" means an object or device that stores recorded data or instructions, receives data or instructions generated by a person who uses it, and, by processing the data or instructions, creates an interactive game capable of being played, viewed, or experienced on or through a computer, gaming system, console, or other technology.
(c) "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age.
(d) "Person" includes but is not limited to an individual, corporation, partnership, and association.
(e) "Sexually explicit" video games include those that the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find, with respect to minors, is designed to appeal or pander to the prurient interest and depicts or represents in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act or a lewd exhibition of the genitals or post-pubescent female breast.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-15. Restricted sale or rental of sexually explicit video games
Sec. 12B-15. Restricted sale or rental of sexually explicit video games. (a) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented, any sexually explicit video game to any minor, commits a petty offense for which a fine of $ 1,000 may be imposed.
(b) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented any sexually explicit video game via electronic scanner must program the electronic scanner to prompt sales clerks to check identification before the sale or rental transaction is completed. A person who violates this subsection (b) commits a petty offense for which a fine of $ 1,000 may be imposed.
(c) A person may not sell or rent, or permit to be sold or rented, any sexually explicit video game through a self-scanning checkout mechanism. A person who violates this subsection (c) commits a petty offense for which a fine of $ 1,000 may be imposed.
(d) A retail sales clerk shall not be found in violation of this Section unless he or she has complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a sexually explicit video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-20. Affirmative defenses
Sec. 12B-20. Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution arising under this Article, it is an affirmative defense:
(1) that the defendant was a family member of the minor for whom the video game was purchased. "Family member" for the purpose of this Section, includes a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or first cousin;
(2) that the minor who purchased the video game exhibited a draft card, driver's license, birth certificate or other official or apparently official document purporting to establish that the minor was 18 years of age or older, which the defendant reasonably relied on and reasonably believed to be authentic;
(3) for the video game retailer, if the retail sales clerk had complete knowledge that the party to whom he or she sold or rented a violent video game was a minor and the clerk sold or rented the video game to the minor with the specific intent to do so; or
(4) that the video game sold or rented was pre-packaged and rated EC, E10+, E, or T by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-25. Labeling of sexually explicit video games
Sec. 12B-25. Labeling of sexually explicit video games. (a) Video game retailers shall label all sexually explicit video games as defined in this Act, with a solid white "18" outlined in black. The "18" shall have dimensions of no less than 2 inches by 2 inches. The "18" shall be displayed on the front face of the video game package.
(b) A retailer who fails to comply with this Section is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine of $ 500 for the first 3 violations, and $ 1,000 fine for every subsequent violation.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-30. Posting notification of video games rating system
Sec. 12B-30. Posting notification of video games rating system. (a) A retailer who sells or rents video games shall post a sign that notifies customers that a video game rating system, created by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, is available to aid in the selection of a game. The sign shall be prominently posted in, or within 5 feet of, the area in which games are displayed for sale or rental, at the information desk if one exists, and at the point of purchase.
(b) The lettering of each sign shall be printed, at a minimum, in 36-point type and shall be in black ink against a light colored background, with dimensions of no less than 18 by 24 inches.
(c) A retailer's failure to comply with this Section is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $ 500 for the first 3 violations, and $ 1,000 fine for every subsequent violation.
§ 720 ILCS 5/12B-35. Availability of brochure describing rating system
Sec. 12B-35. Availability of brochure describing rating system. (a) A video game retailer shall make available upon request a brochure to customers that explains the Entertainment Software Ratings Board ratings system.
(b) A retailer who fails to comply with this Section shall receive the punishment described in subsection (b) of Section 12B-25 [720 ILCS 5/12B-25].
CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS
WRONGS TO CHILDREN ACT
720 ILCS 150/1
[Prior to 1/1/93 cited as: Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 23, para. 2351]
§ 720 ILCS 150/1. [Using or employing a child for injurious, dangerous or immoral purposes prohibited]
Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person having the care, custody or control of any child under the age of fourteen years, to exhibit, use or employ, or in any manner, or under any pretense, sell, apprentice, give away, let out, or otherwise dispose of any such child to any person in or for the vocation or occupation, service or purpose of singing, playing on musical instruments, rope or wire walking, dancing, begging, or peddling, or as a gymnast, contortionist, rider or acrobat in any place whatsoever, or for any obscene, indecent or immoral purpose, exhibition or practice whatsoever, or for, or in any business, exhibition or vocation injurious to the health or dangerous to the life or limb of such child, or cause, procure or encourage any such child to engage therein. Nothing in this section contained shall apply to or affect the employment or use of any such child as a singer or musician in any church, school or academy (or at any respectable entertainment), or the teaching or learning the science or practice of music.
Public Display of Offensive Material Law
None.
CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CRIMINAL CODE
CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961
TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
PART B. OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON
ARTICLE 11. SEX OFFENSES
720 ILCS 5/11-9
[Prior to 1/1/93 cited as: Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 38, para. 11-9]
§ 720 ILCS 5/11-9. Public indecency
Sec. 11-9. Public indecency. (a) Any person of the age of 17 years and upwards who performs any of the following acts in a public place commits a public indecency:
(1) An act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct as defined in Section 12-12 of this Code [720 ILCS 5/12-12]; or
(2) A lewd exposure of the body done with intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desire of the person.
Breast-feeding of infants is not an act of public indecency.
(b) "Public place" for purposes of this Section means any place where the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by others.
(c) Sentence.
Public indecency is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a third or subsequent violation for public indecency is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
Alcohol Beverage Control Law (dealing with obscenity/nudity/pornography)
None.
Sexually Oriented Business Law
CHAPTER 55. COUNTIES
COUNTIES CODE
ARTICLE 5. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTY BOARDS
DIVISION 5-1. IN GENERAL
55 ILCS 5/5-1097.7
§ 55 ILCS 5/5-1097.7. Local ordinances to regulate adult entertainment facilities and obscenity
Sec. 5-1097.7. Local ordinances to regulate adult entertainment facilities and obscenity. (a) Definitions. In this Act:
"Specified anatomical area" means human genitals or pubic region, buttocks, anus, or the female breast below a point immediately above the top the areola that is less than completely or opaquely covered, or human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state even if completely or opaquely covered.
"Specified sexual activities" means (i) human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or excitement; (ii) acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, fellatio, or sodomy; (iii) fondling, kissing, or erotic touching of specified anatomical areas; (iv) flagellation or torture in the context of a sexual relationship; (v) masochism, erotic or sexually oriented torture, beating, or the infliction of pain; (vi) erotic touching, fondling, or other such contact with an animal by a human being; or (vii) human excretion, urination, menstruation, or vaginal or anal irrigation as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in items (i) through (vi).
(b) Ordinance to regulate adult entertainment facilities. A county may adopt by ordinance reasonable regulations concerning the operation of any business: (i) defined as an adult entertainment facility in Section 5-1097.5 of this Act [55 ILCS 5/5-1097.5] or (ii) that offers or provides activities by employees, agents, or contractors of the business that involve exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of specified sexual activities in view of any patron, client, or customer of the business. A county ordinance may also prohibit the sale, dissemination, display, exhibition, or distribution of obscene materials or conduct. A county adopting an ordinance to regulate adult entertainment facilities may authorize the State's Attorney to institute a civil action to restrain violations of that ordinance. In that proceeding, the court shall enter such orders as it considers necessary to abate the violation and to prevent the violation from continuing or from being renewed in the future. In addition to any injunctive relief granted by the court, an ordinance may further authorize the court to assess fines of up to $ 1,000 per day for each violation of the ordinance, with each day in violation constituting a new and separate offense.
CHAPTER 65. MUNICIPALITIES
ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CODE
ARTICLE 11. CORPORATE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
POLICE PROTECTION AND PUBLIC ORDER
DIVISION 5. PUBLIC ORDER REGULATIONS
65 ILCS 5/11-5-1
[Prior to 1/1/93 cited as: Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 24, para. 11-5-1]
§ 65 ILCS 5/11-5-1. [Bawdy or disorderly houses; houses of ill-fame or assignation; gambling; obscene material]
Sec. 11-5-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may suppress bawdy or disorderly houses and also houses of ill-fame or assignation, within the limits of the municipality and within 3 miles of the outer boundaries of the municipality. The corporate authorities may suppress gaming, gambling houses, lotteries, and all fraudulent devices or practices for the purpose of obtaining money or property and may prohibit the sale or exhibition of obscene or immoral publications, prints, pictures, or illustrations.