{ "batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_ilcs_anchor_index", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] The official Illinois statute code where a creator finds state law on name, address and image", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Illinois's own official statute site is the Illinois General Assembly's Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) database on ilga.gov, a state .gov domain, whose index lists the chapters relevant to a creator: 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES, 740 CIVIL LIABILITIES, 750 FAMILIES, 765 PROPERTY and 805 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.", "body": "Illinois's own official statute site is the Illinois General Assembly's Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) database on ilga.gov, a state .gov domain, whose index lists the chapters relevant to a creator: 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES, 740 CIVIL LIABILITIES, 750 FAMILIES, 765 PROPERTY and 805 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“Illinois Compiled Statutes By Act Name Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) Updating the database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) is an ongoing process.”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The long-standing index URL https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp now redirects to the Chapters index at https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Chapters; the heading block quoted runs continuously down the page ('Illinois Compiled Statutes' > 'By Act Name' > 'Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS)' > the database note). Direct webfetch of ilga.gov repeatedly failed with transport errors on 2026-09-12, so the heading was read from the Wayback Machine capture dated 2025-12-31 and cross-checked against the same header rendered on live ILGA pages (using.asp, ilcs2.asp, ilcs3.asp) retrieved via search crawl the same day.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Chapters", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "Illinois Compiled Statutes By Act Name Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) Updating the database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) is an ongoing process.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS)", "topic": "the official Illinois statute code where a creator finds state law on name, address and image", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_civil_ncsi_who_may_sue", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Who may bring the civil claim for non-consensual intimate image distribution", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A depicted individual who is identifiable in a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image and who suffers harm may sue the person (age 18 or over) who intentionally disseminated or threatened to disseminate it without consent.", "body": "A depicted individual who is identifiable in a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image and who suffers harm may sue the person (age 18 or over) who intentionally disseminated or threatened to disseminate it without consent.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 15, if a depicted individual is identifiable to a reasonable person and suffers harm from the intentional dissemination or threatened dissemination by a person over the age of 18 of a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image without the depicted individual's consent, the depicted individual has a cause of action against the person if the person knew or recklessly disregarded the possibility that: (1) the depicted individual did not consent to the dissemination; (2) the image was a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image; and (3) the depicted individual was identifiable.”\n\nNote: Civil NCII act is 740 ILCS 190 (not 740 ILCS 142). Section amended by P.A. 103-294, eff. 1-1-24 to add 'intentionally digitally altered' images. No fee to file as such; the cost is ordinary civil litigation. Exceptions to liability are in Sec. 15.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4035&ChapterID=57", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 15, if a depicted individual is identifiable to a reasonable person and suffers harm from the intentional dissemination or threatened dissemination by a person over the age of 18 of a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image without the depicted individual's consent, the depicted individual has a cause of action against the person if the person knew or recklessly disregarded the possibility that: (1) the depicted individual did not consent to the dissemination; (2) the image was a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image; and (3) the depicted individual was identifiable.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "740 ILCS 190 (Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act)", "topic": "who may bring the civil claim for non-consensual intimate image distribution", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois civil law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "safety.harm" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_civil_ncsi_damages", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Statutory damages figure in the civil NCII remedy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A prevailing NCII plaintiff may recover the greater of actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages not exceeding $10,000 against each defendant, plus any monetary gain of the defendant and punitive damages.", "body": "A prevailing NCII plaintiff may recover the greater of actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages not exceeding $10,000 against each defendant, plus any monetary gain of the defendant and punitive damages.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(1) the greater of: (A) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's dissemination or threatened dissemination, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or (B) statutory damages, not to exceed $10,000, against each defendant found liable under this Act for all disseminations and threatened disseminations by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or that became known during the pendency of the action.”\n\nNote: Statutory damages are a floor/cap alternative to provable damages, not a mandatory minimum; the statute says 'not to exceed $10,000'. Factor list (age of parties, number of disseminations, breadth of distribution, aggravating/mitigating factors) continues immediately after the quoted span.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4035&ChapterID=57", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(1) the greater of: (A) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's dissemination or threatened dissemination, including damages for emotional distress whether or not accompanied by other damages; or (B) statutory damages, not to exceed $10,000, against each defendant found liable under this Act for all disseminations and threatened disseminations by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or that became known during the pendency of the action.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "740 ILCS 190/25 (Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act)", "topic": "statutory damages figure in the civil NCII remedy", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois civil law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_civil_ncsi_attorney_fees", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Whether attorney fees are recoverable in the civil NCII remedy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The court 'may' award a prevailing NCII plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and costs, plus injunctive relief ordering the defendant to stop displaying or disclosing the image.", "body": "The court 'may' award a prevailing NCII plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and costs, plus injunctive relief ordering the defendant to stop displaying or disclosing the image.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(b) In an action under this Act, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (1) reasonable attorney's fees and costs; and (2) additional relief, including equitable relief such as a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease the display or disclosure of the image.”\n\nNote: The statute uses 'may award' for attorney's fees, i.e. the court has discretion, unlike a mandatory fee shift. Case law confirms the fee-shifting provision exists: 740 ILCS 190/25(b)(1) (West 2020) quoted in Jane Doe v. Andrew Fritch, appellate decision seen in search results same day but not used as a source here.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4035&ChapterID=57", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(b) In an action under this Act, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (1) reasonable attorney's fees and costs; and (2) additional relief, including equitable relief such as a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease the display or disclosure of the image.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "740 ILCS 190/25 (Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act)", "topic": "whether attorney fees are recoverable in the civil NCII remedy", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois civil law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_civil_ncsi_limitation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Limitation period for the civil NCII remedy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The civil NCII action must be brought within 2 years: from when the dissemination was discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence, or from the date of the threat to disseminate.", "body": "The civil NCII action must be brought within 2 years: from when the dissemination was discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence, or from the date of the threat to disseminate.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(a) An action under subsection (b) of Section 10 for: (1) a nonconsensual dissemination may not be brought later than 2 years from the date the dissemination was discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and (2) a threat to disseminate may not be brought later than 2 years from the date of the threat to disseminate.”\n\nNote: Subject to tolling statutes of this State (Sec. 30(b)); minors' claims are tolled until majority (Sec. 30(c)). The section text as published still reads 'under subsection (b) of Section 10'; quoted verbatim regardless.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4035&ChapterID=57", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(a) An action under subsection (b) of Section 10 for: (1) a nonconsensual dissemination may not be brought later than 2 years from the date the dissemination was discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and (2) a threat to disseminate may not be brought later than 2 years from the date of the threat to disseminate.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "740 ILCS 190/30 (Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act)", "topic": "limitation period for the civil NCII remedy", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois civil law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_civil_ncsi_pseudonym", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 740 ILCS 190/20 (Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act): using a pseudonym / keeping a real name off the public court record in an NCII suit", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An NCII plaintiff may sue under a pseudonym in place of the true name and may have other identifying characteristics excluded or redacted from all pleadings and documents filed.", "body": "An NCII plaintiff may sue under a pseudonym in place of the true name and may have other identifying characteristics excluded or redacted from all pleadings and documents filed.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(a) In an action under this Act: (1) a plaintiff may proceed by using a pseudonym in place of the true name of the plaintiff under Section 2-401 of the Code of Civil Procedure; and (2) the court may exclude or redact from all pleadings and documents filed in the action other identifying characteristics of the plaintiff.”\n\nNote: This is the statute a creator uses to keep a real name out of the public court file when suing over leaked imagery. The pseudonym device is also available generally under 735 ILCS 5/2-401.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=4035&ChapterID=57", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(a) In an action under this Act: (1) a plaintiff may proceed by using a pseudonym in place of the true name of the plaintiff under Section 2-401 of the Code of Civil Procedure; and (2) the court may exclude or redact from all pleadings and documents filed in the action other identifying characteristics of the plaintiff.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "740 ILCS 190/20 (Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act)", "topic": "using a pseudonym / keeping a real name off the public court record in an NCII suit", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois civil procedure", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_criminal_ncsi_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Criminal counterpart of non-consensual intimate image distribution and its penalty class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Criminal non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images is a Class 4 felony in Illinois.", "body": "Criminal non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images is a Class 4 felony in Illinois.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(f) Sentence. Non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images is a Class 4 felony.”\n\nNote: The class (4 felony) is named in the statute; I did not open the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5) in this batch, so the prison-range/fine figures for a Class 4 felony are not recorded (see could_not_verify). A conviction also triggers forfeiture provisions of Article 124B (Sec. 11-23.5(e)).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K11-23.5.htm", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(f) Sentence. Non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images is a Class 4 felony.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "720 ILCS 5/11-23.5 (Criminal Code of 2012)", "topic": "criminal counterpart of non-consensual intimate image distribution and its penalty class", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois criminal law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_cyberstalking_definition", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 720 ILCS 5/12-7.5 (Criminal Code of 2012): Illinois's online harassment offense (cyberstalking), in the absence of a statute titled 'sexual cyberharassment'", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Illinois criminalizes cyberstalking: a course of conduct using electronic communication directed at a specific person that the actor knows or should know would cause a reasonable person to fear for safety or suffer other emotional distress.", "body": "Illinois criminalizes cyberstalking: a course of conduct using electronic communication directed at a specific person that the actor knows or should know would cause a reasonable person to fear for safety or suffer other emotional distress.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(a) A person commits cyberstalking when he or she engages in a course of conduct using electronic communication directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress.”\n\nNote: No statute titled 'sexual cyberharassment' was found in the ILCS act listing during this batch (see could_not_verify); Illinois's online-harassment offense is cyberstalking. The Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Relerford (2017 IL 121094) earlier held portions of subsection (a) overbroad; the operative language quoted is the current enacted text from the ILGA database.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050k12-7.5.htm", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(a) A person commits cyberstalking when he or she engages in a course of conduct using electronic communication directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "720 ILCS 5/12-7.5 (Criminal Code of 2012)", "topic": "Illinois's online harassment offense (cyberstalking), in the absence of a statute titled 'sexual cyberharassment'", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois criminal law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "safety.harm", "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_cyberstalking_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 720 ILCS 5/12-7.5 (Criminal Code of 2012): penalty class for cyberstalking", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Cyberstalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.", "body": "Cyberstalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(b) Sentence. Cyberstalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050k12-7.5.htm", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(b) Sentence. Cyberstalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "720 ILCS 5/12-7.5 (Criminal Code of 2012)", "topic": "penalty class for cyberstalking", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois criminal law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_stalking_online_conduct", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 (Criminal Code of 2012): stalking statute as it applies to online conduct", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Illinois's stalking statute applies to online conduct: a 'course of conduct' of 2 or more acts may include contact via electronic communications.", "body": "Illinois's stalking statute applies to online conduct: a 'course of conduct' of 2 or more acts may include contact via electronic communications.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(1) \"Course of conduct\" means 2 or more acts, including but not limited to acts in which a defendant directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about, a person, engages in other non-consensual contact, or interferes with or damages a person's property or pet. A course of conduct may include contact via electronic communications.”\n\nNote: Definitional item (1) of Sec. 12-7.3(c). The 'Electronic communication' definition (item (2)) immediately follows. Stalking conviction also attaches to threats made via a course of conduct (subsections (a-3)-(a-7)).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K12-7.3.htm", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(1) \"Course of conduct\" means 2 or more acts, including but not limited to acts in which a defendant directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about, a person, engages in other non-consensual contact, or interferes with or damages a person's property or pet. A course of conduct may include contact via electronic communications.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 (Criminal Code of 2012)", "topic": "stalking statute as it applies to online conduct", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois criminal law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "safety.harm" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-il" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r193_illinois_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_il_stalking_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 (Criminal Code of 2012): penalty class for stalking", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Stalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.", "body": "Stalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.\n\nWhat Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System) actually says:\n\n“(b) Sentence. Stalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K12-7.3.htm", "last_verified": "2026-09-12", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Illinois General Assembly (Legislative Information System)", "evidence_quote": "(b) Sentence. Stalking is a Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "193-illinois-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 (Criminal Code of 2012)", "topic": "penalty class for stalking", "applies_to_country": "us", "applies_to_scope": "State of Illinois criminal law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-il", "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }