IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.53A
Definition Of “Child Sex Offender”
“Child Sex Offender” means any person who is charged with [(a sex offense) (the attempt
to commit a sex offense)] and the victim is a person under 18 years of age at the time of the
offense, and
[1] is convicted of [(such offense) (an attempt to commit such offense)].
[or]
[2] is found not guilty by reason of insanity [(pursuant to a discharge hearing) (following
a hearing conducted pursuant to a (federal) (state) (foreign country's) law)] of [(such
offense) (an attempt to commit such offense)].
[or]
[3] is the subject of a finding not resulting in an acquittal [(at a discharge hearing)
(following a hearing conducted pursuant to a (federal) (state) (foreign country's) law)] for
the alleged [(commission) (attempted commission) of such offense].
[or]
“Child Sex Offender” means any person who is [(certified as a sexually dangerous
person) (found to be a sexually violent person)] and the conduct giving rise to such certification
is committed or attempted against a person less than 18 years of age.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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