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720 ILCS 5/11-14 (2026)

Prostitution

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(720 ILCS 5/11-14) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-14)
    Sec. 11-14. Prostitution.
    (a) Any person who knowingly performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of this Code for anything of value, or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person, for anything of value, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification commits an act of prostitution.
    (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
    (c) (Blank).
    (c-5) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this Section that the accused engaged in or performed prostitution as a result of being a victim of involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons as defined in Section 10-9 of this Code.
    (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined, after a reasonable detention for investigative purposes, that a person suspected of or charged with a violation of this Section is a person under the age of 18, that person shall be immune from prosecution for a prostitution offense under this Section, and shall be subject to the temporary protective custody provisions of Sections 2-5 and 2-6 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-6 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, a law enforcement officer who takes a person under 18 years of age into custody under this Section shall immediately report an allegation of a violation of Section 10-9 of this Code to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services State Central Register, which shall commence an initial investigation into child abuse or child neglect within 24 hours pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-164, eff. 1-1-14; 98-538, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-109, eff. 7-22-15.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994).
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People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994). · cites it 2× “(See 720 ILCS 5/11-14(b), 11-15(b), 11-17(b), 11-18(b), 11-19(b), 12-13(b), 16-1(b)(2), 16-5(c), 16A-10(2) (West 1992).”
People v. Maness, 732 N.E.2d 545 (Ill. 2000). “1, was amended by Public Act 88-680 to include "legal guardian[ ] or other person having custody of a child" to the list of those subject to the statute, and to add a provision to include within its scope those designated who "knowingly permit[ ], induce[ ], promote[ ], or…”
People v. Conroy, 2019 IL App (2d) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2016). On direct appeal, defendant concedes that her conduct meets the statutory definition of the offense, but she argues that section 11-14(a) of the Criminal Code of 2012 is unconstitutional.”
People v. Williams (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “720 ILCS 5/11-14 (West 2002). She was convicted and sentenced to a term of four years’ imprisonment.”
People v. Braddock (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “2d at 832 (erotic dancing is expressive conduct protected by first amendment; however, erotic dancing involving dancer touching sexual organs of patron for money for purpose of patron's sexual arousal is not protected conduct because it falls within the specified strictures of…”
People v. Rogers, 2021 IL App (3d) 180704-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2016). This section states: “Any person who knowingly performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.”
People v. Pugh, 2024 IL App (3d) 230632-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “BACKGROUND ¶4 On December 9, 2021, defendant was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2020)) and prostitution (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2020)). Defendant entered into a fully negotiated plea to unlawful possession of a controlled…”
People v. Tamayo, 2025 IL App (2d) 230405-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “¶2 Defendant, Jose Tamayo, appeals his convictions, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a)(1) (West 2018)) and aggravated criminal sexual abuse (id.”
People v. Solis, 2013 IL App (1st) 102756 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “The State also responds that under -2- the clear and unambiguous language of section 11-14(a) of the Code (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2010)), an agreement to perform an act of sexual penetration for anything of value constitutes the completed offense of prostitution.”
Knafel, Karla K. v. Chicago Sun-Times (7th Cir. 2005). “720 ILCS 5/11-14(a). As relevant to our analysis, prostitu- tion is an “act,” a discrete event, which, we suspect, is what most people would assume.”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) — 7 cases
People v. Conroy, 2019 IL App (2d) 180693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2016). On direct appeal, defendant concedes that her conduct meets the statutory definition of the offense, but she argues that section 11-14(a) of the Criminal Code of 2012 is unconstitutional.”
People v. Braddock (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “2d at 832 (erotic dancing is expressive conduct protected by first amendment; however, erotic dancing involving dancer touching sexual organs of patron for money for purpose of patron's sexual arousal is not protected conduct because it falls within the specified strictures of…”
People v. Rogers, 2021 IL App (3d) 180704-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2016). This section states: “Any person who knowingly performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.”
People v. Pugh, 2024 IL App (3d) 230632-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “BACKGROUND ¶4 On December 9, 2021, defendant was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2020)) and prostitution (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2020)). Defendant entered into a fully negotiated plea to unlawful possession of a controlled…”
Knafel, Karla K. v. Chicago Sun-Times (7th Cir. 2005). “720 ILCS 5/11-14(a). As relevant to our analysis, prostitu- tion is an “act,” a discrete event, which, we suspect, is what most people would assume.”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-14(a)(1) — 1 case
People v. Tamayo, 2025 IL App (2d) 230405-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “¶2 Defendant, Jose Tamayo, appeals his convictions, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a)(1) (West 2018)) and aggravated criminal sexual abuse (id.”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-14(b) — 2 cases
People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994). “(See 720 ILCS 5/11-14(b), 11-15(b), 11-17(b), 11-18(b), 11-19(b), 12-13(b), 16-1(b)(2), 16-5(c), 16A-10(2) (West 1992).”
People v. Solis, 2013 IL App (1st) 102756 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “The State also responds that under -2- the clear and unambiguous language of section 11-14(a) of the Code (720 ILCS 5/11-14(a) (West 2010)), an agreement to perform an act of sexual penetration for anything of value constitutes the completed offense of prostitution.”
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