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720 ILCS 5/11-26 (2026)

Traveling to meet a child

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(720 ILCS 5/11-26)
    Sec. 11-26. Traveling to meet a child.
    (a) A person commits traveling to meet a child when he or she travels any distance either within this State, to this State, or from this State by any means, attempts to do so, or causes another to do so or attempt to do so for the purpose of engaging in any sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, or to otherwise engage in other unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child after using a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or to attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, for such purpose. As used in this Section, "child" means a person under 17 years of age.
    (b) Sentence. Traveling to meet a child is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 100-428, eff. 1-1-18.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: People v. Opas, 2025 IL App (1st) 250208 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025).
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People v. Opas, 2025 IL App (1st) 250208 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “1(e) (West 2022) (“[a] violation of this Section while *** in possession of body armor *** is a Class X felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years”)), (2) indecent solicitation of a child (720 ILCS 5/11-6(a), (c) (West 2022) (Class 3 felony)), (3)…”
People v. Gaciarz, 2017 IL App (2d) 161102 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “Gaciarz, was convicted of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor ( 720 ILCS 5/10-9(c) (West 2014)), traveling to meet a minor ( 720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2014)), and grooming ( 720 ILCS 5/11-25(a) (West 2014)).”
People v. Gooden, 2024 IL App (4th) 231523 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “The Charges and Initial Detention ¶4 On November 13, 2023, the State charged defendant with (1) traveling to meet a child (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2022)), (2) indecent solicitation of a child (id.”
People v. Teran, 2025 IL App (4th) 250272-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 11-25(a)). That same day, the State filed a petition to deny defendant pretrial release pursuant to article 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/art.”
People v. Adma, 2025 IL App (4th) 250488-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In January 2025, defendant was charged by information with traveling to meet a child (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2024) (count I); two counts of indecent solicitation of a child (id.”
People v. Newell, 2025 IL App (2d) 250315-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “BACKGROUND 2025 IL App (2d) 250315-U ¶4 On February 26, 2025, defendant was charged with the following offenses: travelling to meet a minor (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a)) (West 2024), indecent solicitation of a child (720 ILCS 5/11- 6(a)) (West 2024), solicitation to meet a child (720…”
People v. Gomez-Aldana, 2025 IL App (4th) 241139-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 3× “¶2 Defendant, Francisco Gomez-Aldana, pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation of a child (720 ILCS 5/11-6(a) (West 2022)) and traveling to meet a child (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2022)). The trial court sentenced him to three years in prison.”
People v. Wilson, 2024 IL App (4th) 230130-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “Wilson, was charged with one count each of (1) traveling to a meet a child (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2020)), (2) indecent solicitation of a child (id.”
People v. Weston, 2024 IL App (5th) 220448-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “On March 27, 2017, the defendant was charged by information with traveling to meet a minor in violation of section 11-26(a) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2016)) and grooming in violation of section 11-25(a) of the Code (720 ILCS 5/11-25(a) (West…”
People v. Johnson, 2024 IL App (4th) 240237-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “The State simultaneously filed a verified petition to deny defendant pretrial release under section 110-6.”
People v. Angel, 2019 IL App (4th) 190344-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “60 (West 2016)), both Class 2 felonies, one count of traveling to meet a minor (720 ILCS 5/11-26 (West 2016)), a Class 3 felony, and one count of unlawful grooming (720 ILCS 5/11-25 (West 2016)), a Class 4 felony.”
People v. Kozar, 2020 IL App (1st) 172209-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶2 Following a bench trial, defendant Andrew Kozar was convicted of traveling to meet a minor (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2012)) and was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment.”
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People v. Gaciarz, 2017 IL App (2d) 161102 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “Gaciarz, was convicted of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor ( 720 ILCS 5/10-9(c) (West 2014)), traveling to meet a minor ( 720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2014)), and grooming ( 720 ILCS 5/11-25(a) (West 2014)).”
People v. Gooden, 2024 IL App (4th) 231523 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “The Charges and Initial Detention ¶4 On November 13, 2023, the State charged defendant with (1) traveling to meet a child (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2022)), (2) indecent solicitation of a child (id.”
People v. Teran, 2025 IL App (4th) 250272-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “§ 11-25(a)). That same day, the State filed a petition to deny defendant pretrial release pursuant to article 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/art.”
People v. Adma, 2025 IL App (4th) 250488-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In January 2025, defendant was charged by information with traveling to meet a child (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a) (West 2024) (count I); two counts of indecent solicitation of a child (id.”
People v. Newell, 2025 IL App (2d) 250315-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “BACKGROUND 2025 IL App (2d) 250315-U ¶4 On February 26, 2025, defendant was charged with the following offenses: travelling to meet a minor (720 ILCS 5/11-26(a)) (West 2024), indecent solicitation of a child (720 ILCS 5/11- 6(a)) (West 2024), solicitation to meet a child (720…”
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