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720 ILCS 5/11-30 (2026)

Public indecency

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(720 ILCS 5/11-30) (was 720 ILCS 5/11-9)
    Sec. 11-30. 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; 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. Public indecency is a Class 4 felony if committed by a person 18 years of age or older who is on or within 500 feet of elementary or secondary school grounds when children are present on the grounds.
(Source: P.A. 96-1098, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
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People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “1(a)(2) (West 2014)), public indecency (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2) (West 2014)), and disorderly conduct (720 ILCS 5/26-1(a)(1) (West 2014)).”
United States v. Winn, 79 F. Supp. 3d 904 (S.D. Ill. 2015). “The warrant authorized the seizure of “any or all files” contained on the cell phone and its memory card that “constitute[d] evidence of the offense of [Public Indecency 720 ILCS 5/11-30],” 6 including, but not limited to, the calendar, phone-book, contacts, SMS messages, MMS…”
People v. Assmar, 2020 IL App (2d) 180253 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “Section 11-30(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2), (c) (West 2016)) provides that a person who is 17 years old or older commits public indecency, which is a Class A misdemeanor, if he or she engages in “[a] lewd exposure of the body done…”
People v. Assmar, 2020 IL App (2d) 180253 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “Section 11-30(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2), (c) (West 2016)) provides that a person who is 17 years old 1 As part of its argument, the State contends that the trial court failed to admonish defendant in case No.”
People v. Reising, 2019 IL App (2d) 180391-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “Reising, on the State’s petition to have defendant declared a sexually dangerous person; and (2) the May 18, 2018 order accepting 2019 IL App (2d) 180391-U defendant’s plea of guilty to one count of public indecency (720 ILCS 5/11-30 (West 2014) and sentencing defendant to time…”
Lockhart v. Adams (S.D. Ill. 2024). “In Winn, the warrant authorized the seizure of “any or all files” contained on the cell phone and its memory card that “constitute[d] evidence of the offense of [Public Indecency 720 ILCS 5/11-30],” including, but not limited to, the calendar, phonebook, contacts, SMS messages,…”
People v. Contreras, 2021 IL App (1st) 180493-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “”)) and public indecency (see 720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2) (West 2018) (“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: *** [a] lewd exposure of the body done with intent to arouse or to satisfy the…”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2) — 4 cases
People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “1(a)(2) (West 2014)), public indecency (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2) (West 2014)), and disorderly conduct (720 ILCS 5/26-1(a)(1) (West 2014)).”
People v. Assmar, 2020 IL App (2d) 180253 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Section 11-30(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2), (c) (West 2016)) provides that a person who is 17 years old or older commits public indecency, which is a Class A misdemeanor, if he or she engages in “[a] lewd exposure of the body done…”
People v. Assmar, 2020 IL App (2d) 180253 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Section 11-30(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2), (c) (West 2016)) provides that a person who is 17 years old 1 As part of its argument, the State contends that the trial court failed to admonish defendant in case No.”
People v. Contreras, 2021 IL App (1st) 180493-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “”)) and public indecency (see 720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2) (West 2018) (“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: *** [a] lewd exposure of the body done with intent to arouse or to satisfy the…”
— 720 ILCS 5/11-30(c) — 2 cases
People v. Assmar, 2020 IL App (2d) 180253 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Section 11-30(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2), (c) (West 2016)) provides that a person who is 17 years old or older commits public indecency, which is a Class A misdemeanor, if he or she engages in “[a] lewd exposure of the body done…”
People v. Assmar, 2020 IL App (2d) 180253 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Section 11-30(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/11-30(a)(2), (c) (West 2016)) provides that a person who is 17 years old 1 As part of its argument, the State contends that the trial court failed to admonish defendant in case No.”
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