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Illinois · Through at least Public Act 104-790

720 ILCS 5/11-40: Fornication.

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  1. CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES
  2. Criminal Code of 2012.

(a) A person commits fornication when he or she knowingly has sexual intercourse with another not his or her spouse if the behavior is open and notorious.

A person shall be exempt from prosecution under this Section if his liability is based solely on evidence he has given in order to comply with the requirements of Section 4-1.7 of "The Illinois Public Aid Code", approved April 11, 1967, as amended.

(b) Sentence.

Fornication is a Class B misdemeanor.

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