{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-11-40","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/11-40","heading":"Fornication.","body":"(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.\nA 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.\n(b) Sentence.\nFornication is a Class B misdemeanor.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"327b8e44acf3bbba47297df6395ce3168e1f213441b9a0368916a1755a938a2c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-11-35","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-11-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}