{"data":{"id":"us-il/740-ilcs-190-15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"740 ILCS 190/15","heading":"Exceptions to liability.","body":"(a) A person is not liable under this Act if the person proves that the dissemination of or a threat to disseminate a private sexual image or digitally altered sexual image was:\n(1) made in good faith:\n(A) by law enforcement;\n(B) in a legal proceeding; or\n(C) for medical education or treatment;\n(2) made in good faith in the reporting or investigation of:\n(A) unlawful conduct; or\n(B) unsolicited and unwelcome conduct; or\n(3) related to a matter of public concern.\n(b) Subject to subsection (c), a defendant who is a parent, legal guardian, or individual with legal custody of a child is not liable under this Act for a dissemination or threatened dissemination of an intimate private sexual image of the child.\n(c) If a defendant asserts an exception to liability under subsection (b), the exception does not apply if the plaintiff proves the disclosure was:\n(1) prohibited by a law other than this Act; or\n(2) made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.\n(d) The dissemination of or a threat to disseminate a private sexual image is not a matter of public concern solely because the depicted individual is a public figure or the image is accompanied by a political message.","path":["CHAPTER 740 CIVIL LIABILITIES","Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4035\u0026ChapterID=57\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"41a26b07640f91e6dc3aa64424920d4eeb1771390de77466e42c3c201145a477","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/740-ilcs-190-10","next":"us-il/740-ilcs-190-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}