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5/12A-5. Findings

IL ST CH 720 § 5/12A-5West's Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes AnnotatedChapter 720. Criminal OffensesEffective: January 1, 2006 (Approx. 2 pages)

5/12A-5. Findings

IL ST CH 720 § 5/12A-5West's Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes AnnotatedChapter 720. Criminal OffensesEffective: January 1, 2006 (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated
Chapter 720. Criminal Offenses
Criminal Code
Act 5. Criminal Code of 2012 (Refs & Annos)
Title III. Specific Offenses
Part B. Offenses Directed Against the Person
Article 12a. Violent Video Games (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2006
720 ILCS 5/12A-5
5/12A-5. Findings
Currentness
§ 12A-5. Findings.
(a) The General Assembly finds that minors who play violent video games are more likely to:
(1) Exhibit violent, asocial, or aggressive behavior.
(2) Experience feelings of aggression.
(3) Experience a reduction of activity in the frontal lobes of the brain which is responsible for controlling behavior.
(b) While the video game industry has adopted its own voluntary standards describing which games are appropriate for minors, those standards are not adequately enforced.
(c) Minors are capable of purchasing and do purchase violent video games.
(d) The State has a compelling interest in assisting parents in protecting their minor children from violent video games.
(e) The State has a compelling interest in preventing violent, aggressive, and asocial behavior.
(f) The State has a compelling interest in preventing psychological harm to minors who play violent video games.
(g) The State has a compelling interest in eliminating any societal factors that may inhibit the physiological and neurological development of its youth.
(h) The State has a compelling interest in facilitating the maturation of Illinois' children into law-abiding, productive adults.

Credits

Laws 1961, p. 1983, § 12A-5, added by P.A. 94-315, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
720 I.L.C.S. 5/12A-5, IL ST CH 720 § 5/12A-5
Current through P.A. 103-593 of the 2024 Reg. Sess. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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