HB2511 Summary

• Defines "social networking website" in the Criminal Code as Internet sites with member profile pages containing names, photos, or personal information, with ability to leave messages visible to other members and potentially include email functionality.

• Requires sex offenders convicted on or after the bill's effective date to refrain from accessing or using social networking websites as a mandatory condition of parole, mandatory supervised release, probation, conditional discharge, or supervision.

• Applies the social networking restriction to all sex offenses as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, creating a blanket prohibition for affected offenders across multiple supervision categories.