IL HB3736

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to create a new civil cause of action allowing any person harmed by the unlawful sale, distribution, promotion, or exhibition of obscene material to sue the responsible individual or entity

Prevailing plaintiffs may recover compensatory damages for actual harm, plus punitive damages, with a cap of $10,000,000 per count (each separate instance of obscenity violation constitutes a separate count)

Establishes a 5-year statute of limitations from the discovery of the violation or harm caused by the violation

Allows courts to award reasonable attorney's fees to successful plaintiffs and grant injunctive relief to stop further distribution or exhibition of obscene material

Permits lawsuits to be filed in the county where the defendant resides, where the violation occurred, or where the plaintiff resides