Section 720 ILCS 5/11-35 - Adultery(a) A person commits adultery when he or she has sexual intercourse with another not his or her spouse, if the behavior is open and notorious, and:(1) the person is married and knows the other person involved in such intercourse is not his spouse; or(2) the person is not married and knows that the other person involved in such intercourse is married. A 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.
(b) Sentence. Adultery is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by P.A. 103-0154,§ 680, eff. 6/30/2023.Renumbered from 720 ILCS 5/11-7 and amended by P.A. 096-1551,§ 2-5, eff. 7/1/2011.