HB4628

Illinois HB4628 criminalizes threats made through social media, classifying them as felonies.

Illinois HB4628 amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to define "social media" and "immediate family." It establishes that knowingly delivering threats through social media, whether verbal, written, or digital, is a crime. Threats placing another person or their immediate family in fear of bodily harm, death, sexual assault, confinement, or property damage are covered. A first offense is a Class 3 felony, while subsequent offenses are Class 2 felonies.