720 ILCS 5/29D-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 720 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES|720 ILCS 5/ - Criminal Code of 2012.|Title III - Specific Offenses

Sec. 29D-10. Definitions. As used in this Article, where not  otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent of  this Article:(a) "Computer network" means a set of related, remotely connected  devices  and  any communications facilities including more than one computer with the  capability to transmit data among them through communication facilities.(b) "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes, stores,  retrieves,  or  outputs data, and includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage and  telecommunications devices.(c) "Computer program" means a series of coded instruction or statements  in a  form acceptable to a computer which causes the computer to process data and  supply the results of data processing.(d) "Data" means representations of information, knowledge, facts,  concepts or  instructions, including program documentation, that are prepared in a  formalized manner and are stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer.  Data may be in any form, including but not limited to magnetic or optical  storage  media, punch cards, or data stored internally in the memory of a computer.(e) "Biological products used in or in connection with agricultural  production" includes, but is not  limited  to,  seeds, plants, and DNA of plants or animals altered for use in crop or  livestock breeding or production or which are sold, intended, designed, or  produced for use  in crop production or livestock breeding or production.(f) "Agricultural products" means crops and livestock.(g) "Agricultural production" means the breeding and growing of  livestock  and  crops.(g-5) "Animal feed" means an article  that is intended for use for food for animals other than humans  and that is intended for use as a substantial source of nutrients  in the diet of the animal, and is not limited to a mixture intended to  be the sole ration of the animal.(g-10) "Contagious or infectious disease" means a specific disease designated by the Illinois Department of Agriculture as contagious or infectious under rules pertaining to the Illinois Diseased Animals Act.(g-15) "Processed food" means any food other than a raw agricultural  commodity and includes any raw agricultural commodity that  has been subject to processing, such as canning, cooking, freezing,  dehydration, or milling.(g-20) "Raw agricultural commodity" means any food in its raw or  natural state, including all fruits that are washed, colored, or otherwise  treated in their unpeeled natural form prior to marketing and honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition.(g-25) "Endangering the food supply" means to knowingly:(1)  bring into this State any domestic animal that      is affected with any contagious or infectious disease or any animal that  has been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease;(2) expose any animal in this State to any contagious     or infectious disease;(3) deliver any poultry that is infected with any     contagious or infectious disease to any poultry producer pursuant to a production contract;(4) except as permitted under the Insect Pest and     Plant Disease Act,    bring or release into this State any insect pest  or expose any plant to an insect pest; or(5) expose any raw agricultural commodity, animal     feed, or processed food to any contaminant or contagious or infectious disease."Endangering the food supply" does not include bona fide experiments and actions related to those experiments carried on by commonly recognized research facilities or actions by agricultural producers and animal health professionals who may inadvertently contribute to the spread of detrimental biological agents while employing generally acceptable management practices.(g-30) "Endangering the water supply" means to knowingly contaminate a public or private water well or water reservoir or any water supply of a public utility or tamper with the production of bottled or packaged water or tamper with  bottled or packaged  water at a retail or wholesale mercantile establishment. "Endangering the water supply" does not include contamination of a public or private well or water reservoir  or any water supply of a public utility that may occur inadvertently  as part of the operation of  a public utility or electrical generating station.(h) "Livestock" means animals bred or raised for human consumption.(i) "Crops" means plants raised for: (1) human consumption, (2) fruits  that  are intended for human consumption, (3) consumption by livestock, and (4)  fruits that are intended for consumption by livestock.(j) "Communications systems" means any works, property, or material of  any radio, telegraph, telephone, microwave, or cable line, station, or system.(k) "Substantial damage" means monetary damage greater than $100,000.(l) "Terrorist act" or "act of terrorism" means: (1) any act that  is intended to cause or create a risk and does cause or create a risk of death  or great bodily harm to one or more persons;  (2) any act that disables or destroys the  usefulness or operation of any communications system; (3) any act or any series  of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single intention, scheme, or  design that disables or destroys the usefulness or operation of  a computer network, computers, computer programs, or data used by any  industry, by any class of business, or by 5 or more businesses or by the  federal government, State government, any unit of local government, a public  utility, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, a national defense contractor, or  a manufacturer of chemical or biological products used in or in connection  with agricultural production; (4) any act that disables or causes substantial  damage to or  destruction of any structure or facility used in or used in connection with  ground, air, or water transportation; the production or distribution of  electricity, gas, oil, or other fuel (except for acts that occur inadvertently and as the result of  operation of the facility that produces or distributes electricity,  gas, oil, or other fuel); the treatment of sewage or the treatment  or distribution of water; or controlling the flow of any body of water; (5) any  act that causes substantial damage to or destruction of livestock or to crops  or a series of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single intention,  scheme, or design which, in the aggregate, causes substantial damage to or  destruction of livestock or crops; (6) any act that causes substantial  damage to or destruction of any hospital or any building or facility used by  the federal government, State government, any unit of local government or  by a national defense contractor or by a public utility, a manufacturer of  pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of chemical or biological products used in or  in connection with agricultural production or the storage or processing of  agricultural products or the preparation of agricultural products for food or  food products intended for resale or for feed for livestock; (7) any act  that causes substantial damage to any building containing 5 or more  businesses of any type or to any building in which 10 or more people reside; (8) endangering the food supply; or (9) endangering the water supply.(m) "Terrorist" and "terrorist organization" means any person who  engages or is about to engage in a terrorist act with the intent to intimidate  or coerce a significant portion of a civilian population.(n) "Material support or resources" means currency or other financial  securities, financial services, lodging, training, safe houses, false  documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons,  lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, any other kind of  physical assets or intangible property, and expert services or expert  assistance.(o) "Person" has the meaning given in Section 2-15 of this Code  and, in addition to that meaning, includes, without limitation, any charitable  organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, any professional fund  raiser, professional solicitor, limited liability company, association, joint  stock company, association, trust, trustee, or any group of people formally or  informally affiliated or associated for a common purpose, and any officer,  director, partner, member, or agent of any person.(p) "Render criminal assistance" means to do any of the following with  the intent to prevent, hinder, or delay the discovery or apprehension of, or  the lodging of a criminal charge against, a person who he or she knows or  believes has committed an offense under this Article or is being sought by law  enforcement officials for the commission of an offense under this Article, or  with the intent to assist a person in profiting or benefiting from the  commission of an offense under this Article:(1) harbor or conceal the person;(2) warn the person of impending discovery or     apprehension;(3) provide the person with money, transportation, a     weapon, a disguise, false identification documents, or any other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;(4) prevent or obstruct, by means of force,     intimidation, or deception, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the person;(5) suppress, by any act of concealment, alteration,     or destruction, any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the person;(6) aid the person to protect or expeditiously profit     from an advantage derived from the crime; or(7) provide expert services or expert assistance to     the person. Providing expert services or expert assistance shall not be construed to apply to: (1) a licensed attorney who discusses with a client the legal consequences of a proposed course of conduct or advises a client of legal or constitutional rights and (2) a licensed medical doctor who provides emergency medical treatment to a person whom he or she believes has committed an offense under this Article if, as soon as reasonably practicable either before or after providing such treatment, he or she notifies a law enforcement agency. (Source: P.A. 96-1028, eff. 1-1-11.)