It is unlawful for a person who, with knowledge that a person is a child, that is, a person under eighteen (18) years of age, or who fails to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining the true age of a child, to knowingly distribute to or send or cause to be sent to, or exhibit to a child, any harmful material.

    For purposes hereof, the definition, interpretation of evidence provisions, and affirmative defenses recited in 720 ILCS 5/11-21 as adopted, approved and amended, shall apply hereto.

    For purposes hereof, it is unlawful for any person under eighteen (18) years of age to falsely state, either orally or in writing, that he or she is not under the age of eighteen (18) years, or to present or offer to any person any evidence of age an identity which is false or not actually his or her own for the purpose of ordering, obtaining, viewing, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure or view harmful material as defined herein. (Amended during 1997 codification; prior code § 27-2-22)