Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Criminal Code of 1961". (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

General purposes. The provisions of this Code shall be construed in accordance with the general purposes hereof, to: (a) Forbid and prevent the commission of ...

Applicability of common law. No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense in this Code or in another statute of this State. ...

Civil remedies preserved. This Code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized by law ...

State criminal jurisdiction. (a) A person is subject to prosecution in this State for an offense which he commits, while either within or outside the State, ...

Place of trial. (a) Generally. Criminal actions shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed, except as otherwise provided by law. ...

Order of protection; status. Whenever relief sought under this Code is based on allegations of domestic violence, as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of ...

For the purposes of this Code, the words and phrases described in this Article have the meanings designated in this Article, except when a particular context clearly requires a ...

"Acquittal". "Acquittal" means a verdict or finding of not guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent jurisdiction ...

"Act". "Act" includes a failure or omission to take action. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"Another". "Another" means a person or persons as defined in this Code other than the offender. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"Community policing volunteer" means a person who is summoned or directed by a peace officer or any person actively participating in a community policing program and who ...

"Armed with a firearm". Except as otherwise provided in a specific Section, a person is considered "armed with a firearm" when he or she carries on ...

"Conduct". "Conduct" means an act or a series of acts, and the accompanying mental state. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"Conviction". "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, ...

"Dwelling". (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section, "dwelling" means a building or portion thereof, a tent, a vehicle, or other enclosed ...

Emergency medical technician. "Emergency medical technician-ambulance", "emergency medical technician-intermediate", and "emergency medical technician-paramedic" have the meanings ascribed to them in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems ...

Emergency management worker . "Emergency management worker" shall include the following: (a) any person, paid or unpaid, who is a member of a ...

"Felony". "Felony" means an offense for which a sentence to death or to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more is ...

"Firearm" and "firearm ammunition". "Firearm" and "firearm ammunition" have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. (Source: ...

"Firearm". Except as otherwise provided in a specific Section, "firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. ...

"Forcible felony". "Forcible felony" means treason, first degree murder, second degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, ...

"Included offense". "Included offense" means an offense which (a) Is established by proof of the same or less than all of the facts or a ...

"Includes". "Includes" or "including" means comprehending among other particulars, without limiting the generality of the foregoing word or phrase. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"Severely or profoundly mentally retarded person" means a person (i) whose intelligence quotient does not exceed 40 or (ii) whose intelligence quotient does not exceed 55 and ...

Laser or laser device. "Laser" or "laser device" means any small or hand-held battery powered device which converts incident electromagnetic radiation of mixed frequencies to one ...

Laser gunsight. "Laser gunsight" means any battery powered laser device manufactured to function as a firearm aiming device or sold as a firearm aiming device. ...

"Misdemeanor". "Misdemeanor" means any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a penitentiary for less than one year may be ...

"Offense". "Offense" means a violation of any penal statute of this State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"Peace officer". "Peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public ...

"Penal institution". "Penal institution" means a penitentiary, state farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of correction, or other institution for the incarceration or custody of persons under ...

"Person". "Person" means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"Personally discharged a firearm". A person is considered to have "personally discharged a firearm" when he or she, while armed with a firearm, knowingly and intentionally ...

"Physically handicapped person". "Physically handicapped person" means a person who suffers from a permanent and disabling physical characteristic, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder, or congenital ...

" Place of worship " means a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other building, structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and includes the grounds of a place ...

"Prosecution". "Prosecution" means all legal proceedings by which a person's liability for an offense is determined, commencing with the return of the indictment or the issuance ...

"Public employee". "Public employee" means a person, other than a public officer, who is authorized to perform any official function on behalf of, and is paid ...

"Public officer". "Public officer" means a person who is elected to office pursuant to statute, or who is appointed to an office which is established, and ...

"Reasonable belief". "Reasonable belief" or "reasonably believes" means that the person concerned, acting as a reasonable man, believes that the described facts exist. (Source: Laws ...

"School" means a public, private, or parochial elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university and includes the grounds of a school. (Source: P.A. 91-360, ...

"Solicit". "Solicit" or "solicitation" means to command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise another to commit an offense. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

"State". "State" or "this State" means the State of Illinois, and all land and water in respect to which the State of Illinois has either exclusive ...

"Statute". "Statute" means the Constitution or an Act of the General Assembly of this State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

Presumption of innocence and proof of guilt. Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No person shall be convicted of any offense unless his guilt ...

Affirmative defense. (a) "Affirmative defense" means that unless the State's evidence raises the issue involving the alleged defense, the defendant, to raise the issue, must present ...

Multiple prosecutions for same act. (a) When the same conduct of a defendant may establish the commission of more than one offense, the defendant may be ...

Effect of former prosecution. (a) A prosecution is barred if the defendant was formerly prosecuted for the same offense, based upon the same facts, if such ...

General Limitations. (a) A prosecution for: (1) first degree murder, attempt to commit first degree murder, second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, leaving the ...

Extended limitations. The period within which a prosecution must be commenced under the provisions of Section 3-5 or other applicable statute is extended under the following ...

Periods excluded from limitation. The period within which a prosecution must be commenced does not include any period in which: (a) The defendant is not ...

Limitation on offense based on series of acts. When an offense is based on a series of acts performed at different times, the period of limitation ...

Voluntary act. A material element of every offense is a voluntary act, which includes an omission to perform a duty which the law imposes on the ...

Possession as voluntary act. Possession is a voluntary act if the offender knowingly procured or received the thing possessed, or was aware of his control thereof ...

Mental state. (a) A person is not guilty of an offense, other than an offense which involves absolute liability, unless, with respect to each element described ...

Intent. A person intends, or acts intentionally or with intent, to accomplish a result or engage in conduct described by the statute defining the offense, when ...

Knowledge. A person knows, or acts knowingly or with knowledge of: (a) The nature or attendant circumstances of his conduct, described by the statute defining ...

Recklessness. A person is reckless or acts recklessly, when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, ...

Negligence. A person is negligent, or acts negligently, when he fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a result ...

Ignorance or mistake. (a) A person's ignorance or mistake as to a matter of either fact or law, except as provided in Section 4-3(c) above, is ...

Absolute liability. A person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to each element thereof, one of the mental states described in Sections 4--4 ...

Accountability for conduct of another. A person is responsible for conduct which is an element of an offense if the conduct is either that of the ...

When accountability exists. A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another when: (a) Having a mental state described by the statute defining the ...

Separate conviction of person accountable. A person who is legally accountable for the conduct of another which is an element of an offense may be convicted ...

Responsibility of corporation. (a) A corporation may be prosecuted for the commission of an offense if, but only if: (1) The offense is a misdemeanor, ...

Accountability for conduct of corporation. (a) A person is legally accountable for conduct which is an element of an offense and which, in the name or ...

Infancy. No person shall be convicted of any offense unless he had attained his 13th birthday at the time the offense was committed. (Source: Laws ...

Insanity. (a) A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if at the time of such conduct, as a result of mental disease or mental defect, ...

Intoxicated or drugged condition. A person who is in an intoxicated or drugged condition is criminally responsible for conduct unless such condition is involuntarily produced and ...

Affirmative Defense. A defense based upon any of the provisions of Article 6 is an affirmative defense except that mental illness is not an affirmative defense, ...

Use of force in defense of person. (a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that he ...

Use of force in defense of dwelling. (a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that he ...

Use of force in defense of other property. (a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that ...

Use of force by aggressor. The justification described in the preceding Sections of this Article is not available to a person who: (a) Is attempting ...

Peace officer's use of force in making arrest. (a) A peace officer, or any person whom he has summoned or directed to assist him, need not ...

Private person's use of force in making arrest. (a) A private person who makes, or assists another private person in making a lawful arrest is justified ...

Private person's use of force in resisting arrest. A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which he knows is being made ...

Force likely to cause death or great bodily harm. (a) Force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm, within the meaning of Sections ...

Use of force to prevent escape. (a) A peace officer or other person who has an arrested person in his custody is justified in the use ...

Execution of death sentence. A public officer who, in the exercise of his official duty, puts a person to death pursuant to a sentence of a ...

Compulsion. (a) A person is not guilty of an offense, other than an offense punishable with death, by reason of conduct which he performs under the ...

Entrapment. A person is not guilty of an offense if his or her conduct is incited or induced by a public officer or employee, or agent ...

Necessity. Conduct which would otherwise be an offense is justifiable by reason of necessity if the accused was without blame in occasioning or developing the situation ...

Affirmative defense. A defense of justifiable use of force, or of exoneration, based on the provisions of this Article is an affirmative defense. (Source: Laws ...

Solicitation. (a) Elements of the offense. A person commits solicitation when, with intent that an offense be committed, other than first degree murder, he commands, encourages ...

Solicitation of Murder. (a) A person commits solicitation of murder when, with the intent that the offense of first degree murder be committed, he commands, encourages ...

Solicitation of Murder for Hire. (a) A person commits solicitation of murder for hire when, with the intent that the offense of first degree murder be ...

Conspiracy. (a) Elements of the offense. A person commits conspiracy when, with intent that an offense be committed, he agrees with another to the commission of ...

Conspiracy against civil rights. (a) Offense. A person commits conspiracy against civil rights when, without legal justification, he or she, with the intent to interfere ...

Defense. It is a defense to a charge of solicitation or conspiracy that if the criminal object were achieved the accused would not be guilty of ...

Attempt. (a) Elements of the Offense. A person commits an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific offense, he does any act which constitutes ...

Multiple convictions. No person shall be convicted of both the inchoate and the principal offense. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

Offense. For the purposes of this Article, "offense" shall include conduct which if performed in another State would be criminal by the laws of that State ...

First degree Murder - Death penalties - Exceptions - Separate Hearings - Proof - Findings - Appellate procedures - Reversals. (a) A person who kills an ...

Intentional Homicide of an Unborn Child. (a) A person commits the offense of intentional homicide of an unborn child if, in performing acts which cause the ...

Second Degree Murder. (a) A person commits the offense of second degree murder when he commits the offense of first degree murder as defined in paragraphs ...

Voluntary Manslaughter of an Unborn Child. (a) A person who kills an unborn child without lawful justification commits voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child if at ...

Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide. (a) A person who unintentionally kills an individual without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter if his acts whether lawful or unlawful ...

Concealment of homicidal death. (a) A person commits the offense of concealment of homicidal death when he conceals the death of any other person with knowledge ...

Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide of an Unborn Child. (a) A person who unintentionally kills an unborn child without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter of an ...

Drug-induced homicide. (a) A person who violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and any person's ...

Kidnapping.) (a) Kidnapping occurs when a person knowingly: (1) And secretly confines another against his will, or (2) By force or threat of imminent ...

Aggravated kidnaping. (a) A kidnaper within the definition of paragraph (a) of Section 10-1 is guilty of the offense of aggravated kidnaping when he: ...

Unlawful restraint.) (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful restraint when he knowingly without legal authority detains another. (b) Sentence. Unlawful restraint is a ...

Aggravated Unlawful Restraint. (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated unlawful restraint when he knowingly without legal authority detains another while using a deadly weapon. ...

Forcible Detention.) (a) A person commits the offense of forcible detention when he holds an individual hostage without lawful authority for the purpose of obtaining performance ...

Child Abduction. (a) For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Child" means a person under the age of ...

Unlawful visitation interference. (a) As used in this Section, the terms "child", "detain", and "lawful custodian" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 10-5 ...

Harboring a runaway. (a) Any person, other than an agency or association providing crisis intervention services as defined in Section 3-5 of the Juvenile Court Act ...

Aiding and abetting child abduction. (a) A person violates this Section when: (i) Before or during the commission of a child abduction as defined in ...

Unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel ticket to a minor. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of a public conveyance travel ticket ...

Definitions. In this Article: (1) "Intimidation" has the meaning prescribed in Section 12-6. (2) "Commercial sexual activity" means any sex act ...

Criminal provisions. (a) Involuntary servitude. Whoever knowingly subjects, attempts to subject, or engages in a conspiracy to subject another person to forced labor or services shall ...

Forfeitures. (a) A person who commits the offense of involuntary servitude, involuntary servitude of a minor, or trafficking of persons for forced labor or services under Section ...

Certification. The Attorney General, State's Attorneys, or any law enforcement official shall certify in writing to the United States Department of Justice or other federal agency, ...

Indecent solicitation of a child. (a) A person of the age of 17 years and upwards commits the offense of indecent solicitation of a child if ...

Indecent solicitation of an adult. (a) A person commits indecent solicitation of an adult if the person: (1) Arranges for a person 17 years of ...

Adultery.) (a) Any person who has sexual intercourse with another not his spouse commits adultery, if the behavior is open and notorious, and (1) The person ...

Fornication.) (a) Any person who has sexual intercourse with another not his spouse commits fornication if the behavior is open and notorious. A person shall be ...

Public indecency. (a) Any person of the age of 17 years and upwards who performs any of the following acts in a public place commits a ...

Sexual exploitation of a child. (a) Any person commits sexual exploitation of a child if in the presence of a child and with intent or knowledge ...

Custodial sexual misconduct. (a) A person commits the offense of custodial sexual misconduct when: (1) he or she is an employee of a penal system and ...

Presence within school zone by child sex offenders prohibited. (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be present in any school building, on ...

Approaching, contacting, residing, or communicating with a child within certain places by child sex offenders prohibited. (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly ...

Sexual Relations Within Families. (a) A person commits sexual relations within families if he or she: (1) Commits an act of sexual penetration as defined ...

Bigamy. (a) Any person having a husband or wife who subsequently marries another or cohabits in this State after such marriage commits bigamy. (b) It ...

Marrying a bigamist. (a) Any unmarried person who knowingly marries another under circumstances known to him which would render the other person guilty of bigamy under ...

Prostitution. (a) Any person who performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12-12 of this Code for any ...

Solicitation of a sexual act. (a) Any person who offers a person not his or her spouse any money, property, token, object, or article or anything ...

Soliciting for a prostitute. (a) Any person who performs any of the following acts commits soliciting for a prostitute: (1) Solicits another for the purpose ...

Soliciting for a Juvenile Prostitute. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 11-15(a) of this Act commits soliciting for a juvenile prostitute ...

Pandering. (a) Any person who performs any of the following acts for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value commits pandering: ...

Keeping a Place of Prostitution. (a) Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which could offer seclusion or shelter for ...

Keeping a Place of Juvenile Prostitution. (a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Section 11-17 of this Act commits keeping a place ...

Patronizing a prostitute. (a) Any person who performs any of the following acts with a person not his or her spouse commits the offense of patronizing ...

Patronizing a juvenile prostitute. (a) Any person who engages in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12-12 of this Code with a prostitute ...

Pimping. (a) Any person who receives any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value from a prostitute, not for a lawful consideration, knowing ...

Juvenile Pimping and aggravated juvenile pimping. (a) A person commits the offense of juvenile pimping if the person knowingly receives any form of consideration derived from ...

Exploitation of a child. (A) A person commits exploitation of a child when he or she confines a child under the age of 16 or a ...

Obscenity. (a) Elements of the Offense. A person commits obscenity when, with knowledge of the nature or content thereof, or recklessly failing to exercise reasonable inspection ...

Child pornography. (a) A person commits the offense of child pornography who: (1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise depicts or portrays by means ...

Forfeitures. (a) A person who commits the offense of keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, exploitation of a child, or child pornography under Section 11-17.1, 11-19.2, ...

Any commercial film and photographic print processor who has knowledge of or observes, within the scope of his professional capacity or employment, any film, photograph, videotape, negative or slide ...

Harmful material. (a) As used in this Section: "Distribute" means transfer possession of, whether with or without consideration. "Harmful to ...

Tie-in sales of obscene publications to distributors. Any person, firm or corporation, or any agent, officer or employee thereof, engaged in the business of distributing books, ...

Posting of identifying information on a pornographic Internet site. (a) A person at least 17 years of age who discloses on an adult obscenity or child ...

Child photography by sex offender. (a) In this Section: "Child" means a person under 18 years of age. "Child sex offender" has the ...

Assault. (a) A person commits an assault when, without lawful authority, he engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. ...

Aggravated assault. (a) A person commits an aggravated assault, when, in committing an assault, he: (1) Uses a deadly weapon or any device manufactured ...

Vehicular Endangerment. (a) Any person who with the intent to strike a motor vehicle causes by any means an object to fall from an overpass in ...

Use of a dangerous place for the commission of a controlled substance or cannabis offense. (a) A person commits the offense of use of a dangerous place ...

Battery. (a) A person commits battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means, (1) causes bodily harm to an individual or ...

Battery of an Unborn Child. (a) A person commits battery of an unborn child if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification and by any means ...

Domestic Battery. (a) A person commits domestic battery if he intentionally or knowingly without legal justification by any means: (1) Causes bodily harm to any ...

Aggravated domestic battery. (a) A person who, in committing a domestic battery, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement commits aggravated ...

Aggravated Battery . (a) A person who, in committing a battery, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement commits aggravated battery. ...

Aggravated Battery with a firearm. (a) A person commits aggravated battery with a firearm when he, in committing a battery, knowingly or intentionally by means of ...

Aggravated battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm. (a) A ...

Aggravated battery of a child. (a) Any person of the age 18 years and upwards who intentionally or knowingly, and without legal justification and by any ...

Aggravated battery of an unborn child. (a) A person who, in committing battery of an unborn child, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, or permanent ...

Tampering with food, drugs or cosmetics. (a) Any person who knowingly puts any substance capable of causing death or great bodily harm to a human being ...

Aggravated Battery of a Senior Citizen. (a) A person who, in committing battery, intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to ...

Drug induced infliction of great bodily harm. (a) Any person who violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance ...

Infected domestic animals. A person who knowingly and willfully brings or causes to be brought into this State sheep or other domestic animals infected with contagious ...

Drug induced infliction of aggravated battery to a child athlete. (a) Any person who distributes to or encourages the ingestion of a drug by a person under the ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-111, eff. 7-8-03. Repealed by P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.) ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-340, eff. 7-24-03. Repealed by P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.) ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-340, eff. 7-24-03. Repealed by P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.) ...

Reckless conduct. (a) A person who causes bodily harm to or endangers the bodily safety of an individual by any means, commits reckless conduct if he ...

Criminal housing management. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal housing management when, having personal management or control of residential real estate, whether as a ...

Injunction. (a) In addition to any other remedies, the State's Attorney of the county where the residential property which endangers the health or safety of any ...

Common carriers; gross neglect. Whoever, having personal management or control of or over a steamboat or other public conveyance used for the common carriage of persons, ...

Aggravated criminal housing management. (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated criminal housing management when he or she commits the offense of criminal housing management; and: ...

Intimidation. (a) A person commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any act, he communicates to another, ...

Compelling organization membership of persons . A person who expressly or impliedly threatens to do bodily harm or does bodily harm to an individual or to that individual's ...

Aggravated intimidation. (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated intimidation when he or she commits the offense of intimidation and: (1) the person committed ...

Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence. (a) A person commits the offense of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence when, after having committed an ...

Criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal street gang ...

Compelling confession or information by force or threat. (a) A person who, with intent to obtain a confession, statement or information regarding any offense, inflicts or ...

Hate crime. (a) A person commits hate crime when, by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or ...

Educational intimidation. (a) A person commits educational intimidation when he knowingly interferes with the right of any child who is or is believed to be afflicted ...

Stalking. (a) A person commits stalking when he or she, knowingly and without lawful justification, on at least 2 separate occasions follows another person or places ...

Aggravated stalking. (a) A person commits aggravated stalking when he or she, in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, also does any of the following: ...

Cyberstalking. (a) A person commits cyberstalking when he or she, knowingly and without lawful justification, on at least 2 separate occasions, harasses another person through the ...

Cross burning. (a) A person commits the offense of cross burning who, with the intent to intimidate any other person or group of persons, burns or ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-2638. Repealed by P.A. 89-657, eff. 8-14-96.) ...

Threatening public officials. (a) A person commits the offense of threatening a public official when: (1) that person knowingly and willfully delivers or ...

Tattooing Body of Minor. (a) Any person, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, who tattoos or offers to tattoo a ...

Piercing the body of a minor. (a)(1) Any person who pierces the body or oral cavity of a person under 18 years of age ...

Tongue splitting. (a) In this Section, "tongue splitting" means the cutting of a human tongue into 2 or more parts. (b) A person may not ...

Home Invasion. (a) A person who is not a peace officer acting in the line of duty commits home invasion when without authority he or she ...

Vehicular invasion. (a) A person commits vehicular invasion who knowingly, by force and without lawful justification, enters or reaches into the interior of a motor vehicle ...

Definitions. For the purposes of Sections 12-13 through 12-18 of this Code, the terms used in these Sections shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: ...

Criminal Sexual Assault. (a) The accused commits criminal sexual assault if he or she: (1) commits an act of sexual penetration by the use ...

Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. (a) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual assault if he or she commits criminal sexual assault and any of the following aggravating ...

Predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. (a) The accused commits predatory criminal sexual assault of a child if: (1) the accused was 17 years ...

Criminal sexual abuse. (a) The accused commits criminal sexual abuse if he or she: (1) commits an act of sexual conduct by the use of ...

Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. (a) The accused commits aggravated criminal sexual abuse if he or she commits criminal sexual abuse as defined in subsection (a) of ...

Criminal Transmission of HIV. (a) A person commits criminal transmission of HIV when he or she, knowing that he or she is infected with HIV: ...

Defenses. (a) It shall be a defense to any offense under Section 12-13 through 12-16 of this Code where force or threat of force is an ...

General Provisions. (a) No person accused of violating Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-15 or 12-16 of this Code shall be presumed to be incapable of committing an ...

Civil Liability. (a) If any person has been convicted of any offense defined in Section 12-13, 12-14, 12-15, or 12-16 of this Act, a victim of ...

Abuse and Criminal Neglect of a Long Term Care Facility Resident. (a) Any person or any owner or licensee of a long term care facility who ...

Sale of body parts. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who knowingly buys or sells, or offers to buy or sell, a human ...

Dismembering a human body. (a) A person commits the offense of dismembering a human body when he or she knowingly dismembers, severs, separates, dissects, or mutilates ...

Criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal abuse or neglect of an ...

Child Abandonment. (a) A person commits the offense of child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or ...

Endangering the life or health of a child. (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or permit the life or health of a ...

Sale of yo-yo waterballs prohibited. (a) It is unlawful to sell a yo-yo waterball in this State. (b) Sentence. A person who sells a ...

Probation. (a) Whenever a parent of a child as determined by the court on the facts before it, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of, ...

Violation of an order of protection. (a) A person commits violation of an order of protection if: (1) He or she commits an act which ...

Inducement to Commit Suicide. (a) A person commits the offense of inducement to commit suicide when he or she does either of the following: (1) ...

Ritual Mutilation. (a) A person commits the offense of ritual mutilation, when he or she mutilates, dismembers or tortures another person as part of a ceremony, ...

Ritualized abuse of a child. (a) A person is guilty of ritualized abuse of a child when he or she commits any of the following acts ...

Female genital mutilation. (a) Except as otherwise permitted in subsection (b), whoever knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia ...

Sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal. (a) A person may not knowingly engage in any sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal. ...

Short title. This Article may be cited as the Violent Video Games Law. (Source: P.A. 94-315, eff. 1-1-06.) ...

Findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that minors who play violent video games are more likely to: (1) Exhibit violent, asocial, or aggressive behavior. ...

Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Video game retailer" means a person who sells or ...

Restricted sale or rental of violent video games. (a) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented, any violent video game to any ...

Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution arising under this Article, it is an affirmative defense: (1) that the defendant was a family member of the ...

Labeling of violent video games. (a) Video game retailers shall label all violent video games as defined in this Article, with a solid white "18" outlined in ...

Short title. This Article may be cited as the Sexually Explicit Video Games Law. (Source: P.A. 94-315, eff. 1-1-06.) ...

Findings. The General Assembly finds sexually explicit video games inappropriate for minors and that the State has a compelling interest in assisting parents in protecting their ...

Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Video game retailer" means a person who sells or ...

Restricted sale or rental of sexually explicit video games. (a) A person who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented, any sexually explicit video game ...

Affirmative defenses. In any prosecution arising under this Article, it is an affirmative defense: (1) that the defendant was a family member of the ...

Labeling of sexually explicit video games. (a) Video game retailers shall label all sexually explicit video games as defined in this Act, with a solid white "18" ...

Posting notification of video games rating system. (a) A retailer who sells or rents video games shall post a sign that notifies customers that a video ...

Availability of brochure describing rating system. (a) A video game retailer shall make available upon request a brochure to customers that explains the Entertainment Software Ratings ...

Definition. (a) Eavesdropping device. An eavesdropping device is any device capable of being used to hear or record oral conversation or intercept, retain, or transcribe ...

Elements of the offense; affirmative defense. (a) A person commits eavesdropping when he: (1) Knowingly and intentionally uses an eavesdropping device for the ...

Exemptions. The following activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article: (a) Listening to radio, wireless and television communications of any sort where ...

Recordings, records, and custody. (a) Any private oral communication intercepted in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 14-3 shall, if practicable, be recorded by tape or ...

Notice of interception or recording. (a) Within a reasonable time, but not later than 60 days after the termination of the investigation for which the interception ...

Sentence. (a) Eavesdropping, for a first offense, is a Class 4 felony and, for a second or subsequent offense, is a Class 3 felony. (b) ...

Evidence inadmissible. Any evidence obtained in violation of this Article is not admissible in any civil or criminal trial, or any administrative or legislative inquiry or ...

Civil remedies to injured parties. (1) Any or all parties to any conversation upon which eavesdropping is practiced contrary to this Article shall be entitled to the following ...

Common carrier to aid in detection. Subject to regulation by the Illinois Commerce Commission, any common carrier by wire shall, upon request of any subscriber and ...

Discovery of eavesdropping device by an individual, common carrier, private investigative agency or non-governmental corporation). Any agent, officer or employee of a private investigative agency or non-governmental corporation, ...

Discovery of eavesdropping device by common carrier by wire - disclosure to subscriber.) Any agent, officer or employee of any common carrier by wire who discovers any physical ...

Property. As used in this Part C, "property" means anything of value. Property includes real estate, money, commercial instruments, admission or transportation tickets, written instruments representing ...

Owner. As used in this Part C, "owner" means a person, other than the offender, who has possession of or any other interest in the property ...

Permanent deprivation. As used in this Part C, to "permanently deprive" means to: (a) Defeat all recovery of the property by the owner; or ...

Deception. As used in this Part C "deception" means knowingly to: (a) Create or confirm another's impression which is false and which the offender does ...

Threat. As used in this Part C, "threat" means a menace, however communicated, to: (a) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened or any other ...

Stolen property. As used in this Part C, "stolen property" means property over which control has been obtained by theft. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.) ...

Obtain. As used in this Part C, "obtain" means: (a) In relation to property, to bring about a transfer of interest or possession, whether to ...

Obtains control. As used in this Part C, the phrase "obtains or exerts control" over property, includes but is not limited to the taking, carrying away, ...

Value. As used in this Part C, the "value" of property consisting of any commercial instrument or any written instrument representing or embodying rights concerning anything ...

Governmental property. As used in this Part C, "governmental property" means funds or other property owned by the State, a unit of local government, or a ...

Theft. (a) A person commits theft when he knowingly: (1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner; or (2) ...

Theft by lessee; prima facie evidence. It shall be prima facie evidence that a person "knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner" ...

It shall be prima facie evidence of intent that a person "knowingly obtains by deception control over property of the owner" when he fails to return, within 45 days ...

Financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability. (a) A person commits the offense of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a ...

Theft of lost or mislaid property. A person who obtains control over lost or mislaid property commits theft when he: (a) Knows or learns the ...

(a) A person commits theft when he obtains the temporary use of property, labor or services of another which are available only for hire, by means of threat ...

False Report of Theft and Other Losses. (a) A person who knowingly makes a false report of a theft, destruction, damage or conversion of any property ...

Offender's interest in the property. (a) It is no defense to a charge of theft of property that the offender has an interest therein, when the ...

Theft from coin-operated machines. (a) A person commits theft from a coin-operated machine when he knowingly and without authority and with intent to commit a theft ...

Coin-operated machines; possession of a key or device. (a) A person who possesses a key, a tool, an instrument, an explosive, a device, a substance, or ...

Unlawful use of recorded sounds or images. (a) A person commits unlawful use of recorded sounds or images when he: (1) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly ...

Unlawful use of unidentified sound or audio visual recordings. (a) A person commits unlawful use of unidentified sound or audio visual recordings when he intentionally, knowingly, ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98. Repealed by P.A. 92-728, eff. 1-1-03.) ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-466. Repealed by P.A. 92-728, eff. 1-1-03.) ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-466. Repealed by P.A. 92-728, eff. 1-1-03.) ...

(Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-519. Repealed by P.A. 92-728, eff. 1-1-03.) ...

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful interference with public utility services when he knowingly, without the consent of the owner of the services, impairs or interrupts ...

(a) A person commits unlawful use of a theft detection shielding device when he knowingly manufactures, sells, offers for sale or distributes any laminated or coated bag or ...

Possession of a stolen firearm. (a) A person commits possession of a stolen firearm when he or she, not being entitled to the possession of a ...

Aggravated possession of a stolen firearm. (a) A person commits aggravated possession of a stolen firearm when he or she: (1) Not being entitled to ...

Theft of advertising services. (a) In this Section, "unauthorized advertisement" means any form of representation or communication, including any handbill, newsletter, pamphlet, or notice that contains ...

Unlawful communication and access devices; definitions. As used in Sections 16-19, 16-20, and 16-21, unless the context otherwise indicates: "Communication device" means any type of ...

Prohibited acts. A person commits an offense if he or she knowingly: (1) obtains or uses a communication service without the authorization of, or compensation ...

Criminal penalties. (a) Except for violations of Section 16-19 as provided for in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, a person who violates Section 16-19 ...

Civil actions. (a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of Section 16-19 may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b) The ...

Tampering with a security, fire, or life safety system . (a) A person commits the offense of tampering with a security, fire, or life safety system when ...

Legislative declaration . It is the public policy of this State that the substantial burden placed upon the economy of this State resulting from the rising incidence of ...

Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the words and phrases defined in Section 16A-2.1 through 16A-2.11 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections ...

To "conceal" merchandise means that, although there may be some notice of its presence, that merchandise is not visible through ordinary observation. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Full Retail Value" means the merchant's stated or advertised price of the merchandise. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Merchandise" means any item of tangible personal property. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Merchant" means an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment or any agent, employee, lessee, consignee, officer, director, franchisee or independent contractor of such owner or operator. ...

"Minor" means a person who is less than 19 years of age, is unemancipated and resides with his parents or legal guardian. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Person" means any natural person or individual. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Peace officer" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2-13 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Premises of a Retail Mercantile Establishment" includes, but is not limited to, the retail mercantile establishment; any common use areas in shopping centers and all parking areas set aside ...

"Retail Mercantile Establishment" means any place where merchandise is displayed, held, stored or offered for sale to the public. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Shopping Cart" means those push carts of the type or types which are commonly provided by grocery stores, drug stores or other retail mercantile establishments for the use of ...

"Under-ring" means to cause the cash register or other sales recording device to reflect less than the full retail value of the merchandise. (Source: P.A. 79-840.) ...

"Theft detection shielding device" means any laminated or coated bag or device designed and intended to shield merchandise from detection by an electronic or magnetic theft alarm sensor. ...

"Theft detection device remover" means any tool or device specifically designed and intended to be used to remove any theft detection device from any merchandise. (Source: P.A. 85-749.) ...

Offense of Retail Theft. A person commits the offense of retail theft when he or she knowingly: (a) Takes possession of, carries away, transfers or ...

Theft by emergency exit. A person commits the offense of theft by emergency exit when he or she commits a retail theft as defined in Section ...

Presumptions. If any person: (a) conceals upon his or her person or among his or her belongings, unpurchased merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for ...

Detention. Any merchant who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed retail theft may detain such person, on or off the premises of ...

Affirmative Defense. A detention as permitted in this Article does not constitute an arrest or an unlawful restraint, as defined in Section 10-3 of this Code, ...

Civil Liability. (a) A person who commits the offense of retail theft as defined in Section 16A-3 paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (h) of this Code, ...

If any Section, clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Article is for any reason adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment will not ...

Continuation of prior law. The provisions of this Article insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of Article 16 of this ...

Sentence. (1) Retail theft of property, the full retail value of which does not exceed $150, is a Class A misdemeanor. Theft by emergency exit of ...

Definitions. As used in this Article: (a) "Library facility" includes any public library or museum, or any library or museum of an educational, historical or ...

Library Theft. A person commits the offense of library theft when he or she: (a) Knowingly and intentionally removes any library material from the premises ...

Criminal mutilation or vandalism of library materials. A person commits criminal mutilation or vandalism of library materials when he knowingly tears, marks on, maliciously renders imperfect ...

Posting of Warning. Each library facility shall post a copy of this Act at a location adjacent to each entrance to the premises of the library ...

Continuation of Prior Law. The provisions of this Article insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of Article 16 of this ...

Sentence. (a) Library theft, as defined in paragraph (d) of Sec. 16B-2, is a petty offense for which the offender may be fined an amount not ...

Definitions. For purposes of this Article the following words and phrases have the following meaning: (1) "commercial context" means a continuing business enterprise conducted for ...

(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of household appliances when he or she knowingly, with the intent to defraud or deceive another, keeps for sale, within ...

Continuation of prior law. The provisions of this Article, insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of Article 16 of this ...

Short title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Computer Crime Prevention Law". (Source: P.A. 85-926.) ...

Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise indicates: (a) "Computer" means a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves or outputs data, and ...

Computer Tampering. (a) A person commits the offense of computer tampering when he knowingly and without the authorization of a computer's owner, as defined in Section ...

Aggravated Computer Tampering. (a) A person commits aggravated computer tampering when he commits the offense of computer tampering as set forth in subsection (a)(3) of Section ...

Computer Fraud. (a) A person commits the offense of computer fraud when he knowingly: (1) Accesses or causes to be accessed a computer or any ...

Forfeiture. 1. Any person who commits the offense of computer fraud as set forth in Section 16D-5 shall forfeit, according to the provisions of this ...

Rebuttable Presumption - without authority. In the event that a person accesses or causes to be accessed a computer, which access requires a confidential or proprietary ...

Short title. This Article may be cited as the Delivery Container Crime Law. (Source: P.A. 87-613.) ...

Definitions. "Container" means any bakery basket of wire or plastic used to transport or store bread or bakery products, any dairy case of wire or plastic ...

Offense. (a) A person commits the offense of delivery container theft when he knowingly does any of the following: (1) Uses for any purpose, when ...

Sentence. (a) Delivery container theft is a Class B misdemeanor. An offender may be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 for the first ...

Short title. This Article may be cited as the Wireless Service Theft Prevention Law. (Source: P.A. 89-497, eff. 6-27-96.) ...

Definitions. As used in this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this Section: "Manufacture of an unlawful ...

Theft of wireless service. (a) A person commits the offense of theft of wireless service if he or she intentionally obtains wireless service by the use ...

Facilitating theft of wireless service by manufacture, distribution, or possession of devices for theft of wireless services. (a) A person commits the offense of facilitating theft of ...

Restitution. The court may, in addition to any other sentence authorized by law, sentence a person convicted of violating this Article to make restitution in the ...

Civil remedy. A wireless service provider aggrieved by a violation of this Article may, in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction, obtain appropriate ...

Short title. This Article may be cited as the Identity Theft Law. (Source: P.A. 93-401, eff. 7-31-03.) ...

Legislative declaration. (a) It is the public policy of this State that the substantial burden placed upon the economy of this State as a result of ...

Definitions. In this Article unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Personal identification document" means a birth certificate, a drivers license, a State identification card, a ...

Transmission of personal identifying information prohibited. (a) A person who is not a party to a transaction that involves the use of a financial transaction device may ...

Identity theft. (a) A person commits the offense of identity theft when he or she knowingly: (1) uses any personal identifying information or ...

Aggravated identity theft. (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated identity theft when he or she commits the offense of identity theft as set forth ...

Civil remedies. A person who is convicted of identity theft or aggravated identity theft is liable in a civil action to the person who suffered damages ...

Offenders interest in the property. It is no defense to a charge of aggravated identity theft or identity theft that the offender has an interest in ...

Mandating law enforcement agencies to accept and provide reports; judicial factual determination. (a) A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her personal identifying information ...

Short title. This Article may be cited as the Illinois Financial Crime Act. (Source: P.A. 93-440, eff. 8-5-03.) ...

Legislative declaration. It is the public policy of this State that the substantial burden placed upon the economy of this State resulting from the rising incidence ...

Definitions. In this Article unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Financial crime" means an offense described in this Article. (b) "Financial institution" means any ...

Misappropriation of financial institution property. A person commits the offense of misappropriation of a financial institution's property whenever the person knowingly misappropriates, embezzles, abstracts, purloins or ...

Commercial bribery involving a financial institution. (a) A person commits the offense of commercial bribery involving a financial institution when the person confers or offers or ...

Financial institution fraud. A person commits the offense of financial institution fraud when the person knowingly executes or attempts to execute a scheme or artifice: ...

Loan fraud. A person commits the offense of loan fraud when the person knowingly, with intent to defraud, makes any false statement or report, or willfully ...

Concealment of collateral. A person commits the offense of concealment of collateral when the person, with intent to defraud, knowingly conceals, removes, disposes of, or converts ...

Financial institution robbery. A person commits the offense of financial institution robbery when the person, by force or threat of force, or by intimidation, takes, or ...

Conspiracy to commit a financial crime. (a) A person commits the offense of a conspiracy to commit a financial crime when, with the intent that a ...

Continuing financial crimes enterprise. A person commits the offense of a continuing financial crimes enterprise when the person knowingly, within an 18 month period, commits 3 ...

Organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise. (a) A person commits the offense of being an organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise when the person: ...

Sentence. (a) A financial crime, the full value of which does not exceed $300, is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who has been ...

Period of limitations. The period of limitations for prosecution of any offense defined in this Article begins at the time when the last act in furtherance ...

Definitions. In this Article: "Access" means to use, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve or intercept data from, or otherwise utilize any services of ...

Legislative declaration. It is the public policy of this State that the substantial burden placed upon the economy of this State resulting from the rising incidence ...

Online sale of stolen property. A person commits the offense of online sale of stolen property when he or she uses or accesses the Internet with ...

Definitions. For the purposes of this Article: "Motor fuel" means a liquid, regardless of its properties, used to propel a vehicle, including gasoline and diesel. ...

Online theft by deception. A person commits the offense of online theft by deception when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to ...

Offense of theft of motor fuel. A person commits the offense of theft of motor fuel when he or she knowingly dispenses motor fuel into a ...

Electronic fencing. A person commits the offense of electronic fencing when he or she sells stolen property using the Internet, knowing that the property was ...

Sentence. A violation of this Article is a Class 4 felony if the full retail value of the stolen property or property obtained by deception does ...

Civil liability. A person who commits the offense of theft of motor fuel as described in Section 16J-15 is civilly liable to the retailer as prescribed ...

Sentence. (a) Theft of motor fuel, the full retail value of which does not exceed $150, is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who ...

Continuation of prior law. The provisions of this Article insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of Article 16 of this ...

Severability. The provisions of this Article are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 94-700, eff. 6-1-06.) ...

Deceptive practices. (A) As used in this Section: (i) A financial institution means any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other depository of ...

Deceptive practices. (A) As used in this Section: (i) A financial institution means any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other depository of ...

Civil Liability for Deceptive Practices. A person who issues a check or order to a payee in violation of Section 17-1(B) (d) and who fails to ...

State's Attorney's bad check diversion program. (a) In this Section: "Offender" means a person charged with, or for whom probable cause exists to charge the ...

False personation; use of title; solicitation; certain entities. (a) A person commits a false personation when he or she falsely represents himself or herself to be ...

False academic degrees. (a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly manufacture or produce for profit or for sale a false academic degree, unless the ...

Forgery. (a) A person commits forgery when, with intent to defraud, he knowingly: (1) makes or alters any document apparently capable of defrauding ...

Deceptive altering or sale of coins. (a) A person commits a deceptive altering of coins when he in any manner alters any coin to increase the ...

Deceptive collection practices. A collection agency as defined in the "Collection Agency Act" or any employee of such collection agency commits a deceptive collection practice when, ...

Unlawful attempt to collect compensated debt against a crime victim. (a) As used in this Section, "crime victim" means a victim of a violent crime or applicant ...

State Benefits Fraud. (a) Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain money or benefits from the State of Illinois, from any political subdivision thereof, or ...

Promotion of pyramid sales schemes. (a) The term "pyramid sales scheme" means any plan or operation whereby a person, in exchange for money or other thing ...

Health Care Benefits Fraud. (a) A person commits health care benefits fraud if he or she with the intent to defraud or deceive any provider, other ...

Public aid wire fraud. (a) Whoever knowingly makes or transmits any communication by means of telephone, wire, radio or television, such communication being made, transmitted or ...

Public aid mail fraud. (a) Whoever knowingly places any communication with the United States Postal Service, or with any private or other mail, package or delivery ...

Odometer Fraud. Any person who shall, with intent to defraud another, disconnect, reset, or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer ...

Hour meter fraud. Any person who, with intent to defraud another, disconnects, resets, or alters, or causes to be disconnected, reset, or altered, the hour meter ...

Installation of object in lieu of air bag. Any person who for consideration knowingly installs or reinstalls in a vehicle any object in lieu of an ...

Fraudulent advertisement of corporate name. If a company, association, or person puts forth a sign or advertisement and assumes, for the purpose of soliciting business, a ...

Fraudulent land sales. A person, after once selling, bartering, or disposing of a tract or tracts of land, town lot or lots, or executing a bond ...

Party to fraudulent land conveyance. A person who is a party to a fraudulent conveyance of lands, tenements or hereditaments, goods or chattels, or a right ...

Acknowledgment of fraudulent conveyance. If an officer authorized to take the proof and acknowledgment of a conveyance of real or personal property, or other instrument, wilfully ...

Fraudulent production of infant. A person who fraudulently produces an infant, falsely pretending it to have been born of parents whose child would be entitled to ...

Fraudulent issuance of stock. Every president, cashier, treasurer, secretary, or other officer and every agent, attorney, servant, or employee of a bank, railroad, or manufacturing or ...

Fraudulent stock; officer signing. Every president, cashier, treasurer, secretary, or other officer, and every agent of a bank, railroad, or manufacturing or other corporation, who wilfully ...

Use of name Pawners' Society. No person, firm, copartnership, or corporation (except corporations organized and doing business under the Pawners Societies Act) shall use a name ...

Obstructing gas, water, and electric current meters. A person, who, with intent to injure or defraud a company, body corporate, copartnership, or individual, injures, alters, obstructs, ...

Obstructing service meters. A person, who, with the intent to defraud, tampers with, alters, obstructs or prevents the action of a meter, register, or other counting ...

False information on an application for employment with certain public or private agencies. (a) It is unlawful for an applicant for employment with a public or ...

Counterfeit Universal Price Code Label. (a) A person who, with intent to defraud a merchant, possesses, uses, transfers, makes, sells, reproduces, tenders, or delivers a false, ...

Fraudulent schemes and artifices. (a) Fraud by wire, radio, or television. (1) A person commits wire fraud when he or she: (A) devises or ...

Use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud. (a) In this Section: "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is ...

Misconduct by a corporate official. (a) A person is guilty of a crime when: (1) being a director of a corporation, he knowingly ...

Fraud in insolvency. (a) A person commits a crime if, knowing that proceedings have or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a receiver ...

Defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests. (a) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) manufacture, sell, give away, distribute, or market synthetic ...

Businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities; fraudulent contracts with governmental units. (a) In this Section: "Minority person" means a person who ...

Persons under deportation order; ineligible for benefits. An individual against whom a United States Immigration Judge has issued an order of deportation which has been affirmed by the ...

Any grants awarded to persons described in Section 17A-1 of this Act may be recovered by the State of Illinois in a civil action commenced by the Attorney General ...

(a) Any person who has been found by a court to have received benefits in violation of Section 17A-1 where: (1) the total monetary value of the benefits ...

An individual described in Section 17A-1 who has been deported shall be restored to any benefits which that individual has been denied under State law pursuant to Section 17A-1 ...

This Article shall be applicable to persons who have filed applications for benefits prior to, on or after its effective date. (Source: P.A. 84-1391.) ...

Re-enactment; findings; purposes. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective January 1, 1995, contained ...

Legislative Intent. Because of the pervasive nature of fraud in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (known as WIC) and the negative ...

Violations. A person who knowingly (i) uses, acquires, possesses, or transfers Illinois Department of Public Health or Department of Human Services Special Supplemental Food Program for ...

Administrative malfeasance. (a) A person who misappropriates, misuses, or unlawfully withholds or converts to his or her own use or to the use of another any ...

Unauthorized possession of identification document. Any person who possesses for an unlawful purpose another person's identification document issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health or ...

Penalties. (a) If a person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity is found by a court to have engaged in an act, practice, ...

Forfeiture. (a) A person who commits a felony violation of this Article shall forfeit, according to this Section, (i) any moneys, profits, or proceeds the person ...

Future participation in the WIC program. A person who has been convicted of a felony violation of this Article shall be prohibited from participating as a ...

Robbery. (a) A person commits robbery when he or she takes property, except a motor vehicle covered by Section 18-3 or 18-4, from the person or ...

Armed robbery. (a) A person commits armed robbery when he or she violates Section 18-1; and (1) he or she carries on or about his ...

Vehicular hijacking. (a) A person commits vehicular hijacking when he or she takes a motor vehicle from the person or the immediate presence of another by ...

Aggravated vehicular hijacking. (a) A person commits