Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 Criminal Offenses: Article I - General Provisions

Article 1. Title and Construction of Act; State Jurisdiction

• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code of 2012. (Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-2
  General purposes. The provisions of this Code shall be construed in accordance with the general purposes hereof, to: (a) Forbid and prevent the commission...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-3
  Applicability of common law. No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is described as an offense in this Code or in another statute of...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-4
  Civil remedies preserved. This Code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-5
  State criminal jurisdiction. (a) A person is subject to prosecution in this State for an offense which he commits, while either within or outside...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-6
  Place of trial. (a) Generally. Criminal actions shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed, except as otherwise provided by law. The...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 1-8
  Order of protection; status. Whenever relief sought under this Code is based on allegations of domestic violence, as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence...

Article 2. General Definitions

• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-0.5
  Definitions. For the purposes of this Code, the words and phrases described in this Article have the meanings designated in this Article, except when a...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-1
  "Acquittal". "Acquittal" means a verdict or finding of not guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-2
  "Act". "Act" includes a failure or omission to take action. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-3
  "Another". "Another" means a person or persons as defined in this Code other than the offender. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-3.5
  "Community policing volunteer" means a person who is summoned or directed by a peace officer or any person actively participating in a community policing...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-3.6
  "Armed with a firearm". Except as otherwise provided in a specific Section, a person is considered "armed with a firearm" when he or she...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-4
  "Conduct". "Conduct" means an act or a series of acts, and the accompanying mental state. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-5
  "Conviction". "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of guilty of...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-5.1
  Day care center. "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969. (Source: P.A. 96-556,...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-5.2
  Day care home. "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969. (Source: P.A. 96-556,...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-6
  "Dwelling". (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section, "dwelling" means a building or portion thereof, a tent, a vehicle, or...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-6.5
  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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-6.6
  Emergency management worker. "Emergency management worker" shall include the following: (a) any person, paid or unpaid, who is a member of a local or county...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-7
  "Felony". "Felony" means an offense for which a sentence to death or to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-7.1
  "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....
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-7.5
  "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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-8
  "Forcible felony". "Forcible felony" means treason, first degree murder, second degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-8.1
  Group day care home. "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969. (Source:...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-9
  "Included offense". "Included offense" means an offense which (a) Is established by proof of the same or less than all of the facts or...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-10
  "Includes". "Includes" or "including" means comprehending among other particulars, without limiting the generality of the foregoing word or phrase. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-10.1
  "Severely or profoundly intellectually disabled person" means a person (i) whose intelligence quotient does not exceed 40 or (ii) whose intelligence quotient does not exceed...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-10.2
  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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-10.3
  Laser gunsight. "Laser gunsight" means any battery powered laser device manufactured to function as a firearm aiming device or sold as a firearm aiming...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-11
  "Misdemeanor". "Misdemeanor" means any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a penitentiary for less than one year...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-11.1
  "Motor vehicle". "Motor vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Illinois Vehicle Code. (Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-12
  "Offense". "Offense" means a violation of any penal statute of this State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-12.1
  Part day child care facility. "Part day child care facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-13
  "Peace officer". "Peace officer" means (i) any person who by virtue of his office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-14
  "Penal institution". "Penal institution" means a penitentiary, state farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of correction, or other institution for the incarceration or custody of...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-15
  "Person". "Person" means an individual, natural person, public or private corporation, government, partnership, unincorporated association, or other entity. (Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-15.5
  "Personally discharged a firearm". A person is considered to have "personally discharged a firearm" when he or she, while armed with a firearm, knowingly...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-15a
  "Physically handicapped person". "Physically handicapped person" means a person who suffers from a permanent and disabling physical characteristic, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder,...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-15b
  "Place of worship" means a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other building, structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and includes the grounds...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-16
  "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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-17
  "Public employee". "Public employee" means a person, other than a public officer, who is authorized to perform any official function on behalf of, and...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-18
  "Public officer". "Public officer" means a person who is elected to office pursuant to statute, or who is appointed to an office which is...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-19
  "Reasonable belief". "Reasonable belief" or "reasonably believes" means that the person concerned, acting as a reasonable man, believes that the described facts exist. (Source:...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-19.5
  "School" means a public, private, or parochial elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university and includes the grounds of a school. (Source:...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-20
  "Solicit". "Solicit" or "solicitation" means to command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise another to commit an offense. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-21
  "State". "State" or "this State" means the State of Illinois, and all land and water in respect to which the State of Illinois has...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 2-22
  "Statute". "Statute" means the Constitution or an Act of the General Assembly of this State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

Article 3. Rights of Defendant

• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-1
  Presumption of innocence and proof of guilt. Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. No person shall be convicted of any offense unless...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-2
  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,...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-3
  Multiple prosecutions for same act. (a) When the same conduct of a defendant may establish the commission of more than one offense, the defendant...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-4
  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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-5
  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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-6
  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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-7
  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...
• Illinois Criminal Code of 2012. - 720 ILCS 5, Section 3-8
  Limitation on offense based on series of acts. When an offense is based on a series of acts performed at different times, the period...

Last modified: February 18, 2015