Affirmative defense

720 ILCS 5/7-14, under Justifiable Use of Force; Exoneration.

720 ILCS 5/7-14

(720 ILCS 5/7-14) (from Ch. 38, par. 7-14)

    Sec. 7-14. 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 1961, p. 1983.)