Chapter 720 — CRIMINAL OFFENSES

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-15) Sec. 37.5-15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-20) Sec. 37.5-20. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-25) Sec. 37.5-25. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-30) Sec. 37.5-30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-35) Sec. 37.5-35. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-40) Sec. 37.5-40. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-45) Sec. 37.5-45. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/37.5-5) Sec. 37.5-5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-192, eff. 7-14-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-712, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/38-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 38-1) Sec. 38-1. Forfeiture of charter and revocation of certificate. The State's Attorney is authorized to institute civil proceedings in the Circuit Court to forfeit the charter of a corporation organized under the laws of this State or to r…

(720 ILCS 5/38-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 38-2) Sec. 38-2. Enjoining operation of a business. The State's Attorney is authorized to institute civil proceedings in the Circuit Court to enjoin the operation of any business other than a corporation, including a partnership, joint venture…

(720 ILCS 5/38-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 38-3) Sec. 38-3. Institution and conduct of proceedings.) (a) The proceedings authorized by Section 38-1 may be instituted against a corporation in any county in which it is doing business and the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance w…

(720 ILCS 5/39-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 39-1) (This Section was renumbered as Section 17-59 by P.A. 96-1551.) Sec. 39-1. (Renumbered). (Source: P.A. 76-1879. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/39-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 39-2) Sec. 39-2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-2638. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/39-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 39-3) Sec. 39-3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-1004. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-1) Sec. 4-1. 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 offender and which he is physically capable of performing. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 19…

(720 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-2) Sec. 4-2. 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 for a sufficient time to have been able to terminate his possessio…

(720 ILCS 5/4-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-3) Sec. 4-3. 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 by the statute defining the offense, he acts while having one of the …

(720 ILCS 5/4-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-4) Sec. 4-4. 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 his conscious objective or purpose is to accomplish that result or en…

(720 ILCS 5/4-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-5) Sec. 4-5. Knowledge. A person knows, or acts knowingly or with knowledge of: (a) The nature or attendant circumstances of his or her conduct, described by the statute defining the offense, when he or she is consciously aware that his or he…

(720 ILCS 5/4-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-6) Sec. 4-6. Recklessness. A person is reckless or acts recklessly when that person consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, described by the statute defining the offen…

(720 ILCS 5/4-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-7) Sec. 4-7. Negligence. A person is negligent, or acts negligently, when that person fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a result will follow, described by the statute defining the offense, a…

(720 ILCS 5/4-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-8) Sec. 4-8. 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 a defense if it negatives the existence of the mental state which the statute prescrib…

(720 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 4-9) Sec. 4-9. 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 through 4-7 if the offense is a misdemeanor which is not punishable by incarc…

(720 ILCS 5/42-1) Sec. 42-1. (Repealed). (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2598. Repealed by P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/42-2) Sec. 42-2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-1170. Repealed by P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/44-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 44-1) Sec. 44-1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-811. Repealed by P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

(720 ILCS 5/44-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 44-2) (This Section was renumbered as Section 12C-65 by P.A. 97-1109.) Sec. 44-2. (Renumbered). (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05. Renumbered by P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

(720 ILCS 5/44-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 44-3) Sec. 44-3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

(720 ILCS 5/45-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 45-1) (This Section was renumbered as Section 12-3.6 by P.A. 96-1551.) Sec. 45-1. (Renumbered). (Source: P.A. 88-45. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/45-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 45-2) (This Section was renumbered as Section 12-3.6 by P.A. 96-1551.) Sec. 45-2. (Renumbered). (Source: P.A. 88-45. Renumbered by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 5/47-10) Sec. 47-10. Dumping garbage. It is unlawful for a person to dump or place garbage or another offensive substance within the corporate limits of a city, village, or incorporated town other than (1) the city, village, or incorporated town within the corporate lim…

(720 ILCS 5/47-15) Sec. 47-15. Dumping garbage upon real property. (a) It is unlawful for a person to dump, deposit, or place garbage, rubbish, trash, or refuse upon real property not owned by that person without the consent of the owner or person in possession of the real proper…

(720 ILCS 5/47-20) Sec. 47-20. Unplugged well. It is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to permit a water well, located on property owned by him or her, to be in an unplugged condition at any time after the abandonment of the well for obtaining water. No well is in an unplugged c…

(720 ILCS 5/47-25) Sec. 47-25. Penalties. Whoever causes, erects, or continues a nuisance described in this Article, for the first offense, is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not exceeding $100, and for a subsequent offense is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Every n…

(720 ILCS 5/47-5) Sec. 47-5. Public nuisance. It is a public nuisance: (1) To cause or allow the carcass of an animal or offal, filth, or a noisome substance to be collected, deposited, or to remain in any place to the prejudice of others. (2) To throw or deposit offal or other o…

(720 ILCS 5/48-1) (was 720 ILCS 5/26-5) Sec. 48-1. Dog fighting. (For other provisions that may apply to dog fighting, see the Humane Care for Animals Act. For provisions similar to this Section that apply to animals other than dogs, see in particular Section 4.01 of the Humane C…

(720 ILCS 5/48-10) Sec. 48-10. Dangerous animals. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires: "Dangerous animal" means a lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, bear, hyena, wolf or coyot…

(720 ILCS 5/48-11) Sec. 48-11. Unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling animal act. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "Mobile or traveling animal housing facility" means a transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer, or railway car used to transport or house animals w…

(720 ILCS 5/48-2) Sec. 48-2. Animal research and production facilities protection. (a) Definitions. "Animal" means every living creature, domestic or wild, but does not include man. "Animal facility" means any facility engaging in legal scientific research or agricultural product…

(720 ILCS 5/48-3) Sec. 48-3. Hunter or fisherman interference. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "Aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, and mussels the taking of which is authorized by the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. "Interfere with" means to take …

(720 ILCS 5/48-4) Sec. 48-4. Obtaining certificate of registration by false pretenses. (a) A person commits obtaining certificate of registration by false pretenses when he or she, by any false pretense, obtains from any club, association, society or company for improving the bre…

(720 ILCS 5/48-5) Sec. 48-5. Horse mutilation. (a) A person commits horse mutilation when he or she cuts the solid part of the tail of any horse in the operation known as docking, or by any other operation performed for the purpose of shortening the tail, and whoever shall cause …

(720 ILCS 5/48-6) Sec. 48-6. Horse racing false entry. (a) That in order to encourage the breeding of and improvement in trotting, running and pacing horses in the State, it is hereby made unlawful for any person or persons knowingly to enter or cause to be entered for competitio…

(720 ILCS 5/48-7) Sec. 48-7. Feeding garbage to animals. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. "Garbage" has the same meaning as in the federal Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3802) and also incl…

(720 ILCS 5/48-8) Sec. 48-8. Service animal access. (a) When a person with a physical, mental, or intellectual disability requiring the use of a service animal is accompanied by a service animal or when a trainer of a service animal is accompanied by a service animal, neither the…

(720 ILCS 5/48-9) Sec. 48-9. Misrepresentation of stallion and jack pedigree. (a) The owner or keeper of any stallion or jack kept for public service commits misrepresentation of stallion and jack pedigree when he or she misrepresents the pedigree or breeding of the stallion or j…

(720 ILCS 5/49-1) Sec. 49-1. Flag desecration. (a) Definition. As used in this Section: "Flag", "standard", "color" or "ensign" shall include any flag, standard, color, ensign or any picture or representation of either thereof, made of any substance or represented on any substanc…

(720 ILCS 5/49-1.5) Sec. 49-1.5. Draft card mutilation. (a) A person commits draft card mutilation when he or she knowingly destroys or mutilates a valid registration certificate or any other valid certificate issued under the federal "Military Selective Service Act of 1967". (b)…

(720 ILCS 5/49-2) Sec. 49-2. Business use of military terms. (a) It is unlawful for any person, concern, firm or corporation to use in the name, or description of the name, of any privately operated mercantile establishment which may or may not be engaged principally in the buyin…

(720 ILCS 5/49-3) Sec. 49-3. Governmental uneconomic practices. (a) It is unlawful for the State of Illinois, any political subdivision thereof, or any municipality therein, or any officer, agent or employee of the State of Illinois, any political subdivision thereof or any munic…