Chapter 720 — CRIMINAL OFFENSES

(720 ILCS 145/1) (from Ch. 134, par. 16) Sec. 1. Any person who shall within this state wrongfully tap or connect a wire with the telegraph or telephone wires of any person, company or association engaged in the transmission of news or telegraph or telephone lines between the sta…

(720 ILCS 150/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2350) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Wrongs to Children Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(720 ILCS 150/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2351) Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person having the care, custody or control of any child under the age of fourteen years, to exhibit, use or employ, or in any manner, or under any pretense, sell, apprentice, give away, let out, or oth…

(720 ILCS 150/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2352) Sec. 2. It shall also be unlawful for any person to take, receive, hire, employ, use, exhibit, or have in custody any child under the age and for the purposes prohibited in the first section of this act. (Source: Laws 1877, p. 90.)

(720 ILCS 150/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2353) Sec. 3. When upon examination before any court it appears that any child within the age previously mentioned in this Act was engaged or used for or in any business, exhibition, vocation, or purpose prohibited in this Act; and when upon th…

(720 ILCS 150/3.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2353.1) Sec. 3.1. No agency of the State or unit of local government shall require a single parent or other person having the care, custody or control of any child under the age of 6 to accept employment that would unreasonably interfere with…

(720 ILCS 150/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2354) Sec. 4. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-479.)

(720 ILCS 150/4.1) Sec. 4.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-526. Repealed by P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

(720 ILCS 150/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2355) Sec. 5. Any person convicted under the provisions of the preceding sections, shall for the first offense be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; and for a second or any subsequent offense shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 77-…

(720 ILCS 150/5.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2355.1) Sec. 5.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-827, eff. 8-22-02. Repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

(720 ILCS 300/0.01) (from Ch. 17, par. 900) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Derogatory Statements About Banks Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(720 ILCS 300/1) (from Ch. 17, par. 901) Sec. 1. Any person who shall willfully and maliciously make, circulate, or transmit to another or others, any statements, rumor or suggestion, written, printed or by word of mouth, which is directly or by inference derogatory to the financ…

(720 ILCS 542/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bath Salts Prohibition Act. (Source: P.A. 99-585, eff. 1-1-17.)

(720 ILCS 542/10) Sec. 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to ban the sale of all synthetic cathinones sold under the disguise of legitimate products such as "bath salts" and other various labels in this State in order to protect the health and public safety of residents of t…

(720 ILCS 542/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-585, eff. 1-1-17; text omitted.)

(720 ILCS 542/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Bath salts" means any synthetic or natural material containing any quantity of a cathinone chemical structure, including any analogs, salts, isomers, or salts of isomers of any synthetic or natural material containing …

(720 ILCS 542/20) Sec. 20. Prohibition. A person may not sell or offer for sale any bath salts in a retail mercantile establishment located within this State. (Source: P.A. 99-585, eff. 1-1-17.)

(720 ILCS 542/25) Sec. 25. Penalties. Any person who violates this Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony for which a fine of not more than $150,000 may be imposed. In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for a violation of this Act, the unit of local government that issu…

(720 ILCS 542/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Synthetic cathinones, currently a Schedule I controlled substance under State and federal law, are often labeled, marketed, and sold as various products: most notably, "bath salts", but also "plant f…

(720 ILCS 550/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 701) Sec. 1. The General Assembly recognizes that (1) the current state of scientific and medical knowledge concerning the effects of cannabis makes it necessary to acknowledge the physical, psychological and sociological damage which is in…

(720 ILCS 550/10) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710) Sec. 10. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any felony offense under this Act or any law of the United States or of any State relating to cannabis, or controlled substances as defined in the Illinois Cont…

(720 ILCS 550/10.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710.1) Sec. 10.1. (a) Whenever any person pleads guilty to, is found guilty of or is placed on supervision for an offense under this Act, a fine may be levied in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court. (b) In determining whet…

(720 ILCS 550/10.2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710.2) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-2) Sec. 10.2. (a) Twelve and one-half percent of all amounts collected as fines pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be paid into the Drug Treatment Fund, to be used by the Department of Huma…

(720 ILCS 550/10.3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 710.3) Sec. 10.3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-772. Repealed by P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

(720 ILCS 550/11) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 711) Sec. 11. (a) The Department, with the written approval of the Illinois State Police, may authorize the possession, production, manufacture and delivery of substances containing cannabis by persons engaged in research and when such aut…

(720 ILCS 550/12) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 712) Sec. 12. Forfeiture. (a) The following are subject to forfeiture: (1) (blank); (2) all raw materials, products, and equipment of any kind which are produced, delivered, or possessed in connection with any substance containing cannabis…

(720 ILCS 550/13) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 713) Sec. 13. (a) In addition to any other remedies the Director is authorized to file a complaint and apply to any circuit court for, and such circuit court may upon hearing and for cause shown, grant a temporary restraining order or a pr…

(720 ILCS 550/14) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 714) Sec. 14. The Director shall cooperate with Federal and other State agencies in discharging his responsibilities concerning traffic in cannabis and in suppressing the use of cannabis. To this end, he may: (1) arrange for the exchange o…

(720 ILCS 550/15) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 715) Sec. 15. The Department shall encourage research on cannabis. In connection with the research, and in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, it may: (1) establish methods to assess accurately the effect of cannabis; (2) make studies…

(720 ILCS 550/15.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 715.1) Sec. 15.1. (a) If any cannabis derivative is designated or rescheduled as a controlled substance under federal law and notice thereof is given to the Department, the Department shall similarly control the substance under the Illin…

(720 ILCS 550/15.2) Sec. 15.2. Industrial hemp pilot program. (a) Pursuant to Section 7606 of the federal Agricultural Act of 2014, an institution of higher education or the Department of Agriculture may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if: (1) the industrial hemp is grown or cu…

(720 ILCS 550/16) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 716) Sec. 16. It is not necessary for the State to negate any exemption or exception in this Act in any complaint, information, indictment or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this Act. The burden of proof …

(720 ILCS 550/16.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 716.1) Sec. 16.1. In any prosecution for any violation of this Act, it shall be an affirmative defense that the substance possessed by the defendant was regulated as a controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. In…

(720 ILCS 550/16.2) Sec. 16.2. Preservation of cannabis or cannabis sativa plants for laboratory testing. (a) Before or after the trial in a prosecution for a violation of Section 4, 5, 5.1, 5.2, 8, or 9 of this Act, a law enforcement agency or an agent acting on behalf of the la…

(720 ILCS 550/17) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 717) Sec. 17. It is hereby made the duty of the Illinois State Police, all peace officers within the State and of all State's attorneys, to enforce all provisions of this Act and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement …

(720 ILCS 550/17.5) Sec. 17.5. Local ordinances. The provisions of any ordinance enacted by any municipality or unit of local government which imposes a fine upon cannabis other than as defined in this Act are not invalidated or affected by this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-697, eff. 7-…

(720 ILCS 550/18) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 718) Sec. 18. Prosecution for any violation of law occurring prior to the effective date of this Act is not affected or abated by this Act. If the offense being prosecuted would be a violation of this Act, and has not reached the sentencin…

(720 ILCS 550/19) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 719) Sec. 19. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid…

(720 ILCS 550/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 702) Sec. 2. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Cannabis Control Act". (Source: P.A. 77-758.)

(720 ILCS 550/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 703) Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Cannabis" includes marihuana, hashish and other substances which are identified as including any parts of the plant Cannabis Sativa, whether growing or not; the s…

(720 ILCS 550/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704) Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Industrial Hemp Act, it is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess cannabis. Any person who violates this Section with respect to: (a) not more th…

(720 ILCS 550/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705) Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Industrial Hemp Act, it is unlawful for any person knowingly to manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture, cannabis. Any …

(720 ILCS 550/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.1) Sec. 5.1. Cannabis trafficking. (a) Except for purposes authorized by this Act, the Industrial Hemp Act, or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, any person who knowingly brings or causes to be brought into this State for the purpos…

(720 ILCS 550/5.2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.2) Sec. 5.2. Delivery of cannabis on school grounds. (a) Any person who violates subsection (e) of Section 5 in any school, on the real property comprising any school, or any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to trans…

(720 ILCS 550/5.3) Sec. 5.3. Unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment. (a) A person commits unlawful use of cannabis-based product manufacturing equipment when he or she knowingly engages in the possession, procurement, transportation, storage, or delivery o…

(720 ILCS 550/6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 706) Sec. 6. Any delivery of cannabis which is a casual delivery shall be treated in all respects as possession of cannabis for purposes of penalties. (Source: P.A. 77-758.)

(720 ILCS 550/7) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 707) Sec. 7. (a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age who violates Section 5 of this Act by delivering cannabis to a person under 18 years of age who is at least 3 years his junior may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term up to twi…

(720 ILCS 550/8) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 708) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-131) Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and the Industrial Hemp Act, it is unlawful for any person knowingly to produce the Cannabis sativa plant or…

(720 ILCS 550/9) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 709) Sec. 9. (a) Any person who engages in a calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy, as defined in subsection (b), is guilty of a Class 3 felony, and fined not more than $200,000 and shall be subject to the forfeitures prescribed in subsec…

(720 ILCS 570/100) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1100) Sec. 100. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly, recognizing the rising incidence in the misuse of drugs and other dangerous substances and its resultant damage to the peace, health, and welfare of the citizen…