Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
22 sections
- A Lawyer, and How Soon the Trial Comes725 ILCS 5/103-5 — trial within 120 days in custody, or 160 days from a demand while released
- What an Offense Level Means730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25 — Class X down to Class C, from 6 to 30 years in prison to 30 days in jail
- Theft, and How the Value Sets the Class720 ILCS 5/16-1 — a Class A misdemeanor up to $500, rising with value to a Class X felony over $1,000,000
- How Long the State Has to Bring a Charge720 ILCS 5/3-5 — 3 years for a felony and one year and 6 months for a misdemeanor, with no limit for some
- Expunging or Sealing a Record20 ILCS 2630/5.2 — an arrest without a conviction may be expunged with no waiting period
- When Someone Uses Your Identity720 ILCS 5/16-30 — identity theft is a felony from the first dollar, graded by value
- The Age of Consent720 ILCS 5/11-1.50 — seventeen, and a misdemeanor when the gap is under five years
- DUI and What It Carries625 ILCS 5/11-501 — 0.08 or under the influence, a Class A misdemeanor the first time, and a felony from the thirdalso here
- Release After an Arrest725 ILCS 5/110-1.5 — no cash bail since January 1, 2023, release presumed, and detention only after a hearingalso here
- Assault and Battery720 ILCS 5/12-3 — assault is a Class C misdemeanor, battery a Class A, and aggravated battery a Class 3 felonyalso here
- Domestic Battery720 ILCS 5/12-3.2 — a battery on a family or household member, a Class A misdemeanor, and a Class 4 felony after certain prior convictionsalso here
- Harassment and Stalking720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 — a course of conduct that would make a reasonable person fear or suffer distress, a Class 4 felonyalso here
- Resisting or Obstructing an Officer720 ILCS 5/31-1 — a Class A misdemeanor, with at least 48 hours in jail or 100 hours of community servicealso here
- Alcohol and Cannabis Under 21235 ILCS 5/6-20 — buying, holding or drinking alcohol under 21 is a Class A misdemeanoralso here
- When Questioning Has to Be Recorded725 ILCS 5/103-2.1 — at a station, a homicide statement is presumed inadmissible unless recordedalso here
- Drug Paraphernalia720 ILCS 600/3.5 — a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $750also here
- Hazing720 ILCS 5/12C-50 — a Class A misdemeanor, and a Class 4 felony if it causes death or great bodily harmalso here
- A Conviction Record and a Job775 ILCS 5/2-103.1 — an employer needs a substantial relationship or an unreasonable risk to act on italso here
- Voting After a Conviction10 ILCS 5/3-5 — barred only while serving a sentence of confinement, and restored on releasealso here
- Reckless Driving625 ILCS 5/11-503 — a Class A misdemeanor, and a felony when it causes great bodily harmalso here
- Littering415 ILCS 105/8 — a Class B misdemeanor, then Class A, and a felony on the thirdalso here
- Odd Laws Still on the BooksA felony for a third littering, a required warning for tongue piercing and a cashier under 16: real Illinois sectionsalso here
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