Criminal Offenses in IL PART 2

Theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1)

Answer explanation

A person commits theft when he or she knowingly: (1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner; or by deception control over property of the owner; or by threat control over property of the owner; or obtains control over stolen property knowing it to have been stolen or under such circumstances as would reasonably induce him or her to believe that the property was stolen.

Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property (720 ILCS 5/16-2)

Answer explanation

A person commits theft of lost or mislaid property when he or she obtains control over the property and: (a) Knows or learns the identity of the owner or knows, or is aware of, or learns of a reasonable method of identifying the owner, and (b) Fails to take Reasonable Measures to restore the property to the owner.

Theft of Labor or Services or Use of Property (720 ILCS 5/16-3)

Answer explanation

(a) A person commits theft when he or she knowingly obtains the temporary use of property, labor or services of another which are available only for hire, by means of threat or deception or knowing that such use is without the consent of the person providing the property, labor or services.

Theft from Coin-operated Machines (720 ILCS 5/16-5)

Answer explanation

It was created to protect vendors who provide a service to the public; snacks or drinks. Theft is theft. However, the Illinois Legislature had created a number of subsections to deal with unique or particularly vulnerable victims. This was one such victim.

Theft-Related Devices (720 ILCS 5/16-6)

Answer explanation

A person commits unlawful possession of a key or device for a coin-operated machine when he or she possesses a key, drawing, print, mold of a key, device, or substance designed to open, break into, tamper with, or damage a coin-operated machine, with intent to commit a theft from the machine. (example RFID )

Unlawful Use of Recorded Sounds or Images (720 ILCS 5/16-7)

Answer explanation

Unlawful use of recorded sounds or images. consent of the owner, any live performance with the intent of selling or causing to be sold, or using or causing to be used for profit the sound or audiovisual recording to which the performance is transferred.

Retail Theft (720 ILCS 5/16-25 - 5/16-27)

Answer explanation

he or she takes possession of, carries away, transfers or causes any merchandise and not pay full price or not pay for the item. Benefit of such merchandise without paying. Included changing of price tags, alters or removes tags.

Detention (720 ILCS 5/16-26)

Answer explanation

Any merchant who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed retail theft may detain the person, on or off the premises of a retail mercantile establishment for: (1) To request identification; (2) To verify such identification; (3) To make reasonable inquiry as to whether such person has in his possession unpurchased merchandise.

Civil Liability (720 ILCS 5/16-27)

Answer explanation

A person who commits the offense of retail theft shall be civilly liable to the merchant of the merchandise. if a minor commits the offense of retail theft, the parents or guardian of the minor shall be civilly liable.

Delivery Container Theft (720 ILCS 5/16-28)

Answer explanation

A person commits delivery container theft when he or she knowingly does any of the following: (1) Uses for any purpose, when not on the premises of the owner or an adjacent parking area, a delivery container of another person which is marked by a name or mark unless the use is authorized by the owner.