720 ILCS 5/18-3 – Vehicular Hijacking
This law makes it a serious crime to take someone else’s car by using or threatening force.
In Illinois, it’s against the law to take a car from another person through force or the threat of force. Anyone convicted of this crime faces a Class 1 felony charge, which is a very serious punishment.
(a) A person commits vehicular hijacking when they knowingly take a motor vehicle from another person, or from right next to that person, by using physical force or by threatening to use force soon.
(b) Sentence: Vehicular hijacking is punished as a Class 1 felony, meaning it can lead to a long prison sentence and heavy penalties.
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