Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 5/10: Kidnapping and Related Offenses
Chapter 720 ILCS 5/10 of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Criminal Offenses section covers kidnapping and related circumstances like restraining someone or helping someone run away from home. Many of these laws are felonies, though some are misdemeanors.
What Chapter 5/10 Covers
- Forcing someone to come with you to another location
- Keeping someone in a location against their will
- Helping a child run away from home
- Interfering with parental visitation rights
You can click on a link to any of the below statutes to learn more about them and view explanations in plain English
Chapter 5/10 Statutes Explained
- 720 ILCS 5/10-1 – Kidnapping
- 720 ILCS 5/10-2 – Aggravated Kidnapping
- 720 ILCS 5/10-3 – Unlawful Restraint
- 720 ILCS 5/10-3.1 – Aggravated Unlawful Restraint
- 720 ILCS 5/10-4 – Forcible Detention
- 720 ILCS 5/10-5 – Child Abduction
- 720 ILCS 5/10-5.1 – Luring of a Minor
- 720 ILCS 5/10-5.5 – Unlawful Visitation or Parenting Time Interference
- 720 ILCS 5/10-6 – Harboring a Runaway
- 720 ILCS 5/10-7 – Aiding or Abetting Child Abduction
- 720 ILCS 5/10-8 – Unlawful Sale of a Public Conveyance Travel Ticket to a Minor
- 720 ILCS 5/10-9 – Trafficking in Persons, Involuntary Servitude, and Related Offenses
- 720 ILCS 5/10-10 – Failure to Report the Death or Disappearance of a Child Under 13 Years of Age
Accused of Kidnapping in Illinois?
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