720 ILCS 5/12-6 – Intimidation
This law makes it a crime to threaten someone to make them do something or stop them from doing something.
This Illinois law says it’s illegal to threaten or scare someone into doing or not doing something by using certain kinds of threats. Breaking this law is a Class 3 felony that can result in 2 to 10 years in prison.
(a) A person commits intimidation when they intentionally make someone do or not do something, and they threaten them in any way–directly or indirectly–by saying they will do one of the following things illegally:
- Hurt the person they are threatening, another person, or damage property.
- Lock up, trap, or physically restrain someone.
- Commit another serious crime, like a felony or Class A misdemeanor.
- Blame or accuse someone of a crime.
- Say or do something to make someone hated, insulted, or embarrassed.
- Use their government job to hurt, punish, or withhold help from someone.
- Force or keep going a strike, boycott, or group protest.
(b) Sentence: Intimidation is treated as a Class 3 felony. This means the punishment can be between 2 and 10 years in prison.
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