Illinois § 10-4

Illinois Statutes

§ 10-4

Illinois § 10-4

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 720CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Act 720 ILCS 5/Criminal Code of 2012.

Art.Title III - Specific Offenses

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Bluebook

720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10-4 (2026).

Text

Forcible Detention.) (a) A person commits the offense of forcible detention when he holds an individual hostage without lawful authority for the purpose of obtaining performance by a third person of demands made by the person holding the hostage, and (1) the person holding the hostage is armed with a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 33A-1 of this Code, or (2) the hostage is known to the person holding him to be a peace officer or a correctional employee engaged in the performance of his official duties.

(b)Forcible detention is a Class 2 felony.

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Forcible Detention.) (a) A person commits the offense of forcible detention when he holds an individual hostage without lawful authority for the purpose of obtaining performance by a third person of demands made by the person holding the hostage, and (1) the person holding the hostage is armed with a dangerous weapon as defined in Section 33A-1 of this Code, or (2) the hostage is known to the person holding him to be a peace officer or a correctional employee engaged in the performance of his official duties. (b) Forcible detention is a Class 2 felony.