Illinois § 12-3.5

Illinois Statutes

§ 12-3.5

Illinois § 12-3.5

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. 12-3.5 (2026).

Text

(was 720 ILCS 5/12-6.3) Sec. 12-3.5. Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence.

(a)A person commits interfering with the reporting of domestic violence when, after having committed an act of domestic violence, he or she knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to the act of domestic violence from calling a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to any law enforcement official.

(b)For the purposes of this Section: "Domestic violence" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

(c)Sentence. Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence is a Class A misdemeanor.

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(was 720 ILCS 5/12-6.3) Sec. 12-3.5. Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence. (a) A person commits interfering with the reporting of domestic violence when, after having committed an act of domestic violence, he or she knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent the victim of or a witness to the act of domestic violence from calling a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, obtaining medical assistance, or making a report to any law enforcement official. (b) For the purposes of this Section: "Domestic violence" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (c) Sentence. Interfering with the reporting of domestic violence is a Class A misdemeanor.