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520 ILCS 5/1.22 (2026)

It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or obstruct any authorized employee of the Department or other peace officer in the discharge of his duties under the provisions hereof

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(520 ILCS 5/1.22) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.22)
    Sec. 1.22. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or obstruct any authorized employee of the Department or other peace officer in the discharge of his duties under the provisions hereof.
(Source: P.A. 77-1781.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: People v. Lopez, 2025 IL App (2d) 240709 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025).
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People v. Lopez, 2025 IL App (2d) 240709 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “6(a)(2) (West 2022)) (Class 4 felony); and one count of resisting or obstructing a police officer (520 ILCS 5/1.22 (West 2022)) 1. (Class A misdemeanor).”
People v. Lord, 2025 IL App (2d) 240747-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “5- 3(a)(3) (West 2022)), two counts of resisting or obstructing a police officer (520 ILCS 5/1.22 (West 2022)), and one count of disorderly conduct (720 ILCS 5/26-1(a)(1) (West 2022)).”
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