625 ILCS 5/4-102
Offenses relating to motor vehicles and other vehicles - Misdemeanors
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(625 ILCS 5/4-102)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-102)
Sec. 4-102.
Offenses relating to motor vehicles and other
vehicles - Misdemeanors.
(a) It is a violation of this Chapter for:
(1) A person, without authority to do so, to damage a | vehicle or to damage or remove any part of a vehicle; |
(2) A person, without authority to do so, to tamper | with a vehicle or go in it, on it, or work or attempt to work any of its parts, or set or attempt to set it in motion; |
(3) A person to fail to report a vehicle as unclaimed | in accordance with the provisions of Section 4-107. |
(b) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of this Section shall
be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a violation of
this Section a second or subsequent time, shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 86-1209.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: In Re KC
In Re KC (1999)
“" 625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996). A person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor faces a maximum fine of $2,500 (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1(a)(2) (West Supp.”
People v. Johnson (2019)
“See 625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 2014). - 17 - “ ‘Generally, prosecutorial discretion is a valuable aspect of the criminal justice system.”
People v. Johnson (2021)
“2 (citing 720 ILCS 5/19(a) (West 2014) and 625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 2014)). The burglary statute has contained an exception for vehicle-related offenses since 1965, and it appears that no similar exceptions have been added after that time.”
People v. Webber (2014)
“” Defendant moved to dismiss on the basis that his license had been revoked in 1996 because of a violation of section 4-102 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996)), which proscribes, inter alia, damaging, tampering, or removing parts from a motor…”
People v. Webber (2014)
“” Defendant moved to dismiss on the basis that his license had been revoked in 1996 because of a violation of section 4-102 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996)), which proscribes, inter alia, damaging, tampering, or removing parts from a motor…”
Pacha v. Copart Inc. (2024)
“[Text of 625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 2022)].” The ninth amended complaint included text from sections of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.”
People v. Thoennes (2002)
“" 625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996). The supreme court, citing Zaremba and Wick , found the sections of the Vehicle Code were capable of punishing wholly innocent conduct.”
People v. Harris (2003)
“, the court held sections 4–102(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/4-102(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) violate due process.”
People v. Marin (2003)
“625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996). In finding the statute unconstitutional, the court noted that the statute would make criminals of people who decorate the bride and groom's car during a wedding ceremony or someone who gets into a traffic accident.”
People v. Carpenter (2006)
“625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996). The court held that although the prevention of vandalism and malicious mischief were undoubtably Alaudable goals,@ protecting otherwise innocent conduct from criminal prosecution was an equally laudable goal.”
— 625 ILCS 5/4-102(a)(1) — 2 cases
In Re KC (1999)
“" 625 ILCS 5/4-102 (West 1996). A person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor faces a maximum fine of $2,500 (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1(a)(2) (West Supp.”
People v. Harris (2003)
“, the court held sections 4–102(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/4-102(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) violate due process.”
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