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720 ILCS 5/15-4 (2026)

Deception

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(720 ILCS 5/15-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 15-4)
    Sec. 15-4. Deception.
    As used in this Part C "deception" means knowingly to:
    (a) Create or confirm another's impression which is false and which the offender does not believe to be true; or
    (b) Fail to correct a false impression which the offender previously has created or confirmed; or
    (c) Prevent another from acquiring information pertinent to the disposition of the property involved; or
    (d) Sell or otherwise transfer or encumber property, failing to disclose a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property, whether such impediment is or is not valid, or is or is not a matter of official record; or
    (e) Promise performance which the offender does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed. Failure to perform standing alone is not evidence that the offender did not intend to perform.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2002–2022 · leading case: United States v. Albert Dowthard, 948 F.3d 814 (7th Cir. 2020).
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United States v. Albert Dowthard, 948 F.3d 814 (7th Cir. 2020). “The other felony convictions central to this appeal were for (1) aggravated battery involving bodily harm, 720 ILCS 5/15-4(b)(6); (2) attempted aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation under 720 ILCS 5/12-3.”
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “2d 272, 302 (2000) (quoting 720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (c) (West 1992)).”
People v. Duckworth, 2021 IL App (4th) 180740-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “” 720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (e) (West 2014).”
People v. Owsley, 2013 IL App (1st) 111975 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “Under the general definition of the term “deception” provided in the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/15-4 (West 2000)), a person has engaged in deception if he has knowingly created or confirmed another’s impression which is false and which the offender does not believe to be…”
People v. Graves, 773 N.E.2d 1243 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “See 720 ILCS 5/15-4 (West 1998). "Obtaining or exerting control" on the other hand, "includes but is not limited to the taking, carrying away, or the sale, conveyance, or transfer of title to, or interest in, or possession of property.”
United States v. Albert Dowthard (7th Cir. 2020). “The other felony convictions central to this appeal were for (1) aggravated battery involving bodily harm, 720 ILCS 5/15-4(b)(6); (2) attempted aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation under 720 ILCS 5/12-3.”
People v. Yeager, 2022 IL App (5th) 200272-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “” 720 ILCS 5/15-4(e) (West 2014). ¶ 83 Because direct evidence is rarely available, whether there is specific intent to defraud is a question of fact that may be proven by circumstantial evidence.”
People v. Malone, 2021 IL App (1st) 191847-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (c) (West 2016).”
— 720 ILCS 5/15-4(a) — 3 cases
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “2d 272, 302 (2000) (quoting 720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (c) (West 1992)).”
People v. Duckworth, 2021 IL App (4th) 180740-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “” 720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (e) (West 2014).”
People v. Malone, 2021 IL App (1st) 191847-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (c) (West 2016).”
— 720 ILCS 5/15-4(b) — 1 case
People v. Duckworth, 2021 IL App (4th) 180740-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “” 720 ILCS 5/15-4(a), (b), (e) (West 2014).”
— 720 ILCS 5/15-4(b)(6) — 2 cases
United States v. Albert Dowthard, 948 F.3d 814 (7th Cir. 2020). “The other felony convictions central to this appeal were for (1) aggravated battery involving bodily harm, 720 ILCS 5/15-4(b)(6); (2) attempted aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation under 720 ILCS 5/12-3.”
United States v. Albert Dowthard (7th Cir. 2020). “The other felony convictions central to this appeal were for (1) aggravated battery involving bodily harm, 720 ILCS 5/15-4(b)(6); (2) attempted aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation under 720 ILCS 5/12-3.”
— 720 ILCS 5/15-4(e) — 1 case
People v. Yeager, 2022 IL App (5th) 200272-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “” 720 ILCS 5/15-4(e) (West 2014). ¶ 83 Because direct evidence is rarely available, whether there is specific intent to defraud is a question of fact that may be proven by circumstantial evidence.”
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