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720 ILCS 5/16-40 (2026)

Internet offenses

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(720 ILCS 5/16-40)
    Sec. 16-40. Internet offenses.
    (a) Online sale of stolen property. A person commits online sale of stolen property when he or she uses or accesses the Internet with the intent of selling property gained through unlawful means.
    (b) Online theft by deception. A person commits online theft by deception when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to purchase property from a seller with a mode of payment that he or she knows is fictitious, stolen, or lacking the consent of the valid account holder.
    (c) Electronic fencing. A person commits electronic fencing when he or she sells stolen property using the Internet, knowing that the property was stolen. A person who unknowingly purchases stolen property over the Internet does not violate this Section.
    (d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony if the full retail value of the stolen property or property obtained by deception does not exceed $300. A violation of this Section is a Class 2 felony if the full retail value of the stolen property or property obtained by deception exceeds $300.
(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16A heading)
ARTICLE 16A. RETAIL THEFT
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16B heading)
ARTICLE 16B. PROTECTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16C heading)
ARTICLE 16C. UNLAWFUL SALE OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16D heading)
ARTICLE 16D.
COMPUTER CRIME
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16E heading)
ARTICLE 16E. DELIVERY CONTAINER CRIME
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16F heading)
ARTICLE 16F. WIRELESS SERVICE THEFT
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16G heading)
ARTICLE 16G. IDENTITY THEFT LAW
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16H heading)
ARTICLE 16H. ILLINOIS FINANCIAL CRIME LAW
(Repealed)
(Article repealed by P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16J heading)
ARTICLE 16J. ONLINE PROPERTY OFFENSES
(Repealed)
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 16K heading)
ARTICLE 16K. THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL
(Repealed)
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 17 heading)
ARTICLE 17. DECEPTION AND FRAUD
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 17, Subdiv. 1 heading)
SUBDIVISION 1. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: People v. Netisingha, 2015 IL App (1st) 133520 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015).
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People v. Netisingha, 2015 IL App (1st) 133520 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “" 720 ILCS 5/16-40(d) (West 2012). The State cannot prove either one of those propositions in this case.”
720 ILCS 5/16-40(d): 1 case
People v. Netisingha, 2015 IL App (1st) 133520 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “" 720 ILCS 5/16-40(d) (West 2012). The State cannot prove either one of those propositions in this case.”
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