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720 ILCS 5/17-2 (2026)

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(720 ILCS 5/17-2) and the offense was committed in attempting or committing a forcible felony.
        (3) If a person charged with a felony commits a
    
separate felony while on pretrial release or in pretrial detention in a county jail facility or county detention facility, then the sentences imposed upon conviction of these felonies may be served consecutively regardless of the order in which the judgments of conviction are entered.
        (4) If a person commits a battery against a county
    
correctional officer or sheriff's employee while serving a sentence or in pretrial detention in a county jail facility, then the sentence imposed upon conviction of the battery may be served consecutively with the sentence imposed upon conviction of the earlier misdemeanor or felony, regardless of the order in which the judgments of conviction are entered.
        (5) If a person admitted to pretrial release
    
following conviction of a felony commits a separate felony while released pretrial or if a person detained in a county jail facility or county detention facility following conviction of a felony commits a separate felony while in detention, then any sentence following conviction of the separate felony may be consecutive to that of the original sentence for which the defendant was released pretrial or detained.
        (6) If a person is found to be in possession of an
    
item of contraband, as defined in Section 31A-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, while serving a sentence in a county jail or while in pretrial detention in a county jail, the sentence imposed upon conviction for the offense of possessing contraband in a penal institution may be served consecutively to the sentence imposed for the offense for which the person is serving a sentence in the county jail or while in pretrial detention, regardless of the order in which the judgments of conviction are entered.
        (7) If a person is sentenced for a violation of a
    
condition of pretrial release under Section 32-10 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, any sentence imposed for that violation may be served consecutive to the sentence imposed for the charge for which pretrial release had been granted and with respect to which the defendant has been convicted.
    (d) Consecutive terms; mandatory. The court shall impose consecutive sentences in each of the following circumstances:
        (1) One of the offenses for which the defendant was
    
convicted was first degree murder or a Class X or Class 1 felony and the defendant inflicted severe bodily injury.
        (2) The defendant was convicted of a violation of
    
Section 11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 or 12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), or 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1, 5/11-20.1B, 5/11-20.3, 5/11-1.20, 5/12-13, 5/11-1.30, 5/12-14, 5/11-1.40, or 5/12-14.1).
        (2.5) The defendant was convicted of a violation of
    
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1 (child sexual abuse material or child pornography) or of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; or the defendant was convicted of a violation of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1 (child sexual abuse material or child pornography) or of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Section 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child pornography) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when the child depicted is under the age of 13.
        (2.6) The defendant was convicted of:
            (A) a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection
        
(b) of Section 11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or
            (B) a violation of paragraph (1) of Section
        
11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of 2012 when the purported child depicted is under the age of 13.
        (3) The defendant was convicted of armed violence
    
based upon the predicate offense of any of the following: solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire, heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery of a senior citizen as described in Section 12-4.6 or subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, criminal sexual assault, a violation of subsection (g) of Section 5 of the Cannabis Control Act
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994).
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People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994). “*1215 720 ILCS 5/17-2(d): Impersonating a police officer—second conviction elevates the offense from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony.”
People v. Griffin, 2022 IL App (1st) 192595-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 9× “On appeal, the petitioner contends that the circuit court erred in denying his request to vacate his 2017 conviction for false personation of a peace officer because the statute under which he was convicted, namely section 17-2(b)(3) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code)…”
People v. Hefner, 2021 IL App (4th) 190888-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 4× “¶2 On October 30, 2019, a jury convicted defendant, Justin Hefner, of false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3) (West 2018)) and false personation of a peace officer while attempting to commit a felony (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(5) (West 2018)).”
People v. Crowder, 2025 IL App (1st) 230676-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 3× “See 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b) (West 2018); cf. People v.”
People v. Madison, 2023 IL App (1st) 221068-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 2× “30(a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(8) (West 2018)), and false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6) (West 2018)).”
People v. Miller (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). · cites it 2× “1-24-0442 ¶3 Defendant was charged with two counts of false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3) (West 2022)) for knowingly and falsely representing himself to Matthew Nguyen and Lina Wang to be a peace officer on or about February 7, 2023.”
Bennett v. Vill. of Park Forest (N.D. Ill. 2018). “720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3). It is undisputed that the term "peace officer" includes police officers.”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b) — 1 case
People v. Crowder, 2025 IL App (1st) 230676-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “See 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b) (West 2018); cf. People v.”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3) — 4 cases
People v. Griffin, 2022 IL App (1st) 192595-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “On appeal, the petitioner contends that the circuit court erred in denying his request to vacate his 2017 conviction for false personation of a peace officer because the statute under which he was convicted, namely section 17-2(b)(3) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Criminal Code)…”
People v. Hefner, 2021 IL App (4th) 190888-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “¶2 On October 30, 2019, a jury convicted defendant, Justin Hefner, of false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3) (West 2018)) and false personation of a peace officer while attempting to commit a felony (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(5) (West 2018)).”
People v. Miller (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “1-24-0442 ¶3 Defendant was charged with two counts of false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3) (West 2022)) for knowingly and falsely representing himself to Matthew Nguyen and Lina Wang to be a peace officer on or about February 7, 2023.”
Bennett v. Vill. of Park Forest (N.D. Ill. 2018). “720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3). It is undisputed that the term "peace officer" includes police officers.”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(4) — 1 case
People v. Madison, 2023 IL App (1st) 221068-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “30(a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(8) (West 2018)), and false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6) (West 2018)).”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(5) — 2 cases
People v. Hefner, 2021 IL App (4th) 190888-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “¶2 On October 30, 2019, a jury convicted defendant, Justin Hefner, of false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(3) (West 2018)) and false personation of a peace officer while attempting to commit a felony (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(5) (West 2018)).”
People v. Madison, 2023 IL App (1st) 221068-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “30(a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(8) (West 2018)), and false personation of a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6) (West 2018)).”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b)(6) — 1 case
People v. Crowder, 2025 IL App (1st) 230676-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “See 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b) (West 2018); cf. People v.”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(d) — 1 case
People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994). “*1215 720 ILCS 5/17-2(d): Impersonating a police officer—second conviction elevates the offense from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony.”
— 720 ILCS 5/17-2(f)(7) — 1 case
People v. Crowder, 2025 IL App (1st) 230676-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “See 720 ILCS 5/17-2(b) (West 2018); cf. People v.”
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