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720 ILCS 5/2-20 (2026)

"Solicit"

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(720 ILCS 5/2-20) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-20)
    Sec. 2-20. "Solicit".
    "Solicit" or "solicitation" means to command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise another to commit an offense.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: People v. Vara, 2016 IL App (2d) 140849 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
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People v. Vara, 2016 IL App (2d) 140849 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “However, the Code generally defines “solicit” in section 2-20 (720 ILCS 5/2-20 (West 2012)) as follows: “ ‘Solicit’ or ‘solicitation’ means to command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise -5­ 2016 IL App (2d) 140849 another to commit an offense.”
People v. Vara, 2016 IL App (2d) 140849 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “However, the Code generally defines “solicit” in section 2-20 (720 ILCS 5/2-20 (West 2012)) as follows: “ ‘Solicit’ or ‘solicitation’ means to command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise another to commit an offense.”
People v. Neal, 954 N.E.2d 358 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “2d 119 (720 ILCS 5/2-20, 8-1 (West 1998)). Solicitation requires specific intent, which may be inferred from surrounding circumstances and the defendant's acts.”
People v. Wallace, 2025 IL App (4th) 241509-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “) 720 ILCS 5/2-20 (West 2022). Any acts encompassing efforts to “seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure or entice” were included within the definition of grooming.”
City of Chicago v. Powell Replaces opinion filed June 30, 2000 then withdrawn (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “" 720 ILCS 5/2-20 (West 1998). In contrast, the ordinance applies to the person who solicits so that he can commit a crime.”
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