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720 ILCS 5/20-2 (2026)

Possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices

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(720 ILCS 5/20-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 20-2)
    Sec. 20-2. Possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices.
    (a) A person commits possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices in violation of this Section when he or she possesses, manufactures or transports any explosive compound, timing or detonating device for use with any explosive compound or incendiary device and either intends to use the explosive or device to commit any offense or knows that another intends to use the explosive or device to commit a felony.
    (b) Sentence.
    Possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices is a Class 1 felony for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not more than 30 years.
    (c) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)


 
    (720 ILCS 5/Art. 20.5 heading)
ARTICLE 20.5. CAUSING A CATASTROPHE; DEADLY SUBSTANCES

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2023 · leading case: People v. Whitmore, 2023 IL App (1st) 231807-B (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
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People v. Whitmore, 2023 IL App (1st) 231807-B (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “¶2 James Whitmore was arrested and charged with possession of an explosive or incendiary device (720 ILCS 5/20-2(a)) and arson (720 ILCS 5/20-1(a)(1)).”
People v. Potts, 660 N.E.2d 560 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court: The trial court found defendant Derrick Potts guilty of possession of explosive or incendiary devices (720 ILCS 5/20-2 (West 1994)) and sentenced him to a six-year term of imprisonment.”
— 720 ILCS 5/20-2(a) — 1 case
People v. Whitmore, 2023 IL App (1st) 231807-B (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “¶2 James Whitmore was arrested and charged with possession of an explosive or incendiary device (720 ILCS 5/20-2(a)) and arson (720 ILCS 5/20-1(a)(1)).”
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