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720 ILCS 5/21-1.01 (2026)

Criminal Damage to Government Supported Property

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(720 ILCS 5/21-1.01) (was 720 ILCS 5/21-4)
    Sec. 21-1.01. Criminal Damage to Government Supported Property.
    (a) A person commits criminal damage to government supported property when he or she knowingly:
        (1) damages any government supported property
    
without the consent of the State;
        (2) by means of fire or explosive damages government
    
supported property;
        (3) starts a fire on government supported property
    
without the consent of the State; or
        (4) deposits on government supported land or in a
    
government supported building, without the consent of the State, any stink bomb or any offensive smelling compound and thereby intends to interfere with the use by another of the land or building.
    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "government supported" means any property supported in whole or in part with State funds, funds of a unit of local government or school district, or federal funds administered or granted through State agencies.
    (c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony when the damage to property is $500 or less; a Class 3 felony when the damage to property exceeds $500 but does not exceed $10,000; a Class 2 felony when the damage to property exceeds $10,000 but does not exceed $100,000; and a Class 1 felony when the damage to property exceeds $100,000. When the damage to property exceeds $10,000, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine equal to the value of the damages to the property.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2018–2026 · leading case: People v. Maas, 2019 IL App (2d) 160766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
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People v. Maas, 2019 IL App (2d) 160766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “08 or more (aggravated DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(C) (West 2014)), failure to report a motor vehicle accident involving personal injury (625 ILCS 5/11-401(b) (West 2014)), attempted theft (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 16-1(a)(1)(C) (West 2014)), two counts of aggravated assault (720…”
People v. Little, 2018 IL App (1st) 151954 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1), (b) (West 2012).”
People v. Barner, 2023 IL App (1st) 232147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “See 720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2022). The next day, defendant was given a D-bond of $15,000, which he posted on August 28, 2023.”
People v. Little, 2018 IL App (1st) 151954 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1), (b) (West 2012).”
People v. Duffie, 2022 IL App (2d) 210281 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “The damage-to-government-supported-property charge was based on the damage caused when defendant unlawfully removed the device.”
People v. Gonzalez, 2024 IL App (2d) 230593-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “1(a) (West 2022)) (Class 3), criminal damage to government supported property (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2022)) (Class 3), and violation of conditions of pretrial release 1 Public Act 101-652 (eff.”
People v. Jefferson, 2023 IL App (4th) 220814-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “Defendant was also charged with one count of criminal damage to government supported property (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2020)) for damaging a pair of handcuffs.”
People v. Jones, 2024 IL App (2d) 240090-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “6(a)(3)(a-5) (West 2022)), a Class 4 felony, one count of criminal damage to government supported property (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2022)), a Class 4 felony, one count of aggravated resisting a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/31-1(a-7) (West 2022)), a Class 4 felony, one -2-…”
People v. Long, 2022 IL App (4th) 220230-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “The State dismissed an indictment charging defendant with criminal damage to government supported property (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2020)). Before trial, the court told defendant that, even though the charges alleged the same date, “these are separate offenses and so one…”
People v. Brinkley, 2024 IL App (4th) 230392-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “Brinkley, was convicted of aggravated driving under the influence (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2), (d)(1)(F) (West 2022)), criminal damage to government supported property (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2022)), and three counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a…”
People v. Morton, 2020 IL App (1st) 171207-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “1-17-1207 ¶3 Defendant was charged by information with one count of criminal damage to government- supported property of $500 or less (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2014)). 1 ¶4 At trial, James Curtin testified that he supervised vehicle parking boots for the City of Chicago’s…”
People v. Barwicki, 2023 IL App (2d) 220415-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “¶2 After a jury trial, defendant, Robert Barwicki, was convicted of criminal damage to government-supported property (criminal damage) (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a) (West 2020)) (case 2023 IL App (2d) 220415-U No.”
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— 720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a) — 1 case
People v. Barwicki, 2023 IL App (2d) 220415-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “¶2 After a jury trial, defendant, Robert Barwicki, was convicted of criminal damage to government-supported property (criminal damage) (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a) (West 2020)) (case 2023 IL App (2d) 220415-U No.”
— 720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) — 13 cases
People v. Maas, 2019 IL App (2d) 160766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “08 or more (aggravated DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(C) (West 2014)), failure to report a motor vehicle accident involving personal injury (625 ILCS 5/11-401(b) (West 2014)), attempted theft (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 16-1(a)(1)(C) (West 2014)), two counts of aggravated assault (720…”
People v. Little, 2018 IL App (1st) 151954 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1), (b) (West 2012).”
People v. Barner, 2023 IL App (1st) 232147 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “See 720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2022). The next day, defendant was given a D-bond of $15,000, which he posted on August 28, 2023.”
People v. Little, 2018 IL App (1st) 151954 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1), (b) (West 2012).”
People v. Duffie, 2022 IL App (2d) 210281 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “The damage-to-government-supported-property charge was based on the damage caused when defendant unlawfully removed the device.”
— 720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(b) — 1 case
People v. Morton, 2020 IL App (1st) 171207-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “1-17-1207 ¶3 Defendant was charged by information with one count of criminal damage to government- supported property of $500 or less (720 ILCS 5/21-1.01(a)(1) (West 2014)). 1 ¶4 At trial, James Curtin testified that he supervised vehicle parking boots for the City of Chicago’s…”
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