Illinois Compiled Statutes

720 ILCS 5/32-3 (2026)

Subornation of perjury

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(720 ILCS 5/32-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 32-3)
    Sec. 32-3. Subornation of perjury.
    (a) A person commits subornation of perjury when he or she knowingly procures or induces another to make a statement in violation of Section 32-2 which the person knows to be false.
    (b) Sentence.
    Subornation of perjury is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 683 N.E.2d 1286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997).
Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 683 N.E.2d 1286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “3(a)(1)); assist in a fraudulent act (134 Ill.2d R. 3.3(a)(2)); offer evidence known to be false (134 Ill.”
People v. Phelps, 2025 IL App (5th) 240209-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “These charges involved the defendant’s attempt to impact Trusty’s anticipated testimony, including subornation of perjury (720 ILCS 5/32-3(a) (West 2022)), witness harassment (id.”
— 720 ILCS 5/32-3(a) — 1 case
People v. Phelps, 2025 IL App (5th) 240209-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “These charges involved the defendant’s attempt to impact Trusty’s anticipated testimony, including subornation of perjury (720 ILCS 5/32-3(a) (West 2022)), witness harassment (id.”
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