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720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 (2026)

Concealment of homicidal death

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(720 ILCS 5/9-3.4) (was 720 ILCS 5/9-3.1)
    Sec. 9-3.4. Concealment of homicidal death.
    (a) A person commits the offense of concealment of homicidal death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person with knowledge that such other person has died by homicidal means.
    (b) Nothing in this Section prevents the defendant from also being charged with and tried for the first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter of the person whose death is concealed.
    (b-5) For purposes of this Section:
    "Conceal" means the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death by homicidal means. "Conceal" means something more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose information.
    "Homicidal means" means any act or acts, lawful or unlawful, of a person that cause the death of another person.
    (c) Sentence. Concealment of homicidal death is a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: People v. Keys, 2023 IL App (4th) 210630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
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People v. Keys, 2023 IL App (4th) 210630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 6× “The concealment charge alleged as follows: “[Defendant] on or about the 22 day of October, 2017, with knowledge that [Rose] had died by homicidal means, knowingly concealed the death of [Rose] by transporting her body from the place of her death and hid or otherwise disposed of…”
People v. McCarter, 954 N.E.2d 718 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “¶ 86 The State does not dispute the defendant's claim that the record does not contain any evidence from which a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant put the body of Bias into a car.”
People v. Kulpin, 2021 IL App (2d) 180696 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Michael Kulpin, appeals his convictions of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9- 1(a)(1) (West 2016)) and concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 (West 2016)), following a bench trial.”
People v. Vatamaniuc, 2021 IL App (2d) 180379 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “§ 18-2(a)(2)) (counts V, VI, and VII), two counts of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2012)) (counts VIII and IX), and one count of concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2012) (count X).”
People v. Keys, 2025 IL 130110 (Ill. 2025). “” 720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2016). “Conceal” is defined as “the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death by homicidal means.”
People v. McVay, 2019 IL App (3d) 150821 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶2 FACTS ¶3 The defendant, Timothy McVay, was charged by information on July 18, 2014, with the first degree murder of Carrie Olson (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2012)) and the concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2012)). The information alleged that the…”
People v. Zumwalt-Jophlin, 2020 IL App (5th) 160317-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Background ¶4 On July 21, 2011, defendant was charged by information with one count of concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2010)), a Class 3 felony, and one count of 1 obstructing justice (id.”
People v. Vatamaniuc, 2021 IL App (2d) 180379 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “§ 18-2(a)(2)) (counts V, VI, and VII), two counts of unlawful -2- possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2012)) (counts VIII and IX), and one count of concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2012)) (count X).”
People v. Kulpin, 2021 IL App (2d) 180696 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Michael Kulpin, appeals his convictions of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9- 1(a)(1) (West 2016)) and concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 (West 2016)), following a bench trial.”
People v. Nowlin, 2021 IL App (4th) 190851-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In September 2011, defendant was charged with three counts of first degree murder of her mother-in-law, Wenlan Linda Tyda, (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2010)) and one count of concealment of homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2010)). The State…”
People v. Davis, 2021 IL App (1st) 190813-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 3× “¶2 Following a bench trial, defendant Andre Davis was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping (720 ILCS 5/10-2) (West 2012)) and concealment of homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 (West 2012)), and sentenced to consecutive 12-year and 3-year prison terms, respectively.”
People v. Andersen, 2021 IL App (3d) 180517-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “4 of the Code (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 (West 2016)) (count I) and one count of first degree murder pursuant to section 9-1(a)(1) of the Code (725 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2016)).”
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People v. Keys, 2023 IL App (4th) 210630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “The concealment charge alleged as follows: “[Defendant] on or about the 22 day of October, 2017, with knowledge that [Rose] had died by homicidal means, knowingly concealed the death of [Rose] by transporting her body from the place of her death and hid or otherwise disposed of…”
People v. Vatamaniuc, 2021 IL App (2d) 180379 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “§ 18-2(a)(2)) (counts V, VI, and VII), two counts of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/4-103(a)(1) (West 2012)) (counts VIII and IX), and one count of concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2012) (count X).”
People v. Keys, 2025 IL 130110 (Ill. 2025). “” 720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2016). “Conceal” is defined as “the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death by homicidal means.”
People v. McVay, 2019 IL App (3d) 150821 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶2 FACTS ¶3 The defendant, Timothy McVay, was charged by information on July 18, 2014, with the first degree murder of Carrie Olson (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2012)) and the concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2012)). The information alleged that the…”
People v. Zumwalt-Jophlin, 2020 IL App (5th) 160317-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Background ¶4 On July 21, 2011, defendant was charged by information with one count of concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4(a) (West 2010)), a Class 3 felony, and one count of 1 obstructing justice (id.”
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