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720 ILCS 646/120 (2026)

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(720 ILCS 646/120)
    Sec. 120. Prescriptions.
    (a) Whenever any person pleads guilty to, is found guilty of, or is placed on supervision for an offense under this Act, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, no such person shall thereafter knowingly purchase, receive, own, or otherwise possess any substance or product containing a methamphetamine precursor as defined in Section 10 of this Act, without the methamphetamine precursor first being prescribed for the use of that person in the manner provided for the prescription of Schedule II controlled substances under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
    (b) A person described in subsection (a) of this Section who is in possession of any substance or product containing a methamphetamine precursor as defined in Section 10 of this Act, in violation of subsection (a) of this Section, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create any duty, responsibility to investigate, or other liability for any person prescribing, dispensing, selling, or otherwise lawfully transferring or providing a methamphetamine precursor to a person described in subsection (a) of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-1008, eff. 8-17-12.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2022 · leading case: People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
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People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 9× “He now appeals his November 2014 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). On appeal, defendant argues the State failed to…”
People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 9× “He now appeals his November 2014 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). On appeal, defendant argues the State failed to…”
People v. Brace, 2017 IL App (4th) 150388 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND ¶4 In March 2014, the State charged defendant by information with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors without a prescription under section 120 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120 (West 2014)).…”
People v. Brace, 2017 IL App (4th) 150388 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND ¶4 In March 2014, the State charged defendant by information with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors without a prescription under section 120 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120 (West 2014)).…”
People v. Fiumetto, 2018 IL App (2d) 170230 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “3d 765 , the defendant was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors without a prescription ( 720 ILCS 646/120 (West 2014) ). *761 Brace , 2017 IL App (4th) 150388 , ¶ 4, 414 Ill.”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “BACKGROUND ¶4 During a stipulated bench trial in September 2014, defendant was found guilty of one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Community Protection Act, a Class 4 felony (720 ILCS 646/120(a), (b) (West 2012)).…”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND ¶4 During a stipulated bench trial in September 2014, defendant was found guilty of one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Community Protection Act, a Class 4 felony (720 ILCS 646/120(a), (b) (West 2012)).…”
People v. Fields, 2022 IL App (4th) 210194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “¶ 78 In Laws, this court addressed section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Methamphetamine Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995, ¶ 1 .”
— 720 ILCS 646/120(a) — 7 cases
People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “He now appeals his November 2014 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). On appeal, defendant argues the State failed to…”
People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “He now appeals his November 2014 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). On appeal, defendant argues the State failed to…”
People v. Brace, 2017 IL App (4th) 150388 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In March 2014, the State charged defendant by information with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors without a prescription under section 120 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120 (West 2014)).…”
People v. Brace, 2017 IL App (4th) 150388 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In March 2014, the State charged defendant by information with one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors without a prescription under section 120 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120 (West 2014)).…”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “BACKGROUND ¶4 During a stipulated bench trial in September 2014, defendant was found guilty of one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Community Protection Act, a Class 4 felony (720 ILCS 646/120(a), (b) (West 2012)).…”
— 720 ILCS 646/120(b) — 2 cases
People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “He now appeals his November 2014 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). On appeal, defendant argues the State failed to…”
People v. Laws, 2016 IL App (4th) 140995 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “He now appeals his November 2014 conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine precursors in violation of section 120(a) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/120(a) (West 2012)). On appeal, defendant argues the State failed to…”
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