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720 ILCS 648/20 (2026)

Restrictions on purchase, receipt, or acquisition

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(720 ILCS 648/20)
    Sec. 20. Restrictions on purchase, receipt, or acquisition.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section, any person 18 years of age or older wishing to purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire a targeted methamphetamine precursor shall, prior to taking possession of the targeted methamphetamine precursor:
        (1) provide a driver's license or other
    
government-issued identification showing the person's name, date of birth, and photograph; and
        (2) sign a log documenting the name and address of
    
the person, date and time of the transaction, and brand and product name and total quantity distributed of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, their salts, or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section, no person shall knowingly purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire, within any 30-day period products containing more than a total of 7,500 milligrams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers.
    (c) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, no person shall knowingly purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire more than 2 targeted packages in a single retail transaction.
    (d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this Section, no person shall knowingly purchase, receive, or otherwise acquire more than one convenience package from a retail location other than a pharmacy counter in a 24-hour period.
    (e) This Section shall not apply to any person who purchases, receives, or otherwise acquires a targeted methamphetamine precursor for the purpose of dispensing, distributing, or administering it in a lawful manner described in subsection (e) of Section 15 of this Act.
    (f) A person shall not knowingly procure a targeted methamphetamine precursor for a third party for the purpose of evading this Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-371, eff. 8-16-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2008–2020 · leading case: People v. Willner, 924 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
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People v. Willner, 924 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 5× “Willner, was charged with unlawful possession of pseudoephedrine because she knowingly purchased, within a 30-day period, products containing more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine in violation of section 20(b) of Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act (Act) (720 ILCS…”
People v. Matous, 886 N.E.2d 1278 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “See 720 ILCS 648/20(c) (West 2006). We note that the statute relied upon by the defendants was not in effect at the time of the traffic stop.”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “720 ILCS 648/20(b), 40(a)(2)(A) (West 2012) (we note section 20(b) sets forth the prohibition, while section 40(a)(2)(A) outlines the penalty for an individual with one prior methamphetamine-related conviction).”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “720 ILCS 648/20(b), 40(a)(2)(A) (West 2012) (we note section 20(b) sets forth the prohibition, while section 40(a)(2)(A) outlines the penalty for an individual with one prior methamphetamine-related conviction).”
People v. Haynes, 2020 IL App (3d) 180121-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “See 720 ILCS 648/20(b) (West 2016). Facially, these purchases were lawfully made.”
People v. Matous (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “See 720 ILCS 648/20(c) (West 2006). We note that the statute relied upon by the defendants was not in effect at the time of the traffic stop.”
— 720 ILCS 648/20(b) — 4 cases
People v. Willner, 924 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “Willner, was charged with unlawful possession of pseudoephedrine because she knowingly purchased, within a 30-day period, products containing more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine in violation of section 20(b) of Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act (Act) (720 ILCS…”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “720 ILCS 648/20(b), 40(a)(2)(A) (West 2012) (we note section 20(b) sets forth the prohibition, while section 40(a)(2)(A) outlines the penalty for an individual with one prior methamphetamine-related conviction).”
People v. Lewis, 2016 IL App (4th) 140852 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “720 ILCS 648/20(b), 40(a)(2)(A) (West 2012) (we note section 20(b) sets forth the prohibition, while section 40(a)(2)(A) outlines the penalty for an individual with one prior methamphetamine-related conviction).”
People v. Haynes, 2020 IL App (3d) 180121-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “See 720 ILCS 648/20(b) (West 2016). Facially, these purchases were lawfully made.”
— 720 ILCS 648/20(c) — 2 cases
People v. Matous, 886 N.E.2d 1278 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “See 720 ILCS 648/20(c) (West 2006). We note that the statute relied upon by the defendants was not in effect at the time of the traffic stop.”
People v. Matous (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “See 720 ILCS 648/20(c) (West 2006). We note that the statute relied upon by the defendants was not in effect at the time of the traffic stop.”
— 720 ILCS 648/20(e) — 1 case
People v. Willner, 924 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “Willner, was charged with unlawful possession of pseudoephedrine because she knowingly purchased, within a 30-day period, products containing more than 7,500 milligrams of pseudoephedrine in violation of section 20(b) of Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act (Act) (720 ILCS…”
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