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730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (2026)

CLASS A MISDEMEANORS; SENTENCE

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(730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55)
    Sec. 5-4.5-55. CLASS A MISDEMEANORS; SENTENCE. For a Class A misdemeanor:
    (a) TERM. The sentence of imprisonment shall be a determinate sentence of less than one year.
    (b) PERIODIC IMPRISONMENT. A sentence of periodic imprisonment shall be for a definite term of less than one year, except as otherwise provided in Section 5-5-3 or 5-7-1 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 or 5/5-7-1).
    (c) IMPACT INCARCERATION. See Section 5-8-1.2
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 59 cases (23 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
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People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 3× “5-55 of the Code (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2014)), which sets forth the sentencing options for a Class A misdemeanor.”
People v. Bradford, 2016 IL 118674 (Ill. 2016). “720 ILCS 5/16-25(f)(1) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2012). The burglary statute, on the other hand, does not consider any of these proportionality factors and classifies ordinary burglary as a Class 2 felony, punishable by three to seven years in prison.”
People v. Mosley, 2015 IL 115872 (Ill. 2015). · cites it 2× “See 720 ILCS 5/24-1(b) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2012). Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 603 (eff.”
People v. Jarquan B. (In Re Jarquan B.), 2017 IL 121483 (Ill. 2017). “730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2014). ¶ 8 Two weeks after respondent's initial sentencing, the State moved to execute the stayed mittimus on the ground that respondent had left his residential placement on multiple occasions without permission.”
People v. Harvey, 2024 IL 129357 (Ill. 2024). “A violation of the UUW statute is a Class A misdemeanor (720 ILCS 5/24-1(b) (West 2018)) with a maximum penalty of less than one year of imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2018)). A violation of the Carry Act, in contrast, is a Class B misdemeanor (430 ILCS 66/70(e)…”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 2× “625 ILCS 5/4- 104(a)(4), (b)(3) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a), (e) (West 2012). Moreover, subsequent violations of section 4-104(a)(4) result in a Class 4 felony, accompanied by even harsher penalties.”
People ex rel. Hartrich v. 2010 Harley-Davidson, 2018 IL 121636 (Ill. 2018). “Under Illinois law, the maximum fine that may be imposed for conviction of a Class A misdemeanor is $2500 ( 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(e) (West 2014) ). ¶ 60 No claim has been made that the owner could have been or was charged with any other offense based on what happened on the night…”
People v. Lane, 2017 IL App (1st) 151988 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “2(b), 12-5(a)(1), (b) (West 2014); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2014). But defendant makes no argument that one offense may not be considered a lesser-included offense of another where they share the same sentencing ranges.”
People v. Hileman, 2020 IL App (5th) 170481 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The defendant could have been sentenced to up to 364 days in jail (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2014)) and 24 months of conditional release (id.”
People v. McKee, 2022 IL App (2d) 210624 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “Because a Class A misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment (see 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2020)), the right to counsel attached here.”
People v. Mosley, 2015 IL 115872 (Ill. 2015). “See 720 ILCS 5/24-1(b) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2012). Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 603 (eff.”
United States v. Jimenes, 852 F.3d 631 (7th Cir. 2017). “730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a), (d). On November 21, 2012, the state judge sentenced Jimenes to conditional discharge for 24 months, plus a fine of $500.”
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— 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) — 41 cases
People v. Bradford, 2016 IL 118674 (Ill. 2016). “720 ILCS 5/16-25(f)(1) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2012). The burglary statute, on the other hand, does not consider any of these proportionality factors and classifies ordinary burglary as a Class 2 felony, punishable by three to seven years in prison.”
People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “5-55 of the Code (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2014)), which sets forth the sentencing options for a Class A misdemeanor.”
People v. Harvey, 2024 IL 129357 (Ill. 2024). “A violation of the UUW statute is a Class A misdemeanor (720 ILCS 5/24-1(b) (West 2018)) with a maximum penalty of less than one year of imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2018)). A violation of the Carry Act, in contrast, is a Class B misdemeanor (430 ILCS 66/70(e)…”
People v. Mosley, 2015 IL 115872 (Ill. 2015). “See 720 ILCS 5/24-1(b) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2012). Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 603 (eff.”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). “625 ILCS 5/4- 104(a)(4), (b)(3) (West 2012); 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a), (e) (West 2012). Moreover, subsequent violations of section 4-104(a)(4) result in a Class 4 felony, accompanied by even harsher penalties.”
— 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(d) — 6 cases
People v. Fretch, 2017 IL App (2d) 151107 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “5-55 of the Code (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 (West 2014)), which sets forth the sentencing options for a Class A misdemeanor.”
Edwards v. Atterberry, 2019 IL 123370 (Ill. 2019).
Edwards v. Atterberry, 2019 IL 123370 (Ill. 2019).
People v. Esparza, 2014 IL App (2d) 130149 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
People v. McCuiston, 2023 IL App (2d) 210597-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
— 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(e) — 2 cases
People ex rel. Hartrich v. 2010 Harley-Davidson, 2018 IL 121636 (Ill. 2018). “Under Illinois law, the maximum fine that may be imposed for conviction of a Class A misdemeanor is $2500 ( 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(e) (West 2014) ). ¶ 60 No claim has been made that the owner could have been or was charged with any other offense based on what happened on the night…”
Doe v. Parrillo, 2020 IL App (1st) 191286 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
— 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(g) — 1 case
People v. McKee, 2022 IL App (2d) 210624 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “Because a Class A misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment (see 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a) (West 2020)), the right to counsel attached here.”
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