IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 12.00
SPECI
FIC FACTORS AFFECTING NEGLIGENCE AND
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
12.01 Int
oxication
Intox
ication is no excuse for failure to act as a reasonably careful person would act. An
intoxicated person is held to the same standard of care as a sober person. If you find that [insert
allegedly intoxicated person] was intoxicated at the time of the occurrence, you may consider
that fact, together with other facts and circumstances in evidence, in determining whether [insert
allegedly intoxicated person] conduct was [negligent] [willful and wanton] [or] [contributorily
negligent].
Inst
ruction, Notes on Use and Comment revised May 2009.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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