Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.15

Categories Of Victims-As Of July 1, 2011

A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he [(intentionally)

(knowingly)] [without legal justification] and by any means [(causes bodily harm to) (makes

physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with)] another person, and

[1] in doing so, he uses a deadly weapon other than by the discharge of a firearm.

[or]

[2] in doing so, he is hooded, robed, or masked in such a manner as to conceal his

identity.

[or]

[3] in doing, so, he knows the individual harmed is a teacher or other person employed in

any school and such teacher or other employee is on the grounds of a school or grounds

adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes.

[or]

[4] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed is a supervisor, director, instructor, or

other person employed in any park district, and such supervisor, director, instructor, or

other employee is on the grounds of the park or grounds adjacent thereto, or in any part of

a building used for park purposes.

[or]

[5] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed to be a caseworker, investigator, or other

person employed by the State Department of Public Aid or a County Department of

Public Aid and such caseworker, investigator, or other person is

[a] on the grounds of a public aid office or grounds adjacent to a public aid office.

[or]

[b] in any part of a building used for public aid purposes.

[or]

[c] on the grounds of the home of a [(public aid applicant or recipient) (person

being interviewed or investigated in the employee's discharge of his duties)].

[or]

[d] on grounds adjacent to the home of the [(public aid applicant or recipient)

(person being interviewed or investigated in the employee's discharge of his

duties)].

[or]

[e] in any part of a building in which the applicant, recipient, or other person

resides or is located.

[or]

[6] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed is a

[a] [(peace officer) (correctional institution employee) (fireman)] [(who at the

time is engaged in the execution of) (and he harms that [(officer) (fireman)] to

prevent the [(officer) (fireman)] from performing) (and he harms that [(officer)

(fireman)] in retaliation for performing)] official duties.

[or]

[b] person summoned or directed by a peace officer [(who at the time is engaged

in the execution of) (and he harms that person to prevent the peace officer from

performing) (and he harms that person in retaliation for that person helping the

peace officer perform)] official duties.

[or]

[7] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed is [(an emergency medical technician)

(an ambulance driver) (a medical assistant) (a first aid attendant)] employed by a

municipality [or other governmental unit] [(who at the time is engaged in the

performance of his) (and he harms that individual to prevent the individual from

performing) (and he harms that individual in retaliation for that individual performing)]

official duties.

[or]

[8a] in doing so, he is on or about [(a public way) (public property) (a public place of

accommodation) (a public place of amusement)].

[or]

[8b] at the time he does so, the other person is on or about [(a public way) (public

property) (a public place of accommodation) (a public place of amusement)].

[or]

[9] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed is the [(driver) (operator) (employee)

(passenger)] of any transportation facility or system engaged in the business of

transportation of the public for hire and the individual harmed is [(then performing in

such capacity) (then using such public transportation as a passenger) (using any area of

any description designated by the transportation facility or system as a vehicle boarding,

departure, or transfer location)].

[or]

[10] the other person is an individual of 60 years of age or older.

[or]

[11] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed is pregnant.

[or]

[12] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed to be a judge whom he intended to

harm as a result of the judge's performance of his official duties as a judge.

[or]

[13] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed to be an employee of the Illinois

Department of Children and Family Services who at the time was engaged in the

performance of his authorized duties.

[or]

[14] in doing so, he knows the individual harmed to be a person who is physically

handicapped. A physically handicapped person is a person who suffers from a permanent

and disabling physical characteristic, resulting from disease, injury, functional disorder,

or congenital condition.

[or]

[15] in doing so, he knowingly and without legal justification and by any means causes

bodily harm to a merchant who detains the person for an alleged commission of retail

theft. A merchant is an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment or any

agent, employee, lessee, consignee, officer, director, franchisee, or independent

contractor of such owner or operator.