IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.71
Issues In Home Repair Fraud--Property Damage Or Noncontracting Misrepresentation
To sustain the charge of home repair fraud, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly damaged the property of a person; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so with the intent to enter into [(an
agreement) (a contract)] for home repair.
[or]
First Proposition: That the defendant misrepresented himself [or another] to be an [
(employee) (agent)] of [(any unit of [(federal) (State) (municipal)] government) (any
governmental unit) (any public utility)]; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant did so with the intent to cause a person to enter
into, with the defendant or another, any [(agreement) (contract)] for home repair.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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