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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 16.19

Definition Of Interference With Public Institution Of Higher Education

activein force · 2026-09-10 – presentas-observed

A person com

mits the offense of interference with a public institution of higher education

when [(on the campus of a public institution of higher education) (at or in a building or other

facility owned, operated, or controlled by a public institution of higher education)] and without

authority from the institution, through force or violence, actual or threatened, he

[1] wilfully denies to a[n] [(trustee) (employee) (student) (invitee)] of the institution [

(freedom of movement at such place) (use of the property or facilities of the institution) (the right

to ingress or egress to the property or facilities of the institution)].

[or]

[2] wilfully

[(impedes) (obstructs) (interf eres with) (disrupts)] [(the performance of

institutional duties by a[n] [(trustee) (employee)] of the institution) (the pursuit of educational

activities as determined or prescribed by the institution by a[n] [(trustee) (employee) (student)

(invitee)] of the institution)].

[or]

[3] knowingly

occupies or remains in or at a [(building) (property) (facility)] owned,

operated, or controlled by the institution after due notice to depart.

Committe

e Note

720 ILCS

5/21.2-2 (West, 1999) (formerly Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 38, §21.2-2 (1991)).

Give I

nstruction 16.20.

Use appli

cable paragraphs and bracketed material.

The brack

eted numbers are present solely for the guidance of court and counsel and

should not be included in the instruction submitted to the jury.

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2026-09-10
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