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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 16.20

Issues In Interference With Public Institution Of Higher Education

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

To sustai

n the charge of interference with a public institution of higher education, the

State must prove the following propositions:

First Proposition: That while the defendant was [(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)], he wilfully denied 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 of ingress or egress to the property or facilities of the

institution)];

[or]

First P

roposition: That while the defendant was [(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)] he wilfully [(impeded) (obstructed) (interfered with)

(disrupted)] [(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]

First P

roposition: That while the defendant was [(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)], he knowingly [(occupied) (remained in or at)] a [

(building) (property) (facility)] owned, operated, or controlled by the institution after due notice

to depart;

and

Second Proposi

tion: That the defendant did so without authority from the institution and

through force or violence, actual or threatened.

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.

Committe

e Note

720 ILCS

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

Give I

nstruction 16.19.

See Chapter

720, Section 21.2-5 for definitions of the phrase “public institution of higher

education,” the term “due notice,” and the phrase “force or violence.”

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Use appli

cable bracketed material.

When acc

ountability is an issue, ordinarily insert the phrase “or one for whose conduct he

is legally responsible” after the word “defendant” in each proposition. See Instruction 5.03.

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