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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 17.39
Definition Of Delivery, Sale, Or Exchange Of Hypodermic Syringe Or Needle
A person
commits the offense of [(delivery) (sale) (exchange)] of [(a hypodermic
syringe) (a hypodermic needle) (any instrument adapted for the use of a controlled substance or
cannabis by subcutaneous injection)] when he knowingly [(delivers) (sells) (exchanges)] [(a
hypodermic syringe) (a hypodermic needle) (any instrument adapted for the use of controlled
substance or cannabis by subcutaneous injection)] [(to) (with)] any person.
Committ
ee Note
720 ILCS
635/2 (West, 1999) (formerly Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 38, §22-51).
Give I
nstruction 17.40.
Instru
ction 17.22, defining the offense of subsequent offense of possession, delivery, sale,
or exchange of hypodermic syringe or needle, has been eliminated because of the infrequency
with which that charge would be made.
See Com
mittee Note to Instruction 17.05A if delivery is an issue.
Use appl
icable bracketed material.
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- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-10
- Edition
- 2026-09-10
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