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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 22.25

Definition Of Escape

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

A person commits the offense of escape when he is

[1] [(convicted of _____________________) (charged with the commission of

________________________)], and intentionally escapes from [(any penal institution) (the custody

of an employee of a penal institution)] [while armed with a dangerous weapon].

[or]

[2] convicted of _____________________ and knowingly fails to [[report (to a penal

institution) (for periodic imprisonment at any time)] [(return from [(furlough) (work release) (day

release)] [abide by the terms of home confinement]] [while armed with a dangerous weapon].

[or]

[3] in the custody of the Department of Human Services under [(the provisions of the

Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act) (a detention order) (a commitment order) (a conditional

release order) (a court order)] and intentionally escapes from [(any secure residential facility) (a

Department of Human Services employee) (an agent of the Department of Human Services)] [while

armed with a dangerous weapon].

[or]

[4] in the lawful custody of a peace officer for an alleged [(commission of ______________)

(violation of a term or condition of [(probation) (conditional discharge) (parole) (aftercare release)

(mandatory supervised release) (supervision)]] and intentionally escapes from custody [while armed

with a dangerous weapon].

Provenance

Source
illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-19
Content hash
a8401a30e4537f25593cf93bbd279d99863266a2803c68da1907f9dc22178836
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