IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.22
Issues In Driving With A Drug, Substance, Or Compound In Blood Or Urine
To sustain the charge of driving with a drug, substance, or compound in blood or urine,
the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical control of )] a
vehicle; and
Second Proposition: That at the time the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical
control of)] a vehicle, there was any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in his blood or
urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of [(cannabis) (____, a controlled
substance)].
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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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