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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 8.11

Definition Of Child Abduction

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A person commits the offense of child abduction when:

[1] he intentionally violates any terms of a court order granting sole or joint custody,

care, or possession of a child to another, by concealing or detaining the child or removing the

child from the jurisdiction of the court.

[or]

[2] he intentionally violates a court order prohibiting him from concealing or detaining a

child or removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

[or]

[3] he intentionally conceals, detains, or removes the child without the consent of the

child’s mother or lawful custodian if the person is a putative father and [(paternity of the child

has not been legally established) (paternity of the child has been legally established but no

custody order has been entered)].

[or]

[3a] she is a mother who has [(abandoned a child) (relinquished custody of a child)] and

intentionally [(conceals) (removes)] the child from an unadjudicated father who has provided

sole ongoing care and custody of the child in the mother’s absence.

[or]

[4] he intentionally [(conceals) (removes)] a child from a parent, after [(filing a petition)

(being served with process)] in an action affecting [(marriage) (paternity)], but before issuance of

a [(temporary) (final)] order determining custody.

[or]

[5] he intentionally [(fails to return) (refuses to return) (impedes the return of)] the child

to the child’s lawful custodian in Illinois at the expiration of visitation rights outside the State.

[or]

[6] he, being a parent of a child and [(being) (having been)] married to the child’s other

parent, knowingly conceals the child for 15 days when there has been no court order of custody,

and fails to make reasonable attempts within the 15 day period to notify the other parent as to the

specific whereabouts of the child, including a means by which to [(contact such child) (arrange

reasonable visitation) (arrange reasonable contact)] with the child.

[or]

[7] he, being a parent of the child, [(being) (having been)] married to the child’s other

parent and there has been no court order for custody, knowingly [(conceals) (detains) (removes)]

the child with [(physical force) (threat of physical force)].

[or]

[8] he knowingly [(conceals) (detains) (removes)] a child for [(payment) (promise of

payment)] at the instruction of a person who has no legal right to custody of the child.

[or]

[9] he knowingly retains in this State for 30 days a child removed from another state

[(without the consent of the lawful custodian) (in violation of a court order of custody)].

[or]

[10] he intentionally [(lures) (attempts to lure)] a child [(under the age of 17) (while

traveling to or from a primary or secondary school)] into a [(motor vehicle) (building) (house

trailer) (dwelling place)] without the consent of the child’s [(parent) (lawful custodian)] for other

than a lawful purpose.

[or]

[11] he knowingly [([(destroys) (alters) (conceals) (disguises)] physical evidence)

(furnishes false information)] with the intent to [(obstruct) (prevent)] efforts to locate the

abducted child.

Provenance

Source
illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-10
Edition
2026-09-10
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