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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 8.27
Definition Of Involuntary Servitude
A person commits the offense of involuntary servitude when he knowingly [(subjects)
(attempts to subject) (engages in a conspiracy to subject)] another person to [(labor) (services)]
[(obtained) (maintained)] by one or more of the following means:
[1] [(causes) (threatens to cause)] physical harm to any person(.) (; or)]
[2] [(physically restrains) (threatens to physically restrain) another person [(.) (; or)]
[3] [(abuses) (threatens to abuse)] the [(law) (legal process)][(.) (; or)]
[4] knowingly [(destroys) (conceals) (removes) (confiscates) (possesses)] [(any actual or
purported passport or other immigration document) (any other actual or purported government
identification document)] of another person[(.) (; or)]
[5] [(intimidates) (exerts financial control over)] any person [(.) (; or)]
[6] uses any [(scheme) (plan) (pattern)] intending to cause the other person to believe that
if the other person did not perform the [(labor) (services)], the other person or another person
would suffer [(serious harm) (physical restraint)].
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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