{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-1-2","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/1-2","heading":"General purposes.","body":"The provisions of this Code shall be construed in accordance with the general purposes hereof, to:\n(a) Forbid and prevent the commission of offenses;\n(b) Define adequately the act and mental state which constitute each offense, and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault;\n(c) Prescribe penalties which are proportionate to the seriousness of offenses and which permit recognition of differences in rehabilitation possibilities among individual offenders;\n(d) Prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of persons accused or convicted of offenses.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"494e0ebbe8062b8bc0b4184c3e1d9d0336a105e58abb2debcbe36e087b65246c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-1-1","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}