{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-12-3","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/12-3","heading":"Battery.","body":"(a) A person commits battery if he or she knowingly without legal justification by any means (1) causes bodily harm to an individual or (2) makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with an individual.\n(b) Sentence.\nBattery is a Class A misdemeanor.","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":"24c57cb863c98e83b42dfea30de709d7ff9b30a70e634f22b7fefba06625a78d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-12-2.6","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-12-3.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}