{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-2-18","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/2-18","heading":"","body":"\"Public officer\".\n\"Public officer\" means a person who is elected to office pursuant to statute, or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by statute, to discharge a public duty for the State or any of its political subdivisions.","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":"4b6497366967e6b3a588bbf6997f48342d0305066d544d0a4640116c74231d29","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-2-17","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-2-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}