{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-24-1.7","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/24-1.7","heading":"Unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender.","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender if he or she receives, sells, possesses, or transfers any firearm after having been convicted a total of 2 or more times of any combination of the following offenses:\n(1) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of this Code;\n(2) unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon; aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon; aggravated discharge of a firearm; vehicular hijacking; aggravated vehicular hijacking; aggravated battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05; intimidation; aggravated intimidation; gunrunning; home invasion; or aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05; or\n(3) any violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act that is punishable as a Class 3 felony or higher.\n(b) Sentence. Unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender is a Class X felony.","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":"e2dc8bf4ae9e019405ed80588b3b51f14eaf3b5f36901a645cd41b45a67652cd","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-24-1.6","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-24-1.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}