{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-31-8","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/31-8","heading":"","body":"Refusing to aid an officer.\nWhoever upon command refuses or knowingly fails reasonably to aid a person known by him to be a peace officer in:\n(a) Apprehending a person whom the officer is authorized to apprehend; or\n(b) Preventing the commission by another of any offense, commits a petty offense.","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":"e9f2f34ca25a6b886b930cb25eb22ac85e6e4592ee55f553fa443eaecc1742de","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-31-7","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-31-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}