{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-4-6","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/4-6","heading":"Recklessness.","body":"A person is reckless or acts recklessly when that person consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, described by the statute defining the offense, and that disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the situation. An act performed recklessly is performed wantonly, within the meaning of a statute using the term \"wantonly\", unless the statute clearly requires another meaning.","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":"24e6b05f0ee577e919d125c571845cdb90139d173e8f6d29d3abe9f1618e93af","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-4-5","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-4-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}