{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-4-7","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/4-7","heading":"Negligence.","body":"A person is negligent, or acts negligently, when that person fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a result will follow, described by the statute defining the offense, and that failure constitutes a substantial deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.","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":"d62575ccfdd2e1f70777fb7b828856b42f46438ec478ab31153d927717955cd2","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-4-6","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-4-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}