{"data":{"id":"us-il/725-ilcs-5-111-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"725 ILCS 5/111-5","heading":"Formal defects in a charge.","body":"An indictment, information or complaint which charges the commission of an offense in accordance with Section 111-3 of this Code shall not be dismissed and may be amended on motion by the State's Attorney or defendant at any time because of formal defects, including:\n(a) Any miswriting, misspelling or grammatical error;\n(b) Any misjoinder of the parties defendant;\n(c) Any misjoinder of the offense charged;\n(d) The presence of any unnecessary allegation;\n(e) The failure to negative any exception, any excuse or proviso contained in the statute defining the offense; or\n(f) The use of alternative or disjunctive allegations as to the acts, means, intents or results charged.","path":["CHAPTER 725 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1966\u0026ChapterID=54\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:42Z","sha256":"34ac4050d1d79af09b9c8182385add0cdafa5102d328e5ff10997f44e11406fa","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/725-ilcs-5-111-4","next":"us-il/725-ilcs-5-111-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}