Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2026
Updated.
All Statutes must have 3 things: - Answer 1. Elements
2. Mental State
3. Penalty
Felony - Answer a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a
misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Felony statute of limitations - Answer 3 years except for more serious offenses
Class 4 felony penalty - Answer 1-3 years
Class 3 felony penalty - Answer 2-5 years
Class 2 felony - Answer 3-7 years
Class 1 felony penalty - Answer 4-15 years
Class X felony - Answer 6-30 years
Forcible felonies - Answer treason;
murder;
manslaughter;
sexual battery;
carjacking;
home-invasion robbery;
robbery;
burglary;
arson;
kidnapping;
agg batt
,Misdemeanor - Answer an offense for which imprisonment is less than a year
Misdemeanor statute of limitations - Answer 18 months
Class A penalty - Answer less than a year
Class B penalty - Answer 6 months
Class C penalty - Answer 30 days (petty)
dwelling - Answer building or portion therof, a tent, a vehicle, or other enclosed space which
is used or intended for use as a human habitation, home or residence
included offense - Answer offense established by proof of the same or less than all the facts
or a less culpable mental state that is required to establish the commision of the offense
charged
intent - Answer intends or acts intentionally or with intent to accomplish a result or engage in
conduct described by the statute defining the offense, when his conscious objective or purpose
is to accomplish that result or engage in that activity
knowledge - Answer person acts knowingly when he acts with knowledge of the nature or
attendant circumstances of his conduct, when he is consciously aware that his conduct is of
such
a nature or he is consciously aware that such result is practically certain to be caused by his
conduct; also willfully.
Recklessness - Answer person is reckless or acts recklessly when he consciously disregards a
substantial and justifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow and such
disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person
would exercise in the situation.
Absolute (Strict) Liability: - Answer No mental state required. The act itself is grounds for
conviction if the offense is a misdemeanor not punishable by incarceration or by a fine
exceeding $500.00.
Accountability - Answer A person is legally accountable for another when:
➢ He causes another person to perform the act;
,➢ With the intent to facilitate the act he solicits, aids, abets, agrees or attempts to aid such
other person in the planning or commission of the offense unless:
➢ He is the victim of the offense; or
➢ Before the commission he terminates his efforts and the effects of his efforts, or gives
Entrapment - Answer ➢ A person is not guilty by way of entrapment if his or her conduct is
incited or induced by
a public officer or official for the purpose of obtaining evidence for the prosecution of that
person.
➢ This is not applicable if the person was predisposed to commit the offense and the public
officer merely affords the person the opportunity to commit the offense.
Inchoate offenses - Answer Solicitation
conspiracy
attempt
Solicitation - Answer With intent that an offense be committed, other than 1st degree
murder, he commands,
encourages, or requests another to commit that offense.
Conspiracy - Answer With intent that an offense be committed, he agrees with another to the
commission of that
offense with an act in furtherance of that agreement.
Attempt - Answer ➢ With intent to commit a specific offense, he does an act which
constitutes a substantial
step toward the commission of that offense.
➢ The penalty or sentence for "Attempt" is one step below the sentence for the actual
offense attempted.
First Degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1) - Answer WIth Intent:
➢ Kills another when; OR
➢ Knows such acts create a strong probability of death, or
➢ Attempting or committing a forcible felony
, Second degree murder - Answer First Degree Murder with the mitigating factors
➢ Acting under sudden/intense passion resulting from provocation of the victim, or
Unreasonably belief its justified
(class 1 felony)
Involuntary Manslaughter - Answer unintentional killing another
Reckless homicide - Answer Killing when driving a vehicle with reckless disregard for the
safety of others - VICTIM MUST DIE WITHIN 3 YEARS
(class 3 felony)
Drug induced homicide - Answer Causes anothers death, by providing a controlled substance
Kidnapping - Answer When Knowingly
➢ Secretly confines another against his or her will;
➢ By force or threat of imminent force carries another from one place to another with intent
secretly to confine, or
➢ By deceit or enticement induces another to go from one place to another with intent
secretly to confine that other person against his or her will.
Under the age of 13 or mentally handicapped cannot consent to go with another.
Class 2 Felony
aggravated kidnapping - Answer Kidnapping AND:
➢ Intent to ransom
➢ Under the age of 13 or mentally handicapped
➢ Inflicts great bodily harm
➢ Wears a mask or conceals identity
➢ Armed with a firearm
➢ Armed with a dangerous weapon
Class X Felony
Unlawful restraint - Answer Knowingly with out legal authroity detains another