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Illinois Statutes Chapter 725. Criminal Procedure § 175/3. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 3. Definitions. (a) “Narcotics activity” means:

1. Any conduct punishable as a felony under the Cannabis Control Act  1 or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,  2 or

2. Any conduct punishable, by imprisonment for more than one year, as an offense against the law of the United States or any State, concerning narcotics, controlled substances, dangerous drugs, or any substance or things scheduled or listed under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.

(b) “Pattern of narcotics activity” means 2 or more acts of narcotics activity of which at least 2 such acts were committed within 5 years of each other. At least one of those acts of narcotics activity must have been committed after the effective date of this Act and at least one of such acts shall be or shall have been punishable as a Class X, Class 1 or Class 2 felony.

(c) “Person” includes any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property.

(d) “Enterprise” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, or group of individuals associated in fact, although not a legal entity.

1 720 ILCS 550/1 et seq.
2 720 ILCS 570/100 et seq.
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