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HB0562 Engrossed LRB093 05564 MBS 05656 b
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
5 changing Section 5-1 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 5-1)
7 Sec. 5-1. Accountability for conduct of another.
8 A person is responsible for conduct which is an element
9 of an offense if the conduct is either that of the person
10 himself, or that of another and he is legally accountable for
11 thesuch conduct as provided in Section 5-2, or both.
12 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)