(A) A person commits theft when he knowingly:
(1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner; or
(2) Obtains by deception, control over property of the owner; or
(3) Obtains by threat, control over property of the owner; or
(4) Obtains control over stolen property knowing the property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as would reasonably induce him to believe that the property was stolen; or
(5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency as being stolen, and
(a) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property; or
(b) Knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons the property in such manner as to deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefits; or
(c) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property knowing such use, concealment, or abandonment probably will deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit.
(B) (1) Theft of property, not from the person and not exceeding $300 in value is a misdemeanor.
(2) Theft of property not from the person and not exceeding $300 in value, if committed in a school or place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property, is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(3) A person who has been convicted of theft of property not from the person and not exceeding $300 in value, who has been previously convicted of any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary tools, home invasion, forgery, a violation of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 4-103, 4-103.1, 4-103.2 or 4-103.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code relating to the possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, or a violation of ILCS Ch. 720, Act 250, § 8 of the Illinois Credit Card and Debit Card Act is guilty of a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(4) A person convicted of any of the following is guilty of a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law:
(a) Theft of property from the person or exceeding $300 in value.
(b) Theft by deception, as described by division (A)(2) of this section, in which the offender obtained money or property valued at $5,000 or more from a victim 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 16-1) (Ord. 1065-88, passed 11-9-88) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Theft of property from the person, or property over $300, or theft committed in a school or place of worship, theft by lessee; permissive inference, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 16-1