A person commits possession of stolen or fraudulently obtained checks when he or she possesses, with the intent to defraud, any check or order for the payment of money, upon a real or fictitious account, without the consent of the account holder, or the issuing financial institution, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who, within any 12-month period, violates this section with respect to three or more checks or orders for the payment of money at the same time or consecutively, each the property of a different account holder or financial institution, is guilty of a felony, and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 17-1(C)(2)) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Sentence provisions, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 17-1(D)
Civil liability, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 17-1(E)