705 ILCS 405/5-175

in effect

(705 ILCS 405/5-175) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5-175. Minor accused of status offense or misdemeanor. It is an affirmative defense to any status or misdemeanor offense that would not be illegal if committed by an adult that a minor who is a victim of an offense defined in Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 committed the status or misdemeanor offense during the course of or as a result of the minor's status as a victim of an offense defined in Section 10-9 of that Code. (Source: P.A. 104-159, eff. 1-1-26.)

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