720 ILCS 690

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720 ILCS 690/0.01

(720 ILCS 690/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 81) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(720 ILCS 690/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 81-1) Sec. 1. Use prohibited. No person shall ingest, breathe, inhale or drink any compound, liquid, or chemical containing toluol, hexane, trichloroethylene, acetone, toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroethane, isopropanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl cellosolve acetate, cyclohexanone, the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, or scopolamine, or any other substance for the purpose of inducing a condition of intoxication, stupefaction, depression, giddiness, paralysis or irrational behavior, or in any manner changing, distorting or disturbing the auditory, visual or mental processes. For the purposes of this Act, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an intoxicated condition. (Source: P.A. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-640, eff. 1-1-97.)

720 ILCS 690/2

(720 ILCS 690/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 81-2) Sec. 2. Sale or delivery prohibited. (a) No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, deliver or give to any person under 17 years of age, unless upon written order of such person's parent or guardian, any compound, liquid, or chemical containing toluol, hexane, trichloroethylene, acetone, toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroethane, isopropanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl cellosolve acetate, cyclohexanone, or any other substance which will induce an intoxicated condition, as defined herein, when the seller, offeror, or deliverer knows or has reason to know that the compound is intended for use to induce such condition. (b) No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, deliver, or give to any person any compound, liquid, or chemical containing alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, or scopolamine when the seller, offeror, or deliverer knows or has reason to know that the compound, liquid, or chemical is intended for use to induce an intoxicated condition. (Source: P.A. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-640, eff. 1-1-97.)

720 ILCS 690/3

(720 ILCS 690/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 81-3) Sec. 3. This Act shall not apply to any person who commits any act described herein pursuant to the direction or prescription of a practitioner authorized to so direct or prescribe. For purposes of this Section, practitioner shall mean any person authorized by law to practice medicine in all its branches in this State, to practice dentistry in this State, to practice veterinary medicine in this State, or to practice chiropody in this State. (Source: P.A. 83-333.)

720 ILCS 690/4 Sentence

(720 ILCS 690/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 81-4) Sec. 4. Sentence. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. (b) (1) The knowing ingestion of any compound, liquid, or chemical containing the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, or scopolamine is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) The sale, offer for sale, delivery, or giving to any person of a compound, liquid, or chemical containing the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, or scopolamine is a Class 4 felony. (3) This subsection (b) does not prohibit the sale, offer for sale, delivery, giving, or ingestion of a compound, liquid, or chemical containing the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, or scopolamine under the direction or prescription of a practitioner authorized to so direct or prescribe as provided in Section 3. (Source: P.A. 96-1440, eff. 1-1-11.)

720 ILCS 690/4.5 Exemption

(720 ILCS 690/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Exemption. This Act does not apply to the sale, offer for sale, delivery, or giving of any compound, liquid or chemical containing the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, or scopolamine by a retail merchant. (Source: P.A. 89-640, eff. 1-1-97.)

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