Illinois Code § 9-1

Illinois Code § 9-1. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 9-1.

First degree murder. (a) A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if, in performing the acts which cause the death: (1) he or she either intends to kill or do great bodily harm to that individual or another, or knows that such acts will cause death to that individual or another; or (2) he or she knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to that individual or another; or (3) he or she, acting alone or with one or more participants, commits or attempts to commit a forcible felony other than second degree murder, and in the course of or in furtherance of such crime or flight therefrom, he or she or another participant causes the death of a person. (b) (Blank). (b-5) (Blank). (c) (Blank). (d) (Blank). (e) (Blank). (f) (Blank). (g) (Blank). (h) (Blank). (h-5) (Blank). (i) (Blank). (j) (Blank). (k) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 9-1
  • Jurisdiction: Illinois
  • Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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