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Illinois Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

The following represents Illinois Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions, drafted by the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases.

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Rule # Rule Title
Introduction to IPI Criminal
Revised July 26, 2024
User's Guide
1.00 Function of Court, Jury, and Counsel
Revised 1.01A, 1.01B - Approved April 30, 2021
2.00 Burden of Proof
3.00 Particular Types of Evidence
New & Revised 3.20, 3.20A, 3.20B, 3.23, & 3.24 - Approved April 26, 2024
4.00 Definitions of Certain Words
New 4.46 - Approved October 25, 2024
5.00 Mental State, Accountability, and Responsibility
Revised 5.03 - Approved April 28, 2023
6.00 Inchoate Offenses
New Section incorporating CLEAR legislation revisions - Approved October 17, 2014
7.00 Homicide
Revised 7.15 - Approved July 29, 2022
8.00 Kidnapping
Nov 13; 8.31, 8.31A, 8.31B, 8.32, 8.32A, 8.33, 8.34, and 8.34A. and Oct 30; 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.19, 8.19A, 8.19B, 8.20, 8.21, 8.22, 8.23, 8.24, 8.24A, 8.25, 8.26A, 8.27, 8.28, 8.29, 8.30
9.00 Sex Offenses
Revised 9.29 & 9.29B - Approved April 26, 2024
10.00 Abortion
New Instructions - Approved October 28, 2016
11.00 Assault, Battery, and Related Crimes
Revised 11.65E - Approved April 26, 2024
12.00 Eavesdropping
13.00 Theft
New & Revised 13.77, 13.77A, 13.78, 13.78A - Revised January 28, 2022
14.00 Robbery and Burglary
New & Revised 14.07, 14.07A, 14.08, 14.09, 14.10, 14.13, 14.13A, 14.13B, 14.14, 14.14A, 14.14B - Approved July 29, 2022
15.00 Arson and Related Offenses
Revised Section - Approved October 26, 2018
16.00 Criminal Damage and Trespass
16.01, 16.01X, 16.02, 16.02X, 16.03, 16.04, 16.05, 16.06 - Approved December 1, 2017
17.00 Cannabis and Controlled Substances
17.01, 17.02, 17.03, 17.04, 17.05, 17.06, 17.07, 17.08, 17.09, 17.10, 17.11, 17.12 - Approved January 26, 2018
18.00 Weapons
New 18.05X, 18.06X, 18.35II - Approved July 25, 2025
19.00 Mob Action
20.00 Gambling
21.00 Bribery
Revised 21.15, 21.16 - Approved January 25, 2019
22.00 Interference with Judicial and Other Governmental Functions
New 22.19A & Revised 22.19, 22.20 - Approved January 31, 2025
23.00 Traffic
Revised 23.39, 23.40, & 23.43B - Approved April 26, 2024
24.00-25.00 Defenses
Revised 24-25.04 - Approved January 27, 2023
26.00 Concluding Instructions and Forms of Verdicts
27.00 Sample Sets of Instructions
28.00-28A.00 Enhancement/Extended Term Sentencing

 Note: Supreme Court Rule 451(a) prescribes the use of Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions in criminal cases. These instructions are prepared by the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases. There is no advanced approval of jury instructions in criminal cases by the Court, they are approved only after they have been tested in the courts. People v. Hester, 131 Ill.2d 91 (1989), citing Powers v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, 91 Ill.2d 375 (1982).