Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 220 ILCS 55/8

  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Whoever shall transmit or cause to be transmitted by telegraph, from any place in this state to any other place in this state or elsewhere, any falsehood, knowing the same to be such, shall be guilty of a petty offense.