Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/4-6 – Recklessness
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/4-6
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
A person is reckless or acts recklessly when that person consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, described by the statute defining the offense, and that disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the situation. An act performed recklessly is performed wantonly, within the meaning of a statute using the term “wantonly”, unless the statute clearly requires another meaning.