Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 25 ILCS 5/12

  • 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, by any noisy, disorderly or unseemly conduct, either in or about the state house or place where either house of the General Assembly is convened, disturbs the deliberations of either house, shall be guilty of a petty offense.