Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 610 ILCS 85/3

  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
     Whoever violates this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. The use of any car for the transportation of or occupation by passengers when the car is not in a clean and sanitary condition or is not free from cockroaches, body lice, bedbugs and other vermin is a separate offense for each day such car is so used.