Illinois Laws

JCOIN Drug Induced Homicide Specific

Question:

Does the state authorize the prosecution of accidental drug-related deaths as homicide?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 1 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (a) A person commits drug-induced homicide when he or she violates Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or Section 55 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and any person's death is caused by the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance. see full law