720 ILCS 5/2-11 : Rights and Remedies — Criminal Offenses — Criminal Code — Criminal Code of 2012 — General Provisions — General Definitions —11 - "Misdemeanor"

"Misdemeanor" means any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a penitentiary for less than one year may be imposed.

720 ILCS 5/2-11

P.A. 77-2638.