720 ILCS 5/8-1.2 : RIGHTS AND REMEDIES — CRIMINAL OFFENSES — CRIMINAL CODE — CRIMINAL CODE OF 2012 — SPECIFIC OFFENSES — INCHOATE OFFENSES — SOLICITATION, CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT —1.2 - Solicitation of murder for hire

(a) A person commits the offense of solicitation of murder for hire when, with the intent that the offense of first degree murder be committed, he or she procures another to commit that offense pursuant to any contract, agreement, understanding, command , or request for money or anything of value.
(b) Sentence . Solicitation of murder for hire is a Class X felony , and a person convicted of solicitation of murder for hire shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years and not more than 40 years , except that a person convicted of solicitation of murder for hire when the person solicited was a person under the age of 17 years shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years and not more than 60 years .

720 ILCS 5/8-1.2

P.A. 85-1003; 85-1030; 85-1440.
Amended by P.A. 096-0710,§ 25, eff. 1/1/2010.
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