This Code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, for any conduct which this Code makes punishable; and the civil injury is not merged in the offense.
720 ILCS 5/1-4
Civil remedies preserved
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 720-5-1-1 to 720-5-1-8 (7 sections).
Laws 1961, p. 1983.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.