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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 5/9-122

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
     If any person purposely destroys or injures any sidewalk, public bridge, culvert, or causeway, or removes any of the timber or plank thereof, or obstructs the same, he shall be guilty of a petty offense, fined not more than $100, and shall be liable for all damages occasioned thereby and all necessary costs for rebuilding or repairing the same.