(a) A person commits the offense of organizer of a vehicle theft conspiracy if:
         (1) the person intentionally violates Section 4-103.2
    
of this Code with the agreement of 3 or more persons; and
        (2) the person is known by other co-conspirators as
    
the organizer, supervisor, financier or otherwise leader of the conspiracy.
    (b) No person may be convicted of organizer of a vehicle theft conspiracy unless an overt act in furtherance of the agreement is alleged and proved to have been committed by him or by a co-conspirator, and the accused is part of a common plan or scheme to engage in the unlawful activity.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class X felonybetween 6 and 30 yearsup to $25,000
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25

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     (c) It shall not be a defense to organizer of a vehicle theft conspiracy that the person or persons with whom the accused is alleged to have conspired:
         (1) has not been prosecuted or convicted;
         (2) has been convicted of a different offense;
         (3) is not amenable to justice;
         (4) has been acquitted; or
         (5) lacked the capacity to commit an offense.
     (d) Notwithstanding Section 8-5 of the Criminal Code of 2012, a person may be convicted and sentenced for both the offense of organizer of a vehicle theft conspiracy and any other offense in this Chapter which is the object of the conspiracy.
     (e) Organizer of a vehicle theft conspiracy is a Class X felony.