720 ILCS 5/7-13

Current through Public Act 103-585
Section 720 ILCS 5/7-13 - Necessity

Conduct which would otherwise be an offense is justifiable by reason of necessity if the accused was without blame in occasioning or developing the situation and reasonably believed such conduct was necessary to avoid a public or private injury greater than the injury which might reasonably result from his own conduct.

720 ILCS 5/7-13

Laws 1961, p. 1983.