# 730 ILCS 5/1-1-2: Section 1-1-2

> Illinois · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S1-1-2

## Section

- **Citation:** 730 ILCS 5/1-1-2
- **Heading:** Section 1-1-2
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Code / Chapter 730 / Act 5 / Section 1-1-2

## Text

(730 ILCS 5/1-1-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1001-1-2) Sec. 1-1-2. Purposes. The purposes of this Code of Corrections are to: (a) prescribe sanctions proportionate to the seriousness of the offenses and permit the recognition of differences in rehabilitation possibilities among individual offenders; (b) forbid and prevent the commission of offenses; (c) prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of persons adjudicated offenders or delinquents; and (d) restore offenders to useful citizenship. (Source: P.A. 77-2097.)

## Nearby sections

- [730 ILCS 5/1-1-1 Section 1-1-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S1-1-1.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/1-1-2 Section 1-1-2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S1-1-2.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-1-1 Section 3-1-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-1-1.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-1-2 Section 3-1-2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-1-2.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-1 Section 3-2-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-1.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-2 Section 3-2-2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-2.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.1 Section 3-2-2.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-2.1.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.2 Section 3-2-2.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-2.2.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.3 Section 3-2-2.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-2.3.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.4 Section 3-2-2.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-2.4.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-3 Section 3-2-3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-3.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-3.1 Section 3-2-3.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-3.1.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-4 Section 3-2-4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-4.md)
- [730 ILCS 5/3-2-5 Section 3-2-5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S3-2-5.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C730_A5_S1-1-2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.