Illinois Controlled Substances Act, 720 ILCS 570/402

Government Record · Illinois General Assembly · 2026

Residual possession outside specified amounts can be a Class 4 felony, but “one pill” is not automatically Class 4: substance, amount, and subsection matter. Section 402(d), for example, addresses anabolic steroids differently.

Any person who violates this Section with regard to an amount of a controlled substance other than methamphetamine or counterfeit substance not set forth in subsection (a) or (d) is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

Section 402(c)

Residual possession outside specified amounts can be a Class 4 felony, but “one pill” is not automatically Class 4: substance, amount, and subsection matter. Section 402(d), for example, addresses anabolic steroids differently. Direct full-page opening was unreliable; exact statutory text was retrieved.

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