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Disciplinary Offenses
Title Enhance Class Description
1 Abusive or Obscene Language C Using abusive/obscene language
2 Adulteration of Food or Drink A Willful, harmful adulteration of any food or drink
that is intended to be consumed by others.
3 Alerting of Approaching Staff C Alerting or attempting to alert other inmates to the
approach or presence of staff.
4 Arson 1 Level 1 A Intentionally setting or attempting to set a fire that
threatens to destroy an IDOC structure or
endangers lives.
5 Arson 2 B Intentionally setting or attempting to set a fire that
does not pose a threat to a structure or endanger
lives.
6 Bestiality B Any sexual contact with an animal
7 Body Fluids Level 2 A Exposing staff or others to body fluids, bodily
waste, or introducing such into food or drink items
8 Bribery B Giving or offering an official, visitor, volunteer,
contractor, or staff member a bribe or anything of
value.
9 Count 1 B Any overt act that intentionally interferes with
and/or delays the count procedure
10 Count 2 C Any act that disrupts the count procedure, but
disrupting the count did not appear to be the
inmate's goal or purpose.
11 Cutting into Line C Cutting into or interfering with any line of inmates.
12 Destruction of Physical Plant A Willfully and intentionally breaks or otherwise
destroys or injures any IDOC physical plant, cell,
housing unit etc.
13 Destruction of Property over B Willful destruction, loss, or mutilation of another's
$25 property over $25.00.
14 Destruction of Property under C Willful destruction, loss, or mutilation of another's
$25 property under $25.00.
15 Disobedience to Orders 1 A An act that creates a serious disruption to the safe
and secure operation of an IDOC facility by failing
to comply with a staff verbal order, IDOC written
order, court rule, or law. Example: intentional
action resulting in a use of force
16 Disobedience to Orders 2 B Failure to follow or obey a verbal or written order;
IDOC policy, SOP, directive, field memorandum;
court order; ordinance or law. Behavior poses a
threat to public or facility. Examples: openly
challenging or refusing staff orders in front of other
inmates.
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Disciplinary Offenses
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17 Disobedience to Orders 3 C Failure to follow staff instruction, facility living
guide, IDOC rule, behavioral agreement, work
agreement, or field memorandum when such
behavior does not present an immediate threat to
public or facility safety or security. Examples:
showering during a water restriction; on a
community work assignment, being in an
unauthorized area
18 Distracting Staff C Any act that disrupts, provokes, or distracts
employees from the performance of their duties.
19 Eluding Staff B Eluding apprehension by staff by running,
resisting, or attempting to elude within a facility or
worksite, but not attempting to escape
20 Escape from a Non-secure B Any attempt to escape from a non-secure IDOC
Facility: Attempted facility, unarmed transport, work center, work
release, work crew, furlough, etc. including
possessing escape plans, making escape plans,
possessing items to aid in an escape, or being in
unauthorized area that could lead to an escape.
21 Escape from a Secure Facility: A Any attempt to escape from the custody of a
Attempted secure IDOC facility, armed transport, or its agent
to include possessing escape plans, making
escape plans, possessing items to aid in an
escape, breaching an IDOC perimeter, or being in
unauthorized area that could lead to an escape.
22 Escape from a Non-secure B A successful escape from a non-secure IDOC
Facility facility, unarmed transport, work center, work
release, work crew, furlough, etc.
23 Escape from a Secure Facility A A successful escape from a secure IDOC facility
or armed transport
24 Extortion A Demanding or receiving money, favors, or
anything of value in return for protection, to avoid
bodily harm, or under threat of informing.
25 Failure to Comply with a B Failure to comply or complete a sanction imposed
Disciplinary Sanction by an IHO or DHO during the infraction process or
disciplinary hearing process
26 False Statement 1 B Making a false oral or written statement to any
staff member, volunteer, public, government
entity, or court, example: false accusations that
result in a criminal or administrative investigation
or administrative hearing
27 False Statement 2 C Making a false oral or written statement to any
staff member, volunteer, contractor that does not
result in a formal investigation or administrative
hearing
28 Flooding B Intentional or attempted flooding of any area of an
IDOC facility
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Disciplinary Offenses
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29 Forgery B The unauthorized reproduction, counterfeiting, or
forging of documents including, but not limited to,
articles of identification, money, or official papers
30 Gambling C Preparing or conducting a gambling operation, or
participating in games of chance for gain, or
wagering on any activity.
31 Group Disobedience C Participation in a work stoppage, demonstration,
or group disobedience that does not result in
property damage or injury where participation is
forced or coerced by other inmates.
32 Group Disruption 1 Level 1 A Instigating, promoting, or causing a riot or similar
activity that affects the safe operation of the
facility.
33 Group Disruption 2 Level 2 A Involvement in a riot or similar activity that affects
the safe operation of the facility
34 Harassment B Words, actions, or gestures, racial slurs intended
to harass or intimidate staff, visitors, inmates, or
the public.
35 Horseplay C Horseplay including, but not limited to,
unauthorized demonstrating, practicing or using
martial arts, boxing, wrestling, etc.
36 Indecent Exposure B Deliberately displaying the genitals, breasts, or
buttocks to others
37 Kidnapping Level 1 A Seizing, or attempting or planning to seize another
person as a hostage or hold them against their
will.
38 Killing Level 1 A Killing another person
39 Manipulating Staff B Manipulating or attempting to manipulate
employees, volunteers, contractors, or visitors to
violate any IDOC rule, policy, SOP, directive,
municipal, state, or federal law.
40 Outside Authorized C Outside of authorized boundaries and/or failure to
Boundaries follow schedules of a living unit, work assignment,
etc.
41 Physical Contact C Inappropriate physical contact such as lingering
touch, hug, brief kiss, etc.
42 Possession of Drugs and/or A In a medium or close custody facility using,
Alcohol (Secure Facility) possessing, manufacturing, or introducing any
narcotic or mood altering drug, substance, or
chemical to include prescription and non-
prescription drugs, and alcohol; or
excessive/abusive use of a prescribed medication
that is considered mood altering; use of any
substance that is intended to be mood altering;
and/or possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Disciplinary Offenses
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43 Possession of Drugs and/or B In a CRC or minimum custody facility, using,
Alcohol (Non-secure Facility) possessing, manufacturing, or introducing any
narcotic or mood altering drug, substance, or
chemical to include prescription and non-
prescription drugs, and alcohol; or excessive or
abusive use of a prescribed medication that is
considered mood altering; use of any substance
that is intended to be mood altering; and/or
possession of drug paraphernalia.
44 Possession of Excess Property C Having property that exceeds property limits or
possession of nuisance unauthorized property.
45 Possession of Explosive, A Possession or introduction of any explosive,
Flammable, or Combustible firework, or flammable/combustible substance
Material (This does not include cigarette lighters in CRC or
minimum custody facilities.)
46 Possession of Sharpened B Possession of a sharpened instrument not
Instrument, not a Weapon considered to be a weapon (to include razor
blades).
47 Possession of Tobacco 1 B At a medium or close custody facility, using,
possessing, introducing, or attempting to introduce
tobacco products or paraphernalia such as rolling
papers, pipe, etc.
Or at a CRC or minimum custody facility, using,
possessing, introducing, or attempting to introduce
tobacco exceeding the amounts established in
Possession of Tobacco 2.
48 Possession of Tobacco 2 C At a minimum custody or CRC facility, using,
possessing, introducing, or attempting to introduce
tobacco paraphernalia such as rolling papers or
not more than the following amounts of tobacco
products:
• 1 pack of cigarettes
• 1 tin of chewing tobacco
• 1 retail/brand-name package of loose
tobacco not more than 35 grams
Any tobacco not more than 35 grams
If tobacco exceeds these amounts, the offense
becomes Possession of Tobacco 1.
49 Possession of Unauthorized A In a medium or close custody facility, using,
Communication Equipment possessing, introducing, or attempting to introduce
(Secure Facility) any cell phone or other unauthorized electronic
communication device or parts thereof
50 Possession of Unauthorized B In CRC or minimum custody facility, using,
Communication Equipment possessing, introducing, or attempting to introduce
(Non-secure Facility) any cell phone or other unauthorized electronic
communication device or parts thereof.
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Disciplinary Offenses
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51 Possession of Unauthorized C Using, possessing, manufacturing, or introducing
Medication prescription or non-prescription drugs that were
not purchased by or prescribed to the person in
possession and such drugs are not mood altering.
52 Possession of Unauthorized B Using, possessing, introducing, or attempting to
Property introduce unauthorized money, or unauthorized
property/contraband that poses a risk to the
security or safety of a facility
53 Possession of Uniform A Possession of any official uniform, uniform item, or
official identification that is unauthorized.
54 Possession of Weapon A Possession or introduction of any firearm,
ammunition, knife, sharpened instrument,
weapon, unauthorized tool—or facsimile thereof—
or any other item that could be used to injure
another person
55 Quitting or being Fired from a C Quitting without staff approval or being terminated
Job from a job or program without staff approval
because of misconduct, poor performance,
tardiness, shirking duties, unexcused absence,
etc.
56 Refusal to Participate in Drug A Refusing to provide, adulterating, or diluting a
Test (Secure Facility) urine sample, or refusing to cooperate with any
drug/alcohol testing procedure in a medium or
close custody facility.
57 Refusal to Participate in Drug B Refusing to provide, adulterating, or diluting a
Test urine sample, or refusing to cooperate with any
(Non-secure Facility) drug/alcohol testing procedure in a CRC or
minimum custody facility.
58 Security Threat Group (STG)- C Possession of materials containing symbols or a
Materials series of numbers that can be shown to represent
a criminal gang or security threat group.
59 Security Threat Group (STG)- B Recruiting or attempting to recruit inmates into a
Recruiting criminal gang or security threat group.
60 Security Threat Group (STG)- Level 1 A Violence that would match the description of
Violence 1 Violence 1, but that results from STG activities
61 Security Threat Group (STG)- A Violence that would match the description of
Violence 2 Violence 2, but that results from STG activities
62 Sexual Abuse 1 Level 1 A Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or
anus with any body part or object, or oral
penetration by a sex organ of another person
without the consent of the victim or by coercion
63 Sexual Abuse 2 Level 2 A Any other intentional touching, either directly or
through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin,
breast, inner thigh, or the buttocks of another
person without consent of the victim or by
coercion. This excludes contact incidental to a
physical altercation or horseplay.
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64 Sexual Activity B Engaging in consensual sexual activity with
another inmate, either clothed or unclothed, to
include, but not limited to the following: active or
passive contact or fondling of the genitals, breast,
buttocks, sexual intercourse/penetration, and/or
passionate/sexual kissing.
65 Sexual Harassment - On B Making repeated and unwelcome sexual
Inmate advances, requests for sexual favors, or verbal
comments, gestures, or actions of a derogatory or
offensive sexual nature directed toward another
inmate.
66 Sexual Harassment - On Staff B Making verbal or written sexual proposals, threats,
gestures, or sexual harassment of an employee,
contractor, visitor, volunteer, or inmate
67 Tampering with a Lock, Safety, B Tampering with, blocking, or damaging any door,
or Security Device fire alarm, fire extinguisher, gate, locking device,
security camera, etc. Tampering is when the use
or function of the device is affected.
68 Tattoo or Piercing B Tattooing, possessing tattooing equipment,
receiving a tattoo, and/or body piercing or similar
act
69 Tattoo Patterns C Possessing tattoo patterns that are not authorized
hobby craft.
70 Theft over $25 B Theft or attempted theft of any property over
$25.00 in value
71 Theft under$25 C Theft or attempted theft of any property under
$25.00 in value
72 Unauthorized Circulating of B Involvement in writing, circulating, or signing a
Written Material document or petition that poses a threat to the
security or orderly operation of the facility
73 Unauthorized Communication B Using the phone, mail, or other means to harass
1 or intimidate anyone, or passing unauthorized
messages that threaten the safety or security of
the institution, or using phone or mail for the
purpose of bringing contraband into the institution,
or conducting a business.
74 Unauthorized Communication C Unauthorized contact with the public; actions
2 which circumvent the ability of staff to monitor
frequency of telephone use, content of the call, or
the number called; using another inmate's pin
number; or unauthorized communication with
other inmates that does not threaten the safety or
security of the facility, etc.
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Disciplinary Offenses
Title Enhance Class Description
75 Unauthorized Financial C Participating in any of the following activities
Obligation without the facility head's (or designee's)written
authorization: entering into a contract binding the
inmate to a financial obligation, entering into a
wage/salary contract, conducting a business, or
failure to give the IDOC any monies, checks, or
properties received.
76 Unauthorized Transfer of C Unauthorized selling, trading, giving, loaning, or
Property receiving of any item or property, or charging for
services
77 Violence 1 Level 1 A Assaulting or battering any person when serious
physical injury has been intended or accomplished
78 Violence 2 B Assaulting or battering any person when physical
injury or contact has been intended or
accomplished
79 Violence 3 C Being involved in an activity that directly results in
the unintentional physical injury of another
person(s) because of horseplay, negligence, or
violation of safety guidelines
80 Violence Against Staff Level 1 A Assaulting or battering any staff member or other
person who is not an inmate when any injury has
been attempted or accomplished.
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