WHAT IS VEHICLULAR HIJACKING OR CARJACKING?
Under Illinois Law (720 ILCS 5/18-3), a person commits the felony crime of Vehicular Hijacking, Carjacking, when: (a) A person commits vehicular hijacking, or carjacking, when he or she takes a motor vehicle from the person or the immediate presence of another by the use of force or by threatening the imminent use of force. (b) For the purposes of this Article, the term “motor vehicle” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Illinois Vehicle Code. (c) Sentence. Vehicular hijacking, or carjacking, is a Class 1 felony and probation is not available pursuant to 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3(c)2. Under Illinois Law, the sentence for Vehicular Hijacking, or carjacking, is a Class 1 felony. A Class 1 felony Vehicular Hijacking, or carjacking, is punishable by 4 to 15 years in prison. Under certain circumstances, the sentence for a Class 1 Vehicular Hijacking, or carjacking, can be extended to 15 to 30 years in prison. Probation for Vehicular Hijacking, or carjacking, is not available as a sentencing
