2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 725 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
725 ILCS 195/ - Quasi-criminal and Misdemeanor Pretrial Release Act
(725 ILCS 195/0.01) (from Ch. 16, par. 80)
Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Quasi-criminal and Misdemeanor Pretrial Release Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
(725 ILCS 195/1) (from Ch. 16, par. 81)
Sec. 1. Whenever in any circuit there shall be in force a rule or order of the Supreme Court establishing a uniform form prescribing the conditions of pretrial release for specified conservation cases, traffic cases, quasi-criminal offenses and misdemeanors, any general superintendent, chief, captain, lieutenant, or sergeant of police, or other police officer, the sheriff, the circuit clerk, and any deputy sheriff or deputy circuit clerk designated by the Circuit Court for the purpose, are authorized to let to pretrial release any person charged with a quasi-criminal offense or misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
(725 ILCS 195/2) (from Ch. 16, par. 82)
Sec. 2. The conditions of the pretrial release shall be that the accused will appear to answer the charge in court at a time and place specified in the pretrial release form and thereafter as ordered by the court until discharged on final order of the court and to submit himself to the orders and process of the court. The accused shall be furnished with an official receipt on a form prescribed by rule of court and shall receive a copy of the pretrial release form specifying the time and place of his court appearance.
Upon performance of the conditions of the pretrial release, the pretrial release form shall be null and void and the accused shall be released from the conditions of pretrial release.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
(725 ILCS 195/3) (from Ch. 16, par. 83)
Sec. 3. In lieu of complying with the conditions of pretrial release, any accused person has the right to be brought without unnecessary delay before the nearest or most accessible judge of the circuit to be dealt with according to law.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
(725 ILCS 195/4) (from Ch. 16, par. 84)
Sec. 4. Whenever in any circuit there shall be in force a uniform schedule prescribing the amounts of fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs on pleas of guilty in specified minor conservation and traffic offenses, any circuit clerk or deputy circuit clerk is authorized to receive written appearances, pleas of guilty and waivers of trial and to accept and receipt for payments, in satisfaction of the judgment to be entered upon the plea, in accordance with the uniform schedule. The accused shall be furnished with an official receipt on a form prescribed by such uniform schedule for the purpose for any fine paid pursuant to this section.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2949.)
(725 ILCS 195/5) (from Ch. 16, par. 85)
Sec. 5. Any person authorized to accept pretrial release or pleas of guilty by this Act who violates any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
