(725 ILCS 185/0.04)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 0.04. Powers and duties.

(a) The Office shall provide pretrial services as provided in Section 7 to circuit courts or counties without existing pretrial services agencies.

(b) The Office shall develop, establish, adopt, and enforce uniform standards for pretrial services in this State.

(c) The Office may:

(1) hire and train State employed pretrial personnel;

(2) establish qualifications for pretrial officers as to hiring, promotion, and training;

(3) establish a system of training and orientation for local pretrial services agencies;

(4) Develop standards and approve employee compensation schedules for local pretrial services agencies;

(5) establish a system of uniform forms;

(6) develop standards for a system of recordkeeping for local pretrial services agencies;

(7) gather statistics and develop research for planning of pretrial services in Illinois;

(8) establish a means of verifying the conditions for reimbursement under this Act for local pretrial services agencies and develop criteria for approved costs for reimbursement;

(9) monitor and evaluate all pretrial programs operated by local pretrial services agencies;

(10) review and approve annual plans submitted by local pretrial services agencies; and

(11) establish such other standards and regulations and do all acts necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 103-602, eff. 7-1-25.)