725 ILCS 195/ Quasi-criminal and Misdemeanor Pretrial Release Act

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725 ILCS 195/0.01

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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.)