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• Keeping your record clean after an arrest for retail theft
  on Oct 19, 2014 in Uncategorized 720 ILCS 5/16-25(a)(1) arrest record Class 4 felony Class A misdemeanor community service criminal record deferred prosecution diversion program expungement Illinois Department of Corrections last point of sale loss prevention petition to expunge pretrial diversion retail theft shoplifting stolen merchandise store security theft theft school
  Getting arrested for retail theft can have serious consequences on someone’s future. If someone is caught committing retail theft, they will typically be approached by a loss prevention specialist or an agent of the store after they have completed...
• Summary suspension of a driver’s license after DUI arrest: an explanation of Illinois law
  on Oct 5, 2014 in Uncategorized blood alcohol concentration blood test bloodshot and glassy eyes breath alcohol concentration breathalyzer test chemical testing driver's license driving under the influence drunk driving DUI DUI arrest first DUI impairment petition to rescind portable breath test repeat DUI offender second DUI standardized field sobriety tests statutory summary suspension strong odor of alcohol traffic stop urine test
  Getting arrested for a DUI can be a scary ordeal. In most cases, a driver is driving late at night and suddenly pulled over for a traffic violation. Once the police officer approaches the vehicle and detects even a slight odor of an alcoholic beverag...
• Driving under the influence of alcohol: a summary of Illinois law
  on Dec 22, 2013 in Uncategorized 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1) 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) alcohol concentration blood alcohol concentration blood test breath alcohol concentration breathalyzer accuracy checks breathalyzer test Cook County State's Attorney drunk driving DUI DUI per se Illinois State Police Illinois Supreme Court Illinois Vehicle Code impairment intoxication jury instruction legal limit National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordinary care pattern jury instruction presumption of innocence probable cause quash arrest reasonable suspicion Section 11-501 standardized field sobriety tests traffic stop under the influence of alcohol
  While driving under the influence is a misdemeanor offense, the consequences may be more serious than a felony. This is because a conviction has additional penalties not seen for other crimes. A conviction for DUI results in a revoked driver’s...
• Domestic battery prosecutions: reviewing the law and penalties
  on Mar 13, 2013 in Uncategorized 18 USC 922 18 USC 922(g)(8) 18 USC 922(g)(9) 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(a)(3)(C)(iii) 430 ILCS 65/4(2)(ix) 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(1) 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(2) 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(d) 720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 720 ILCS 5/12-7.4 725 ILCS 5/112A-1 725 ILCS 5/112A-3(3) 730 ILCS 130/3 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(c) 740 ILCS 21/1 740 ILCS 45/2(c) 750 ILCS 60/101 aggravated stalking bodily harm Bridgeview Chicago Police Department Circuit Court of Cook County Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence Division Class 1 felony Class 2 felony Class 3 felony Class 4 felony conviction Cook County Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse Cook County State's Attorney county jail court supervision day-for-day credit domestic battery domestic violence early release emergency order of protection expunge expungement family or household member Firearm Owner's Identification Card FOID Illinois County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Act Illinois Domestic Violence Act Illinois State Police mandatory conviction mandatory minimum penalty Markham Maywood order of protection petition to expunge petition to seal plenary order of protection possession of a firearm Rolling Meadows sealing Skokie staking no contact order stalking suburban Cook County
  Domestic battery is one of the most common criminal charges prosecuted in Illinois courts. The number of arrests is so large that most courthouses have a courtroom that is dedicated to hearing these cases only. All Chicago arrests for domestic batter...
• Illinois domestic battery prosecutions: reviewing the law and penalties
  on Mar 13, 2013 in Uncategorized 18 USC 922 18 USC 922(g)(8) 18 USC 922(g)(9) 20 ILCS 2630/5.2(a)(3)(C)(iii) 430 ILCS 65/4(2)(ix) 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(1) 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(2) 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(d) 720 ILCS 5/12-7.3 720 ILCS 5/12-7.4 725 ILCS 5/112A-1 725 ILCS 5/112A-3(3) 730 ILCS 130/3 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(c) 740 ILCS 21/1 740 ILCS 45/2(c) 750 ILCS 60/101 aggravated stalking bodily harm Bridgeview Chicago Police Department Circuit Court of Cook County Circuit Court of Cook County Domestic Violence Division Class 1 felony Class 2 felony Class 3 felony Class 4 felony conviction Cook County Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse Cook County State's Attorney county jail court supervision day-for-day credit domestic battery domestic violence early release emergency order of protection expunge expungement family or household member Firearm Owner's Identification Card FOID Illinois County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Act Illinois Domestic Violence Act Illinois State Police mandatory conviction mandatory minimum penalty Markham Maywood order of protection petition to expunge petition to seal plenary order of protection possession of a firearm Rolling Meadows sealing Skokie staking no contact order stalking suburban Cook County
  Domestic battery is one of the most common criminal charges prosecuted in Illinois courts. The number of arrests is so large that most courthouses have a courtroom that is dedicated to hearing these cases only. All Chicago arrests for domestic batter...
• Investigative alerts allow Chicago police to make false arrests without warrants or probable cause
  on Mar 6, 2013 in Uncategorized 42 USC 1983 4th Amendment 725 ILCS 5/107-2 arrest warrant Chicago Police Arrest Report Chicago Police Department City of Chicago civil rights CPD Special Order S04-16 deprivation of constitutional rights false arrest false imprisonment Federal Bureau of Investigation Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure Illinois Constitution Investigative Alert Investigative Alert / No Probable Cause to Arrest Investigative Alert / Probable Cause to Arrest peace officer police officer probable cause probable cause to arrest reasonable grounds reasonable suspicion Terry stop unreasonable searches and seizures US Constitution violation of civil rights violation of constitutional rights
  With the help of local media, the public is learning more about a dubious practice by the Chicago Police Department of making warrantless arrests based on questionable information. The Tribune reported the story of Frank Craig, an Army veteran who su...
• Police officers to take classes on constitutional rights as part of settlement in Rockford lawsuit
  on Mar 4, 2013 in Uncategorized 08 C 50045 42 USC 1983 abortion abortion clinic abortion provider anti-abortion protestor attorney's fees City of Rockford civil rights Civil Rights Act of 1871 civil rights lawsuit civil rights violation constitutional rights deprivation of constitutional rights freedom of assembly freedom of speech Pro-Life Initiative protest protestor Rockford Police Department Thomas More Society under color of law US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois violation of civil rights
  The City of Rockford has reached a settlement in federal litigation accusing its police department of violating the civil rights of anti-abortion protestors. The lawsuit was filed by members of the Pro-Life Initiative, a Christian advocacy group that...
• Cook County jail overcrowding: inmate population almost at maximum capacity
  on Mar 3, 2013 in Uncategorized 725 ILCS 5/110-2 725 ILCS 5/110-5(b) ankle bracelet arrest warrant bail bond cash bond Circuit Court of Cook County civil rights civil rights lawsuit consent decree constitutional rights Cook County Board Cook County Board President Cook County Department of Corrections Cook County jail Cook County Sheriff D bond deposit bond deprivation of constitutional rights Duran consent decree electronic monitoring extradition held in custody held on bond home confinement I-bond Illinois Department of Corrections in custody inmate jail jail inmate jail overcrowding non-violent offense pretrial detention prisoner recognizance bond signature bond violation of civil rights warrant
  10,136. That’s the maximum number of inmates the Cook County jail can hold. And according to Sheriff Tom Dart, the jail has almost reached that limit. Jail administrators are concerned because the while the jail is not yet at capacity right now...
• Illinois juvenile law: commission says raise age at which youth are prosecuted as adults
  on Feb 28, 2013 in Uncategorized 705 ILCS 405/1 705 ILCS 405/5-105(10) 705 ILCS 405/5-120 age of majority background check criminal background criminal history definition of a juvenile definition of a minor delinquent minor Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Illinois Juvenile Court Act Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Illinois State Police jurisdiction juvenile juvenile conviction juvenile court juvenile court jurisdiction juvenile delinquent juvenile justice juvenile law juvenile offender minor prosecuted as a juvenile prosecuted as an adult
  An Illinois advocacy group is urging lawmakers in Springfield to change the age at which youth offenders can be charged as adults. Prior to 2010, anyone arrested and charged with a crime who was 17 years old was prosecuted as an adult. In 2010, the l...
• The right to remain silent: a summary of the law
  on Oct 23, 2012 in Uncategorized 5th Amendment 6th Amendment Adam Rosenblum Miranda Miranda warnings plead the 5th police interrogation privilege against self-incrimination right to counsel right to remain silent self-incrimination
  We all know that we have the right to remain silent. After all, we hear the phrase all the time in movies and on television whenever a person gets arrested. However, what most of us do not know is how to properly assert that right, what it entails, a...

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