Illinois § 10-10 Definitions

Illinois Statutes

§ 10-10 — Definitions

Illinois § 10-10

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 705COURTS

Act 705 ILCS 96/Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act.

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Bluebook

705 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10-10 (2026).

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As used in this Act: "Arrest" means a law enforcement agency or its officers taking an individual into custody. "Civil arrest" means an arrest that is not:

(1)a criminal arrest for an alleged criminal violation of any federal, State, or local law;

(2)an arrest for any violation of any condition of probation, parole, pretrial release, supervised release, or mandatory supervised release for which arrest is otherwise authorized by law; or (3) an arrest supported by a judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing the arrest. "Court companion" means any of the following individuals whose purpose is to support, assist, or accompany a person who is going to, remaining at, or returning from a court proceeding: a spouse, domestic partner, or person who has a dating or engagement relationship wit

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As used in this Act: "Arrest" means a law enforcement agency or its officers taking an individual into custody. "Civil arrest" means an arrest that is not: (1) a criminal arrest for an alleged criminal violation of any federal, State, or local law; (2) an arrest for any violation of any condition of probation, parole, pretrial release, supervised release, or mandatory supervised release for which arrest is otherwise authorized by law; or (3) an arrest supported by a judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing the arrest. "Court companion" means any of the following individuals whose purpose is to support, assist, or accompany a person who is going to, remaining at, or returning from a court proceeding: a spouse, domestic partner, or person who has a dating or engagement relationship with the party, witness, or potential witness; a biological parent, foster parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent of a party, witness, or potential witness; minor children or other persons under the care of a party, witness, or potential witness; interpreters; translators; a person assisting the party, witness, or potential witness with reading or completing court forms or other documents; persons providing health care or assistance to a party, witness, or potential witness to allow that individual to participate in the court proceeding; a case manager or social worker for the party, witness, or potential witness; a domestic violence or sexual assault advocate; a person transporting a party, witness, or potential witness to or from the court proceeding. "Court proceeding" means the business conducted by a State court or a matter pending under the jurisdiction or supervision of a State court, including, but not limited to, civil proceedings and criminal proceedings. "Judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing the arrest" means a written order from a State court or federal Article III court that directs a law enforcement agency or some other person who is specifically named in the order to arrest a person. "Law enforcement agency" means any entity with statutory police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized to make arrests.