Illinois § 104-27

Illinois Statutes

§ 104-27

Illinois § 104-27

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 725CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 725 ILCS 5/Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

Art.Title I - General Provisions

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Bluebook

725 Ill. Comp. Stat. 104-27 (2026).

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Defendants Found Unfit Prior to this Article; Reports; Appointment of Counsel.

(a)Within 180 days after the effective date of this Article, the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (predecessor of the Department of Human Services) shall compile a report on each defendant under its custody who was found unfit or incompetent to stand trial or to be sentenced prior to the effective date of this Article. Each report shall include the defendant's name, indictment and warrant numbers, the county of his commitment, the length of time he has been hospitalized, the date of his last fitness hearing, and a report on his present status as provided in Section 104-18.

(b)The reports shall be forwarded to the Supreme Court which shall distribute copies thereof to the chief judge o

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Defendants Found Unfit Prior to this Article; Reports; Appointment of Counsel. (a) Within 180 days after the effective date of this Article, the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (predecessor of the Department of Human Services) shall compile a report on each defendant under its custody who was found unfit or incompetent to stand trial or to be sentenced prior to the effective date of this Article. Each report shall include the defendant's name, indictment and warrant numbers, the county of his commitment, the length of time he has been hospitalized, the date of his last fitness hearing, and a report on his present status as provided in Section 104-18. (b) The reports shall be forwarded to the Supreme Court which shall distribute copies thereof to the chief judge of the court in which the criminal charges were originally filed, to the state's attorney and the public defender of the same county, and to the defendant's attorney of record, if any. Notice that the report has been delivered shall be given to the defendant. (c) Upon receipt of the report, the chief judge shall appoint the public defender or other counsel for each defendant who is not represented by counsel and who is indigent pursuant to Section 113-3 of this Act, as now or hereafter amended. The court shall provide the defendant's counsel with a copy of the report.