Being stopped
On foot, on the street, and what you owe an officer who stops you.
12 sections
- When You Are Stopped on Foot725 ILCS 5/107-14 — an officer may demand a name, an address and an explanation, and a frisk ends with a receipt
- Being Arrested725 ILCS 5/107-2 — a warrant, or reasonable grounds to believe an offense is being or was committed
- Release After an Arrest725 ILCS 5/110-1.5 — no cash bail since January 1, 2023, release presumed, and detention only after a hearing
- Resisting or Obstructing an Officer720 ILCS 5/31-1 — a Class A misdemeanor, with at least 48 hours in jail or 100 hours of community service
- When Police Use Force720 ILCS 5/7-5 — force reasonably believed necessary, deadly force only to defend life, and no chokeholds
- Reading a Search Warrant725 ILCS 5/108-7 — the place and the things to be seized, each particularly described
- When Police Are Called About Abuse at Home750 ILCS 60/304 — what an officer does to prevent further abuse, from an arrest to a ride home for belongings
- When Questioning Has to Be Recorded725 ILCS 5/103-2.1 — at a station, a homicide statement is presumed inadmissible unless recorded
- Taken in for a Mental Health Evaluation405 ILCS 5/3-606 — an officer may take a person to a facility on reasonable grounds of immediate danger
- Phone Calls After an Arrest725 ILCS 5/103-3.5 — 3 free calls to a lawyer and family, within 3 hours of arriving
- Traffic Stops625 ILCS 5/6-112 — the license in hand on demand, and proof of insurance on paper or a phonealso here
- The DUI Test and the Summary Suspension625 ILCS 5/11-501.1 — consent to testing is implied, and a hearing can be asked for within 90 daysalso here
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What it carries 2
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