WHAT THE WORDS MEAN

Also called custody, parenting time, decision making

How a court divides decision making about a child's education, health, religion and activities, and parenting time, according to the child's best interests.

Also called neck restraint

Applying any direct pressure to the throat, windpipe or airway of another. An officer may not use one unless deadly force is justified.

Also called a misdemeanor

The most serious misdemeanor class, with a jail term of less than one year and a fine of up to $2,500.

Also called class x

The highest of the five felony classes, with a prison term of not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years.

Also called CCL, carry permit

The license the Illinois State Police issue to carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm on or about the person and in a vehicle, valid for 5 years.

Also called noncompete

An agreement not to work for a competitor, which is void unless the employee's earnings exceed $75,000 a year.

Also called questioning in custody

Questioning in which a reasonable person would consider themselves in custody, and a question is asked that is reasonably likely to bring out an incriminating answer.

Also called driving under the influence, drunk driving, driving high

Driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or intoxicating compounds.

Also called secret recording, two party consent

Recording or overhearing a private conversation in a surreptitious manner without the consent of all of the parties, including one the person recording is part of.

Also called clearing a record

A court order to erase the records of an arrest or charge that ended without a conviction, or in supervision or qualified probation successfully completed.

Also called last paycheck

What a separated employee is owed, including the money equivalent of all earned vacation, paid at separation if possible and no later than the next regularly scheduled payday.

Also called notice to pay rent, demand for rent

A landlord's written demand for unpaid rent giving not less than 5 days to pay, after which the landlord may treat the lease as ended and file for eviction.

Also called Firearm Owner's Identification Card

The card issued by the Illinois State Police that a person must have to acquire or possess a firearm, firearm ammunition, a stun gun or a taser in Illinois.

Also called teen license, GDL

The license an applicant under 18 receives after holding a permit for at least 9 months and logging at least 50 hours of practice, with passenger limits for the first 12 months.

Also called homestead

The part of a home's value, up to $50,000 of the owner's interest, that is exempt from a judgment creditor.

Also called refusing the breath test, chemical test consent

Anyone who drives on Illinois public highways is deemed to have consented to a chemical test of blood, breath, other bodily substance or urine if arrested for driving under the influence.

Also called deposit deductions list

The list of damage a landlord sends within 30 days to keep any part of a security deposit, with the cost of each repair and the paid receipts or copies.

A person the Act requires to report immediately to the Department of Children and Family Services on reasonable cause to believe a child known to them professionally may be abused or neglected.

Also called duty to re-rent

A landlord's duty to take reasonable measures to limit the damages it can recover from a tenant who defaults, such as by leaving early.

Also called Scott's Law, approaching a stopped emergency vehicle

A driver approaching a stationary emergency vehicle with its lights flashing changes into a lane not next to it where that is safe, or otherwise slows to a safe speed, and failing to is a business offense with a fine of up to $10,000.

Also called entry without knocking

A search warrant a court authorizes to be executed without first knocking and announcing, on specific facts that notice would bring a weapon into use or the destruction of evidence.

Also called restraining order, protective order

A court order against abuse, which lasts 14 to 21 days as an emergency order, up to 30 days as an interim order, and up to two years as a plenary order.

Also called by representation

The way descendants inherit without a will: a descendant who died first is represented by their own descendants, who share that person's portion.

Also called how much cannabis is legal

How much cannabis a person 21 or older may hold: for a resident, 60 grams of flower, 10 grams of concentrate and 1000 milligrams of THC in infused products, counted together.

Also called bail, bond, getting out before trial

Release before trial, which every person charged is eligible for. Cash bail was abolished on January 1, 2023, and release on personal recognizance is presumed.

An oral communication between 2 or more persons when one or more of them intended it to be private under circumstances reasonably justifying that expectation.

Driving any vehicle with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, or knowingly using an incline to make it airborne.

Also called fixing it and taking it off the rent

A tenant's right, after 14 days' written notice, to have a required repair made and deduct the paid bill from rent, where it costs no more than the lesser of $500 or half a month's rent.

Also called retaliatory eviction

A landlord knowingly ending a tenancy, raising rent, cutting services, or suing for possession because the tenant in good faith complained or exercised a right.

A sworn statement that transfers a decedent's personal property without probate, where the personal estate is worth not more than $150,000 apart from registered vehicles.

Also called summary suspension, SSS

The suspension of the privilege to drive that follows a refused or failed chemical test, separate from any DUI conviction, lasting six months after a failed test for a first offender.

Also called stop and frisk receipt

The receipt an officer gives after a stop that involved a frisk or search, with the reason for the stop and the officer's name and badge number, unless that is impractical or there is an emergency.

Also called garnishment

The order through which a creditor collects from wages, limited each week to the lesser of 15% of gross pay or what exceeds 45 times the minimum hourly wage.

Also called under 21 drinking and driving

A driver under 21 who refuses a test, or whose test shows any alcohol concentration above 0.00, has the privilege to drive suspended.