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See a reading firstAn example Illinois landlord's notice and an Ohio ticket, read

Example · made up case

A landlord’s notice, in Illinois

Eviction or landlord noticeLandlord's Five Day Notice

A landlord (example)

A landlord's notice demanding $1,150.00 of rent it says is due for October, and stating that the lease will end unless that amount is paid within five days after the notice is served.

Dates on the paper

  • Thu, October 22, 2026Date on the notice

Amounts on the paper

  • $1,150.00 Rent the notice says is due for October

Could not be read with confidence: How the notice was served is not written on it.

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Paying after a demand for rent: 5 days

From: Service of the landlord's written demand. A tenant who does not pay the rent due within the time the notice gives, not less than 5 days, may have the lease treated as ended and an eviction filed without further notice.

The Notice Before an Eviction, in the Illinois guide →

And a ticket, in Ohio

Traffic ticketOhio Uniform Traffic Ticket

Anytown Police Department (example) · Anytown Municipal Court (example) · No. EXAMPLE-26-TRC-0000

A traffic ticket charging operating a vehicle under the influence and speeding, 52 in a 35 zone, with an initial appearance in municipal court on November 2 at 9:00 AM.

Dates on the paper

  • Mon, November 2, 2026 · 9:00 AMInitial appearance, Courtroom 2

Charges on the paper

Read from the paper by AI. Check every line against the paper itself. It reports what the paper says and is not legal advice. For each charge in the guide, what it carries and what the law says about a lawyer for it are shown below.

  • Operating a vehicle under the influence

    A first offense within the lookback period: First degree misdemeanor · jail up to 180 days · fine $565 to $1,075

    A lawyer and this charge · jail possible

    At least one level of this charge can carry jail. As the Supreme Court reads the Sixth Amendment, nobody may be sent to jail for any offense, misdemeanor or felony, and that includes a suspended jail term, unless they had a lawyer or knowingly gave up the right; for a person who cannot afford one, that means a lawyer the court appoints, often a public defender. What triggers the right is jail actually imposed, not only what the charge allows, and many states provide a lawyer more broadly than that minimum.

    Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972)Scott v. Illinois, 440 U.S. 367 (1979)Alabama v. Shelton, 535 U.S. 654 (2002)

  • Speeding

    The ordinary case: Minor misdemeanor · no jail · fine $150

    One predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense within one year of this one: Fourth degree misdemeanor · jail up to 30 days · fine $250