In Illinois, retail theft is when a person knowingly takes any amount of merchandise from a retail establishment with the intent to permanently deprive that retail establishment of the permanent use of that merchandise, without paying for it. Retail theft in Illinois first offense charges receives a sentence of less than one-year incarceration and a fine of up to $2500. This is for crimes classified as a Class A Misdemeanor for stealing merchandise of under $300 retail value. #retailtheft,
It may soon no longer be illegal to have objects hanging from the rearview mirror of your vehicle.
A bill passed by the Illinois House, HB 2389, would take away police authority to pull people over for having air fresheners, parking placards and other objects hanging from their rearview mirror.
If passed by the Senate and signed by the governor, Illinois drivers will no longer have to worry about what's hanging from their mirror. #obstructedwinshield,
New legislation took effect in Illinois that allows the court to order a defendant/probationer charged with or convicted of violating an order of protection to GPS monitoring as a condition of bond/probation/ conditional discharge.
The GPS Monitoring Program is administered by staff of the Circuit Court of Cook County Social Service Department. Under the program, a stationary exclusionary zone is established around all protected addresses of the complaining witness/victim. A GPS device is affixed to the defendant/probationer who is ordered to maintain a minimum distance of 2,500 feet away from the complaining witness/ victim at all times. #gpsmonitoring,
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government, state, or other public authority upon request. Since 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. #freedomofinformationact,
A lien is a legal document that is attached to real estate. A court judgment must be recorded with the Recorder of Deeds in the county where the property is located in Illinois before it can be enforced. Even if the property is situated in the same county as the judgment, the creditor must record the judgment. #propertylien,
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.#criminaldefendants #jurytrial,
After the prosecutor studies the information from investigators and the information they gather from talking with the individuals involved, the prosecutor decides whether to present the case to the grand jury. When a person is indicted, they are given formal notice that it is believed that they committed a crime. The indictment contains the basic information that informs the person of the charges against them. #indictment,
