720 ILCS 5/32-10 – Violation of Bail Bond
This law explains the punishments for breaking the rules of pretrial release, especially when it involves having a weapon or committing another crime.
If someone is out of jail before their trial and breaks their release conditions–like having a gun when they’re not supposed to, or committing another crime–they can face new and more serious charges.
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(a-5) If someone out on pretrial release has a firearm when their release conditions say they can’t, they commit a felony. It’s a Class 4 felony the first time, and a Class 3 felony if they do it again.
(b) If someone is out on pretrial release after being charged with a crime that involved a family or household member, and they knowingly break one of their release conditions, they commit a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) If someone is out on pretrial release for a felony, Class A misdemeanor, or a crime involving a family or household member, and they get charged again with any of those same types of crimes, they must go before a judge and cannot be released by police before that court hearing.
(d) Courts still have the power to punish contempt of court. Any punishment for violating this law can be added on top of the punishment for the original crime they were released for.
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