Illinois Chapter 725 ILCS 5/107 – Arrest
Chapter 720 ILCS 5/107 of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Criminal Procedure describes arrest procedures in Illinois. It sets rules that police officers need to follow while making an arrest, and what allows them to make an arrest in the first place.
What Chapter 5/107 Covers
Chapter 5/107 is dedicated to the requirements that police officers need to follow to arrest someone in Illinois. It sets rules for circumstances when a person cannot be arrested, and situations when a police officer has to arrest someone.
To learn more about arrest procedure in Illinois, use the link below to read an explanation in plain English
Chapter 5/107 Statute Explained
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725 ILCS 5/107-1 Definitions
This section explains the meanings of words and phrases related to arrests
(a) A “warrant of arrest” means a court document that tells a police officer to arrest a specific person.
(b) A “summons” means a court document that tells a person to go to a court at a specific time.
(c) A “notice to appear” means a document that a police officer gives someone to tell that person to go to a court at a specific time.
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