725 ILCS 5/113-1 – Procedure on Arraignment
This law explains what must happen when someone goes to court before their trial begins.
Before a person is tried for a crime, the court must tell them what they are charged with, ask them to respond to the charge, and make a record of this step. If the person asks, the formal written charge has to be read out loud to them before they answer.
Sec. 113-1. Procedure on arraignment.
Before anyone can be put on trial for committing a crime, they must go to court in person. The judge will tell them what they are accused of and ask how they plead – meaning whether they say they did it or not.
If the person being charged asks for it, the full written charge must be read to them before they give their plea.
The court must make an official record showing that the arraignment happened and what took place during it.
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