Seizures and Forfeitures of Property in Criminal or Traffic Cases in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
Illinois law permits vehicles, vessels, or aircraft used in the commission or
attempted commission of certain types of crimes to be seized and delivered to a police or state agency. The list of
cri...
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Resisting Arrest & Obstructing Justice crimes in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
Resisting or obstructing a police officer, depending on the circumstances,
can constitute either a misdemeanor or a felony. The charge of resisting
may involve a defendant who refuses to quickly an...
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Order of Protection in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
An order of protection is typically a court order issued to prevent one
person from having contact with another person. The court order may contain a
number of conditions. Only a court can modify o...
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Police Brutality Cases
Apr 16, 2010
Everyday across in large cities across the United States, as well as in smaller
towns, police officers exceed their authority and violate the law. Although the
vast majority of police officers proper...
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Illegal Transportation of Alcohol Laws in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
It is illegal to transport any alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a
motor vehicle unless the liquid is in its original container and the seal is
unbroken. A second or subsequent conviction o...
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Driving Without a Valid License in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
Driving without a valid driver's license is generally a misdemeanor punishable by jail or fine. There are
many reasons why a client's driving privileges may not be valid, including lack
of a social...
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Crime of Kidnapping in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
Kidnapping and Unlawful Restraint are very serious felony charges that generally
involve the secret confinement or unlawful restraint of another person.
Sometimes a person charged with an act of do...
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Insurance and SR22 Driving Suspensions in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
Driving without proof of insurance is an offense generally not punishable by
jail. However, a conviction for driving without insurance often requires high
fines and that the Secretary of State susp...
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Criminal Weapons Charges Including Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Possesion of a Firearm
Apr 16, 2010
The criminal laws in Illinois contain many different crimes that relate to
guns, weapons and ammunition. The criminal penalties for these crimes vary
greatly, depending on the weapon, the ammunitio...
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Expungements in Illinois
Apr 16, 2010
An expungement is the process by which the court orders the clerk and state
law enforcement agencies to destroy their records of a particular arrest. The
expungement erases the record of arrest for t...
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