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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 110/18

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
     For the purposes of administering the provisions of Public Act 95-773, known as the Cindy Bischof Law, all probation and court services departments are to be considered pretrial services agencies under the Pretrial Services Act and under the pretrial release provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.