Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 50/1 – In all counties in Illinois wherein there may be situated a State …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 50/1
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
In all counties in Illinois wherein there may be situated a State penal or charitable institution, the State shall assume and pay to such county the necessary expenses incurred by it, and its officers, either by means of service rendered or otherwise, by reason of court proceedings therein involving a petition for relief by habeas corpus, by or on behalf of, an inmate of such institution who was not a resident of such county at the time of his commitment and was not committed by any court therein.