705 ILCS 96/10-15: Civil arrest prohibited; certain locations.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 705 COURTS
- Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act.
(a) A person duly and in good faith attending a State court proceeding in which the person is a party, a witness, a potential witness, or a court companion of a party, witness, or potential witness is privileged from civil arrest while going to, remaining at, and returning from the court proceeding, including:
(1) at the place of the court proceedings;
(2) within the courthouse building;
(3) on the premises of the courthouse, including parking facilities serving the courthouse;
(4) on any sidewalk, parkway, and street surrounding the courthouse and its premises; and
(5) on any public way within 1,000 feet of the courthouse including a sidewalk, parkway, or street.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to narrow, or in any way lessen, any common law or other right or privilege of a person privileged from arrest under this Act or otherwise.
(c) The protections in this Section apply regardless of whether a judicial order under Section 10-20 is issued or a court otherwise implements this Act by a rule or order.
(d) Nothing in this Section precludes the execution of a criminal arrest warrant issued by a judge or a criminal arrest based on probable cause for a violation of criminal law.
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