{"data":{"id":"us-il/705-ilcs-96-10-10","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"705 ILCS 96/10-10","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Act:\n\"Arrest\" means a law enforcement agency or its officers taking an individual into custody.\n\"Civil arrest\" means an arrest that is not:\n(1) a criminal arrest for an alleged criminal violation of any federal, State, or local law;\n(2) an arrest for any violation of any condition of probation, parole, pretrial release, supervised release, or mandatory supervised release for which arrest is otherwise authorized by law; or\n(3) an arrest supported by a judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing the arrest.\n\"Court companion\" means any of the following individuals whose purpose is to support, assist, or accompany a person who is going to, remaining at, or returning from a court proceeding: a spouse, domestic partner, or person who has a dating or engagement relationship with the party, witness, or potential witness; a biological parent, foster parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent of a party, witness, or potential witness; minor children or other persons under the care of a party, witness, or potential witness; interpreters; translators; a person assisting the party, witness, or potential witness with reading or completing court forms or other documents; persons providing health care or assistance to a party, witness, or potential witness to allow that individual to participate in the court proceeding; a case manager or social worker for the party, witness, or potential witness; a domestic violence or sexual assault advocate; a person transporting a party, witness, or potential witness to or from the court proceeding.\n\"Court proceeding\" means the business conducted by a State court or a matter pending under the jurisdiction or supervision of a State court, including, but not limited to, civil proceedings and criminal proceedings.\n\"Judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing the arrest\" means a written order from a State court or federal Article III court that directs a law enforcement agency or some other person who is specifically named in the order to arrest a person.\n\"Law enforcement agency\" means any entity with statutory police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized to make arrests.","path":["CHAPTER 705 COURTS","Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4645\u0026ChapterID=50\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"c8ca9566870c411e58d02af35b59d8c308b50bdfe2fb289b9bc48b2e5ced20ec","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/705-ilcs-96-10-5","next":"us-il/705-ilcs-96-10-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}