{"data":{"id":"us-il/705-ilcs-96-10-15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"705 ILCS 96/10-15","heading":"Civil arrest prohibited; certain locations.","body":"(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:\n(1) at the place of the court proceedings;\n(2) within the courthouse building;\n(3) on the premises of the courthouse, including parking facilities serving the courthouse;\n(4) on any sidewalk, parkway, and street surrounding the courthouse and its premises; and\n(5) on any public way within 1,000 feet of the courthouse including a sidewalk, parkway, or street.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","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":"9a6bdf7bc87b3b091656edeb870f4e7dd202d11f26b7d4f4270789abaab5967a","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/705-ilcs-96-10-10","next":"us-il/705-ilcs-96-10-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}