Illinois Compiled Statutes
725 ILCS 5/102-8 (2026)
"Charge"
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(725 ILCS 5/102-8)
(from Ch. 38, par. 102-8)
Sec. 102-8.
"Charge".
"Charge" means a written statement presented to a court accusing a
person of the commission of an offense and includes complaint, information
and indictment.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: People v. Allen, 815 N.E.2d 426 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004).
People v. Allen, 815 N.E.2d 426 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “A defendant must plead to a "charge" (725 ILCS 5/113-1 (West 2002)), which is, by definition, "a written statement[,] presented to a court [,] accusing a person of the commission of an offense" (emphasis added) (725 ILCS 5/102-8 (West 2002)). Defendant could not have been…”
People v. Chavez, 2025 IL App (1st) 221601 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “725 ILCS 5/102-8 (West 2020). Though later indicted, defendant here was initially charged by complaint, sworn to by Officer Daly, on October 20, 2017—two days after his custodial interrogation on October 18.”
People v. McCavitt, 2021 IL App (3d) 180399-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “See 725 ILCS 5/102-8 (West 2016) (defining charge as “a written statement 11 presented to a court accusing a person of the commission of an offense and includes complaint, information and indictment”).”
People v. Allen (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “A defendant must plead to a "charge" (725 ILCS 5/113-1 (West 2002)), which is, by definition, "a written statement[,] presented to a court[,] accusing a person of the commission of an offense" (emphasis added) (725 ILCS 5/102-8 (West 2002)). Defendant could not have been…”
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