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725 ILCS 5/103-4 (2026)

Right to consult with attorney

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(725 ILCS 5/103-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 103-4)
    Sec. 103-4. Right to consult with attorney.
    Any person committed, imprisoned or restrained of his liberty for any cause whatever and whether or not such person is charged with an offense shall, except in cases of imminent danger of escape, be allowed to consult with any licensed attorney at law of this State whom such person may desire to see or consult, alone and in private at the place of custody, as many times and for such period each time as is reasonable. When any such person is about to be moved beyond the limits of this State under any pretense whatever the person to be moved shall be entitled to a reasonable delay for the purpose of obtaining counsel and of availing himself of the laws of this State for the security of personal liberty.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1993–2011 · leading case: People v. DeSantis, 745 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000).
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People v. DeSantis, 745 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 3× “*11 The dissent primarily relies upon section 103-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103-4 (West 1998)) which is entitled "Right to Consult with Attorney.”
People v. McRae, 959 N.E.2d 1245 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “The Administrative Code also provides that the means used to examine the mail for dangerous contraband should not damage the mail or "permit the mail to be read.”
People v. Whipple, 716 N.E.2d 806 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “The dissent maintains that the defendant had a statutory right to communicate with counsel in a reasonable manner (725 ILCS 5/103-3(a) (West 1996)) and for a reasonable time (725 ILCS 5/103-4 (West 1996)). Illinois courts have repeatedly rejected this argument.”
People v. DeSantis (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 3× “The dissent primarily relies upon section 103-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103-4 (West 1998)) which is entitled "Right to Consult with Attorney.”
People v. Hunt (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “725 ILCS 5/103-4 (West 2002). Finally, the McCauley court noted that the self-incrimination privilege in article I, section 10, of the Illinois Constitution only protects an accused from testimonial disclosures.”
James E. Williams v. A.G. Bierman, 14 F.3d 605 (7th Cir. 1993). “2 The district court based its dismissal of the hot water and court access claims on a state court judgment rendered July 7, 1988 against Williams. In that case, Williams requested injunctive relief, alleging violations of state law and a state court order allowing him two…”
People v. Whipple (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “" 725 ILCS 5/103-4 (West 1996). Here, the defendant was taken into custody and transported to the Rock Island County Jail.”
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