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730 ILCS 110/9b (2026)

For the purposes of this Act, the words and phrases described in this Section have the meanings designated in this Section, except when a particular context clearly requires a different meaning

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(730 ILCS 110/9b) (from Ch. 38, par. 204-1b)
    Sec. 9b. For the purposes of this Act, the words and phrases described in this Section have the meanings designated in this Section, except when a particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
    (1) "Division" means the Division of Probation Services of the Supreme Court.
    (2) "Department" means a probation or court services department that provides probation or court services and such other related services assigned to it by the circuit court or by law.
    (3) "Probation Officer" means a person employed full time in a probation or court services department or a person employed full-time or part-time as a detention officer providing services to a court under this Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. A probation officer includes detention staff, non-secure group home staff and management personnel who meet minimum standards established by the Supreme Court and who are hired under the direction of the circuit court. These probation officers are judicial employees designated on a circuit wide or county basis and compensated by the appropriate county board or boards.
    (4) "Basic Services" means the number of personnel determined by the Division as necessary to comply with adult, juvenile, and detention services workload standards and to operate authorized programs of intermediate sanctions, intensive probation supervision, public or community service, intake services, secure detention services, non-secure group home services and home confinement.
    (5) "New or Expanded Services" means personnel necessary to operate pretrial programs, victim and restitution programs, psychological services, drunk driving programs, specialized caseloads, community resource coordination programs, and other programs designed to generally improve the quality of probation and court services.
    (6) "Individualized Services and Programs" means individualized services provided through purchase of service agreements with individuals, specialists, and local public or private agencies providing non-residential services for the rehabilitation of adult and juvenile offenders as an alternative to local or state incarceration.
    (7) "Jurisdiction" means the geographical area of authority of a probation department as designated by the chief judge of each circuit court under Section 15 of this Act.
    (8) "Transfer case" means any case where an adult or juvenile offender seeks to have supervision transferred from one county to another or from another state to a county in Illinois, and the transfer is approved by a judicial officer, a department, or through an interstate compact.
(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: People v. Miller, 771 N.E.2d 386 (Ill. 2002).
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People v. Miller, 771 N.E.2d 386 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 2× “Compliance with the terms of probation is supervised by probation officers (730 ILCS 110/12 (West 2000)), who are judicial employees (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2000)) and are considered peace officers under Illinois law (730 ILCS 110/15(12) (West 2000)).”
C.A. Brokaw v. Mercer Cnty., James Brokaw, Weir Brokaw, 235 F.3d 1000 (7th Cir. 2000). “730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (1996). Of course, the question is whether, in this case, the probation officers were acting on behalf of the state or a local subdivision of the state.”
People v. Keller, 926 N.E.2d 890 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 3× “730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2006). See also People v.”
People v. Hammond, 925 N.E.2d 1185 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “A probation officer is a judicial employee (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2008)), and for purposes of this issue of separation of powers as formulated by the State, the action of the probation officer was the action of the judicial branch.”
People v. Christor, 2022 IL App (2d) 200727-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “]” 730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2020). ¶ 76 Based on the foregoing, the trial court did not err in finding that defendant violated his probation when he refused to give surveillance officer Hrdlicka immediate access to his cell phone.”
Metro. All. of Police v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd., 2013 IL App (3d) 120308 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 3× “The shift and nonline supervisors are management personnel required to meet the minimum standards established by the Illinois Supreme Court as set forth in the definition of probation officer in the Probation and Probation Officers Act (Probation Act) (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West…”
People v. Keller (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “Section 9b(3) of the Probation and Probation Officers Act (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2006)) provides that "probation officers are judicial employees designated on a circuit wide or county basis and compensated by the appropriate county board or boards.”
People v. Miller (Ill. 2002). “Compliance with the terms of probation is supervised by probation officers (730 ILCS 110/12 (West 2000)), who are judicial employees (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2000)) and are considered peace officers under Illinois law (730 ILCS 110/15(12) (West 2000)).”
People v. Hammond (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “A probation officer is a judicial employee (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2008)), and for purposes of this issue of separation of powers as formulated by the State, the action of the probation officer was the action of the judicial branch.”
Brokaw, C.A. v. Mercer Cnty. (7th Cir. 2000). “730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (1996). Of course, the question is whether, in this case, the probation officers were acting on behalf of the state or a local subdivision of the state.”
— 730 ILCS 110/9b(3) — 10 cases
People v. Miller, 771 N.E.2d 386 (Ill. 2002). “Compliance with the terms of probation is supervised by probation officers (730 ILCS 110/12 (West 2000)), who are judicial employees (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2000)) and are considered peace officers under Illinois law (730 ILCS 110/15(12) (West 2000)).”
C.A. Brokaw v. Mercer Cnty., James Brokaw, Weir Brokaw, 235 F.3d 1000 (7th Cir. 2000). “730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (1996). Of course, the question is whether, in this case, the probation officers were acting on behalf of the state or a local subdivision of the state.”
People v. Keller, 926 N.E.2d 890 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2006). See also People v.”
People v. Hammond, 925 N.E.2d 1185 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “A probation officer is a judicial employee (730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2008)), and for purposes of this issue of separation of powers as formulated by the State, the action of the probation officer was the action of the judicial branch.”
People v. Christor, 2022 IL App (2d) 200727-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “]” 730 ILCS 110/9b(3) (West 2020). ¶ 76 Based on the foregoing, the trial court did not err in finding that defendant violated his probation when he refused to give surveillance officer Hrdlicka immediate access to his cell phone.”
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