Illinois Compiled Statutes
730 ILCS 166/5 (2026)
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(730 ILCS 166/5)
Sec. 5. Purposes. The General Assembly recognizes that individuals struggling with substance use disorders may come into contact with the criminal justice system and be charged with felony or misdemeanor offenses. The General Assembly also recognizes that substance use disorders and mental illness co-occur in a substantial percentage of criminal defendants. There is a critical need for the criminal justice system to recognize individuals struggling with these issues, provide alternatives to incarceration to address substance use disorders when possible, and provide appropriate access to treatment and support to such individuals. It is the intent of the General Assembly
to create specialized drug courts, in accordance with evidence-based practices and the Illinois Supreme Court Problem-Solving Court Standards for addressing substance use and co-occurring disorders, with the necessary flexibility to meet the needs for an array of services and supports among participants in certified drug court programs in the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: People v. Wilson, 2016 IL App (1st) 141063 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
People v. Wilson, 2016 IL App (1st) 141063 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “" 730 ILCS 166/5 (West 2014). Under the Act, a defendant charged with a Class 2 or greater felony, who has not been convicted of a "crime of violence" within the past 10 years, may be eligible for the drug court program if he or she meets certain requirements, including…”
People v. Wilson, 2016 IL App (1st) 141063 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 730 ILCS 166/5 (West 2014). Under the Act, a defendant charged with a Class 2 or greater felony, who has not been convicted of a “crime of violence” within the past 10 years, may be eligible for the drug court program if he or she meets certain requirements, including…”
People v. Anderson, 833 N.E.2d 390 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “See 730 ILCS 166/5 (West 2002). The legislature afforded each judicial circuit the opportunity to implement and operate, under its own established guidelines, a drug-court program pursuant to the Drug Court Act.”
People v. Seidelman, 2022 IL App (4th) 210340-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “However, as the State points out in its brief, defendant’s argument goes against the purpose for enacting the Drug Court Treatment Act (730 ILCS 166/1 to 50 (West 2018)), which is to “reduce the incidence of drug use, drug addiction, and crimes committed as a result of drug use…”
People v. Shaw, 2026 IL App (4th) 250645-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “730 ILCS 166/5 (West 2024). She also explains that recovering from addiction can be a lengthy and rocky process.”
People v. Anderson (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “See 730 ILCS 166/5 (West 2002). The legislature afforded each judicial circuit the opportunity to implement and operate, under its own established guidelines, a drug-court program pursuant to the Drug Court Act.”
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