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Illinois Statutes Chapter 725. Criminal Procedure § 187/2-30. Service areas

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 2-30. Service areas.

(a) Each judicial circuit with a population of at least 500,000 constitutes a service area. Each judicial circuit with a population of less than 500,000 shall be combined with at least one other geographically contiguous judicial circuit to constitute a service area with a population of at least 500,000.

(b) Resources for each service area shall be distributed based on maximizing the total potential pretrial success. Subject to appropriation, the minimum total annual grant amount awarded in each service area shall be $300,000. In determining the distribution of resources to service areas, the Department shall consider the following factors:

(1) service area population and poverty level;

(2) the geographic size of a service area;

(3) the average number of people charged with felony offenses each year;

(4) the number of people incarcerated in the past because of their inability to afford payment of money bond; and

(5) level of Office of Statewide Pretrial Services programming in the counties in the service area.

(c) In fiscal year 2025, the Department shall award grants in one service area in each Department region. In subsequent years, the Department shall award grants in all service areas, subject to appropriation.

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