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MCC Vehicle Impoundment Violations If you are the owner of a vehicle you may suffer a vehicle impoundment in the City of Chicago for a variety of different reasons, including, but not limited to operating your vehicle with drugs in the car, driving while intoxicated...
In Illinois, your first DUI can be charged as a felony depending on the circumstances of your arrest. Typically, your first arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol will be charged as a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a $2,500...
Illinois courts hold civil stalking no contact proceedings for persons who cannot obtain relief under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. The individual seeking the “no contact order” is known as the Petitioner and the individual who the order is sought...
In Illinois, there are at least seven (7) different subsections for criminal “trespass.” Some of the statutes are: Criminal Trespass to Vehicles (720 ILCS 5/21-2);Criminal Trespass to Real Property (720 ILCS 5/21-3); Criminal Trespass to State Supported Land (720...
Clients frequently ask me do I need a lawyer for an Ordinance Violation? In fact, most clients say: I was given an Ordinance Violation for a OFFENSE (Insert: Fake I.D., Public Urination, Retail Theft, or Disorderly Conduct) in LOCATION (Insert: Chicago, Naperville,...
The Illinois Vehicle Code has some of the toughest laws in the country. In particular, driving while driver’s license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked in violation of 625 ILCS 5/6-303. Based on the circumstances of the driver’s...
Effective June 1, 2015, local and state police departments in Illinois may investigate and prosecute men or women for Non-consensual dissemination of private images (720 ILCS 5/11-23.5), more commonly known as, “Revenge Porn.” This sex offense is a Class 4 Felony...
If you are looking for a forgery defense lawyer in Chicago or Illinois Fenbert Law is on your side. Despite the decline in the use of checks, men and women continue to be charged with forgery relating to bad checks. In Illinois, Forgery (720 ILCS 5/17-3 (a)) provides:...
In Illinois, there are some circumstances when a first DUI is a felony offense. 625 ILCS 5/11-501 entitled Driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination, provides that any person “convicted of...