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BOND
Illinois Supreme Court Rules provide for bonding procedures to be followed in certain traffic and conservation offenses, municipal ordinance violations and certain misdemeanors. Article V also provides applicable bail schedules for the above violations.
DEFINITIONS
(Rule 501)
MULTIPLE CHARGES UNDER THESE RULES
(Rule 503)
APPEARANCE DATE
(Rule 504)
NOTICE TO ACCUSED
(Rule 505)
BAIL SCHEDULE - TRAFFIC OFFENSES
(Rule 526)
BAIL SCHEDULE - CONSERVATION OFFENSES
(Rule 527)
BAIL SCHEDULE - ORDINANCE OFFENSES, PETTY OFFENSES, BUSINESS OFFENSES, AND CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS
(Rule 528)
- Offenses Punishable by Fine Not to Exceed $500: Bail for offenses (other than traffic or conservation offenses), including ordinance violations, punishable only by a fine which does not exceed $500 shall be $75 cash.
- Offenses Punishable by Fine in Excess of $500: Bail for offenses (other than traffic or conservation offenses) punishable only by a fine which exceeds $500 shall be $1000.
- Certain Other Offenses: Bail for any other offenses, including violation of any ordinance of any unit of local government (other than traffic or conservation offenses) punishable by fine or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary, or both, shall be $1000, except that bail for Class C misdemeanors shall be $75..Amended Fines
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES AND CORRESPONDING PENALTIES*
| Classification | Imprisonment | Mandatory Supervised Release | Fine | Probation or Conditional Discharge |
| Felony | | | | |
| First Degree Murder**** | not less than 20 nor more than 60 years | 3 years | not to exceed $25,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | None |
| Class X | not less than 6 nor more than 30 years | 3 years | not to exceed $25,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | None |
| Class 1 | not less than 4 nor more than 15 years | 2 years | not to exceed $25,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | 4 years (maximum) |
| Class 2 | not less than 3 nor more than 7 years | 2 years | not to exceed $25,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | 4 years (maximum) |
| Class 3 | not less than 2 nor more than 5 years | 1 years | not to exceed $25,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | 30 months (maximum) |
| Class 4 | not less than 1 nor more than 3 years | 1 years | not to exceed $25,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | 30 months (maximum) |
| Misdemeanors | | | | |
| Class A | any term less than 1 year in County Jail | None | Not to exceed $2,500, or amount specified in offense whichever is greater | 2 years (maximum) |
| Class B | not more than 6 months in County Jail | None | Not to exceed $1,500 | 2 years (maximum) |
| Class C | not more than 30 days in County Jail | None | Not to exceed $1,500 | 2 years (maximum) |
| Petty Offense | None | None | Not to exceed $1,000 or amount specified in offense whichever is less | 6 months (maximum) |
| Business Offense | None | None | The amount specified in statute defining offense | |
*ILCS Chapter 730, Act 5, Sections 5-1-1 et.seq., 5-6-1 et.seq., 5-8-1 et.seq., 5-9-1 et.seq.
**Refer to ILCS Chapter 730, Act 5, Sections 5-7-1 et.seq. for discussions of periodic imprisonment and Section 5-8-2 for extended term.
***A fine cannot be the sole disposition in a felony case
****Death or natural life sentences may be imposed under certain circumstances
This page was amended by Public Act 90-384 (Effective: 1-1-98).
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