Illinois · Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5)
725 ILCS 5 § 112A-22.3: Withdrawal or dismissal of charges or petition
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs procedures for withdrawing or dismissing criminal charges and protective order petitions. It specifies that dismissal of criminal cases does not automatically dismiss protective orders, and that withdrawn protective order petitions are dismissed without prejudice.
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