Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)
720 ILCS 5 § 28-9: At the option of the prosecuting attorney any prosecution under this Article may be commenced by an information as defin
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What this law says, in plain English
This statute allows prosecutors to begin prosecutions under this Article by filing an information document, as defined in the Criminal Procedure Code.
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