(a) Each county jail and county probation office shall make available current resource materials, maintained by the Illinois State Board of Elections, containing detailed information regarding the voting rights of a person with a criminal conviction in print.
     (b) The current resource materials described under subsection (a) shall be provided:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/3-15003.4

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) upon discharge of a person from a county jail; and
         (2) upon intake of a person by a county probation
    
department.
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