Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 22/204.5

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
     There shall be no right to trial by jury in any proceeding to obtain, modify, vacate or extend any civil no contact order under this Act. However, nothing in this Section shall deny any existing right to trial by jury in a criminal proceeding.