Illinois Code § 5
Illinois Code § 5. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5.
Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Applicant" means an inmate who is being considered for parole by the Prisoner Review Board. (a-1) "Aftercare releasee" means a person released from the Department of Juvenile Justice on aftercare release subject to aftercare revocation proceedings. (b) "Board" means the Prisoner Review Board as established in Section 3-3-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. (c) "Parolee" means a person subject to parole revocation proceedings. (d) "Parole hearing" means the formal hearing and determination of an inmate being considered for release from incarceration on parole, including medical release hearings pursuant to Section 3-3-14. (e) "Parole, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release revocation hearing" means the formal hearing and determination of allegations that a parolee, aftercare releasee, or mandatory supervised releasee has violated the conditions of his or her release. (f) "Victim" means a victim or witness of a violent crime as defined in subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, or any person legally related to the victim by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship, or any friend of the victim, or any concerned citizen. (g) "Violent crime" means a crime defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. (Source: P.A. 102-494, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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