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Supreme Court Rules | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

 To see a list of Rules whose operation is temporarily amended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, visit the Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 page

Article Rule # Rule Title
V Rule 501 Definitions
Amended June 9, 2020, eff. July 1, 2020
V Rule 502 Reserved
V Rule 503 Multiple Charges under These Rules
Amended March 8, 2019, eff. July 1, 2019
V Rule 504 Appearance Date
V Rule 505 Notice to Accused
V Rules 506 to 525 Reserved
V Rule 526 Bail Schedule--Traffic Offenses
Amended June 9, 2020, eff. July 1, 2020
V Rule 527 Bail Schedule--Conservation Offenses
Amended March 8, 2019, eff. July 1, 2019
V Rule 528 Bail Schedule--Ordinance Offenses, Petty Offenses, Businesses and Certain Misdemeanors
Amended Feb. 6, 2020, eff. Mar. 1, 2020
V Rule 529 Written Pleas of Guilty in Minor Traffic Offenses
Amended Dec. 9, 2020, eff. Jan. 1, 2021
V Rule 530 Written Pleas of Guilty in Conservation Offenses
Amended Dec. 9, 2020, eff. Jan. 1, 2021
V Rule 531 Written Pleas of Guilty in Overweight and Permit Offenses
Amended Dec. 9, 2020, eff. Jan. 1, 2021
V Rule 532 Applicability of 10% Cash Deposit Statute
Amended March 8, 2019, eff. July 1, 2019
V Rule 533 to 550 Reserved
V Rule 551 Traffic and Conservation Offenses for Which a Court Appearance is Required
Amended Sept. 29, 2021, eff. Oct. 1, 2021
V Rule 552 Uniform Tickets--Processing
Amended Sept. 29, 2021, eff. Jan. I, 2022
V Rule 553 Posting Bail or Bond
Amended March 8, 2019, eff. July 1, 2019
V Rule 554 Substitution of Cash Bail
Amended March 8, 2019, eff. July 1, 2019
V Rule 555 Returning Bail or Documents
Amended March 8, 2019, eff. July 1, 2019
V Rule 556 Procedure if Defendant Fails to Appear
Amended June 9, 2020, eff. July 1, 2020
V Rule 557 Preparation of Sentencing Orders
Adopted Feb. 26, 2019, eff. March 1, 2019
V Rule 558 Correction of Certain Errors in Sentencing
Amended May 17, 2019, eff. immediately
V Rules 559 to 569 Reserved
V Rule 570 Applicability
V Rule 571 Code of Civil Procedure to Apply
V Rule 572 Form of Charging Document.
V Rule 573 Service of the Charging Document
V Rule 574 Opportunity to Settle
V Rule 575 Appearance of Defendant, Answer; Failure to Appear; Discovery and Pretrial Procedures
V Rule 576 Right to Counsel
V Rule 577 Jury Trial
V Rule 578 Burden of Proof
V Rule 579 Disposition and Appeal
V Rules 580 to 584 Reserved
V Rule 585 Applicability
Amended June 9, 2020, eff. July 1, 2020
V Rule 586 Appearance Date
V Rule 587 Notice to Accused
V Rule 588 Fines, Penalties, and Costs on Written Consents to Judgments in Civil Law Violations
V Rule 589 Uniform Civil Law Citations--Processing
Amended Sept. 29, 2021, eff. Jan. I, 2022
V Rule 590 Procedure if Defendant Fails to Appear
V Rules 591 to 600 Reserved