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Posting monetary bail is no longer required in Illinois, except under the listed interstate compacts, so bail bonds have no role in new cases. (725 ILCS 5/110-1.5)

Sec. 110-1.5. Abolition of monetary bail. On and after January 1, 2023, the requirement of posting monetary bail is abolished, except as provided in the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, the Driver License Compact, or the Nonresident Violator Compact which are compacts that have been entered into between this State and its sister states.

Note: P.A. 101-652 and 102-1104. The statute says January 1, 2023; the Illinois Supreme Court stay delayed operation until September 18, 2023.

Percentage deposit with the court in Illinois

Only for bail bonds posted before monetary bail was abolished: when the case ends the clerk returns 90 percent of the deposit and keeps 10 percent as bail bond costs. (725 ILCS 5/110-7.5(c)(4))

the clerk of the court shall return to the accused or to the defendant's designee by an assignment executed at the time the bail amount is deposited, unless the court orders otherwise, 90% of the sum which had been deposited and shall retain as bail bond costs 10% of the amount deposited.

Cash bail in Illinois

Everyone charged is eligible for pretrial release, and release on personal recognizance, on conditions such as attending court and committing no new offense, is presumed. (725 ILCS 5/110-2(a))

(a) All persons charged with an offense shall be eligible for pretrial release before conviction. It is presumed that a defendant is entitled to release on personal recognizance on the condition that the defendant attend all required court proceedings and the defendant does not commit any criminal offense, and complies with all terms of pretrial release

Note: P.A. 101-652 and 102-1104. The statute says January 1, 2023; the Illinois Supreme Court stay delayed operation until September 18, 2023.

For a deposit made before abolition, the balance is applied to a judgment for a fine and court costs. (725 ILCS 5/110-7.5(c)(7))

(7) After a judgment for a fine and court costs or either is entered in the prosecution of a cause in which a deposit of security was previously made, the balance of such deposit shall be applied to the payment of the judgment.

How bail is set in Illinois

The state constitution makes all persons bailable by sufficient sureties, except listed offenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great. (Ill. Const. art. I, § 9)

All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for the following offenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great: