Ill. Sup. Ct. R. 585

As amended through May 30, 2024

Rule 585 - Applicability

Rules 585 through 590 are applicable to civil law violations, pursuant to section 4(a) of the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/4(a)).

Ill. Sup. Ct. R. 585

Adopted 9/1/2016, effective immediately; amended June 9, 2020, eff. 7/1/2020; amended Oct. 27, 2022, eff. 1/1/2023; amended July 18, 2023, eff. 9/18/2023.

Committee Comments

(September 18, 2023)

Committee comments below are retained to memorialize the history of Rule 585 for reference.

(Revised June 9, 2020)

Rules 585 through 590 apply to civil law violations pursuant to section 4(a) of the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/4(a)), which are punishable by a fine only. Nothing in these rules is intended to limit the ability to proceed through an administrative process or other alternative methods of resolving ordinance violations for similar offenses.

Rules 503 and 551, regarding multiple charges under these rules, do not apply to Civil Law Violations or if a citation is written in conjunction with another violation.

Rule 585 excludes from these rules ordinance violations heard by the administrative adjudication process.