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A look at new Illinois laws going into effect in 2023
1 month ago | By WGN TV
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Although much attention has been given to implementation of the SAFE-T Act, which eliminates cash bail in Illinois on January 1st, 2023, there are a number of other laws residents will have to obey going into effect.
SAFE-T Act
The Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today Act, which was introduced by the Illinois Black Caucus as part of Black legislators' response to the murder of George Floyd, and was passed by the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives in the early hours of Jan. 13, 2021.
The act abolishes the money bail system beginning Jan. 1, 2023...
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