Judge Ryan A. Swift
Judge • Circuit Court of Boone County, Illinois (17th Judicial Circuit)
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCircuit Court of Boone County, Illinois (17th Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 423 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 142A party or attorney retaining security-risk physical exhibits must file a receipt on a clerk-provided form.
- Applies to
- Receiver report
The court may order the receiver to file other special reports.
- Applies to
- Receiver report
The court may prescribe the forms used for receiver reports.
Service
All 66Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for felony offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served nationwide.
Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for misdemeanor domestic battery, violation of an order of protection, and DUI offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa.
Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for other criminal and misdemeanor offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served in Winnebago, Boone, DeKalb, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, and Stephenson Counties, Illinois.
Filing Timing
All 63File the specified motion slip with the circuit clerk by noon on the day before the contested motion hearing.
Pre-trial motions must be filed within 21 days after the initial pre-trial conference unless good cause is shown and the court grants leave to file later.
The receiver must file a final report when the receivership terminates.
Sealing
All 41Search warrant records must be impounded upon filing.
Search warrant records must remain impounded until further court order, regardless of whether the warrant has been executed, returned, or concluded.
Impounded search warrant records are unavailable to the public but available to parties of record and as otherwise directed by court order.
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