Arrest procedures vary slightly from town to town. The Chicago procedure is a good example of what occurs when you’re arrested. This presentation explains the procedures of what takes place when an arrest is made.

1. What Happens If You Are Arrested?

2. Arrest procedures vary slightly from town to town. Chicago procedure is
a good example of what occurs when you’re arrested.

3. Once arrested, a police officer
will handcuff and drive you to a local police station for booking.

4. In some cases, you may be first taken to the scene of the crime or
shown to witnesses depending on what you have been arrested for.

5. You have the right
to remain silent.
Do not discuss the
facts with any
officer and be
respectful.

6. For traffic tickets and petty offenses, processing can be as simple as the
officer entering basic information about you into a squad car database. You
are released from the scene on your promise to appear for your court date.

7. For serious traffic cases,
most misdemeanors, and
all felonies, bookings also
includes mug shots and
finger printing back at the
police station.

8. For misdemeanor crimes, the arrestees also can be released from the station on their
promise to appear for their court date. However, a police supervisor might require on a
misdemeanor a bond of a couple hundred dollars depending on the charge and your
criminal history.

9. Your possessions, your vehicle, and its contents will be
inventoried and stored during your processing. You usually
must pay impound fees to release your vehicle.

10. After the police have completed
their investigation and booking, you
are normally allowed a telephone
call in order to secure a lawyer,
arrange bail, or to let someone
know you’ve been arrested.

11. You are then sent to a holding cell to wait the bail bond
procedures that apply to your charges.

12. If there are no warrants out for your arrest and your
infraction is minor, you’ll get out within a few hours.

13. A bond hearing in front of a judge is required for all felonies and for
Domestic Battery. Central Bond Court is held 365 days a year.

14. Bail may be paid by cash,
cashiers check or credit card.
The judge sets your bond
based on the charges, your
criminal history and your
personal history. Bail secures
your appearance in court

15. Persons with no criminal
history who are facing less
serious felonies might be
ordered by the bond court
judge to be released on
electric home monitoring if
they can not afford bail.

16. If you cannot post bond, you will remain in jail until
your case is resolved in court.

17. Whether you post
bond or remain in jail,
you and your family will
want to quickly hire a
criminal lawyer so that
he or she is ready at
your first, and
hopefully last, court
date to defend you.

18. Ray Bendig
has 25 years of experience in the
Chicago area defending cases including:
Aggravated Battery
Assault & Battery
Armed Robbery / Robbery
Attempted Murder / Murder
Auto Theft - Grand Theft Auto - Possession
Burglary
DUI - Drunk Driving
Domestic Violence - Domestic Battery
Drivers License Charges - Suspended / Revoked License
Drugs - Controlled Substance - Cannabis - Marijuana
Gang Crimes
Juvenile Crimes
Misdemeanors
Orders of Protection
Probation Violations
Prostitution
Theft Charges
White Collar Crimes

19. About Ray Bendig
• native Chicagoan
• earned his law degree from Loyola University School of Law
• has a thorough understanding of the Illinois criminal law legal system
• been practicing criminal law in the Chicago area since 1988
• successfully defended countless cases in Cook, Lake, Will and DuPage
County courtrooms as well as many other counties, several Federal
Districts, other states, and state and Federal Appellate Courts

20. For a free initial case evaluation,
contact Ray Bendig:
office phone: 773-594-9541
cell: 773-450-2206
bendig12@flash.net
www.bendigcriminallaw.com