Q: If I am under court supervision for a speeding ticket am i allowed to move out of the state?
I live in Illinois and plan on moving to California
A:
Hello Asker,
Short answer is no, not by the letter of the law. Long answer is "it's a speeding ticket...not a murder case". Many courts as part of the supervision rules require you to stay in the state of Illinois. In practice, I've never seen it create an issue. If you are truly worried about it, you can ask the state's attorney if you are allowed to leave the state. Ultimately, if the court determines you violated your terms, the state's attorney is the entity that would have to petition the court to punish you for that violation. I can think of no circumstance where a state's attorney would care enough to go after such a benign matter.
So, yes, technically it is not allowed. In practice, I would be shocked if anyone cared if you left the state and had no future court date you were required to attend. That said, if you have a future court date, you are still expected to return. If so, my recommendation would be to motion the case into court early request your supervision be terminated early (assuming you met all the terms) so you can avoid appearing at a later court date.
I hope that helps and let us know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Jason A. Wilkins
Traffic Attorney
(630) 445-2293
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