DUI Court

The Kane County DUI Court began operations in June 2023. It is the mission of the Kane County DUI Court to reduce substance use disorder, reduce repeat DUI offenses, and to reduce crimes committed as a result of a substance use disorder. The program aims to achieve these goals through restorative care, treatment, and legal accountability for DUI offenders in Kane County through an immediate and highly structured judicial intervention program for substance abuse treatment for eligible defendants that brings together substance abuse professionals, local social programs, and intensive judicial monitoring in accordance with the Illinois Supreme Court Problem-Solving Court Standards. The Kane County DUI Court is a post adjudicatory program for defendants who have admitted guilt and upon successful completion may have their felony DUI dropped to a misdemeanor and reunite families within our community. 

Referral Process

·      Client’s attorney will complete application with client sign and date in originating court room.

·      Client’s attorney will then present application and ask originating court room to have case transferred to the DUI Court room to the following Thursday at 2 PM for status of application.

·      Client will be given a 2-week status date if in custody and 3 weeks if out of custody to return to see where they are at in the applications process and if appropriate be ready for a plea.

Eligibility Criteria

1.    Kane County Resident

2.    Non-Violent Offenders

3.    Guilty Plea to Current Charges

4.    Verification of Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorder

5.    Willingness to Participate

6.    Must apply within 4 months of first appearance court date

7.    Only DUI offenders who have been assessed to have a high risk to commit new DUI offenses and in high need of treatment using the DUI – RANT assessment tool.

8.    A defendant shall be excluded from DUI Court if any one of the following apply:

a.    The defendant does not want to participate in a treatment program.

b.    The defendant has been convicted of a crime of violence within the past 5 years.

c.     The originating charge is an Aggravated DUI resulting in death or when the violation was the proximate cause of death unless the Court determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and require probation as per 730ILCS 166/20 (b)(5).

d.    The crime for which the defendant has been convicted is non-probationable or the sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the defendant ineligible for probation.

e.    No defendant shall be admitted to the DUI Court if, at the time of plea of guilty, felony charges are pending alleging a crime which would make the defendant ineligible to enter the DUI Court, under subsection (5)(b.) above.