(725 ILCS 185/21) (from Ch. 38, par. 321)
Sec. 21.
Pretrial services agency reports completed following the
first appearance shall be immediately referred to the judge who there
presided; to any judge to whom the proceedings have been assigned for next
hearing or trial; or in the event of their unavailability to a judge or
group of judges designated for that purpose by the chief judge of the
circuit. At the request of the court, or any party or counsel to the
action, a hearing shall be scheduled with appropriate notice to
review the interviewee's release or detention status. At the hearing, the
factual findings, conclusions, and recommendations in the report may be
challenged by the interviewee, his or her counsel, or the
prosecuting attorney, by the presentation of any relevant evidence.
(Source: P.A. 85-405.)
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