"Preliminary examination"

725 ILCS 5/102-17, under General Definitions.

725 ILCS 5/102-17

(725 ILCS 5/102-17) (from Ch. 38, par. 102-17)

    Sec. 102-17. "Preliminary examination".

    "Preliminary examination" means a hearing before a judge to determine if there is probable cause to believe that the person accused has committed an offense.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)