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Probation budget reshaped after AOIC rule limits use of service fees; county absorbs vehicle, software and monitoring costs
Summary
The county probation director said AOIC guidance now limits probation service fees to direct client services and that the department has reworked its FY26 budget so the county will absorb costs for vehicles, software and some monitoring previously paid from the fee fund.
The probation director told the Court Services Committee on Aug. 13, 2025, that new guidance from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) bars using probation service fees for anything other than direct client services. "Probation service fees can no longer be used for anything but direct client services," the director said, and described a series of line-item changes the office made to comply.
As a result, the department can no…
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