Court supervision under 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(c) is not a conviction. If the defendant completes all conditions during the supervision period (typically 12 to 24 months), the case is dismissed and no DUI conviction attaches to the record. Court supervision does not trigger license revocation. It is available only once per lifetime for DUI. Probation under 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(a) is imposed after a formal DUI conviction has been entered. It carries the same conviction-based consequences including 1-year license revocation, SR-22 requirement for 36 months, and permanent public record. Conditions of both can look similar (fines, evaluation, treatment, community service), but the record-and-license consequences are dramatically different. Supervision is the target disposition for first-time defendants when eligible.
