The Illinois Order for Body Attachment-Mittimus is a court order issued by a court in the state of Illinois when a defendant fails to appear in court after receiving proper notice of a court hearing or fails to comply with a court order. This order requires a law enforcement officer to take the defendant into custody and bring them before the court. There are two types of Illinois Order for Body Attachment-Mittimus: a Writ of Body Attachment and an Order of Arrest. A Writ of Body Attachment is an order from a court to a law enforcement officer to take the defendant into custody and transport them to a specified location. An Order of Arrest is an order from a court to a law enforcement officer to take the defendant into custody and bring them before the court. Both types of Illinois Order for Body Attachment-Mittimus require the law enforcement officer to take the defendant into custody and bring them before the court.