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1    AN ACT concerning children.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by changing Sections 4b, 5, 5c, 5d, 7, 7.3, 7.3a, 7.4, 7.5,
67.8, 8, 8a, 8b, 9.3, 9.5, 17, 21, 35.5, 35.6, and 35.9 and by
7changing Section 5.26 (as added by Public Act 102-763) as
8follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 505/4b)
10    Sec. 4b. Youth transitional housing programs.
11    (a) The Department may license youth transitional housing
12programs. For the purposes of this Section, "youth
13transitional housing program" means a program that provides
14shelter or housing and services to eligible homeless minors.
15Services provided by the youth transitional housing program
16may include a service assessment, individualized case
17management, and life skills training. The Department shall
18adopt rules governing the licensure of those programs.
19    (b) A homeless minor is eligible if:
20        (1) the homeless minor he or she is at least 16 years
21    of age but less than 18 years of age;
22        (2) the homeless minor lacks a regular, fixed, and
23    adequate place to live;

 

 

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1        (3) the homeless minor is living apart from the
2    minor's his or her parent or guardian;
3        (4) the homeless minor desires to participate in a
4    licensed youth transitional housing program;
5        (5) a licensed youth transitional housing program is
6    able to provide housing and services;
7        (6) the licensed youth transitional housing program
8    has determined the homeless minor is eligible for the
9    youth transitional housing program; and
10        (7) either the homeless minor's parent has consented
11    to the transitional housing program or the minor has
12    consented after:
13            (A) a comprehensive community based youth service
14        agency has provided crisis intervention services to
15        the homeless minor under Section 3-5 of the Juvenile
16        Court Act of 1987 and the agency was unable to achieve
17        either family reunification or an alternate living
18        arrangement;
19            (B) the Department has not filed a petition
20        alleging that the homeless minor is abused or
21        neglected and the minor does not require placement in
22        a residential facility, as defined by 89 Ill. Adm.
23        Code 301.20;
24            (C) the youth transitional housing program or
25        comprehensive community based youth services agency
26        has made reasonable efforts and documented its

 

 

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1        attempts to notify the homeless minor's parent or
2        guardian of the homeless minor's intent to enter the
3        youth transitional housing program.
4    (d) If an eligible homeless minor voluntarily leaves or is
5dismissed from a youth transitional housing program prior to
6reaching the age of majority, the youth transitional housing
7program agency shall contact the comprehensive community based
8youth services agency that provided crisis intervention
9services to the eligible homeless minor under subdivision
10(b)(7)(A) of this Section to assist in finding an alternative
11placement for the minor. If the eligible homeless minor leaves
12the program before beginning services with the comprehensive
13community based youth service provider, then the youth
14transitional housing program shall notify the local law
15enforcement authorities and make reasonable efforts to notify
16the minor's parent or guardian that the minor has left the
17program.
18    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require
19an eligible homeless minor to acquire the consent of a parent,
20guardian, or custodian to consent to a youth transitional
21housing program. An eligible homeless minor is deemed to have
22the legal capacity to consent to receiving housing and
23services from a licensed youth transitional housing program.
24    (f) The purpose of this Section is to provide a means by
25which an eligible homeless minor may have the authority to
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1parents or guardian, to receive housing and services as
2described in subsection (a) of this Section provided by a
3licensed youth transitional housing program that has the
4ability to serve the homeless minor. This Section is not
5intended to interfere with the integrity of the family or the
6rights of parents and their children. This Section does not
7limit or exclude any means by which a minor may become
8emancipated.
9(Source: P.A. 100-162, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
10    (20 ILCS 505/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5005)
11    Sec. 5. Direct child welfare services; Department of
12Children and Family Services. To provide direct child welfare
13services when not available through other public or private
14child care or program facilities.
15    (a) For purposes of this Section:
16        (1) "Children" means persons found within the State
17    who are under the age of 18 years. The term also includes
18    persons under age 21 who:
19            (A) were committed to the Department pursuant to
20        the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of
21        1987 and who continue under the jurisdiction of the
22        court; or
23            (B) were accepted for care, service and training
24        by the Department prior to the age of 18 and whose best
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1        served by continuing that care, service and training
2        because of severe emotional disturbances, physical
3        disability, social adjustment or any combination
4        thereof, or because of the need to complete an
5        educational or vocational training program.
6        (2) "Homeless youth" means persons found within the
7    State who are under the age of 19, are not in a safe and
8    stable living situation and cannot be reunited with their
9    families.
10        (3) "Child welfare services" means public social
11    services which are directed toward the accomplishment of
12    the following purposes:
13            (A) protecting and promoting the health, safety
14        and welfare of children, including homeless,
15        dependent, or neglected children;
16            (B) remedying, or assisting in the solution of
17        problems which may result in, the neglect, abuse,
18        exploitation, or delinquency of children;
19            (C) preventing the unnecessary separation of
20        children from their families by identifying family
21        problems, assisting families in resolving their
22        problems, and preventing the breakup of the family
23        where the prevention of child removal is desirable and
24        possible when the child can be cared for at home
25        without endangering the child's health and safety;
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1        been removed, by the provision of services to the
2        child and the families when the child can be cared for
3        at home without endangering the child's health and
4        safety;
5            (E) placing children in suitable adoptive homes,
6        in cases where restoration to the birth biological
7        family is not safe, possible, or appropriate;
8            (F) assuring safe and adequate care of children
9        away from their homes, in cases where the child cannot
10        be returned home or cannot be placed for adoption. At
11        the time of placement, the Department shall consider
12        concurrent planning, as described in subsection (l-1)
13        of this Section so that permanency may occur at the
14        earliest opportunity. Consideration should be given so
15        that if reunification fails or is delayed, the
16        placement made is the best available placement to
17        provide permanency for the child;
18            (G) (blank);
19            (H) (blank); and
20            (I) placing and maintaining children in facilities
21        that provide separate living quarters for children
22        under the age of 18 and for children 18 years of age
23        and older, unless a child 18 years of age is in the
24        last year of high school education or vocational
25        training, in an approved individual or group treatment
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1        child care facility. The Department is not required to
2        place or maintain children:
3                (i) who are in a foster home, or
4                (ii) who are persons with a developmental
5            disability, as defined in the Mental Health and
6            Developmental Disabilities Code, or
7                (iii) who are female children who are
8            pregnant, pregnant and parenting, or parenting, or
9                (iv) who are siblings, in facilities that
10            provide separate living quarters for children 18
11            years of age and older and for children under 18
12            years of age.
13    (b) (Blank).
14    (c) The Department shall establish and maintain
15tax-supported child welfare services and extend and seek to
16improve voluntary services throughout the State, to the end
17that services and care shall be available on an equal basis
18throughout the State to children requiring such services.
19    (d) The Director may authorize advance disbursements for
20any new program initiative to any agency contracting with the
21Department. As a prerequisite for an advance disbursement, the
22contractor must post a surety bond in the amount of the advance
23disbursement and have a purchase of service contract approved
24by the Department. The Department may pay up to 2 months
25operational expenses in advance. The amount of the advance
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1or the remaining months of the fiscal year, whichever is less,
2and the installment amount shall then be deducted from future
3bills. Advance disbursement authorizations for new initiatives
4shall not be made to any agency after that agency has operated
5during 2 consecutive fiscal years. The requirements of this
6Section concerning advance disbursements shall not apply with
7respect to the following: payments to local public agencies
8for child day care services as authorized by Section 5a of this
9Act; and youth service programs receiving grant funds under
10Section 17a-4.
11    (e) (Blank).
12    (f) (Blank).
13    (g) The Department shall establish rules and regulations
14concerning its operation of programs designed to meet the
15goals of child safety and protection, family preservation,
16family reunification, and adoption, including, but not limited
17to:
18        (1) adoption;
19        (2) foster care;
20        (3) family counseling;
21        (4) protective services;
22        (5) (blank);
23        (6) homemaker service;
24        (7) return of runaway children;
25        (8) (blank);
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1    Act or Section 2-27, 3-28, 4-25, or 5-740 of the Juvenile
2    Court Act of 1987 in accordance with the federal Adoption
3    Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980; and
4        (10) interstate services.
5    Rules and regulations established by the Department shall
6include provisions for training Department staff and the staff
7of Department grantees, through contracts with other agencies
8or resources, in screening techniques to identify substance
9use disorders, as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act,
10approved by the Department of Human Services, as a successor
11to the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, for the
12purpose of identifying children and adults who should be
13referred for an assessment at an organization appropriately
14licensed by the Department of Human Services for substance use
15disorder treatment.
16    (h) If the Department finds that there is no appropriate
17program or facility within or available to the Department for
18a youth in care and that no licensed private facility has an
19adequate and appropriate program or none agrees to accept the
20youth in care, the Department shall create an appropriate
21individualized, program-oriented plan for such youth in care.
22The plan may be developed within the Department or through
23purchase of services by the Department to the extent that it is
24within its statutory authority to do.
25    (i) Service programs shall be available throughout the
26State and shall include but not be limited to the following

 

 

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1services:
2        (1) case management;
3        (2) homemakers;
4        (3) counseling;
5        (4) parent education;
6        (5) day care; and
7        (6) emergency assistance and advocacy.
8    In addition, the following services may be made available
9to assess and meet the needs of children and families:
10        (1) comprehensive family-based services;
11        (2) assessments;
12        (3) respite care; and
13        (4) in-home health services.
14    The Department shall provide transportation for any of the
15services it makes available to children or families or for
16which it refers children or families.
17    (j) The Department may provide categories of financial
18assistance and education assistance grants, and shall
19establish rules and regulations concerning the assistance and
20grants, to persons who adopt children with physical or mental
21disabilities, children who are older, or other hard-to-place
22children who (i) immediately prior to their adoption were
23youth in care or (ii) were determined eligible for financial
24assistance with respect to a prior adoption and who become
25available for adoption because the prior adoption has been
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1been terminated or because the child's adoptive parents have
2died. The Department may continue to provide financial
3assistance and education assistance grants for a child who was
4determined eligible for financial assistance under this
5subsection (j) in the interim period beginning when the
6child's adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization
7of the new adoption of the child by another adoptive parent or
8parents. The Department may also provide categories of
9financial assistance and education assistance grants, and
10shall establish rules and regulations for the assistance and
11grants, to persons appointed guardian of the person under
12Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 2-27, 3-28,
134-25, or 5-740 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for children
14who were youth in care for 12 months immediately prior to the
15appointment of the guardian.
16    The amount of assistance may vary, depending upon the
17needs of the child and the adoptive parents, as set forth in
18the annual assistance agreement. Special purpose grants are
19allowed where the child requires special service but such
20costs may not exceed the amounts which similar services would
21cost the Department if it were to provide or secure them as
22guardian of the child.
23    Any financial assistance provided under this subsection is
24inalienable by assignment, sale, execution, attachment,
25garnishment, or any other remedy for recovery or collection of
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1    (j-5) The Department shall not deny or delay the placement
2of a child for adoption if an approved family is available
3either outside of the Department region handling the case, or
4outside of the State of Illinois.
5    (k) The Department shall accept for care and training any
6child who has been adjudicated neglected or abused, or
7dependent committed to it pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
8or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
9    (l) The Department shall offer family preservation
10services, as defined in Section 8.2 of the Abused and
11Neglected Child Reporting Act, to help families, including
12adoptive and extended families. Family preservation services
13shall be offered (i) to prevent the placement of children in
14substitute care when the children can be cared for at home or
15in the custody of the person responsible for the children's
16welfare, (ii) to reunite children with their families, or
17(iii) to maintain an adoptive placement. Family preservation
18services shall only be offered when doing so will not endanger
19the children's health or safety. With respect to children who
20are in substitute care pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of
211987, family preservation services shall not be offered if a
22goal other than those of subdivisions (A), (B), or (B-1) of
23subsection (2) of Section 2-28 of that Act has been set, except
24that reunification services may be offered as provided in
25paragraph (F) of subsection (2) of Section 2-28 of that Act.
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1private right of action or claim on the part of any individual
2or child welfare agency, except that when a child is the
3subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
4of 1987 and the child's service plan calls for services to
5facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court
6hearing the action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
7of 1987 may order the Department to provide the services set
8out in the plan, if those services are not provided with
9reasonable promptness and if those services are available.
10    The Department shall notify the child and the child's his
11family of the Department's responsibility to offer and provide
12family preservation services as identified in the service
13plan. The child and the child's his family shall be eligible
14for services as soon as the report is determined to be
15"indicated". The Department may offer services to any child or
16family with respect to whom a report of suspected child abuse
17or neglect has been filed, prior to concluding its
18investigation under Section 7.12 of the Abused and Neglected
19Child Reporting Act. However, the child's or family's
20willingness to accept services shall not be considered in the
21investigation. The Department may also provide services to any
22child or family who is the subject of any report of suspected
23child abuse or neglect or may refer such child or family to
24services available from other agencies in the community, even
25if the report is determined to be unfounded, if the conditions
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1subject the child or family to future reports of suspected
2child abuse or neglect. Acceptance of such services shall be
3voluntary. The Department may also provide services to any
4child or family after completion of a family assessment, as an
5alternative to an investigation, as provided under the
6"differential response program" provided for in subsection
7(a-5) of Section 7.4 of the Abused and Neglected Child
8Reporting Act.
9    The Department may, at its discretion except for those
10children also adjudicated neglected or dependent, accept for
11care and training any child who has been adjudicated addicted,
12as a truant minor in need of supervision or as a minor
13requiring authoritative intervention, under the Juvenile Court
14Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, but no such child shall
15be committed to the Department by any court without the
16approval of the Department. On and after January 1, 2015 (the
17effective date of Public Act 98-803) and before January 1,
182017, a minor charged with a criminal offense under the
19Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or
20adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of
21or committed to the Department by any court, except (i) a minor
22less than 16 years of age committed to the Department under
23Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, (ii) a minor
24for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
25exists, which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a
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1to reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section
22-33 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. On and after January 1,
32017, a minor charged with a criminal offense under the
4Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or
5adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of
6or committed to the Department by any court, except (i) a minor
7less than 15 years of age committed to the Department under
8Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, ii) a minor
9for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
10exists, which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a
11minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition
12to reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section
132-33 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. An independent basis
14exists when the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect,
15or dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, or
16circumstances which give rise to a charge or adjudication of
17delinquency. The Department shall assign a caseworker to
18attend any hearing involving a youth in the care and custody of
19the Department who is placed on aftercare release, including
20hearings involving sanctions for violation of aftercare
21release conditions and aftercare release revocation hearings.
22    As soon as is possible after August 7, 2009 (the effective
23date of Public Act 96-134), the Department shall develop and
24implement a special program of family preservation services to
25support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are
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1stress of caring for a child who has been diagnosed with a
2pervasive developmental disorder if the Department determines
3that those services are necessary to ensure the health and
4safety of the child. The Department may offer services to any
5family whether or not a report has been filed under the Abused
6and Neglected Child Reporting Act. The Department may refer
7the child or family to services available from other agencies
8in the community if the conditions in the child's or family's
9home are reasonably likely to subject the child or family to
10future reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. Acceptance
11of these services shall be voluntary. The Department shall
12develop and implement a public information campaign to alert
13health and social service providers and the general public
14about these special family preservation services. The nature
15and scope of the services offered and the number of families
16served under the special program implemented under this
17paragraph shall be determined by the level of funding that the
18Department annually allocates for this purpose. The term
19"pervasive developmental disorder" under this paragraph means
20a neurological condition, including, but not limited to,
21Asperger's Syndrome and autism, as defined in the most recent
22edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
23Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
24    (l-1) The General Assembly legislature recognizes that the
25best interests of the child require that the child be placed in
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1practically possible. To achieve this goal, the General
2Assembly legislature directs the Department of Children and
3Family Services to conduct concurrent planning so that
4permanency may occur at the earliest opportunity. Permanent
5living arrangements may include prevention of placement of a
6child outside the home of the family when the child can be
7cared for at home without endangering the child's health or
8safety; reunification with the family, when safe and
9appropriate, if temporary placement is necessary; or movement
10of the child toward the most permanent living arrangement and
11permanent legal status.
12    When determining reasonable efforts to be made with
13respect to a child, as described in this subsection, and in
14making such reasonable efforts, the child's health and safety
15shall be the paramount concern.
16    When a child is placed in foster care, the Department
17shall ensure and document that reasonable efforts were made to
18prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child from the
19child's home. The Department must make reasonable efforts to
20reunify the family when temporary placement of the child
21occurs unless otherwise required, pursuant to the Juvenile
22Court Act of 1987. At any time after the dispositional hearing
23where the Department believes that further reunification
24services would be ineffective, it may request a finding from
25the court that reasonable efforts are no longer appropriate.
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1reunification services after such a finding.
2    A decision to place a child in substitute care shall be
3made with considerations of the child's health, safety, and
4best interests. At the time of placement, consideration should
5also be given so that if reunification fails or is delayed, the
6placement made is the best available placement to provide
7permanency for the child.
8    The Department shall adopt rules addressing concurrent
9planning for reunification and permanency. The Department
10shall consider the following factors when determining
11appropriateness of concurrent planning:
12        (1) the likelihood of prompt reunification;
13        (2) the past history of the family;
14        (3) the barriers to reunification being addressed by
15    the family;
16        (4) the level of cooperation of the family;
17        (5) the foster parents' willingness to work with the
18    family to reunite;
19        (6) the willingness and ability of the foster family
20    to provide an adoptive home or long-term placement;
21        (7) the age of the child;
22        (8) placement of siblings.
23    (m) The Department may assume temporary custody of any
24child if:
25        (1) it has received a written consent to such
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1    the parent having custody of the child if the parents are
2    not living together or by the guardian or custodian of the
3    child if the child is not in the custody of either parent,
4    or
5        (2) the child is found in the State and neither a
6    parent, guardian nor custodian of the child can be
7    located.
8If the child is found in the child's his or her residence
9without a parent, guardian, custodian, or responsible
10caretaker, the Department may, instead of removing the child
11and assuming temporary custody, place an authorized
12representative of the Department in that residence until such
13time as a parent, guardian, or custodian enters the home and
14expresses a willingness and apparent ability to ensure the
15child's health and safety and resume permanent charge of the
16child, or until a relative enters the home and is willing and
17able to ensure the child's health and safety and assume charge
18of the child until a parent, guardian, or custodian enters the
19home and expresses such willingness and ability to ensure the
20child's safety and resume permanent charge. After a caretaker
21has remained in the home for a period not to exceed 12 hours,
22the Department must follow those procedures outlined in
23Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or 5-415 of the Juvenile Court Act of
241987.
25    The Department shall have the authority, responsibilities
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1pursuant to subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile
2Court Act of 1987. Whenever a child is taken into temporary
3custody pursuant to an investigation under the Abused and
4Neglected Child Reporting Act, or pursuant to a referral and
5acceptance under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 of a minor in
6limited custody, the Department, during the period of
7temporary custody and before the child is brought before a
8judicial officer as required by Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or
95-415 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, shall have the
10authority, responsibilities and duties that a legal custodian
11of the child would have under subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of
12the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
13    The Department shall ensure that any child taken into
14custody is scheduled for an appointment for a medical
15examination.
16    A parent, guardian, or custodian of a child in the
17temporary custody of the Department who would have custody of
18the child if the child he were not in the temporary custody of
19the Department may deliver to the Department a signed request
20that the Department surrender the temporary custody of the
21child. The Department may retain temporary custody of the
22child for 10 days after the receipt of the request, during
23which period the Department may cause to be filed a petition
24pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. If a petition is so
25filed, the Department shall retain temporary custody of the
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1filed within the 10-day period, the child shall be surrendered
2to the custody of the requesting parent, guardian, or
3custodian not later than the expiration of the 10-day period,
4at which time the authority and duties of the Department with
5respect to the temporary custody of the child shall terminate.
6    (m-1) The Department may place children under 18 years of
7age in a secure child care facility licensed by the Department
8that cares for children who are in need of secure living
9arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being after a
10determination is made by the facility director and the
11Director or the Director's designate prior to admission to the
12facility subject to Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act
13of 1987. This subsection (m-1) does not apply to a child who is
14subject to placement in a correctional facility operated
15pursuant to Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
16unless the child is a youth in care who was placed in the care
17of the Department before being subject to placement in a
18correctional facility and a court of competent jurisdiction
19has ordered placement of the child in a secure care facility.
20    (n) The Department may place children under 18 years of
21age in licensed child care facilities when in the opinion of
22the Department, appropriate services aimed at family
23preservation have been unsuccessful and cannot ensure the
24child's health and safety or are unavailable and such
25placement would be for their best interest. Payment for board,
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1in a licensed child care facility may be made by the
2Department, by the parents or guardians of the estates of
3those children, or by both the Department and the parents or
4guardians, except that no payments shall be made by the
5Department for any child placed in a licensed child care
6facility for board, clothing, care, training and supervision
7of such a child that exceed the average per capita cost of
8maintaining and of caring for a child in institutions for
9dependent or neglected children operated by the Department.
10However, such restriction on payments does not apply in cases
11where children require specialized care and treatment for
12problems of severe emotional disturbance, physical disability,
13social adjustment, or any combination thereof and suitable
14facilities for the placement of such children are not
15available at payment rates within the limitations set forth in
16this Section. All reimbursements for services delivered shall
17be absolutely inalienable by assignment, sale, attachment, or
18garnishment or otherwise.
19    (n-1) The Department shall provide or authorize child
20welfare services, aimed at assisting minors to achieve
21sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults, for any
22minor eligible for the reinstatement of wardship pursuant to
23subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of the Juvenile Court Act of
241987, whether or not such reinstatement is sought or allowed,
25provided that the minor consents to such services and has not
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1responsibility for the development and delivery of services
2under this Section. An eligible youth may access services
3under this Section through the Department of Children and
4Family Services or by referral from the Department of Human
5Services. Youth participating in services under this Section
6shall cooperate with the assigned case manager in developing
7an agreement identifying the services to be provided and how
8the youth will increase skills to achieve self-sufficiency. A
9homeless shelter is not considered appropriate housing for any
10youth receiving child welfare services under this Section. The
11Department shall continue child welfare services under this
12Section to any eligible minor until the minor becomes 21 years
13of age, no longer consents to participate, or achieves
14self-sufficiency as identified in the minor's service plan.
15The Department of Children and Family Services shall create
16clear, readable notice of the rights of former foster youth to
17child welfare services under this Section and how such
18services may be obtained. The Department of Children and
19Family Services and the Department of Human Services shall
20disseminate this information statewide. The Department shall
21adopt regulations describing services intended to assist
22minors in achieving sustainable self-sufficiency as
23independent adults.
24    (o) The Department shall establish an administrative
25review and appeal process for children and families who
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1Youth in care who are placed by private child welfare
2agencies, and foster families with whom those youth are
3placed, shall be afforded the same procedural and appeal
4rights as children and families in the case of placement by the
5Department, including the right to an initial review of a
6private agency decision by that agency. The Department shall
7ensure that any private child welfare agency, which accepts
8youth in care for placement, affords those rights to children
9and foster families. The Department shall accept for
10administrative review and an appeal hearing a complaint made
11by (i) a child or foster family concerning a decision
12following an initial review by a private child welfare agency
13or (ii) a prospective adoptive parent who alleges a violation
14of subsection (j-5) of this Section. An appeal of a decision
15concerning a change in the placement of a child shall be
16conducted in an expedited manner. A court determination that a
17current foster home placement is necessary and appropriate
18under Section 2-28 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 does not
19constitute a judicial determination on the merits of an
20administrative appeal, filed by a former foster parent,
21involving a change of placement decision.
22    (p) (Blank).
23    (q) The Department may receive and use, in their entirety,
24for the benefit of children any gift, donation, or bequest of
25money or other property which is received on behalf of such
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1or may become entitled while under the jurisdiction or care of
2the Department, except that the benefits described in Section
35.46 must be used and conserved consistent with the provisions
4under Section 5.46.
5    The Department shall set up and administer no-cost,
6interest-bearing accounts in appropriate financial
7institutions for children for whom the Department is legally
8responsible and who have been determined eligible for
9Veterans' Benefits, Social Security benefits, assistance
10allotments from the armed forces, court ordered payments,
11parental voluntary payments, Supplemental Security Income,
12Railroad Retirement payments, Black Lung benefits, or other
13miscellaneous payments. Interest earned by each account shall
14be credited to the account, unless disbursed in accordance
15with this subsection.
16    In disbursing funds from children's accounts, the
17Department shall:
18        (1) Establish standards in accordance with State and
19    federal laws for disbursing money from children's
20    accounts. In all circumstances, the Department's
21    "Guardianship Administrator" or the Guardianship
22    Administrator's his or her designee must approve
23    disbursements from children's accounts. The Department
24    shall be responsible for keeping complete records of all
25    disbursements for each account for any purpose.
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1    State funds for the child's board and care, medical care
2    not covered under Medicaid, and social services; and
3    utilize funds from the child's account, as covered by
4    regulation, to reimburse those costs. Monthly,
5    disbursements from all children's accounts, up to 1/12 of
6    $13,000,000, shall be deposited by the Department into the
7    General Revenue Fund and the balance over 1/12 of
8    $13,000,000 into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
9        (3) Maintain any balance remaining after reimbursing
10    for the child's costs of care, as specified in item (2).
11    The balance shall accumulate in accordance with relevant
12    State and federal laws and shall be disbursed to the child
13    or the child's his or her guardian, or to the issuing
14    agency.
15    (r) The Department shall promulgate regulations
16encouraging all adoption agencies to voluntarily forward to
17the Department or its agent names and addresses of all persons
18who have applied for and have been approved for adoption of a
19hard-to-place child or child with a disability and the names
20of such children who have not been placed for adoption. A list
21of such names and addresses shall be maintained by the
22Department or its agent, and coded lists which maintain the
23confidentiality of the person seeking to adopt the child and
24of the child shall be made available, without charge, to every
25adoption agency in the State to assist the agencies in placing
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1agent its duty to maintain and make available such lists. The
2Department shall ensure that such agent maintains the
3confidentiality of the person seeking to adopt the child and
4of the child.
5    (s) The Department of Children and Family Services may
6establish and implement a program to reimburse Department and
7private child welfare agency foster parents licensed by the
8Department of Children and Family Services for damages
9sustained by the foster parents as a result of the malicious or
10negligent acts of foster children, as well as providing third
11party coverage for such foster parents with regard to actions
12of foster children to other individuals. Such coverage will be
13secondary to the foster parent liability insurance policy, if
14applicable. The program shall be funded through appropriations
15from the General Revenue Fund, specifically designated for
16such purposes.
17    (t) The Department shall perform home studies and
18investigations and shall exercise supervision over visitation
19as ordered by a court pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and
20Dissolution of Marriage Act or the Adoption Act only if:
21        (1) an order entered by an Illinois court specifically
22    directs the Department to perform such services; and
23        (2) the court has ordered one or both of the parties to
24    the proceeding to reimburse the Department for its
25    reasonable costs for providing such services in accordance
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1    party is financially able to pay.
2    The Department shall provide written notification to the
3court of the specific arrangements for supervised visitation
4and projected monthly costs within 60 days of the court order.
5The Department shall send to the court information related to
6the costs incurred except in cases where the court has
7determined the parties are financially unable to pay. The
8court may order additional periodic reports as appropriate.
9    (u) In addition to other information that must be
10provided, whenever the Department places a child with a
11prospective adoptive parent or parents, in a licensed foster
12home, group home, or child care institution, or in a relative
13home, the Department shall provide to the prospective adoptive
14parent or parents or other caretaker:
15        (1) available detailed information concerning the
16    child's educational and health history, copies of
17    immunization records (including insurance and medical card
18    information), a history of the child's previous
19    placements, if any, and reasons for placement changes
20    excluding any information that identifies or reveals the
21    location of any previous caretaker;
22        (2) a copy of the child's portion of the client
23    service plan, including any visitation arrangement, and
24    all amendments or revisions to it as related to the child;
25    and
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1    individualized educational plan when the child is
2    receiving special education services.
3    The caretaker shall be informed of any known social or
4behavioral information (including, but not limited to,
5criminal background, fire setting, perpetuation of sexual
6abuse, destructive behavior, and substance abuse) necessary to
7care for and safeguard the children to be placed or currently
8in the home. The Department may prepare a written summary of
9the information required by this paragraph, which may be
10provided to the foster or prospective adoptive parent in
11advance of a placement. The foster or prospective adoptive
12parent may review the supporting documents in the child's file
13in the presence of casework staff. In the case of an emergency
14placement, casework staff shall at least provide known
15information verbally, if necessary, and must subsequently
16provide the information in writing as required by this
17subsection.
18    The information described in this subsection shall be
19provided in writing. In the case of emergency placements when
20time does not allow prior review, preparation, and collection
21of written information, the Department shall provide such
22information as it becomes available. Within 10 business days
23after placement, the Department shall obtain from the
24prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker a
25signed verification of receipt of the information provided.
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1provide to the child's guardian ad litem a copy of the
2information provided to the prospective adoptive parent or
3parents or other caretaker. The information provided to the
4prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker
5shall be reviewed and approved regarding accuracy at the
6supervisory level.
7    (u-5) Effective July 1, 1995, only foster care placements
8licensed as foster family homes pursuant to the Child Care Act
9of 1969 shall be eligible to receive foster care payments from
10the Department. Relative caregivers who, as of July 1, 1995,
11were approved pursuant to approved relative placement rules
12previously promulgated by the Department at 89 Ill. Adm. Code
13335 and had submitted an application for licensure as a foster
14family home may continue to receive foster care payments only
15until the Department determines that they may be licensed as a
16foster family home or that their application for licensure is
17denied or until September 30, 1995, whichever occurs first.
18    (v) The Department shall access criminal history record
19information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction
20Information Act and information maintained in the adjudicatory
21and dispositional record system as defined in Section 2605-355
22of the Illinois State Police Law if the Department determines
23the information is necessary to perform its duties under the
24Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Child Care Act
25of 1969, and the Children and Family Services Act. The
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1communication and processing equipment that permits direct
2on-line communication with the Illinois State Police's central
3criminal history data repository. The Department shall comply
4with all certification requirements and provide certified
5operators who have been trained by personnel from the Illinois
6State Police. In addition, one Office of the Inspector General
7investigator shall have training in the use of the criminal
8history information access system and have access to the
9terminal. The Department of Children and Family Services and
10its employees shall abide by rules and regulations established
11by the Illinois State Police relating to the access and
12dissemination of this information.
13    (v-1) Prior to final approval for placement of a child,
14the Department shall conduct a criminal records background
15check of the prospective foster or adoptive parent, including
16fingerprint-based checks of national crime information
17databases. Final approval for placement shall not be granted
18if the record check reveals a felony conviction for child
19abuse or neglect, for spousal abuse, for a crime against
20children, or for a crime involving violence, including rape,
21sexual assault, or homicide, but not including other physical
22assault or battery, or if there is a felony conviction for
23physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense committed
24within the past 5 years.
25    (v-2) Prior to final approval for placement of a child,
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1registry for information concerning prospective foster and
2adoptive parents, and any adult living in the home. If any
3prospective foster or adoptive parent or other adult living in
4the home has resided in another state in the preceding 5 years,
5the Department shall request a check of that other state's
6child abuse and neglect registry.
7    (w) Within 120 days of August 20, 1995 (the effective date
8of Public Act 89-392), the Department shall prepare and submit
9to the Governor and the General Assembly, a written plan for
10the development of in-state licensed secure child care
11facilities that care for children who are in need of secure
12living arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being.
13For purposes of this subsection, secure care facility shall
14mean a facility that is designed and operated to ensure that
15all entrances and exits from the facility, a building or a
16distinct part of the building, are under the exclusive control
17of the staff of the facility, whether or not the child has the
18freedom of movement within the perimeter of the facility,
19building, or distinct part of the building. The plan shall
20include descriptions of the types of facilities that are
21needed in Illinois; the cost of developing these secure care
22facilities; the estimated number of placements; the potential
23cost savings resulting from the movement of children currently
24out-of-state who are projected to be returned to Illinois; the
25necessary geographic distribution of these facilities in
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1facilities.
2    (x) The Department shall conduct annual credit history
3checks to determine the financial history of children placed
4under its guardianship pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of
51987. The Department shall conduct such credit checks starting
6when a youth in care turns 12 years old and each year
7thereafter for the duration of the guardianship as terminated
8pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Department
9shall determine if financial exploitation of the child's
10personal information has occurred. If financial exploitation
11appears to have taken place or is presently ongoing, the
12Department shall notify the proper law enforcement agency, the
13proper State's Attorney, or the Attorney General.
14    (y) Beginning on July 22, 2010 (the effective date of
15Public Act 96-1189), a child with a disability who receives
16residential and educational services from the Department shall
17be eligible to receive transition services in accordance with
18Article 14 of the School Code from the age of 14.5 through age
1921, inclusive, notwithstanding the child's residential
20services arrangement. For purposes of this subsection, "child
21with a disability" means a child with a disability as defined
22by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
23Improvement Act of 2004.
24    (z) The Department shall access criminal history record
25information as defined as "background information" in this
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1in the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act for each
2Department employee or Department applicant. Each Department
3employee or Department applicant shall submit the employee's
4or applicant's his or her fingerprints to the Illinois State
5Police in the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State
6Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
7fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois
8State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
9history records databases. The Illinois State Police shall
10charge a fee for conducting the criminal history record check,
11which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund
12and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. The
13Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive
14identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
15Department of Children and Family Services.
16    For purposes of this subsection:
17    "Background information" means all of the following:
18        (i) Upon the request of the Department of Children and
19    Family Services, conviction information obtained from the
20    Illinois State Police as a result of a fingerprint-based
21    criminal history records check of the Illinois criminal
22    history records database and the Federal Bureau of
23    Investigation criminal history records database concerning
24    a Department employee or Department applicant.
25        (ii) Information obtained by the Department of
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1    the Illinois State Police's Sex Offender Database, as
2    authorized by Section 120 of the Sex Offender Community
3    Notification Law, concerning a Department employee or
4    Department applicant.
5        (iii) Information obtained by the Department of
6    Children and Family Services after performing a check of
7    the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS)
8    operated and maintained by the Department.
9    "Department employee" means a full-time or temporary
10employee coded or certified within the State of Illinois
11Personnel System.
12    "Department applicant" means an individual who has
13conditional Department full-time or part-time work, a
14contractor, an individual used to replace or supplement staff,
15an academic intern, a volunteer in Department offices or on
16Department contracts, a work-study student, an individual or
17entity licensed by the Department, or an unlicensed service
18provider who works as a condition of a contract or an agreement
19and whose work may bring the unlicensed service provider into
20contact with Department clients or client records.
21(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-79, eff. 7-12-19;
22101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff.
238-20-21; 102-1014, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
24    (20 ILCS 505/5c)
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1    (a) By January 1, 2000, the Department, in consultation
2with private child welfare agencies, shall develop and
3implement a direct child welfare service employee license. By
4January 1, 2001 all child protective investigators and
5supervisors and child welfare specialists and supervisors
6employed by the Department or its contractors shall be
7required to demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skills to
8obtain and maintain the license. The Direct Child Welfare
9Service Employee License Board of the Department shall have
10the authority to revoke or suspend the license of anyone who
11after a hearing is found to be guilty of misfeasance. The
12Department shall promulgate such rules as necessary to
13implement this Section.
14    (b) If a direct child welfare service employee licensee is
15expected to transport a child or children with a motor vehicle
16in the course of performing the direct child welfare service
17employee licensee's his or her duties, the Department must
18verify that the licensee meets the requirements set forth in
19Section 5.1 of the Child Care Act of 1969. The Department must
20make that verification as to each such licensee every 2 years.
21Upon the Department's request, the Secretary of State shall
22provide the Department with the information necessary to
23enable the Department to make the verifications required under
24this subsection. If the Department discovers that a direct
25child welfare service employee licensee has engaged in
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1having a valid driver's license, the Department shall
2immediately revoke the individual's direct child welfare
3service employee license.
4    (c) On or before January 1, 2000, and every year
5thereafter, the Department shall submit an annual report to
6the General Assembly on the implementation of this Section.
7(Source: P.A. 94-943, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 505/5d)
9    Sec. 5d. The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License
10Board.
11    (a) For purposes of this Section:
12        (1) "Board" means the Direct Child Welfare Service
13    Employee License Board.
14        (2) "Director" means the Director of Children and
15    Family Services.
16    (b) The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License
17Board is created within the Department of Children and Family
18Services and shall consist of 9 members appointed by the
19Director. The Director shall annually designate a chairperson
20and vice-chairperson of the Board. The membership of the Board
21must be composed as follows: (i) 5 licensed professionals from
22the field of human services with a human services, juris
23doctor, medical, public administration, or other relevant
24human services degree and who are in good standing within
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1private not-for-profit sector and at least one of which in the
2public sector; (ii) 2 faculty members of an accredited
3university who have child welfare experience and are in good
4standing within their profession and (iii) 2 members of the
5general public who are not licensed under this Act or a similar
6rule and will represent consumer interests.
7    In making the first appointments, the Director shall
8appoint 3 members to serve for a term of one year, 3 members to
9serve for a term of 2 years, and 3 members to serve for a term
10of 3 years, or until their successors are appointed and
11qualified. Their successors shall be appointed to serve 3-year
12terms, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
13Appointments to fill unexpired vacancies shall be made in the
14same manner as original appointments. No member may be
15reappointed if a reappointment would cause that member to
16serve on the Board for longer than 6 consecutive years. Board
17membership must have reasonable representation from different
18geographic areas of Illinois, and all members must be
19residents of this State.
20    The Director may terminate the appointment of any member
21for good cause, including but not limited to (i) unjustified
22absences from Board meetings or other failure to meet Board
23responsibilities, (ii) failure to recuse oneself himself or
24herself when required by subsection (c) of this Section or
25Department rule, or (iii) failure to maintain the professional
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1may have a pending or indicated report of child abuse or
2neglect or a pending complaint or criminal conviction of any
3of the offenses set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 4.2 of
4the Child Care Act of 1969.
5    The members of the Board shall receive no compensation for
6the performance of their duties as members, but each member
7shall be reimbursed for the member's his or her reasonable and
8necessary expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the
9Board.
10    (c) The Board shall make recommendations to the Director
11regarding licensure rules. Board members must recuse
12themselves from sitting on any matter involving an employee of
13a child welfare agency at which the Board member is an employee
14or contractual employee. The Board shall make a final
15determination concerning revocation, suspension, or
16reinstatement of an employee's direct child welfare service
17license after a hearing conducted under the Department's
18rules. Upon notification of the manner of the vote to all the
19members, votes on a final determination may be cast in person,
20by telephonic or electronic means, or by mail at the
21discretion of the chairperson. A simple majority of the
22members appointed and serving is required when Board members
23vote by mail or by telephonic or electronic means. A majority
24of the currently appointed and serving Board members
25constitutes a quorum. A majority of a quorum is required when a
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1in the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a
2quorum to perform all the duties of the Board. Board members
3are not personally liable in any action based upon a
4disciplinary proceeding or otherwise for any action taken in
5good faith as a member of the Board.
6    (d) The Director may assign Department employees to
7provide staffing services to the Board. The Department must
8promulgate any rules necessary to implement and administer the
9requirements of this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 102-45, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 505/5.26)
12    Sec. 5.26. Foster children; exit interviews.
13    (a) Unless clinically contraindicated, the Department
14shall ensure that an exit interview is conducted with every
15child age 5 and over who leaves a foster home.
16        (1) The interview shall be conducted by a caseworker,
17    mental health provider, or clinician from the Department's
18    Division of Clinical Practice.
19        (2) The interview shall be conducted within 5 days of
20    the child's removal from the home.
21        (3) The interviewer shall comply with the provisions
22    of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act if the
23    child discloses abuse or neglect as defined by that Act.
24        (4) The interviewer shall immediately inform the
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1    that would constitute a potential licensing violation.
2        (5) Documentation of the interview shall be (i)
3    maintained in the foster parent's licensing file, (ii)
4    maintained in the child's case file, (iii) included in the
5    service plan for the child, and (iv) and provided to the
6    child's guardian ad litem and attorney appointed under
7    Section 2-17 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
8        (6) The determination that an interview in compliance
9    with this Section is clinically contraindicated shall be
10    made by the caseworker, in consultation with the child's
11    mental health provider, if any, and the caseworker's
12    supervisor. If the child does not have a mental health
13    provider, the caseworker shall request a consultation with
14    the Department's Division of Clinical Practice regarding
15    whether an interview is clinically contraindicated. The
16    decision and the basis for the decision shall be
17    documented in writing and shall be (i) maintained in the
18    foster parent's licensing file, (ii) maintained in the
19    child's case file, and (iii) attached as part of the
20    service plan for the child.
21        (7) The information gathered during the interview
22    shall be dependent on the age and maturity of the child and
23    the circumstances of the child's removal. The
24    interviewer's observations and any information relevant to
25    understanding the child's responses shall be recorded on
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1    address the following areas:
2            (A) How the child's basic needs were met in the
3        home: who prepared food and was there sufficient food;
4        whether the child had appropriate clothing; sleeping
5        arrangements; supervision appropriate to the child's
6        age and special needs; was the child enrolled in
7        school; and did the child receive the support needed
8        to complete the child's his or her school work.
9            (B) Access to caseworker, therapist, or guardian
10        ad litem: whether the child was able to contact these
11        professionals and how.
12            (C) Safety and comfort in the home: how did the
13        child feel in the home; was the foster parent
14        affirming of the child's identity; did anything happen
15        that made the child happy; did anything happen that
16        was scary or sad; what happened when the child did
17        something the child he or she should not have done; if
18        relevant, how does the child think the foster parent
19        felt about the child's family of origin, including
20        parents and siblings; and was the foster parent
21        supportive of the permanency goal.
22            (D) Normalcy: whether the child felt included in
23        the family; whether the child participated in
24        extracurricular activities; whether the foster parent
25        participated in planning for the child, including
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1    (b) The Department shall develop procedures, including an
2interview form, no later than January 1, 2023, to implement
3this Section.
4    (c) Beginning July 1, 2023 and quarterly thereafter, the
5Department shall post on its webpage a report summarizing the
6details of the exit interviews.
7(Source: P.A. 102-763, eff. 1-1-23; revised 12-19-22.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 505/7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5007)
9    Sec. 7. Placement of children; considerations.
10    (a) In placing any child under this Act, the Department
11shall place the child, as far as possible, in the care and
12custody of some individual holding the same religious belief
13as the parents of the child, or with some child care facility
14which is operated by persons of like religious faith as the
15parents of such child.
16    (a-5) In placing a child under this Act, the Department
17shall place the child with the child's sibling or siblings
18under Section 7.4 of this Act unless the placement is not in
19each child's best interest, or is otherwise not possible under
20the Department's rules. If the child is not placed with a
21sibling under the Department's rules, the Department shall
22consider placements that are likely to develop, preserve,
23nurture, and support sibling relationships, where doing so is
24in each child's best interest.
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1place a child with a relative if the Department determines
2that the relative will be able to adequately provide for the
3child's safety and welfare based on the factors set forth in
4the Department's rules governing relative placements, and that
5the placement is consistent with the child's best interests,
6taking into consideration the factors set out in subsection
7(4.05) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
8    When the Department first assumes custody of a child, in
9placing that child under this Act, the Department shall make
10reasonable efforts to identify, locate, and provide notice to
11all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child
12who are ready, willing, and able to care for the child. At a
13minimum, these efforts shall be renewed each time the child
14requires a placement change and it is appropriate for the
15child to be cared for in a home environment. The Department
16must document its efforts to identify, locate, and provide
17notice to such potential relative placements and maintain the
18documentation in the child's case file.
19    If the Department determines that a placement with any
20identified relative is not in the child's best interests or
21that the relative does not meet the requirements to be a
22relative caregiver, as set forth in Department rules or by
23statute, the Department must document the basis for that
24decision and maintain the documentation in the child's case
25file.
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1an administrative appeal of the Department's decision not to
2place a child with a relative, it is the Department's burden to
3prove that the decision is consistent with the child's best
4interests.
5    When the Department determines that the child requires
6placement in an environment, other than a home environment,
7the Department shall continue to make reasonable efforts to
8identify and locate relatives to serve as visitation resources
9for the child and potential future placement resources, except
10when the Department determines that those efforts would be
11futile or inconsistent with the child's best interests.
12    If the Department determines that efforts to identify and
13locate relatives would be futile or inconsistent with the
14child's best interests, the Department shall document the
15basis of its determination and maintain the documentation in
16the child's case file.
17    If the Department determines that an individual or a group
18of relatives are inappropriate to serve as visitation
19resources or possible placement resources, the Department
20shall document the basis of its determination and maintain the
21documentation in the child's case file.
22    When the Department determines that an individual or a
23group of relatives are appropriate to serve as visitation
24resources or possible future placement resources, the
25Department shall document the basis of its determination,
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1visitation or transition plan, or both, and incorporate the
2visitation or transition plan, or both, into the child's case
3plan. For the purpose of this subsection, any determination as
4to the child's best interests shall include consideration of
5the factors set out in subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of the
6Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
7    The Department may not place a child with a relative, with
8the exception of certain circumstances which may be waived as
9defined by the Department in rules, if the results of a check
10of the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) identifies
11a prior criminal conviction of the relative or any adult
12member of the relative's household for any of the following
13offenses under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
14of 2012:
15        (1) murder;
16        (1.1) solicitation of murder;
17        (1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;
18        (1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;
19        (1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
20        (1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
21        (1.6) reckless homicide;
22        (1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
23        (1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
24        (1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
25        (1.10) drug-induced homicide;
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1    described in Sections 11-7, 11-8, 11-12, 11-13, 11-35,
2    11-40, and 11-45;
3        (3) kidnapping;
4        (3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
5        (3.2) forcible detention;
6        (3.3) aiding and abetting child abduction;
7        (4) aggravated kidnapping;
8        (5) child abduction;
9        (6) aggravated battery of a child as described in
10    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05;
11        (7) criminal sexual assault;
12        (8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
13        (8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
14        (9) criminal sexual abuse;
15        (10) aggravated sexual abuse;
16        (11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or
17    subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05;
18        (12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described in
19    Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
20    (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05;
21        (13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
22        (14) drug-induced infliction of great bodily harm as
23    described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of
24    Section 12-3.05;
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1        (17) vehicular invasion;
2        (18) criminal transmission of HIV;
3        (19) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or
4    person with a disability as described in Section 12-21 or
5    subsection (b) of Section 12-4.4a;
6        (20) child abandonment;
7        (21) endangering the life or health of a child;
8        (22) ritual mutilation;
9        (23) ritualized abuse of a child;
10        (24) an offense in any other state the elements of
11    which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to
12    any of the foregoing offenses.
13    For the purpose of this subsection, "relative" shall
14include any person, 21 years of age or over, other than the
15parent, who (i) is currently related to the child in any of the
16following ways by blood or adoption: grandparent, sibling,
17great-grandparent, parent's sibling, sibling's child uncle,
18aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, second cousin, godparent,
19or grandparent's sibling great-uncle, or great-aunt; or (ii)
20is the spouse of such a relative; or (iii) is the child's
21step-parent step-father, step-mother, or adult step-sibling
22step-brother or step-sister; or (iv) is a fictive kin;
23"relative" also includes a person related in any of the
24foregoing ways to a sibling of a child, even though the person
25is not related to the child, when the child and the child's its
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1have been in the guardianship of the Department, have been
2adopted, and are subsequently returned to the temporary
3custody or guardianship of the Department, a "relative" may
4also include any person who would have qualified as a relative
5under this paragraph prior to the adoption, but only if the
6Department determines, and documents, that it would be in the
7child's best interests to consider this person a relative,
8based upon the factors for determining best interests set
9forth in subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile
10Court Act of 1987. A relative with whom a child is placed
11pursuant to this subsection may, but is not required to, apply
12for licensure as a foster family home pursuant to the Child
13Care Act of 1969; provided, however, that as of July 1, 1995,
14foster care payments shall be made only to licensed foster
15family homes pursuant to the terms of Section 5 of this Act.
16    Notwithstanding any other provision under this subsection
17to the contrary, a fictive kin with whom a child is placed
18pursuant to this subsection shall apply for licensure as a
19foster family home pursuant to the Child Care Act of 1969
20within 6 months of the child's placement with the fictive kin.
21The Department shall not remove a child from the home of a
22fictive kin on the basis that the fictive kin fails to apply
23for licensure within 6 months of the child's placement with
24the fictive kin, or fails to meet the standard for licensure.
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1child, for whom the Department is legally responsible, with a
2relative shall apply. By June 1, 2015, the Department shall
3promulgate rules establishing criteria and standards for
4placement, identification, and licensure of fictive kin.
5    For purposes of this subsection, "fictive kin" means any
6individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who:
7        (i) is shown to have significant and close personal or
8    emotional ties with the child or the child's family prior
9    to the child's placement with the individual; or
10        (ii) is the current foster parent of a child in the
11    custody or guardianship of the Department pursuant to this
12    Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if the child has
13    been placed in the home for at least one year and has
14    established a significant and family-like relationship
15    with the foster parent, and the foster parent has been
16    identified by the Department as the child's permanent
17    connection, as defined by Department rule.
18    The provisions added to this subsection (b) by Public Act
1998-846 shall become operative on and after June 1, 2015.
20    (c) In placing a child under this Act, the Department
21shall ensure that the child's health, safety, and best
22interests are met. In rejecting placement of a child with an
23identified relative, the Department shall ensure that the
24child's health, safety, and best interests are met. In
25evaluating the best interests of the child, the Department
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1subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of
21987.
3    The Department shall consider the individual needs of the
4child and the capacity of the prospective foster or adoptive
5parents to meet the needs of the child. When a child must be
6placed outside the child's his or her home and cannot be
7immediately returned to the child's his or her parents or
8guardian, a comprehensive, individualized assessment shall be
9performed of that child at which time the needs of the child
10shall be determined. Only if race, color, or national origin
11is identified as a legitimate factor in advancing the child's
12best interests shall it be considered. Race, color, or
13national origin shall not be routinely considered in making a
14placement decision. The Department shall make special efforts
15for the diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive
16families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the
17children for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed.
18"Special efforts" shall include contacting and working with
19community organizations and religious organizations and may
20include contracting with those organizations, utilizing local
21media and other local resources, and conducting outreach
22activities.
23    (c-1) At the time of placement, the Department shall
24consider concurrent planning, as described in subsection (l-1)
25of Section 5, so that permanency may occur at the earliest
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1reunification fails or is delayed, the placement made is the
2best available placement to provide permanency for the child.
3To the extent that doing so is in the child's best interests as
4set forth in subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile
5Court Act of 1987, the Department should consider placements
6that will permit the child to maintain a meaningful
7relationship with the child's his or her parents.
8    (d) The Department may accept gifts, grants, offers of
9services, and other contributions to use in making special
10recruitment efforts.
11    (e) The Department in placing children in adoptive or
12foster care homes may not, in any policy or practice relating
13to the placement of children for adoption or foster care,
14discriminate against any child or prospective adoptive or
15foster parent on the basis of race.
16(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-340, eff. 1-1-16;
1799-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-836, eff. 1-1-17; 100-101, eff.
188-11-17.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 505/7.3)
20    Sec. 7.3. Placement plan. The Department shall develop and
21implement a written plan for placing children. The plan shall
22include at least the following features:
23        (1) A plan for recruiting minority adoptive and foster
24    families. The plan shall include strategies for using
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1    minority outreach staff whenever possible, use of minority
2    foster homes for placements after birth and before
3    adoption, and other techniques as appropriate.
4        (2) A plan for training adoptive and foster families
5    of minority children.
6        (3) A plan for employing social workers in adoption
7    and foster care. The plan shall include staffing goals and
8    objectives.
9        (4) A plan for ensuring that adoption and foster care
10    workers attend training offered or approved by the
11    Department regarding the State's goal of encouraging
12    cultural diversity and the needs of special needs
13    children.
14        (5) A plan that includes policies and procedures for
15    determining for each child requiring placement outside of
16    the child's his or her home, and who cannot be immediately
17    returned to the child's his or her parents or guardian,
18    the placement needs of that child. In the rare instance
19    when an individualized assessment identifies, documents,
20    and substantiates that race, color, or national origin is
21    a factor that needs to be considered in advancing a
22    particular child's best interests, it shall be considered
23    in making a placement.
24(Source: P.A. 92-334, eff. 8-10-01.)
 
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1    Sec. 7.3a. Normalcy parenting for children in foster care;
2participation in childhood activities.
3    (a) Legislative findings.
4        (1) Every day parents make important decisions about
5    their child's participation in extracurricular activities.
6    Caregivers for children in out-of-home care are faced with
7    making the same decisions.
8        (2) When a caregiver makes decisions, the caregiver he
9    or she must consider applicable laws, rules, and
10    regulations to safeguard the health, safety, and best
11    interests of a child in out-of-home care.
12        (3) Participation in extracurricular activities is
13    important to a child's well-being, not only emotionally,
14    but also in developing valuable life skills.
15        (4) The General Assembly recognizes the importance of
16    making every effort to normalize the lives of children in
17    out-of-home care and to empower a caregiver to approve or
18    not approve a child's participation in appropriate
19    extracurricular activities based on the caregiver's own
20    assessment using the reasonable and prudent parent
21    standard, without prior approval of the Department, the
22    caseworker, or the court.
23        (5) Nothing in this Section shall be presumed to
24    discourage or diminish the engagement of families and
25    guardians in the child's life activities.
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1    "Appropriate activities" means activities or items that
2are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same
3chronological age or developmental level of maturity.
4Appropriateness is based on the development of cognitive,
5emotional, physical, and behavioral capacity that is typical
6for an age or age group, taking into account the individual
7child's cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral
8development.
9    "Caregiver" means a person with whom the child is placed
10in out-of-home care or a designated official for child care
11facilities licensed by the Department as defined in the Child
12Care Act of 1969.
13    "Reasonable and prudent parent standard" means the
14standard characterized by careful and sensible parental
15decisions that maintain the child's health, safety, and best
16interests while at the same time supporting the child's
17emotional and developmental growth that a caregiver shall use
18when determining whether to allow a child in out-of-home care
19to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and
20social activities.
21    (c) Requirements for decision-making.
22        (1) Each child who comes into the care and custody of
23    the Department is fully entitled to participate in
24    appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and
25    social activities in a manner that allows that child to
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1    fullest extent possible.
2        (2) Caregivers must use the reasonable and prudent
3    parent standard in determining whether to give permission
4    for a child in out-of-home care to participate in
5    appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and
6    social activities. Caregivers are expected to promote and
7    support a child's participation in such activities. When
8    using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, the
9    caregiver shall consider:
10            (A) the child's age, maturity, and developmental
11        level to promote the overall health, safety, and best
12        interests of the child;
13            (B) the best interest of the child based on
14        information known by the caregiver;
15            (C) the importance and fundamental value of
16        encouraging the child's emotional and developmental
17        growth gained through participation in activities in
18        the child's his or her community;
19            (D) the importance and fundamental value of
20        providing the child with the most family-like living
21        experience possible; and
22            (E) the behavioral history of the child and the
23        child's ability to safely participate in the proposed
24        activity.
25        (3) A caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a
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1    approved by the caregiver, provided that the caregiver has
2    acted as a reasonable and prudent parent in permitting the
3    child to engage in the activity.
4    (c-5) No youth in care shall be required to store the
5youth's his or her belongings in plastic bags or in similar
6forms of disposable containers, including, but not limited to,
7trash bags, paper or plastic shopping bags, or pillow cases
8when relocating from one placement type to another placement
9type or when discharged from the custody or guardianship of
10the Department. The Department shall ensure that each youth in
11care has appropriate baggage and other items to store the
12youth's his or her belongings when moving through the State's
13child welfare system. As used in this subsection, "purchase of
14service agency" means any entity that contracts with the
15Department to provide services that are consistent with the
16purposes of this Act.
17    (d) Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt, by rule,
18procedures no later than June 1, 2017 that promote and protect
19the ability of children to participate in appropriate
20extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
21    (e) The Department shall ensure that every youth in care
22who is entering the youth's his or her final year of high
23school has completed a Free Application for Federal Student
24Aid form, if applicable, or an application for State financial
25aid on or after October 1, but no later than November 1, of the
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1(Source: P.A. 102-70, eff. 1-1-22; 102-545, eff. 1-1-22;
2102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
3    (20 ILCS 505/7.4)
4    Sec. 7.4. Development and preservation of sibling
5relationships for children in care; placement of siblings;
6contact among siblings placed apart.
7    (a) Purpose and policy. The General Assembly recognizes
8that sibling relationships are unique and essential for a
9person, but even more so for children who are removed from the
10care of their families and placed in the State child welfare
11system. When family separation occurs through State
12intervention, every effort must be made to preserve, support
13and nurture sibling relationships when doing so is in the best
14interest of each sibling. It is in the interests of foster
15children who are part of a sibling group to enjoy contact with
16one another, as long as the contact is in each child's best
17interest. This is true both while the siblings are in State
18care and after one or all of the siblings leave State care
19through adoption, guardianship, or aging out.
20    (b) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
21        (1) Whenever a best interest determination is required
22    by this Section, the Department shall consider the factors
23    set out in subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of the
24    Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Department's rules
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1    301.70 and Sibling Visitation, 89 Ill. Adm. 111. Admin.
2    Code 301.220, and the Department's rules regarding
3    Placement Selection Criteria, 89 Ill. Adm. 111. Admin.
4    Code 301.60.
5        (2) "Adopted child" means a child who, immediately
6    preceding the adoption, was in the custody or guardianship
7    of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
8    under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
9        (3) "Adoptive parent" means a person who has become a
10    parent through the legal process of adoption.
11        (4) "Child" means a person in the temporary custody or
12    guardianship of the Department who is under the age of 21.
13        (5) "Child placed in private guardianship" means a
14    child who, immediately preceding the guardianship, was in
15    the custody or guardianship of the Illinois Department of
16    Children and Family Services under Article II of the
17    Juvenile Court Act.
18        (6) "Contact" may include, but is not limited to
19    visits, telephone calls, letters, sharing of photographs
20    or information, e-mails, video conferencing, and other
21    form of communication or contact.
22        (7) "Legal guardian" means a person who has become the
23    legal guardian of a child who, immediately prior to the
24    guardianship, was in the custody or guardianship of the
25    Illinois Department of Children and Family Services under
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1        (8) "Parent" means the child's mother or father who is
2    named as the respondent in proceedings conducted under
3    Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
4        (9) "Post Permanency Sibling Contact" means contact
5    between siblings following the entry of a Judgment Order
6    for Adoption under Section 14 of the Adoption Act
7    regarding at least one sibling or an Order for
8    Guardianship appointing a private guardian under Section
9    2-27 or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, regarding at least
10    one sibling. Post Permanency Sibling Contact may include,
11    but is not limited to, visits, telephone calls, letters,
12    sharing of photographs or information, emails, video
13    conferencing, and other forms form of communication or
14    connection agreed to by the parties to a Post Permanency
15    Sibling Contact Agreement.
16        (10) "Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement" means
17    a written agreement between the adoptive parent or
18    parents, the child, and the child's sibling regarding post
19    permanency contact between the adopted child and the
20    child's sibling, or a written agreement between the legal
21    guardians, the child, and the child's sibling regarding
22    post permanency contact between the child placed in
23    guardianship and the child's sibling. The Post Permanency
24    Sibling Contact Agreement may specify the nature and
25    frequency of contact between the adopted child or child
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1    the entry of the Judgment Order for Adoption or Order for
2    Private Guardianship. The Post Permanency Sibling Contact
3    Agreement may be supported by services as specified in
4    this Section. The Post Permanency Sibling Contact
5    Agreement is voluntary on the part of the parties to the
6    Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement and is not a
7    requirement for finalization of the child's adoption or
8    guardianship. The Post Permanency Sibling Contract
9    Agreement shall not be enforceable in any court of law or
10    administrative forum and no cause of action shall be
11    brought to enforce the Agreement. When entered into, the
12    Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement shall be placed
13    in the child's Post Adoption or Guardianship case record
14    and in the case file of a sibling who is a party to the
15    agreement and who remains in the Department's custody or
16    guardianship.
17        (11) "Sibling Contact Support Plan" means a written
18    document that sets forth the plan for future contact
19    between siblings who are in the Department's care and
20    custody and residing separately. The goal of the Support
21    Plan is to develop or preserve and nurture the siblings'
22    relationships. The Support Plan shall set forth the role
23    of the foster parents, caregivers, and others in
24    implementing the Support Plan. The Support Plan must meet
25    the minimum standards regarding frequency of in-person
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1        (12) "Siblings" means children who share at least one
2    parent in common. This definition of siblings applies
3    solely for purposes of placement and contact under this
4    Section. For purposes of this Section, children who share
5    at least one parent in common continue to be siblings
6    after their parent's parental rights are terminated, if
7    parental rights were terminated while a petition under
8    Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 was pending.
9    For purposes of this Section, children who share at least
10    one parent in common continue to be siblings after a
11    sibling is adopted or placed in private guardianship when
12    the adopted child or child placed in private guardianship
13    was in the Department's custody or guardianship under
14    Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 immediately
15    prior to the adoption or private guardianship. For
16    children who have been in the guardianship of the
17    Department under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of
18    1987, have been adopted, and are subsequently returned to
19    the temporary custody or guardianship of the Department
20    under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
21    "siblings" includes a person who would have been
22    considered a sibling prior to the adoption and siblings
23    through adoption.
24    (c) No later than January 1, 2013, the Department shall
25promulgate rules addressing the development and preservation
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1minimum:
2        (1) Recruitment, licensing, and support of foster
3    parents willing and capable of either fostering sibling
4    groups or supporting and being actively involved in
5    planning and executing sibling contact for siblings placed
6    apart. The rules shall address training for foster
7    parents, licensing workers, placement workers, and others
8    as deemed necessary.
9        (2) Placement selection for children who are separated
10    from their siblings and how to best promote placements of
11    children with foster parents or programs that can meet the
12    children's needs, including the need to develop and
13    maintain contact with siblings.
14        (3) State-supported guidance to siblings who have aged
15    out of state care regarding positive engagement with
16    siblings.
17        (4) Implementation of Post Permanency Sibling Contact
18    Agreements for children exiting State care, including
19    services offered by the Department to encourage and assist
20    parties in developing agreements, services offered by the
21    Department post permanency to support parties in
22    implementing and maintaining agreements, and including
23    services offered by the Department post permanency to
24    assist parties in amending agreements as necessary to meet
25    the needs of the children.
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1    who exited foster care prior to the availability of Post
2    Permanency Sibling Contact Agreements, to invite willing
3    parties to participate in a facilitated discussion,
4    including, but not limited to, a mediation or joint team
5    decision-making meeting, to explore sibling contact.
6    (d) The Department shall develop a form to be provided to
7youth entering care and exiting care explaining their rights
8and responsibilities related to sibling visitation while in
9care and post permanency.
10    (e) Whenever a child enters care or requires a new
11placement, the Department shall consider the development and
12preservation of sibling relationships.
13        (1) This subsection applies when a child entering care
14    or requiring a change of placement has siblings who are in
15    the custody or guardianship of the Department. When a
16    child enters care or requires a new placement, the
17    Department shall examine its files and other available
18    resources and determine whether a sibling of that child is
19    in the custody or guardianship of the Department. If the
20    Department determines that a sibling is in its custody or
21    guardianship, the Department shall then determine whether
22    it is in the best interests of each of the siblings for the
23    child needing placement to be placed with the sibling. If
24    the Department determines that it is in the best interest
25    of each sibling to be placed together, and the sibling's
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1    needing placement, the Department shall place the child
2    needing placement with the sibling. A determination that
3    it is not in a child's best interest to be placed with a
4    sibling shall be made in accordance with Department rules,
5    and documented in the file of each sibling.
6        (2) This subsection applies when a child who is
7    entering care has siblings who have been adopted or placed
8    in private guardianship. When a child enters care, the
9    Department shall examine its files and other available
10    resources, including consulting with the child's parents,
11    to determine whether a sibling of the child was adopted or
12    placed in private guardianship from State care. The
13    Department shall determine, in consultation with the
14    child's parents, whether it would be in the child's best
15    interests to explore placement with the adopted sibling or
16    sibling in guardianship. Unless the parent objects, if the
17    Department determines it is in the child's best interest
18    to explore the placement, the Department shall contact the
19    adoptive parents or guardians of the sibling, determine
20    whether they are willing to be considered as placement
21    resources for the child, and, if so, determine whether it
22    is in the best interests of the child to be placed in the
23    home with the sibling. If the Department determines that
24    it is in the child's best interests to be placed in the
25    home with the sibling, and the sibling's adoptive parents
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1    make the placement. A determination that it is not in a
2    child's best interest to be placed with a sibling shall be
3    made in accordance with Department rule, and documented in
4    the child's file.
5        (3) This subsection applies when a child in Department
6    custody or guardianship requires a change of placement,
7    and the child has siblings who have been adopted or placed
8    in private guardianship. When a child in care requires a
9    new placement, the Department may consider placing the
10    child with the adoptive parent or guardian of a sibling
11    under the same procedures and standards set forth in
12    paragraph (2) of this subsection.
13        (4) When the Department determines it is not in the
14    best interest of one or more siblings to be placed
15    together the Department shall ensure that the child
16    requiring placement is placed in a home or program where
17    the caregiver is willing and able to be actively involved
18    in supporting the sibling relationship to the extent doing
19    so is in the child's best interest.
20    (f) When siblings in care are placed in separate
21placements, the Department shall develop a Sibling Contact
22Support Plan. The Department shall convene a meeting to
23develop the Support Plan. The meeting shall include, at a
24minimum, the case managers for the siblings, the foster
25parents or other care providers if a child is in a non-foster
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1clinically appropriate. The Department shall make all
2reasonable efforts to promote the participation of the foster
3parents. Parents whose parental rights are intact shall be
4invited to the meeting. Others, such as therapists and
5mentors, shall be invited as appropriate. The Support Plan
6shall set forth future contact and visits between the siblings
7to develop or preserve, and nurture the siblings'
8relationships. The Support Plan shall set forth the role of
9the foster parents and caregivers and others in implementing
10the Support Plan. The Support Plan must meet the minimum
11standards regarding frequency of in-person visits provided for
12in Department rule. The Support Plan will be incorporated in
13the child's service plan and reviewed at each administrative
14case review. The Support Plan should be modified if one of the
15children moves to a new placement, or as necessary to meet the
16needs of the children. The Sibling Contact Support Plan for a
17child in care may include siblings who are not in the care of
18the Department, with the consent and participation of that
19child's parent or guardian.
20    (g) By January 1, 2013, the Department shall develop a
21registry so that placement information regarding adopted
22siblings and siblings in private guardianship is readily
23available to Department and private agency caseworkers
24responsible for placing children in the Department's care.
25When a child is adopted or placed in private guardianship from
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1or guardians that they may be contacted in the future
2regarding placement of or contact with siblings subsequently
3requiring placement.
4    (h) When a child is in need of an adoptive placement, the
5Department shall examine its files and other available
6resources and attempt to determine whether a sibling of the
7child has been adopted or placed in private guardianship after
8being in the Department's custody or guardianship. If the
9Department determines that a sibling of the child has been
10adopted or placed in private guardianship, the Department
11shall make a good faith effort to locate the adoptive parents
12or guardians of the sibling and inform them of the
13availability of the child for adoption. The Department may
14determine not to inform the adoptive parents or guardians of a
15sibling of a child that the child is available for adoption
16only for a reason permitted under criteria adopted by the
17Department by rule, and documented in the child's case file.
18If a child available for adoption has a sibling who has been
19adopted or placed in guardianship, and the adoptive parents or
20guardians of that sibling apply to adopt the child, the
21Department shall consider them as adoptive applicants for the
22adoption of the child. The Department's final decision as to
23whether it will consent to the adoptive parents or guardians
24of a sibling being the adoptive parents of the child shall be
25based upon the welfare and best interest of the child. In
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1relevant factors, including, but not limited to:
2        (1) the wishes of the child;
3        (2) the interaction and interrelationship of the child
4    with the applicant to adopt the child;
5        (3) the child's need for stability and continuity of
6    relationship with parent figures;
7        (4) the child's adjustment to the child's his or her
8    present home, school, and community;
9        (5) the mental and physical health of all individuals
10    involved;
11        (6) the family ties between the child and the child's
12    relatives, including siblings;
13        (7) the background, age, and living arrangements of
14    the applicant to adopt the child;
15        (8) a criminal background report of the applicant to
16    adopt the child.
17    If placement of the child available for adoption with the
18adopted sibling or sibling in private guardianship is not
19feasible, but it is in the child's best interest to develop a
20relationship with the child's his or her sibling, the
21Department shall invite the adoptive parents, guardian, or
22guardians for a mediation or joint team decision-making
23meeting to facilitate a discussion regarding future sibling
24contact.
25    (i) Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement. When a
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1adoption or private guardianship, and the Department is
2preparing to finalize the adoption or guardianship, the
3Department shall convene a meeting with the pre-adoptive
4parent or prospective guardian and the case manager for the
5child being adopted or placed in guardianship and the foster
6parents and case managers for the child's siblings, and others
7as applicable. The children should participate as is
8developmentally appropriate. Others, such as therapists and
9mentors, may participate as appropriate. At the meeting the
10Department shall encourage the parties to discuss sibling
11contact post permanency. The Department may assist the parties
12in drafting a Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement.
13        (1) Parties to the Post Permanency Sibling Contact
14    Agreement shall include:
15            (A) The adoptive parent or parents or guardian.
16            (B) The child's sibling or siblings, parents or
17        guardians.
18            (C) The child.
19        (2) Consent of child 14 and over. The written consent
20    of a child age 14 and over to the terms and conditions of
21    the Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement and
22    subsequent modifications is required.
23        (3) In developing this Agreement, the Department shall
24    encourage the parties to consider the following factors:
25            (A) the physical and emotional safety and welfare
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1            (B) the child's wishes;
2            (C) the interaction and interrelationship of the
3        child with the child's sibling or siblings who would
4        be visiting or communicating with the child,
5        including:
6                (i) the quality of the relationship between
7            the child and the sibling or siblings, and
8                (ii) the benefits and potential harms to the
9            child in allowing the relationship or
10            relationships to continue or in ending them;
11            (D) the child's sense of attachments to the birth
12        sibling or siblings and adoptive family, including:
13                (i) the child's sense of being valued;
14                (ii) the child's sense of familiarity; and
15                (iii) continuity of affection for the child;
16            and
17            (E) other factors relevant to the best interest of
18        the child.
19        (4) In considering the factors in paragraph (3) of
20    this subsection, the Department shall encourage the
21    parties to recognize the importance to a child of
22    developing a relationship with siblings including siblings
23    with whom the child does not yet have a relationship; and
24    the value of preserving family ties between the child and
25    the child's siblings, including:
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1        of relationships with siblings, and
2            (B) the importance of sibling contact in the
3        development of the child's identity.
4        (5) Modification or termination of Post Permanency
5    Sibling Contact Agreement. The parties to the agreement
6    may modify or terminate the Post Permanency Sibling
7    Contact Agreement. If the parties cannot agree to
8    modification or termination, they may request the
9    assistance of the Department of Children and Family
10    Services or another agency identified and agreed upon by
11    the parties to the Post Permanency Sibling Contact
12    Agreement. Any and all terms may be modified by agreement
13    of the parties. Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreements
14    may also be modified to include contact with siblings
15    whose whereabouts were unknown or who had not yet been
16    born when the Judgment Order for Adoption or Order for
17    Private Guardianship was entered.
18        (6) Adoptions and private guardianships finalized
19    prior to the effective date of amendatory Act. Nothing in
20    this Section prohibits the parties from entering into a
21    Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement if the adoption
22    or private guardianship was finalized prior to the
23    effective date of this Section. If the Agreement is
24    completed and signed by the parties, the Department shall
25    include the Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement in
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1    record and in the case file of siblings who are parties to
2    the agreement who are in the Department's custody or
3    guardianship.
4(Source: P.A. 97-1076, eff. 8-24-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
5revised 2-28-22.)
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/7.5)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-825)
8    Sec. 7.5. Notice of post-adoption reunion services.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section, "post-adoption reunion
10services" means services provided by the Department to
11facilitate contact between adoptees and their siblings when
12one or more is still in the Department's care or adopted
13elsewhere, with the notarized consent of the adoptive parents
14of a minor child, when such contact has been established to be
15necessary to the adoptee's best interests and when all
16involved parties, including the adoptive parent of a child
17under 21 years of age, have provided written consent for such
18contact.
19    (b) The Department shall provide to all adoptive parents
20of children receiving monthly adoption assistance under
21subsection (j) of Section 5 of this Act a notice that includes
22a description of the Department's post-adoption reunion
23services and an explanation of how to access those services.
24The notice to adoptive parents shall be provided at least once
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1cease.
2    The Department shall also provide to all youth in care,
3within 30 days after their 18th birthday, the notice described
4in this Section.
5    (c) The Department shall adopt a rule regarding the
6provision of search and reunion services to youth in care and
7former youth in care.
8(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-825)
10    Sec. 7.5. Search and reunion services for youth in care
11and former youth in care.
12    (a) For purposes of this Section, "search and reunion
13services" means:
14        (1) services provided by the Department to facilitate
15    contact between adoptees and their siblings when one or
16    more is still in the Department's care or adopted
17    elsewhere, with the notarized consent of the adoptive
18    parents of a minor child, when such contact has been
19    established to be necessary to the adoptee's best
20    interests and when all involved parties, including the
21    adoptive parent of a former youth in care under 18 years of
22    age, have provided written consent for such contact;
23        (2) services provided by the Department to facilitate
24    contact between current or former youth in care, over the
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1    adopted, to facilitate contact with siblings, birth
2    biological relatives, former foster parents, or former
3    foster siblings.
4    (b) The Department shall provide to all adoptive parents
5of children receiving monthly adoption assistance under
6subsection (j) of Section 5 of this Act a notice that includes
7a description of the Department's post-adoption reunion
8services and an explanation of how to access those services.
9The notice to adoptive parents shall be provided at least once
10per year until such time as the adoption assistance payments
11cease.
12    (b-5) The Department shall provide a notice that includes
13a description of the Department's search and reunion services
14and an explanation of how to access those services to each
15person who is a youth in care within 30 days after the youth's
1618th birthday and within 30 days prior to closure of the
17youth's case pending under Article II of the Juvenile Court
18Act of 1987 if the case is closing after the youth's 18th
19birthday. The Department shall work with organizations, such
20as the Foster Care Alumni of America Illinois Chapter, that
21have contact with foster care alumni, to distribute
22information about the Department's search and reunion
23services.
24    (c) The Department shall adopt a rule regarding the
25provision of search and reunion services to youth in care and
26former youth in care.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 102-825, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
2    (20 ILCS 505/7.8)
3    Sec. 7.8. Home safety checklist; aftercare services;
4immunization checks.
5    (a) As used in this Section, "purchase of service agency"
6means any entity that contracts with the Department to provide
7services that are consistent with the purposes of this Act.
8    (b) Whenever a child is placed in the custody or
9guardianship of the Department or a child is returned to the
10custody of a parent or guardian and the court retains
11jurisdiction of the case, the Department must ensure that the
12child is up to date on the child's his or her well-child
13visits, including age-appropriate immunizations, or that there
14is a documented religious or medical reason the child did not
15receive the immunizations.
16    (c) Whenever a child has been placed in foster or
17substitute care by court order and the court later determines
18that the child can return to the custody of the child's his or
19her parent or guardian, the Department must complete, prior to
20the child's discharge from foster or substitute care, a home
21safety checklist to ensure that the conditions of the child's
22home are sufficient to ensure the child's safety and
23well-being, as defined in Department rules and procedures. At
24a minimum, the home safety checklist shall be completed within
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1or recertified in the absence of any environmental barriers or
2hazards within 5 working days after a child is returned home
3and every month thereafter until the child's case is closed
4pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The home safety
5checklist shall include a certification that there are no
6environmental barriers or hazards to prevent returning the
7child home.
8    (d) When a court determines that a child should return to
9the custody or guardianship of a parent or guardian, any
10aftercare services provided to the child and the child's
11family by the Department or a purchase of service agency shall
12commence on the date upon which the child is returned to the
13custody or guardianship of the child's his or her parent or
14guardian. If children are returned to the custody of a parent
15at different times, the Department or purchase of service
16agency shall provide a minimum of 6 months of aftercare
17services to each child commencing on the date each individual
18child is returned home.
19    (e) One year after the effective date of this amendatory
20Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Auditor General shall
21commence a performance audit of the Department of Children and
22Family Services to determine whether the Department is meeting
23the requirements of this Section. Within 2 years after the
24audit's release, the Auditor General shall commence a
25follow-up performance audit to determine whether the
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1the initial performance audit. Upon completion of each audit,
2the Auditor General shall report its findings to the General
3Assembly. The Auditor General's reports shall include any
4issues or deficiencies and recommendations. The audits
5required by this Section shall be in accordance with and
6subject to the Illinois State Auditing Act.
7(Source: P.A. 101-237, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
8    (20 ILCS 505/8)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
9    Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers; tuition waiver.
10    (a) Each year the Department shall select a minimum of 53
11students (at least 4 of whom shall be children of veterans) to
12receive scholarships and fee waivers which will enable them to
13attend and complete their post-secondary education at a
14community college, university, or college. Youth shall be
15selected from among the youth for whom the Department has
16court-ordered legal responsibility, youth who aged out of care
17at age 18 or older, or youth formerly under care who have been
18adopted or who have been placed in private guardianship.
19Recipients must have earned a high school diploma from an
20accredited institution or a State of Illinois High School
21Diploma or diploma or have met the State criteria for high
22school graduation before the start of the school year for
23which they are applying for the scholarship and waiver.
24Scholarships and fee waivers shall be available to students
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1toward graduation. Unused scholarship dollars and fee waivers
2shall be reallocated to new recipients. No later than January
31, 2015, the Department shall promulgate rules identifying the
4criteria for "continuing to work toward graduation" and for
5reallocating unused scholarships and fee waivers. Selection
6shall be made on the basis of several factors, including, but
7not limited to, scholastic record, aptitude, and general
8interest in higher education. The selection committee shall
9include at least 2 individuals formerly under the care of the
10Department who have completed their post-secondary education.
11In accordance with this Act, tuition scholarships and fee
12waivers shall be available to such students at any university
13or college maintained by the State of Illinois. The Department
14shall provide maintenance and school expenses, except tuition
15and fees, during the academic years to supplement the
16students' earnings or other resources so long as they
17consistently maintain scholastic records which are acceptable
18to their schools and to the Department. Students may attend
19other colleges and universities, if scholarships are awarded
20to them, and receive the same benefits for maintenance and
21other expenses as those students attending any Illinois State
22community college, university, or college under this Section.
23Beginning with recipients receiving scholarships and waivers
24in August 2014, the Department shall collect data and report
25annually to the General Assembly on measures of success,
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1scholarships or waivers, (ii) the percentage of scholarship or
2waiver recipients who complete their college or university
3degree within 5 years, (iii) the average length of time it
4takes for scholarship or waiver recipients to complete their
5college or university degree, (iv) the reasons that
6scholarship or waiver recipients are discharged or fail to
7complete their college or university degree, (v) when
8available, youths' outcomes 5 years and 10 years after being
9awarded the scholarships or waivers, and (vi) budget
10allocations for maintenance and school expenses incurred by
11the Department.
12    (b) Youth shall receive a tuition and fee waiver to assist
13them in attending and completing their post-secondary
14education at any community college, university, or college
15maintained by the State of Illinois if they are youth for whom
16the Department has court-ordered legal responsibility, youth
17who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth formerly
18under care who have been adopted and were the subject of an
19adoption assistance agreement or who have been placed in
20private guardianship and were the subject of a subsidized
21guardianship agreement.
22    To receive a waiver under this subsection, an applicant
23must:
24        (1) have earned a high school diploma from an
25    accredited institution or a State of Illinois High School
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1    graduation before the start of the school year for which
2    the applicant is applying for the waiver;
3        (2) enroll in a qualifying post-secondary education
4    before the applicant reaches the age of 26; and
5        (3) apply for federal and State grant assistance by
6    completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
7    The community college or public university that an
8applicant attends must waive any tuition and fee amounts that
9exceed the amounts paid to the applicant under the federal
10Pell Grant Program or the State's Monetary Award Program.
11    Tuition and fee waivers shall be available to a student
12for at least the first 5 years the student is enrolled in a
13community college, university, or college maintained by the
14State of Illinois so long as the student makes satisfactory
15progress toward completing the student's his or her degree.
16The age requirement and 5-year cap on tuition and fee waivers
17under this subsection shall be waived and eligibility for
18tuition and fee waivers shall be extended for any applicant or
19student who the Department determines was unable to enroll in
20a qualifying post-secondary school or complete an academic
21term because the applicant or student: (i) was called into
22active duty with the United States Armed Forces; (ii) was
23deployed for service in the United States Public Health
24Service Commissioned Corps; or (iii) volunteered in the Peace
25Corps or the AmeriCorps. The Department shall extend
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1number of months or years during which the applicant or
2student served on active duty with the United States Armed
3Forces, was deployed for service in the United States Public
4Health Service Commissioned Corps, or volunteered in the Peace
5Corps or the AmeriCorps. The number of months an applicant or
6student served on active duty with the United States Armed
7Forces shall be rounded up to the next higher year to determine
8the maximum length of time to extend eligibility for the
9applicant or student.
10    The Department may provide the student with a stipend to
11cover maintenance and school expenses, except tuition and
12fees, during the academic years to supplement the student's
13earnings or other resources so long as the student
14consistently maintains scholastic records which are acceptable
15to the student's school and to the Department.
16    The Department shall develop outreach programs to ensure
17that youths who qualify for the tuition and fee waivers under
18this subsection who are high school students in grades 9
19through 12 or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency
20testing program are aware of the availability of the tuition
21and fee waivers.
22    (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall provide
23eligible youth an apprenticeship stipend to cover those costs
24associated with entering and sustaining through completion an
25apprenticeship, including, but not limited to fees, tuition
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1occupation-specific tools. The following youth may be eligible
2for the apprenticeship stipend provided under this subsection:
3youth for whom the Department has court-ordered legal
4responsibility; youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older;
5or youth formerly under care who have been adopted and were the
6subject of an adoption assistance agreement or who have been
7placed in private guardianship and were the subject of a
8subsidized guardianship agreement.
9    To receive a stipend under this subsection, an applicant
10must:
11        (1) be enrolled in an apprenticeship training program
12    approved or recognized by the Illinois Department of
13    Employment Security or an apprenticeship program approved
14    by the United States Department of Labor;
15        (2) not be a recipient of a scholarship or fee waiver
16    under subsection (a) or (b); and
17        (3) be under the age of 26 before enrolling in a
18    qualified apprenticeship program.
19    Apprenticeship stipends shall be available to an eligible
20youth for a maximum of 5 years after the youth enrolls in a
21qualifying apprenticeship program so long as the youth makes
22satisfactory progress toward completing the youth's his or her
23apprenticeship. The age requirement and 5-year cap on the
24apprenticeship stipend provided under this subsection shall be
25extended for any applicant who the Department determines was
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1because the applicant: (i) was called into active duty with
2the United States Armed Forces; (ii) was deployed for service
3in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps;
4or (iii) volunteered in the Peace Corps or the AmeriCorps. The
5Department shall extend eligibility for a qualifying applicant
6by the total number of months or years during which the
7applicant served on active duty with the United States Armed
8Forces, was deployed for service in the United States Public
9Health Service Commissioned Corps, or volunteered in the Peace
10Corps or the AmeriCorps. The number of months an applicant
11served on active duty with the United States Armed Forces
12shall be rounded up to the next higher year to determine the
13maximum length of time to extend eligibility for the
14applicant.
15    The Department shall develop outreach programs to ensure
16that youths who qualify for the apprenticeship stipends under
17this subsection who are high school students in grades 9
18through 12 or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency
19testing program are aware of the availability of the
20apprenticeship stipend.
21(Source: P.A. 101-558, eff. 1-1-20; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23;
22revised 12-8-22.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 505/8a)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5008a)
24    Sec. 8a. No otherwise qualified child with a disability
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114 of The School Code shall solely by reason of the child's his
2or her disability be excluded from the participation in or be
3denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under
4any program or activity provided by the Department.
5    The Department, or its authorized agent, shall ensure that
6a copy of a student's then current individualized education
7program (IEP) is provided to the school district in which the
8student is newly placed by the Department. Upon receipt of the
9IEP, the new school district shall review it and place the
10student in a special education program in accordance with that
11described in the IEP. The Department shall consult with the
12State Board of Education in the development of necessary rules
13and regulations to implement this provision.
14(Source: P.A. 87-372.)
 
15    (20 ILCS 505/8b)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5008b)
16    Sec. 8b. No homeless person eligible to receive benefits
17or services from the Department shall, by reason of the
18homeless person's his or her status as a homeless person, be
19excluded from participation in, be denied benefits under or be
20subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
21provided by the Department.
22(Source: P.A. 84-1277.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 505/9.3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.3)
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1Information requested of parents and guardians shall be
2submitted on forms or questionnaires prescribed by the
3Department or units of local government as the case may be and
4shall contain a written declaration to be signed by the parent
5or guardian in substantially the following form:
6    "I declare under penalties of perjury that I have examined
7this form or questionnaire and all accompanying statements or
8documents pertaining to my income, or any other matter having
9bearing upon my status and ability to provide payment for care
10and training of my child, and to the best of my knowledge and
11belief the information supplied is true, correct, and
12complete".
13    A person who makes and subscribes a form or questionnaire
14which contains, as herein above provided, a written
15declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury,
16knowing it to be false, incorrect or incomplete, in respect to
17any material statement or representative bearing upon the
18parent's or guardian's his status as a parent or guardian, or
19upon the parent's or guardian's his income, resources, or
20other matter concerning the parent's or guardian's his ability
21to provide parental payment, shall be subject to the penalties
22for perjury provided for in Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code
23of 2012.
24    Parents who refuse to provide such information after three
25written requests from the Department will be liable for the
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1until the required information is received.
2(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
3    (20 ILCS 505/9.5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.5)
4    Sec. 9.5. Notice of Parental Payments Due. When the
5Department has determined that a parent or guardian is liable
6for payment for care and support of the parent's or guardian's
7his children, the parent or guardian shall be notified by
8mailing the parent or guardian him a copy of the determination
9by mail, advising the parent or guardian him of the parent's or
10guardian's his legal obligation to make payments for such
11period or periods of time, definite in duration or indefinite,
12as the circumstances required. The notice shall direct payment
13as provided in Section 9.6.
14    Within 30 days after receipt of a payment notice, the
15parents may appeal the assessment amount if the data used in
16determining the amount is inaccurate or incomplete. Parents
17may also appeal the assessment at any time on the basis of
18changes in their circumstances which render inaccurate
19information on which the assessment is based. If the changes
20requested in a parental appeal are granted, the Department may
21modify its assessment retroactively to the appropriate date
22and adjust any amount in arrears accordingly.
23(Source: P.A. 83-1037.)
 
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1    Sec. 17. Youth and Community Services Program. The
2Department of Human Services shall develop a State program for
3youth and community services which will assure that youth who
4come into contact or may come into contact with the child
5welfare and the juvenile justice systems will have access to
6needed community, prevention, diversion, emergency and
7independent living services. The term "youth" means a person
8under the age of 19 years. The term "homeless youth" means a
9youth who cannot be reunited with the youth's his or her family
10and is not in a safe and stable living situation. This Section
11shall not be construed to require the Department of Human
12Services to provide services under this Section to any
13homeless youth who is at least 18 years of age but is younger
14than 19 years of age; however, the Department may, in its
15discretion, provide services under this Section to any such
16homeless youth.
17    (a) The goals of the program shall be to:
18        (1) maintain children and youths in their own
19    community;
20        (2) eliminate unnecessary categorical funding of
21    programs by funding more comprehensive and integrated
22    programs;
23        (3) encourage local volunteers and voluntary
24    associations in developing programs aimed at preventing
25    and controlling juvenile delinquency;
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1        (5) develop program models aimed at strengthening the
2    relationships between youth and their families and aimed
3    at developing healthy, independent lives for homeless
4    youth;
5        (6) contain costs by redirecting funding to more
6    comprehensive and integrated community-based services; and
7        (7) coordinate education, employment, training and
8    other programs for youths with other State agencies.
9    (b) The duties of the Department under the program shall
10be to:
11        (1) design models for service delivery by local
12    communities;
13        (2) test alternative systems for delivering youth
14    services;
15        (3) develop standards necessary to achieve and
16    maintain, on a statewide basis, more comprehensive and
17    integrated community-based youth services;
18        (4) monitor and provide technical assistance to local
19    boards and local service systems;
20        (5) assist local organizations in developing programs
21    which address the problems of youths and their families
22    through direct services, advocacy with institutions, and
23    improvement of local conditions; and
24        (6) develop a statewide adoption awareness campaign
25    aimed at pregnant teenagers.
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1    (20 ILCS 505/21)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5021)
2    Sec. 21. Investigative powers; training.
3    (a) To make such investigations as it may deem necessary
4to the performance of its duties.
5    (b) In the course of any such investigation any qualified
6person authorized by the Director may administer oaths and
7secure by its subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
8witnesses and the production of books and papers relevant to
9such investigation. Any person who is served with a subpoena
10by the Department to appear and testify or to produce books and
11papers, in the course of an investigation authorized by law,
12and who refuses or neglects to appear, or to testify, or to
13produce books and papers relevant to such investigation, as
14commanded in such subpoena, shall be guilty of a Class B
15misdemeanor. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel
16shall be the same as the fees of witnesses before the circuit
17courts of this State. Any circuit court of this State, upon
18application of the person requesting the hearing or the
19Department, may compel the attendance of witnesses, the
20production of books and papers, and giving of testimony before
21the Department or before any authorized officer or employee
22thereof, by an attachment for contempt or otherwise, in the
23same manner as production of evidence may be compelled before
24such court. Every person who, having taken an oath or made
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1employee thereof, shall willfully swear or affirm falsely,
2shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be
3punished accordingly.
4    (c) Investigations initiated under this Section shall
5provide individuals due process of law, including the right to
6a hearing, to cross-examine witnesses, to obtain relevant
7documents, and to present evidence. Administrative findings
8shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative
9Review Law.
10    (d) Beginning July 1, 1988, any child protective
11investigator or supervisor or child welfare specialist or
12supervisor employed by the Department on the effective date of
13this amendatory Act of 1987 shall have completed a training
14program which shall be instituted by the Department. The
15training program shall include, but not be limited to, the
16following: (1) training in the detection of symptoms of child
17neglect and drug abuse; (2) specialized training for dealing
18with families and children of drug abusers; and (3) specific
19training in child development, family dynamics and interview
20techniques. Such program shall conform to the criteria and
21curriculum developed under Section 4 of the Child Protective
22Investigator and Child Welfare Specialist Certification Act of
231987. Failure to complete such training due to lack of
24opportunity provided by the Department shall in no way be
25grounds for any disciplinary or other action against an
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1    The Department shall develop a continuous inservice staff
2development program and evaluation system. Each child
3protective investigator and supervisor and child welfare
4specialist and supervisor shall participate in such program
5and evaluation and shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of
6inservice education and training every 2 years in order to
7maintain certification.
8    Any child protective investigator or child protective
9supervisor, or child welfare specialist or child welfare
10specialist supervisor hired by the Department who begins his
11actual employment after the effective date of this amendatory
12Act of 1987, shall be certified pursuant to the Child
13Protective Investigator and Child Welfare Specialist
14Certification Act of 1987 before beginning he begins such
15employment. Nothing in this Act shall replace or diminish the
16rights of employees under the Illinois Public Labor Relations
17Act, as amended, or the National Labor Relations Act. In the
18event of any conflict between either of those Acts, or any
19collective bargaining agreement negotiated thereunder, and the
20provisions of subsections (d) and (e), the former shall
21prevail and control.
22    (e) The Department shall develop and implement the
23following:
24        (1) A standardized child endangerment risk assessment
25    protocol.
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1        (3) A standardized method for demonstration of
2    proficiency in application of the protocol.
3        (4) An evaluation of the reliability and validity of
4    the protocol.
5All child protective investigators and supervisors and child
6welfare specialists and supervisors employed by the Department
7or its contractors shall be required, subsequent to the
8availability of training under this Act, to demonstrate
9proficiency in application of the protocol previous to being
10permitted to make decisions about the degree of risk posed to
11children for whom they are responsible. The Department shall
12establish a multi-disciplinary advisory committee appointed by
13the Director, including but not limited to representatives
14from the fields of child development, domestic violence,
15family systems, juvenile justice, law enforcement, health
16care, mental health, substance abuse, and social service to
17advise the Department and its related contractors in the
18development and implementation of the child endangerment risk
19assessment protocol, related training, method for
20demonstration of proficiency in application of the protocol,
21and evaluation of the reliability and validity of the
22protocol. The Department shall develop the protocol, training
23curriculum, method for demonstration of proficiency in
24application of the protocol and method for evaluation of the
25reliability and validity of the protocol by July 1, 1995.
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1the child endangerment risk assessment protocol for all child
2protective investigators and supervisors and child welfare
3specialists and supervisors shall be completed as soon as
4practicable, but no later than January 1, 1996. The Department
5shall submit to the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1996,
6and every year thereafter, an annual report on the evaluation
7of the reliability and validity of the child endangerment risk
8assessment protocol. The Department shall contract with a not
9for profit organization with demonstrated expertise in the
10field of child endangerment risk assessment to assist in the
11development and implementation of the child endangerment risk
12assessment protocol, related training, method for
13demonstration of proficiency in application of the protocol,
14and evaluation of the reliability and validity of the
15protocol.
16    (f) The Department shall provide each parent or guardian
17and responsible adult caregiver participating in a safety plan
18a copy of the written safety plan as signed by each parent or
19guardian and responsible adult caregiver and by a
20representative of the Department. The Department shall also
21provide each parent or guardian and responsible adult
22caregiver safety plan information on their rights and
23responsibilities that shall include, but need not be limited
24to, information on how to obtain medical care, emergency phone
25numbers, and information on how to notify schools or day care
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1shall ensure that the safety plan is reviewed and approved by
2the child protection supervisor.
3(Source: P.A. 98-830, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 505/35.5)
5    Sec. 35.5. Inspector General.
6    (a) The Governor shall appoint, and the Senate shall
7confirm, an Inspector General who shall have the authority to
8conduct investigations into allegations of or incidents of
9possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations
10of rules, procedures, or laws by any employee, foster parent,
11service provider, or contractor of the Department of Children
12and Family Services, except for allegations of violations of
13the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act which shall be
14referred to the Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector
15General for investigation. The Inspector General shall make
16recommendations to the Director of Children and Family
17Services concerning sanctions or disciplinary actions against
18Department employees or providers of service under contract to
19the Department. The Director of Children and Family Services
20shall provide the Inspector General with an implementation
21report on the status of any corrective actions taken on
22recommendations under review and shall continue sending
23updated reports until the corrective action is completed. The
24Director shall provide a written response to the Inspector
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1actions against employees or providers of service involving
2any investigation subject to review. In any case, information
3included in the reports to the Inspector General and
4Department responses shall be subject to the public disclosure
5requirements of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
6Any investigation conducted by the Inspector General shall be
7independent and separate from the investigation mandated by
8the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. The Inspector
9General shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. The Inspector
10General shall function independently within the Department of
11Children and Family Services with respect to the operations of
12the Office of Inspector General, including the performance of
13investigations and issuance of findings and recommendations,
14and shall report to the Director of Children and Family
15Services and the Governor and perform other duties the
16Director may designate. The Inspector General shall adopt
17rules as necessary to carry out the functions, purposes, and
18duties of the office of Inspector General in the Department of
19Children and Family Services, in accordance with the Illinois
20Administrative Procedure Act and any other applicable law.
21    (b) The Inspector General shall have access to all
22information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of
23the office. To minimize duplication of efforts, and to assure
24consistency and conformance with the requirements and
25procedures established in the B.H. v. Suter consent decree and
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1shall coordinate the Inspector General's his or her activities
2with the Bureau of Quality Assurance within the Department.
3    (c) The Inspector General shall be the primary liaison
4between the Department and the Illinois State Police with
5regard to investigations conducted under the Inspector
6General's auspices. If the Inspector General determines that a
7possible criminal act has been committed, or that special
8expertise is required in the investigation, the Inspector
9General he or she shall immediately notify the Illinois State
10Police. All investigations conducted by the Inspector General
11shall be conducted in a manner designed to ensure the
12preservation of evidence for possible use in a criminal
13prosecution.
14    (d) The Inspector General may recommend to the Department
15of Children and Family Services, the Department of Public
16Health, or any other appropriate agency, sanctions to be
17imposed against service providers under the jurisdiction of or
18under contract with the Department for the protection of
19children in the custody or under the guardianship of the
20Department who received services from those providers. The
21Inspector General may seek the assistance of the Attorney
22General or any of the several State's Attorneys in imposing
23sanctions.
24    (e) The Inspector General shall at all times be granted
25access to any foster home, facility, or program operated for
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1    (f) Nothing in this Section shall limit investigations by
2the Department of Children and Family Services that may
3otherwise be required by law or that may be necessary in that
4Department's capacity as the central administrative authority
5for child welfare.
6    (g) The Inspector General shall have the power to subpoena
7witnesses and compel the production of books and papers
8pertinent to an investigation authorized by this Act. The
9power to subpoena or to compel the production of books and
10papers, however, shall not extend to the person or documents
11of a labor organization or its representatives insofar as the
12person or documents of a labor organization relate to the
13function of representing an employee subject to investigation
14under this Act. Any person who fails to appear in response to a
15subpoena or to answer any question or produce any books or
16papers pertinent to an investigation under this Act, except as
17otherwise provided in this Section, or who knowingly gives
18false testimony in relation to an investigation under this Act
19is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
20    (h) The Inspector General shall provide to the General
21Assembly and the Governor, no later than January 1 of each
22year, a summary of reports and investigations made under this
23Section for the prior fiscal year. The summaries shall detail
24the imposition of sanctions and the final disposition of those
25recommendations. The summaries shall not contain any
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1subjects of the reports and investigations. The summaries also
2shall include detailed recommended administrative actions and
3matters for consideration by the General Assembly.
4(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
5    (20 ILCS 505/35.6)
6    Sec. 35.6. State-wide toll-free telephone number.
7    (a) There shall be a State-wide, toll-free telephone
8number for any person, whether or not mandated by law, to
9report to the Inspector General of the Department, suspected
10misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or violations of rules,
11procedures, or laws by Department employees, service
12providers, or contractors that is detrimental to the best
13interest of children receiving care, services, or training
14from or who were committed to the Department as allowed under
15Section 5 of this Act. Immediately upon receipt of a telephone
16call regarding suspected abuse or neglect of children, the
17Inspector General shall refer the call to the Child Abuse and
18Neglect Hotline or to the Illinois State Police as mandated by
19the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and Section 35.5
20of this Act. A mandated reporter shall not be relieved of the
21mandated reporter's his or her duty to report incidents to the
22Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline referred to in this
23subsection. The Inspector General shall also establish rules
24and procedures for evaluating reports of suspected misconduct
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1such reports.
2    (b) The Inspector General shall prepare and maintain
3written records from the reporting source that shall contain
4the following information to the extent known at the time the
5report is made: (1) the names and addresses of the child and
6the person responsible for the child's welfare; (2) the nature
7of the misconduct and the detriment cause to the child's best
8interest; (3) the names of the persons or agencies responsible
9for the alleged misconduct. Any investigation conducted by the
10Inspector General pursuant to such information shall not
11duplicate and shall be separate from the investigation
12mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
13However, the Inspector General may include the results of such
14investigation in reports compiled under this Section. At the
15request of the reporting agent, the Inspector General shall
16keep the identity of the reporting agent strictly confidential
17from the operation of the Department, until the Inspector
18General shall determine what recommendations shall be made
19with regard to discipline or sanction of the Department
20employee, service provider, or contractor, with the exception
21of suspected child abuse or neglect which shall be handled
22consistent with the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
23and Section 35.5 of this Act. The Department shall take
24whatever steps are necessary to assure that a person making a
25report in good faith under this Section is not adversely
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1(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
2    (20 ILCS 505/35.9)
3    Sec. 35.9. Visitation privileges; grandparents and
4great-grandparents.
5    (a) The Department shall make reasonable efforts and
6accommodations to provide for visitation privileges to a
7non-custodial grandparent or great-grandparent of a child who
8is in the care and custody of the Department. Any visitation
9privileges provided under this Section shall be separate and
10apart from any visitation privileges provided to a parent of
11the child. The Department shall provide visitation privileges
12only if doing so is in the child's best interest, taking into
13consideration the factors set out in subsection (4.05) of
14Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the following
15additional factors:
16        (1) the mental and physical health of the grandparent
17    or great-grandparent;
18        (2) the quantity of the visitation time requested and
19    the potential adverse impact that visitation would have on
20    the child's customary activities;
21        (3) any other fact that establishes that the loss of
22    the relationship between the child and the grandparent or
23    great-grandparent is likely to unduly harm the child's
24    mental, physical, or emotional health; and
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1    minimize the child's exposure to conflicts between adult
2    family members.
3    (b) Any visitation privileges provided under this Section
4shall automatically terminate upon the child leaving the care
5or custody of the Department.
6    (c) The Department may deny a request for visitation after
7considering the criteria provided under subsection (a) in
8addition to any other criteria the Department deems necessary.
9If the Department determines that a grandparent or
10great-grandparent is inappropriate to serve as a visitation
11resource and denies visitation, the Department shall: (i)
12document the basis of its determination and maintain the
13documentation in the child's case file and (ii) inform the
14grandparent or great-grandparent of the grandparent's or
15great-grandparent's his or her right to a clinical review in
16accordance with Department rules and procedures. The
17Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
18Section.
19(Source: P.A. 99-838, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
20    Section 10. The Department of Children and Family Services
21Powers Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
22amended by changing Section 510-25 as follows:
 
23    (20 ILCS 510/510-25)  (was 20 ILCS 510/65.5)
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1Department has the power to initiate injunction proceedings
2whenever it appears to the Director of Children and Family
3Services that any person, group of persons, or corporation is
4engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices that
5constitute or will constitute a violation of the Child Care
6Act of 1969 or any rule or regulation prescribed under the
7authority of that Act. The Director of Children and Family
8Services may, in the Director's his or her discretion, through
9the Attorney General apply for an injunction to enforce the
10Act, rule, or regulation. Upon a proper showing, any circuit
11court may enter a permanent or preliminary injunction or a
12temporary restraining order without bond to enforce the Act,
13rule, or regulation in addition to the penalties and other
14remedies provided in the Act, rule, or regulation. Appeals may
15be taken as in other civil cases.
16(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
17    Section 15. The Child Death Review Team Act is amended by
18changing Section 20 as follows:
 
19    (20 ILCS 515/20)
20    Sec. 20. Reviews of child deaths.
21    (a) Every child death shall be reviewed by the team in the
22subregion which has primary case management responsibility.
23The deceased child must be one of the following:
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1        (2) The subject of an open service case maintained by
2    the Department.
3        (3) The subject of a pending child abuse or neglect
4    investigation.
5        (4) A child who was the subject of an abuse or neglect
6    investigation at any time during the 12 months preceding
7    the child's death.
8        (5) Any other child whose death is reported to the
9    State central register as a result of alleged child abuse
10    or neglect which report is subsequently indicated.
11    A child death review team may, at its discretion, review
12other sudden, unexpected, or unexplained child deaths, cases
13of serious or fatal injuries to a child identified under the
14Children's Advocacy Center Act, and all unfounded child death
15cases.
16    (b) A child death review team's purpose in conducting
17reviews of child deaths is to do the following:
18        (1) Assist in determining the cause and manner of the
19    child's death, when requested.
20        (2) Evaluate means by which the death might have been
21    prevented.
22        (3) Report its findings to appropriate agencies and
23    make recommendations that may help to reduce the number of
24    child deaths caused by abuse or neglect.
25        (4) Promote continuing education for professionals
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1    abuse and neglect as a means of preventing child deaths
2    due to abuse or neglect.
3        (5) Make specific recommendations to the Director and
4    the Inspector General of the Department concerning the
5    prevention of child deaths due to abuse or neglect and the
6    establishment of protocols for investigating child deaths.
7    (c) A child death review team shall review a child death as
8soon as practical and not later than 90 days following the
9completion by the Department of the investigation of the death
10under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. When there
11has been no investigation by the Department, the child death
12review team shall review a child's death within 90 days after
13obtaining the information necessary to complete the review
14from the coroner, pathologist, medical examiner, or law
15enforcement agency, depending on the nature of the case. A
16child death review team shall meet at least once in each
17calendar quarter.
18    (d) The Director shall, within 90 days, review and reply
19to recommendations made by a team under item (5) of subsection
20(b). With respect to each recommendation made by a team, the
21Director shall submit the Director's his or her reply both to
22the chairperson of that team and to the chairperson of the
23Executive Council. The Director's reply to each recommendation
24must include a statement as to whether the Director intends to
25implement the recommendation. The Director shall meet in
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1discuss recommendations and the Department's responses.
2    The Director shall implement recommendations as feasible
3and appropriate and shall respond in writing to explain the
4implementation or nonimplementation of the recommendations.
5    (e) Within 90 days after the Director submits a reply with
6respect to a recommendation as required by subsection (d), the
7Director must submit an additional report that sets forth in
8detail the way, if any, in which the Director will implement
9the recommendation and the schedule for implementing the
10recommendation. The Director shall submit this report to the
11chairperson of the team that made the recommendation and to
12the chairperson of the Executive Council.
13    (f) Within 180 days after the Director submits a report
14under subsection (e) concerning the implementation of a
15recommendation, the Director shall submit a further report to
16the chairperson of the team that made the recommendation and
17to the chairperson of the Executive Council. This report shall
18set forth the specific changes in the Department's policies
19and procedures that have been made in response to the
20recommendation.
21(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17; 100-1122, eff. 11-27-18.)
 
22    Section 20. The Foster Parent Law is amended by changing
23Sections 1-5, 1-15, and 1-20 as follows:
 
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1    Sec. 1-5. Legislative findings. Family foster care is an
2essential service for children and their families who have
3been separated due to the tragedy of child abuse, neglect, or
4dependency. When children have been separated from their
5families, it is the responsibility of the child welfare team
6to respond to the needs of the children and their families by
7means including (i) providing protection and nurture to
8children in a safe, healthy environment; (ii) meeting the
9developmental and emotional needs of the children, including
10maintaining and promoting a child's emotional attachment to a
11child's his or her own family; (iii) protecting and promoting
12the child's cultural identity and heritage; and (iv) working
13toward permanency for children by connecting them to safe,
14nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime,
15preferably with their own family.
16    Foster parents are an essential part of and fulfill an
17integral role on the child welfare team along with children in
18care who are old enough to participate in planning and
19services, parents of children in care, caseworkers, and other
20professionals serving the child and family. By providing care
21for children and supporting the attachment of children to
22their families in a manner sensitive to each child's and
23family's unique needs, the foster parent serves the child, the
24family, and the community.
25    In order to successfully fulfill their role on the
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1committed to the goal of the child welfare program and must
2provide care to children and promote the best interests of the
3children and families served. In order to achieve this goal,
4foster parents must understand and be sensitive to issues of
5culture, ethnicity, religion, and children's connectedness
6with their families and must maintain a level of care,
7conduct, and demeanor that is consistent with the high
8professional ethics demanded of all other members of the child
9welfare team.
10    The General Assembly finds that there is a need to
11establish public policy regarding the role of foster parents.
12The General Assembly establishes this statement of foster
13parents' rights and responsibilities, which shall apply to all
14foster parents in the State of Illinois, whether supervised by
15the Department of Children and Family Services or by another
16agency under contract to the Department of Children and Family
17Services to provide foster care services.
18(Source: P.A. 89-19, eff. 6-3-95.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 520/1-15)
20    Sec. 1-15. Foster parent rights. A foster parent's rights
21include, but are not limited to, the following:
22        (1) The right to be treated with dignity, respect, and
23    consideration as a professional member of the child
24    welfare team.
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1    training and appropriate ongoing training to meet mutually
2    assessed needs and improve the foster parent's skills.
3        (3) The right to be informed as to how to contact the
4    appropriate child placement agency in order to receive
5    information and assistance to access supportive services
6    for children in the foster parent's care.
7        (4) The right to receive timely financial
8    reimbursement commensurate with the care needs of the
9    child as specified in the service plan.
10        (5) The right to be provided a clear, written
11    understanding of a placement agency's plan concerning the
12    placement of a child in the foster parent's home. Inherent
13    in this right is the foster parent's responsibility to
14    support activities that will promote the child's right to
15    relationships with the child's his or her own family and
16    cultural heritage.
17        (6) The right to be provided a fair, timely, and
18    impartial investigation of complaints concerning the
19    foster parent's licensure, to be provided the opportunity
20    to have a person of the foster parent's choosing present
21    during the investigation, and to be provided due process
22    during the investigation; the right to be provided the
23    opportunity to request and receive mediation or an
24    administrative review of decisions that affect licensing
25    parameters, or both mediation and an administrative
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1    licensing corrective action plan specifically explained
2    and tied to the licensing standards violated.
3        (7) The right, at any time during which a child is
4    placed with the foster parent, to receive additional or
5    necessary information that is relevant to the care of the
6    child.
7        (7.5) The right to be given information concerning a
8    child (i) from the Department as required under subsection
9    (u) of Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act
10    and (ii) from a child welfare agency as required under
11    subsection (c-5) of Section 7.4 of the Child Care Act of
12    1969.
13        (8) The right to be notified of scheduled meetings and
14    staffings concerning the foster child in order to actively
15    participate in the case planning and decision-making
16    process regarding the child, including individual service
17    planning meetings, administrative case reviews,
18    interdisciplinary staffings, and individual educational
19    planning meetings; the right to be informed of decisions
20    made by the courts or the child welfare agency concerning
21    the child; the right to provide input concerning the plan
22    of services for the child and to have that input given full
23    consideration in the same manner as information presented
24    by any other professional on the team; and the right to
25    communicate with other professionals who work with the
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1    therapists, physicians, attending health care
2    professionals, and teachers.
3        (9) The right to be given, in a timely and consistent
4    manner, any information a caseworker case worker has
5    regarding the child and the child's family which is
6    pertinent to the care and needs of the child and to the
7    making of a permanency plan for the child. Disclosure of
8    information concerning the child's family shall be limited
9    to that information that is essential for understanding
10    the needs of and providing care to the child in order to
11    protect the rights of the child's family. When a positive
12    relationship exists between the foster parent and the
13    child's family, the child's family may consent to
14    disclosure of additional information.
15        (10) The right to be given reasonable written notice
16    of (i) any change in a child's case plan, (ii) plans to
17    terminate the placement of the child with the foster
18    parent, and (iii) the reasons for the change or
19    termination in placement. The notice shall be waived only
20    in cases of a court order or when the child is determined
21    to be at imminent risk of harm.
22        (11) The right to be notified in a timely and complete
23    manner of all court hearings, including notice of the date
24    and time of the court hearing, the name of the judge or
25    hearing officer hearing the case, the location of the
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1    right to intervene in court proceedings or to seek
2    mandamus under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
3        (12) The right to be considered as a placement option
4    when a foster child who was formerly placed with the
5    foster parent is to be re-entered into foster care, if
6    that placement is consistent with the best interest of the
7    child and other children in the foster parent's home.
8        (13) The right to have timely access to the child
9    placement agency's existing appeals process and the right
10    to be free from acts of harassment and retaliation by any
11    other party when exercising the right to appeal.
12        (14) The right to be informed of the Foster Parent
13    Hotline established under Section 35.6 of the Children and
14    Family Services Act and all of the rights accorded to
15    foster parents concerning reports of misconduct by
16    Department employees, service providers, or contractors,
17    confidential handling of those reports, and investigation
18    by the Inspector General appointed under Section 35.5 of
19    the Children and Family Services Act.
20(Source: P.A. 99-581, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
21    (20 ILCS 520/1-20)
22    Sec. 1-20. Foster parent responsibilities. A foster
23parent's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the
24following:
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1    information about the child with other members of the
2    child welfare team.
3        (2) The responsibility to respect the confidentiality
4    of information concerning foster children and their
5    families and act appropriately within applicable
6    confidentiality laws and regulations.
7        (3) The responsibility to advocate for children in the
8    foster parent's care.
9        (4) The responsibility to treat children in the foster
10    parent's care and the children's families with dignity,
11    respect, and consideration.
12        (5) The responsibility to recognize the foster
13    parent's own individual and familial strengths and
14    limitations when deciding whether to accept a child into
15    care; and the responsibility to recognize the foster
16    parent's own support needs and utilize appropriate
17    supports in providing care for foster children.
18        (6) The responsibility to be aware of the benefits of
19    relying on and affiliating with other foster parents and
20    foster parent associations in improving the quality of
21    care and service to children and families.
22        (7) The responsibility to assess the foster parent's
23    ongoing individual training needs and take action to meet
24    those needs.
25        (8) The responsibility to develop and assist in
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1    recognizing the traumatic impact of placement disruptions
2    on a foster child and all members of the foster family; and
3    the responsibility to provide emotional support for the
4    foster children and members of the foster family if
5    preventive strategies fail and placement disruptions
6    occur.
7        (9) The responsibility to know the impact foster
8    parenting has on individuals and family relationships; and
9    the responsibility to endeavor to minimize, as much as
10    possible, any stress that results from foster parenting.
11        (10) The responsibility to know the rewards and
12    benefits to children, parents, families, and society that
13    come from foster parenting and to promote the foster
14    parenting experience in a positive way.
15        (11) The responsibility to know the roles, rights, and
16    responsibilities of foster parents, other professionals in
17    the child welfare system, the foster child, and the foster
18    child's own family.
19        (12) The responsibility to know and, as necessary,
20    fulfill the foster parent's responsibility to serve as a
21    mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect
22    under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; and
23    the responsibility to know the child welfare agency's
24    policy regarding allegations that foster parents have
25    committed child abuse or neglect and applicable
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1    investigations of those allegations.
2        (13) The responsibility to know and receive training
3    regarding the purpose of administrative case reviews,
4    client service plans, and court processes, as well as any
5    filing or time requirements associated with those
6    proceedings; and the responsibility to actively
7    participate in the foster parent's designated role in
8    these proceedings.
9        (14) The responsibility to know the child welfare
10    agency's appeal procedure for foster parents and the
11    rights of foster parents under the procedure.
12        (15) The responsibility to know and understand the
13    importance of maintaining accurate and relevant records
14    regarding the child's history and progress; and the
15    responsibility to be aware of and follow the procedures
16    and regulations of the child welfare agency with which the
17    foster parent is licensed or affiliated.
18        (16) The responsibility to share information, through
19    the child welfare team, with the subsequent caregiver
20    (whether the child's parent or another substitute
21    caregiver) regarding the child's adjustment in the foster
22    parent's home.
23        (17) The responsibility to provide care and services
24    that are respectful of and responsive to the child's
25    cultural needs and are supportive of the relationship
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1    the responsibility to recognize the increased importance
2    of maintaining a child's cultural identity when the race
3    or culture of the foster family differs from that of the
4    foster child; and the responsibility to take action to
5    address these issues.
6(Source: P.A. 89-19, eff. 6-3-95.)
 
7    Section 25. The Foster Children's Bill of Rights Act is
8amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 521/5)
10    Sec. 5. Foster Children's Bill of Rights. It is the policy
11of this State that every child and adult in the care of the
12Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in
13foster care shall have the following rights:
14        (1) To live in a safe, healthy, and comfortable home
15    where they are he or she is treated with respect.
16        (2) To be free from physical, sexual, emotional, or
17    other abuse, or corporal punishment.
18        (3) To receive adequate and healthy food, adequate
19    clothing, and, for youth in group homes, residential
20    treatment facilities, and foster homes, an allowance.
21        (4) To receive medical, dental, vision, and mental
22    health services.
23        (5) To be free of the administration of medication or
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1        (6) To contact family members, unless prohibited by
2    court order, and social workers, attorneys, foster youth
3    advocates and supporters, Court Appointed Special
4    Advocates (CASAs), and probation officers.
5        (7) To visit and contact siblings brothers and
6    sisters, unless prohibited by court order.
7        (8) To contact the Advocacy Office for Children and
8    Families established under the Children and Family
9    Services Act or the Department of Children and Family
10    Services' Office of the Inspector General regarding
11    violations of rights, to speak to representatives of these
12    offices confidentially, and to be free from threats or
13    punishment for making complaints.
14        (9) To make and receive confidential telephone calls
15    and send and receive unopened mail, unless prohibited by
16    court order.
17        (10) To attend religious services and activities of
18    their his or her choice.
19        (11) To maintain an emancipation bank account and
20    manage personal income, consistent with the child's age
21    and developmental level, unless prohibited by the case
22    plan.
23        (12) To not be locked in a room, building, or facility
24    premises, unless placed in a secure child care facility
25    licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services
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1    Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
2        (13) To attend school and participate in
3    extracurricular, cultural, and personal enrichment
4    activities, consistent with the child's age and
5    developmental level, with minimal disruptions to school
6    attendance and educational stability.
7        (14) To work and develop job skills at an
8    age-appropriate level, consistent with State law.
9        (15) To have social contacts with people outside of
10    the foster care system, including teachers, church
11    members, mentors, and friends.
12        (16) If they meet he or she meets age requirements, to
13    attend services and programs operated by the Department of
14    Children and Family Services or any other appropriate
15    State agency that aim to help current and former foster
16    youth achieve self-sufficiency prior to and after leaving
17    foster care.
18        (17) To attend court hearings and speak to the judge.
19        (18) To have storage space for private use.
20        (19) To be involved in the development of their his or
21    her own case plan and plan for permanent placement.
22        (20) To review their his or her own case plan and plan
23    for permanent placement, if they are he or she is 12 years
24    of age or older and in a permanent placement, and to
25    receive information about their his or her out-of-home
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1    to the case plan.
2        (21) To be free from unreasonable searches of personal
3    belongings.
4        (22) To the confidentiality of all juvenile court
5    records consistent with existing law.
6        (23) To have fair and equal access to all available
7    services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits, and to
8    not be subjected to discrimination or harassment on the
9    basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group
10    identification, ancestry, national origin, color,
11    religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental
12    or physical disability, or HIV status.
13        (24) To have caregivers and child welfare personnel
14    who have received sensitivity training and instruction on
15    matters concerning race, ethnicity, national origin,
16    color, ancestry, religion, mental and physical disability,
17    and HIV status.
18        (25) To have caregivers and child welfare personnel
19    who have received instruction on cultural competency and
20    sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing
21    adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
22    youth in out-of-home care.
23        (26) At 16 years of age or older, to have access to
24    existing information regarding the educational options
25    available, including, but not limited to, the coursework
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1    programs, and information regarding financial aid for
2    postsecondary education.
3        (27) To have access to age-appropriate, medically
4    accurate information about reproductive health care, the
5    prevention of unplanned pregnancy, and the prevention and
6    treatment of sexually transmitted infections at 12 years
7    of age or older.
8        (28) To receive a copy of this Act from and have it
9    fully explained by the Department of Children and Family
10    Services when the child or adult is placed in the care of
11    the Department of Children and Family Services.
12        (29) To be placed in the least restrictive and most
13    family-like setting available and in close proximity to
14    their his or her parent's home consistent with their his
15    or her health, safety, best interests, and special needs.
16        (30) To participate in an age and developmentally
17    appropriate intake process immediately after placement in
18    the custody or guardianship of the Department. During the
19    intake process, the Department shall provide the youth
20    with a document describing inappropriate acts of
21    affection, discipline, and punishment by guardians, foster
22    parents, foster siblings, or any other adult responsible
23    for the youth's welfare. The Department shall review and
24    discuss the document with the child. The Department must
25    document completion of the intake process in the child's
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1    child.
2        (31) To participate in appropriate intervention and
3    counseling services after removal from the home of origin
4    in order to assess whether the youth is exhibiting signs
5    of traumatic stress, special needs, or mental illness.
6        (32) To receive a home visit by an assigned child
7    welfare specialist, per existing Department policies and
8    procedures, on a monthly basis or more frequently as
9    needed. In addition to what existing policies and
10    procedures outline, home visits shall be used to assess
11    the youth's well-being and emotional health following
12    placement, to determine the youth's relationship with the
13    youth's guardian or foster parent or with any other adult
14    responsible for the youth's welfare or living in or
15    frequenting the home environment, and to determine what
16    forms of discipline, if any, the youth's guardian or
17    foster parent or any other person in the home environment
18    uses to correct the youth.
19        (33) To be enrolled in an independent living services
20    program prior to transitioning out of foster care where
21    the youth will receive classes and instruction,
22    appropriate to the youth's age and developmental capacity,
23    on independent living and self-sufficiency in the areas of
24    employment, finances, meals, and housing as well as help
25    in developing life skills and long-term goals.
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1    prior to enrollment in any independent living services
2    program in order to determine the youth's readiness for a
3    transition out of foster care based on the youth's
4    individual needs, emotional development, and ability,
5    regardless of age, to make a successful transition to
6    adulthood.
7(Source: P.A. 102-810, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
8    Section 30. The Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council Law
9is amended by changing Section 5-10 as follows:
 
10    (20 ILCS 525/5-10)
11    Sec. 5-10. Membership.
12    (a) The Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council shall
13consist of the following membership:
14        (1) 2 foster parents from the Department's southern
15    and northern administrative regions; 3 foster parents from
16    the Department's central administrative region; and 2
17    foster parents from each of the Department's Cook County
18    administrative regions. One of the 6 foster parents
19    representing the Cook County administrative regions shall
20    be the current President of the Cook County Foster Parent
21    Advisory Committee;
22        (2) 2 foster parents representing the Department's
23    Child Welfare Advisory Committee, with at least one foster
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1        (3) 2 foster care professionals representing the
2    Department's Child Welfare Advisory Committee to represent
3    agencies providing foster care services under contract to
4    the Department;
5        (4) the current president of the Illinois Foster
6    Parent Association; and
7        (5) 4 other non-Department persons with recognized
8    expertise regarding foster care who shall be nominated by
9    the Director of the Department ("the Director").
10    Each Administrator of the Department's specified
11administrative regions shall make recommendations of foster
12parents for appointment as members to the Director. The
13recommendations of the Regional Administrator shall be based
14upon consultation by the Regional Administrator with organized
15foster parent groups and Department staff.
16    All appointments to the Council shall be made in writing
17by the Director. In soliciting and making appointments, the
18Director shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure the
19membership of the Council is culturally diverse and
20representative and also geographically representative of the
21Department's administrative regions.
22    (b) Each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
23No member shall be appointed to more than 2 terms, except the
24President of the Illinois Foster Parent Association and the
25President of the Cook County Foster Parent Association may
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1shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.
2The terms of original members and of members subsequently
3appointed to fill vacancies created by a change in the number
4of the Council's members shall be determined to assure as
5nearly as possible that the terms of one-third of the members
6in each sector expire each year on June 30th. The original
7members in each sector shall determine by lot the length of
8each member's term, one-third to be for 3 years, one-third to
9be for 2 years, and one-third to be for one year, and the
10Council's secretary shall record the results. Thereafter, any
11member appointed to fill a vacancy other than one created by
12the expiration of a regular 3 year term shall be appointed for
13the unexpired term of the predecessor member, or in the case of
14new memberships created by change in number of members, for
15such term as is appropriate under this subsection.
16    (c) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve without
17compensation, except that the Department shall reimburse
18members for travel and per diem expenses associated with
19participation in Advisory Council meetings and activities.
20Reimbursement shall be consistent with Illinois Department of
21Central Management Services rules, as approved by the
22Governor's Travel Control Board.
23(Source: P.A. 89-19, eff. 6-3-95.)
 
24    Section 35. The Department of Children and Family Services
25Statewide Youth Advisory Board Act is amended by changing

 

 

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1Section 15 as follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 527/15)
3    Sec. 15. Meetings.
4    (a) Regular meetings of the regional youth advisory boards
5shall be held monthly.
6    (b) Regular meetings of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board
7shall be held at least 5 times per year.
8    (c) The Director of the Department or the Director's his
9or her designee shall meet with the Statewide Youth Advisory
10Board at least quarterly in order to discuss the issues and
11concerns of youth in foster care.
12    (d) All meetings shall take place at locations, dates, and
13times determined by the Department or its designee in
14accordance with the bylaws for the Statewide Youth Advisory
15Board and the regional youth advisory boards.
16(Source: P.A. 98-806, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
17    Section 40. The Interstate Compact on Adoption Act is
18amended by changing Section 5-35 as follows:
 
19    (45 ILCS 17/5-35)
20    Sec. 5-35. Medical assistance.
21    (a) A child with special needs who resides in this State
22and who is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement
23with another state shall be eligible for medical assistance

 

 

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1from this State under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code
2upon the filing of agreed documentation obtained from the
3assistance state and filed with the Department of Healthcare
4and Family Services. The Department of Children and Family
5Services shall be required at least annually to establish that
6the agreement is still in force or has been renewed.
7    (b) If a child (i) is in another state, (ii) is covered by
8an adoption assistance agreement made by the Illinois
9Department of Children and Family Services, and (iii) was
10eligible for medical assistance under Article V of the
11Illinois Public Aid Code at the time the child he or she
12resided in this State and would continue to be eligible for
13that assistance if the child he or she was currently residing
14in this State, then that child is eligible for medical
15assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
16but only for those medical assistance benefits under Article V
17that are not provided by the other state. There shall be no
18payment or reimbursement by this State for services or
19benefits covered under any insurance or other third party
20medical contract or arrangement held by the child or the
21adoptive parents.
22    (c) The submission of any claim for payment or
23reimbursement for services or benefits pursuant to this
24Section or the making of any statement in connection
25therewith, which claim or statement the maker knows or should
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1punishable as perjury and shall also be subject to a fine not
2to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment for not to exceed 2 years, or
3both.
4    (d) The provisions of this Section shall apply only to
5medical assistance for children under adoption assistance
6agreements from states that have entered into a compact with
7this State under which the other state provided medical
8assistance to children with special needs under adoption
9assistance agreements made by this State.
10    (e) The Illinois Department of Children and Family
11Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
12may adopt all rules necessary to implement this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
14    Section 45. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
15changing Sections 2.24, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 7, 7.2, 7.3,
167.4, 7.6, 7.7, 9, 9.1b, 12, 14.5, 14.7, and 18 as follows:
 
17    (225 ILCS 10/2.24)
18    Sec. 2.24. "Adoption services" includes any one or more of
19the following services performed for any type of compensation
20or thing of value, directly or indirectly: (i) arranging for
21the placement of or placing out a child, (ii) identifying a
22child for adoption, (iii) matching adoptive parents with birth
23biological parents, (iv) arranging or facilitating an
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1for termination of parental rights for purposes of adoption,
2as defined in the Adoption Act, (vi) performing background
3studies on a child or adoptive parents, (vii) making
4determinations of the best interests of a child and the
5appropriateness of adoptive placement for the child, or (viii)
6post-placement monitoring of a child prior to adoption.
7"Adoption services" does not include the following: (1) the
8provision of legal services by a licensed attorney for which
9the attorney must be licensed as an attorney under Illinois
10law, (2) adoption-related services performed by public
11governmental entities or entities or persons performing
12investigations by court appointment as described in subsection
13A of Section 6 of the Adoption Act, (3) prospective birth
14biological parents or adoptive parents operating on their own
15behalf, (4) the provision of general education and training on
16adoption-related topics, or (5) post-adoption services,
17including supportive services to families to promote the
18well-being of members of adoptive families or birth families.
19(Source: P.A. 94-586, eff. 8-15-05.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 10/3.3)
21    Sec. 3.3. Requirements for criminal background checks for
22adoption-only homes. In approving an adoption-only home
23pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Act, if an adult resident has
24an arrest or conviction record, the licensed child welfare
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1        (1) shall thoroughly investigate and evaluate the
2    criminal history of the resident and, in so doing, include
3    an assessment of the applicant's character and, in the
4    case of the prospective adoptive parent, the impact that
5    the criminal history has on the prospective adoptive
6    parent's his or her ability to parent the child; the
7    investigation should consider the type of crime, the
8    number of crimes, the nature of the offense, the age at
9    time of crime, the length of time that has elapsed since
10    the last conviction, the relationship of the crime to the
11    ability to care for children, and any evidence of
12    rehabilitation;
13        (2) shall not approve the home if the record reveals a
14    felony conviction for crimes against a child, including,
15    but not limited to, child abuse or neglect, child
16    pornography, rape, sexual assault, or homicide;
17        (3) shall not approve the home if the record reveals a
18    felony conviction within the last 5 years, including, but
19    not limited to, for physical assault, battery,
20    drug-related offenses, or spousal abuse; and
21        (4) shall not approve the home if the record reveals a
22    felony conviction for homicide, rape, or sexual assault.
23(Source: P.A. 99-833, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 10/4.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1)
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1Department shall require that each child care facility license
2applicant as part of the application process, and each
3employee and volunteer of a child care facility or
4non-licensed service provider, as a condition of employment,
5authorize an investigation to determine if such applicant,
6employee, or volunteer has ever been charged with a crime and
7if so, the disposition of those charges; this authorization
8shall indicate the scope of the inquiry and the agencies which
9may be contacted. Upon this authorization, the Director shall
10request and receive information and assistance from any
11federal, State or local governmental agency as part of the
12authorized investigation. Each applicant, employee, or
13volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
14provider shall submit the applicant's, employee's, or
15volunteer's his or her fingerprints to the Illinois State
16Police in the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State
17Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
18fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois
19State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
20history records databases. The Illinois State Police shall
21charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records
22check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services
23Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check.
24The Illinois State Police shall provide information concerning
25any criminal charges, and their disposition, now or hereafter
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1care facility or non-licensed service provider upon request of
2the Department of Children and Family Services when the
3request is made in the form and manner required by the Illinois
4State Police.
5    Information concerning convictions of a license applicant,
6employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or
7non-licensed service provider investigated under this Section,
8including the source of the information and any conclusions or
9recommendations derived from the information, shall be
10provided, upon request, to such applicant, employee, or
11volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
12provider prior to final action by the Department on the
13application. State conviction information provided by the
14Illinois State Police regarding employees, prospective
15employees, or volunteers of non-licensed service providers and
16child care facilities licensed under this Act shall be
17provided to the operator of such facility, and, upon request,
18to the employee, prospective employee, or volunteer of a child
19care facility or non-licensed service provider. Any
20information concerning criminal charges and the disposition of
21such charges obtained by the Department shall be confidential
22and may not be transmitted outside the Department, except as
23required herein, and may not be transmitted to anyone within
24the Department except as needed for the purpose of evaluating
25an application or an employee or volunteer of a child care
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1and standards which bear a reasonable and rational relation to
2the performance of a child care facility shall be used by the
3Department or any licensee. Any employee of the Department of
4Children and Family Services, Illinois State Police, or a
5child care facility receiving confidential information under
6this Section who gives or causes to be given any confidential
7information concerning any criminal convictions of an
8applicant, employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or
9non-licensed service provider, shall be guilty of a Class A
10misdemeanor unless release of such information is authorized
11by this Section.
12    A child care facility may hire, on a probationary basis,
13any employee or volunteer of a child care facility or
14non-licensed service provider authorizing a criminal
15background investigation under this Section, pending the
16result of such investigation. Employees and volunteers of a
17child care facility or non-licensed service provider shall be
18notified prior to hiring that such employment may be
19terminated on the basis of criminal background information
20obtained by the facility.
21(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 10/4.2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2)
23    Sec. 4.2. (a) No applicant may receive a license from the
24Department and no person may be employed by a licensed child
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1required by Section 4.1.
2    (b) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
3no applicant may receive a license from the Department and no
4person may be employed by a child care facility licensed by the
5Department who has been declared a sexually dangerous person
6under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act "An Act in relation
7to sexually dangerous persons, and providing for their
8commitment, detention and supervision", approved July 6, 1938,
9as amended, or convicted of committing or attempting to commit
10any of the following offenses stipulated under the Criminal
11Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012:
12        (1) murder;
13        (1.1) solicitation of murder;
14        (1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;
15        (1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;
16        (1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
17        (1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
18        (1.6) reckless homicide;
19        (1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
20        (1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
21        (1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
22        (1.10) drug-induced homicide;
23        (2) a sex offense under Article 11, except offenses
24    described in Sections 11-7, 11-8, 11-12, 11-13, 11-35,
25    11-40, and 11-45;
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1        (3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
2        (3.2) forcible detention;
3        (3.3) harboring a runaway;
4        (3.4) aiding and abetting child abduction;
5        (4) aggravated kidnapping;
6        (5) child abduction;
7        (6) aggravated battery of a child as described in
8    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05;
9        (7) criminal sexual assault;
10        (8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
11        (8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
12        (9) criminal sexual abuse;
13        (10) aggravated sexual abuse;
14        (11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or
15    subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05;
16        (12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described in
17    Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
18    (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05;
19        (13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
20        (14) drug induced infliction of great bodily harm as
21    described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of
22    Section 12-3.05;
23        (15) hate crime;
24        (16) stalking;
25        (17) aggravated stalking;
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1        (19) home invasion;
2        (20) vehicular invasion;
3        (21) criminal transmission of HIV;
4        (22) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or
5    person with a disability as described in Section 12-21 or
6    subsection (e) of Section 12-4.4a;
7        (23) child abandonment;
8        (24) endangering the life or health of a child;
9        (25) ritual mutilation;
10        (26) ritualized abuse of a child;
11        (27) an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
12    of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship
13    to any of the foregoing offenses.
14    (b-1) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
15beginning January 1, 2004, no new applicant and, on the date of
16licensure renewal, no current licensee may operate or receive
17a license from the Department to operate, no person may be
18employed by, and no adult person may reside in a child care
19facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of
20committing or attempting to commit any of the following
21offenses or an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
22of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to
23any of the following offenses:
 
24
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1        (1) Felony aggravated assault.
2        (2) Vehicular endangerment.
3        (3) Felony domestic battery.
4        (4) Aggravated battery.
5        (5) Heinous battery.
6        (6) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
7        (7) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
8        (8) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
9        (9) Intimidation.
10        (10) Compelling organization membership of persons.
11        (11) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
12    facility resident.
13        (12) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
14
(II) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
15        (1) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
16        (2) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
17        (3) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
18        (4) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
19        (5) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
20    premises of any school.
21        (6) Disarming a police officer.
22        (7) Obstructing justice.
23        (8) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
24        (9) Armed violence.

 

 

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1        (10) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
2    of a juvenile.
 
3
(III) DRUG OFFENSES

 
4        (1) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
5        (2) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
6        (3) Cannabis trafficking.
7        (4) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
8        (5) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
9    sativa plants.
10        (6) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
11        (7) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of controlled
12    substances.
13        (8) Controlled substance trafficking.
14        (9) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
15    look-alike substances.
16        (10) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
17        (11) Street gang criminal drug conspiracy.
18        (12) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
19        (13) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
20    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
21    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
22    property.
23        (14) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
24    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.

 

 

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1        (15) Delivery of controlled substances.
2        (16) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
3        (17) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
4    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
5    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
6        (18) Felony possession of a controlled substance.
7        (19) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
8    Community Protection Act.
9    (b-1.5) In addition to any other provision of this
10Section, for applicants with access to confidential financial
11information or who submit documentation to support billing,
12the Department may, in its discretion, deny or refuse to renew
13a license to an applicant who has been convicted of committing
14or attempting to commit any of the following felony offenses:
15        (1) financial institution fraud under Section 17-10.6
16    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
17        (2) identity theft under Section 16-30 of the Criminal
18    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
19        (3) financial exploitation of an elderly person or a
20    person with a disability under Section 17-56 of the
21    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
22        (4) computer tampering under Section 17-51 of the
23    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
24        (5) aggravated computer tampering under Section 17-52
25    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
26        (6) computer fraud under Section 17-50 of the Criminal

 

 

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1    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
2        (7) deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of the
3    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
4        (8) forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code of
5    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
6        (9) State benefits fraud under Section 17-6 of the
7    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
8        (10) mail fraud and wire fraud under Section 17-24 of
9    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
10        (11) theft under paragraphs (1.1) through (11) of
11    subsection (b) of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of
12    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
13    (b-2) Notwithstanding subsection (b-1), the Department may
14make an exception and, for child care facilities other than
15foster family homes, issue a new child care facility license
16to or renew the existing child care facility license of an
17applicant, a person employed by a child care facility, or an
18applicant who has an adult residing in a home child care
19facility who was convicted of an offense described in
20subsection (b-1), provided that all of the following
21requirements are met:
22        (1) The relevant criminal offense occurred more than 5
23    years prior to the date of application or renewal, except
24    for drug offenses. The relevant drug offense must have
25    occurred more than 10 years prior to the date of
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1    test, arranged and paid for by the child care facility, no
2    less than 5 years after the offense.
3        (2) The Department must conduct a background check and
4    assess all convictions and recommendations of the child
5    care facility to determine if hiring or licensing the
6    applicant is in accordance with Department administrative
7    rules and procedures.
8        (3) The applicant meets all other requirements and
9    qualifications to be licensed as the pertinent type of
10    child care facility under this Act and the Department's
11    administrative rules.
12    (c) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
13no applicant may receive a license from the Department to
14operate a foster family home, and no adult person may reside in
15a foster family home licensed by the Department, who has been
16convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the
17following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961,
18the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the
19Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the
20Illinois Controlled Substances Act:
 
21
(I) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON

 
22    (A) KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
23        (1) Unlawful restraint.
 

 

 

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1    (B) BODILY HARM
2        (2) Felony aggravated assault.
3        (3) Vehicular endangerment.
4        (4) Felony domestic battery.
5        (5) Aggravated battery.
6        (6) Heinous battery.
7        (7) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
8        (8) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
9        (9) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
10        (10) Intimidation.
11        (11) Compelling organization membership of persons.
12        (12) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
13    facility resident.
14        (13) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
15
(II) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST PROPERTY

 
16        (14) Felony theft.
17        (15) Robbery.
18        (16) Armed robbery.
19        (17) Aggravated robbery.
20        (18) Vehicular hijacking.
21        (19) Aggravated vehicular hijacking.
22        (20) Burglary.
23        (21) Possession of burglary tools.
24        (22) Residential burglary.

 

 

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1        (23) Criminal fortification of a residence or
2    building.
3        (24) Arson.
4        (25) Aggravated arson.
5        (26) Possession of explosive or explosive incendiary
6    devices.
 
7
(III) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
8        (27) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
9        (28) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
10        (29) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
11        (30) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
12        (31) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
13    premises of any school.
14        (32) Disarming a police officer.
15        (33) Obstructing justice.
16        (34) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
17        (35) Armed violence.
18        (36) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
19    of a juvenile.
 
20
(IV) DRUG OFFENSES

 
21        (37) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
22        (38) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.

 

 

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1        (39) Cannabis trafficking.
2        (40) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
3        (41) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
4    sativa plants.
5        (42) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
6        (43) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of
7    controlled substances.
8        (44) Controlled substance trafficking.
9        (45) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
10    look-alike substances.
11        (46) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
12        (46.5) Streetgang criminal drug conspiracy.
13        (47) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
14        (48) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
15    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
16    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
17    property.
18        (49) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
19    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
20        (50) Delivery of controlled substances.
21        (51) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
22        (52) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
23    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
24    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
25        (53) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
26    Community Protection Act.

 

 

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1    (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Department may
2make an exception and issue a new foster family home license or
3may renew an existing foster family home license of an
4applicant who was convicted of an offense described in
5subsection (c), provided all of the following requirements are
6met:
7        (1) The relevant criminal offense or offenses occurred
8    more than 10 years prior to the date of application or
9    renewal.
10        (2) The applicant had previously disclosed the
11    conviction or convictions to the Department for purposes
12    of a background check.
13        (3) After the disclosure, the Department either placed
14    a child in the home or the foster family home license was
15    issued.
16        (4) During the background check, the Department had
17    assessed and waived the conviction in compliance with the
18    existing statutes and rules in effect at the time of the
19    hire or licensure.
20        (5) The applicant meets all other requirements and
21    qualifications to be licensed as a foster family home
22    under this Act and the Department's administrative rules.
23        (6) The applicant has a history of providing a safe,
24    stable home environment and appears able to continue to
25    provide a safe, stable home environment.
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1(b-2) and (d), the Department must carefully review any
2relevant documents to determine whether the applicant, despite
3the disqualifying convictions, poses a substantial risk to
4State resources or clients. In making such a determination,
5the following guidelines shall be used:
6        (1) the age of the applicant when the offense was
7    committed;
8        (2) the circumstances surrounding the offense;
9        (3) the length of time since the conviction;
10        (4) the specific duties and responsibilities
11    necessarily related to the license being applied for and
12    the bearing, if any, that the applicant's conviction
13    history may have on the applicant's his or her fitness to
14    perform these duties and responsibilities;
15        (5) the applicant's employment references;
16        (6) the applicant's character references and any
17    certificates of achievement;
18        (7) an academic transcript showing educational
19    attainment since the disqualifying conviction;
20        (8) a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or
21    Certificate of Good Conduct; and
22        (9) anything else that speaks to the applicant's
23    character.
24(Source: P.A. 101-112, eff. 7-19-19.)
 
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1    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
2    Sec. 5.1. (a) The Department shall ensure that no day care
3center, group home or child care institution as defined in
4this Act shall on a regular basis transport a child or children
5with any motor vehicle unless such vehicle is operated by a
6person who complies with the following requirements:
7        1. is 21 years of age or older;
8        2. currently holds a valid driver's license, which has
9    not been revoked or suspended for one or more traffic
10    violations during the 3 years immediately prior to the
11    date of application;
12        3. demonstrates physical fitness to operate vehicles
13    by submitting the results of a medical examination
14    conducted by a licensed physician;
15        4. has not been convicted of more than 2 offenses
16    against traffic regulations governing the movement of
17    vehicles within a twelve month period;
18        5. has not been convicted of reckless driving or
19    driving under the influence or manslaughter or reckless
20    homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle
21    within the past 3 years;
22        6. has signed and submitted a written statement
23    certifying that the person he has not, through the
24    unlawful operation of a motor vehicle, caused an accident
25    which resulted in the death of any person within the 5
26    years immediately prior to the date of application.

 

 

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1    However, such day care centers, group homes and child care
2institutions may provide for transportation of a child or
3children for special outings, functions or purposes that are
4not scheduled on a regular basis without verification that
5drivers for such purposes meet the requirements of this
6Section.
7    (a-5) As a means of ensuring compliance with the
8requirements set forth in subsection (a), the Department shall
9implement appropriate measures to verify that every individual
10who is employed at a group home or child care institution meets
11those requirements.
12    For every person individual employed at a group home or
13child care institution who regularly transports children in
14the course of performing the person's his or her duties, the
15Department must make the verification every 2 years. Upon the
16Department's request, the Secretary of State shall provide the
17Department with the information necessary to enable the
18Department to make the verifications required under subsection
19(a).
20    In the case of an individual employed at a group home or
21child care institution who becomes subject to subsection (a)
22for the first time after the effective date of this amendatory
23Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department must make
24that verification with the Secretary of State before the
25individual operates a motor vehicle to transport a child or
26children under the circumstances described in subsection (a).

 

 

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1    In the case of an individual employed at a group home or
2child care institution who is subject to subsection (a) on the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
4Assembly, the Department must make that verification with the
5Secretary of State within 30 days after that effective date.
6    If the Department discovers that an individual fails to
7meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a), the
8Department shall promptly notify the appropriate group home or
9child care institution.
10    (b) Any individual who holds a valid Illinois school bus
11driver permit issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to The
12Illinois Vehicle Code, and who is currently employed by a
13school district or parochial school, or by a contractor with a
14school district or parochial school, to drive a school bus
15transporting children to and from school, shall be deemed in
16compliance with the requirements of subsection (a).
17    (c) The Department may, pursuant to Section 8 of this Act,
18revoke the license of any day care center, group home or child
19care institution that fails to meet the requirements of this
20Section.
21    (d) A group home or child care institution that fails to
22meet the requirements of this Section is guilty of a petty
23offense and is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000. Each
24day that a group home or child care institution fails to meet
25the requirements of this Section is a separate offense.
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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
2    Sec. 5.1. (a) The Department shall ensure that no day care
3center, group home or child care institution as defined in
4this Act shall on a regular basis transport a child or children
5with any motor vehicle unless such vehicle is operated by a
6person who complies with the following requirements:
7        1. is 21 years of age or older;
8        2. currently holds a valid driver's license, which has
9    not been revoked or suspended for one or more traffic
10    violations during the 3 years immediately prior to the
11    date of application;
12        3. demonstrates physical fitness to operate vehicles
13    by submitting the results of a medical examination
14    conducted by a licensed physician;
15        4. has not been convicted of more than 2 offenses
16    against traffic regulations governing the movement of
17    vehicles within a twelve month period;
18        5. has not been convicted of reckless driving or
19    driving under the influence or manslaughter or reckless
20    homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle
21    within the past 3 years;
22        6. has signed and submitted a written statement
23    certifying that the person he has not, through the
24    unlawful operation of a motor vehicle, caused a crash
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1    years immediately prior to the date of application.
2    However, such day care centers, group homes and child care
3institutions may provide for transportation of a child or
4children for special outings, functions or purposes that are
5not scheduled on a regular basis without verification that
6drivers for such purposes meet the requirements of this
7Section.
8    (a-5) As a means of ensuring compliance with the
9requirements set forth in subsection (a), the Department shall
10implement appropriate measures to verify that every individual
11who is employed at a group home or child care institution meets
12those requirements.
13    For every person individual employed at a group home or
14child care institution who regularly transports children in
15the course of performing the person's his or her duties, the
16Department must make the verification every 2 years. Upon the
17Department's request, the Secretary of State shall provide the
18Department with the information necessary to enable the
19Department to make the verifications required under subsection
20(a).
21    In the case of an individual employed at a group home or
22child care institution who becomes subject to subsection (a)
23for the first time after the effective date of this amendatory
24Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department must make
25that verification with the Secretary of State before the
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1children under the circumstances described in subsection (a).
2    In the case of an individual employed at a group home or
3child care institution who is subject to subsection (a) on the
4effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
5Assembly, the Department must make that verification with the
6Secretary of State within 30 days after that effective date.
7    If the Department discovers that an individual fails to
8meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a), the
9Department shall promptly notify the appropriate group home or
10child care institution.
11    (b) Any individual who holds a valid Illinois school bus
12driver permit issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to The
13Illinois Vehicle Code, and who is currently employed by a
14school district or parochial school, or by a contractor with a
15school district or parochial school, to drive a school bus
16transporting children to and from school, shall be deemed in
17compliance with the requirements of subsection (a).
18    (c) The Department may, pursuant to Section 8 of this Act,
19revoke the license of any day care center, group home or child
20care institution that fails to meet the requirements of this
21Section.
22    (d) A group home or child care institution that fails to
23meet the requirements of this Section is guilty of a petty
24offense and is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000. Each
25day that a group home or child care institution fails to meet
26the requirements of this Section is a separate offense.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 10/5.3)
3    Sec. 5.3. Lunches in day care homes. In order to increase
4the affordability and availability of day care, a day care
5home licensed under this Act may allow any child it receives to
6bring the child's his or her lunch for consumption instead of
7or in addition to the lunch provided by the day care home.
8(Source: P.A. 90-242, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 10/7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2217)
10    Sec. 7. (a) The Department must prescribe and publish
11minimum standards for licensing that apply to the various
12types of facilities for child care defined in this Act and that
13are equally applicable to like institutions under the control
14of the Department and to foster family homes used by and under
15the direct supervision of the Department. The Department shall
16seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of
17the various types of child care facilities in establishing
18such standards. The standards prescribed and published under
19this Act take effect as provided in the Illinois
20Administrative Procedure Act, and are restricted to
21regulations pertaining to the following matters and to any
22rules and regulations required or permitted by any other
23Section of this Act:
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1    responsibility it assumes for child care;
2        (2) The character, suitability and qualifications of
3    the applicant and other persons directly responsible for
4    the care and welfare of children served. All child day
5    care center licensees and employees who are required to
6    report child abuse or neglect under the Abused and
7    Neglected Child Reporting Act shall be required to attend
8    training on recognizing child abuse and neglect, as
9    prescribed by Department rules;
10        (3) The general financial ability and competence of
11    the applicant to provide necessary care for children and
12    to maintain prescribed standards;
13        (4) The number of individuals or staff required to
14    insure adequate supervision and care of the children
15    received. The standards shall provide that each child care
16    institution, maternity center, day care center, group
17    home, day care home, and group day care home shall have on
18    its premises during its hours of operation at least one
19    staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich
20    maneuver and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the
21    American Red Cross or other organization approved by rule
22    of the Department. Child welfare agencies shall not be
23    subject to such a staffing requirement. The Department may
24    offer, or arrange for the offering, on a periodic basis in
25    each community in this State in cooperation with the
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1    other appropriate organization, voluntary programs to
2    train operators of foster family homes and day care homes
3    in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
4        (5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and
5    general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of
6    adequate fire prevention and health standards conforming
7    to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the
8    physical comfort, care, and well-being of children
9    received;
10        (6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational
11    opportunities, program, equipment and individual supplies
12    to assure the healthy physical, mental, and spiritual
13    development of children served;
14        (7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of
15    children served;
16        (8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the
17    admission, progress, health, and discharge of children,
18    including, for day care centers and day care homes,
19    records indicating each child has been immunized as
20    required by State regulations. The Department shall
21    require proof that children enrolled in a facility have
22    been immunized against Haemophilus Influenzae B (HIB);
23        (9) Filing of reports with the Department;
24        (10) Discipline of children;
25        (11) Protection and fostering of the particular
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1        (12) Provisions prohibiting firearms on day care
2    center premises except in the possession of peace
3    officers;
4        (13) Provisions prohibiting handguns on day care home
5    premises except in the possession of peace officers or
6    other adults who must possess a handgun as a condition of
7    employment and who reside on the premises of a day care
8    home;
9        (14) Provisions requiring that any firearm permitted
10    on day care home premises, except handguns in the
11    possession of peace officers, shall be kept in a
12    disassembled state, without ammunition, in locked storage,
13    inaccessible to children and that ammunition permitted on
14    day care home premises shall be kept in locked storage
15    separate from that of disassembled firearms, inaccessible
16    to children;
17        (15) Provisions requiring notification of parents or
18    guardians enrolling children at a day care home of the
19    presence in the day care home of any firearms and
20    ammunition and of the arrangements for the separate,
21    locked storage of such firearms and ammunition;
22        (16) Provisions requiring all licensed child care
23    facility employees who care for newborns and infants to
24    complete training every 3 years on the nature of sudden
25    unexpected infant death (SUID), sudden infant death
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1    American Academy of Pediatrics; and
2        (17) With respect to foster family homes, provisions
3    requiring the Department to review quality of care
4    concerns and to consider those concerns in determining
5    whether a foster family home is qualified to care for
6    children.
7    By July 1, 2022, all licensed day care home providers,
8licensed group day care home providers, and licensed day care
9center directors and classroom staff shall participate in at
10least one training that includes the topics of early childhood
11social emotional learning, infant and early childhood mental
12health, early childhood trauma, or adverse childhood
13experiences. Current licensed providers, directors, and
14classroom staff shall complete training by July 1, 2022 and
15shall participate in training that includes the above topics
16at least once every 3 years.
17    (b) If, in a facility for general child care, there are
18children diagnosed as mentally ill or children diagnosed as
19having an intellectual or physical disability, who are
20determined to be in need of special mental treatment or of
21nursing care, or both mental treatment and nursing care, the
22Department shall seek the advice and recommendation of the
23Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health,
24or both Departments regarding the residential treatment and
25nursing care provided by the institution.
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1to be licensed as a foster parent to determine whether there is
2any evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse in the
3prospective foster family. The Department shall not license a
4person as a foster parent if drug or alcohol abuse has been
5identified in the foster family or if a reasonable suspicion
6of such abuse exists, except that the Department may grant a
7foster parent license to an applicant identified with an
8alcohol or drug problem if the applicant has successfully
9participated in an alcohol or drug treatment program,
10self-help group, or other suitable activities and if the
11Department determines that the foster family home can provide
12a safe, appropriate environment and meet the physical and
13emotional needs of children.
14    (d) The Department, in applying standards prescribed and
15published, as herein provided, shall offer consultation
16through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist
17applicants and licensees in meeting and maintaining minimum
18requirements for a license and to help them otherwise to
19achieve programs of excellence related to the care of children
20served. Such consultation shall include providing information
21concerning education and training in early childhood
22development to providers of day care home services. The
23Department may provide or arrange for such education and
24training for those providers who request such assistance.
25    (e) The Department shall distribute copies of licensing
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1licensee or holder of a permit shall distribute copies of the
2appropriate licensing standards and any other information
3required by the Department to child care facilities under its
4supervision. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall
5maintain appropriate documentation of the distribution of the
6standards. Such documentation shall be part of the records of
7the facility and subject to inspection by authorized
8representatives of the Department.
9    (f) The Department shall prepare summaries of day care
10licensing standards. Each licensee or holder of a permit for a
11day care facility shall distribute a copy of the appropriate
12summary and any other information required by the Department,
13to the legal guardian of each child cared for in that facility
14at the time when the child is enrolled or initially placed in
15the facility. The licensee or holder of a permit for a day care
16facility shall secure appropriate documentation of the
17distribution of the summary and brochure. Such documentation
18shall be a part of the records of the facility and subject to
19inspection by an authorized representative of the Department.
20    (g) The Department shall distribute to each licensee and
21holder of a permit copies of the licensing or permit standards
22applicable to such person's facility. Each licensee or holder
23of a permit shall make available by posting at all times in a
24common or otherwise accessible area a complete and current set
25of licensing standards in order that all employees of the
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1employees of the facility shall have reviewed the standards
2and any subsequent changes. Each licensee or holder of a
3permit shall maintain appropriate documentation of the current
4review of licensing standards by all employees. Such records
5shall be part of the records of the facility and subject to
6inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.
7    (h) Any standards involving physical examinations,
8immunization, or medical treatment shall include appropriate
9exemptions for children whose parents object thereto on the
10grounds that they conflict with the tenets and practices of a
11recognized church or religious organization, of which the
12parent is an adherent or member, and for children who should
13not be subjected to immunization for clinical reasons.
14    (i) The Department, in cooperation with the Department of
15Public Health, shall work to increase immunization awareness
16and participation among parents of children enrolled in day
17care centers and day care homes by publishing on the
18Department's website information about the benefits of
19immunization against vaccine preventable diseases, including
20influenza and pertussis. The information for vaccine
21preventable diseases shall include the incidence and severity
22of the diseases, the availability of vaccines, and the
23importance of immunizing children and persons who frequently
24have close contact with children. The website content shall be
25reviewed annually in collaboration with the Department of
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1the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The
2Department shall work with day care centers and day care homes
3licensed under this Act to ensure that the information is
4annually distributed to parents in August or September.
5    (j) Any standard adopted by the Department that requires
6an applicant for a license to operate a day care home to
7include a copy of a high school diploma or equivalent
8certificate with the person's his or her application shall be
9deemed to be satisfied if the applicant includes a copy of a
10high school diploma or equivalent certificate or a copy of a
11degree from an accredited institution of higher education or
12vocational institution or equivalent certificate.
13(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 10/7.2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2217.2)
15    Sec. 7.2. Employer discrimination. (a) For purposes of
16this Section, "employer" means a licensee or holder of a
17permit subject to this Act. "Employee" means an employee of
18such an employer.
19    (b) No employer shall discharge, demote or suspend, or
20threaten to discharge, demote or suspend, or in any manner
21discriminate against any employee who:
22    (1) Makes any good faith oral or written complaint of any
23employer's violation of any licensing or other laws (including
24but not limited to laws concerning child abuse or the
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1facility pursuant to Section 11.2 of this Act to the
2Department or other agency having statutory responsibility for
3the enforcement of such laws or to the employer or
4representative of the employer;
5    (2) Institutes or causes to be instituted against any
6employer any proceeding concerning the violation of any
7licensing or other laws, including a proceeding to revoke or
8to refuse to renew a license under Section 9 of this Act;
9    (3) Is or will be a witness or testify in any proceeding
10concerning the violation of any licensing or other laws,
11including a proceeding to revoke or to refuse to renew a
12license under Section 9 of this Act; or
13    (4) Refuses to perform work in violation of a licensing or
14other law or regulation after notifying the employer of the
15violation.
16    (c)(1) A claim by an employee alleging an employer's
17violation of subsection (b) of this Section shall be presented
18to the employer within 30 days after the date of the action
19complained of and shall be filed with the Department of Labor
20within 60 days after the date of the action complained of.
21    (2) Upon receipt of the complaint, the Department of Labor
22shall conduct whatever investigation it deems appropriate, and
23may hold a hearing. After investigation or hearing, the
24Department of Labor shall determine whether the employer has
25violated subsection (b) of this Section and it shall notify
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1    (3) If the Department of Labor determines that the
2employer has violated subsection (b) of this Section, and the
3employer refuses to take remedial action to comply with the
4determination, the Department of Labor shall so notify the
5Attorney General, who shall bring an action against the
6employer in the circuit court seeking enforcement of its
7determination. The court may order any appropriate relief,
8including rehiring and reinstatement of the employee to the
9person's his or her former position with backpay and other
10benefits.
11    (d) Except for any grievance procedure, arbitration or
12hearing which is available to the employee pursuant to a
13collective bargaining agreement, this Section shall be the
14exclusive remedy for an employee complaining of any action
15described in subsection (b).
16    (e) Any employer who willfully wilfully refuses to rehire,
17promote or otherwise restore an employee or former employee
18who has been determined eligible for rehiring or promotion as
19a result of any grievance procedure, arbitration or hearing
20authorized by law shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
21(Source: P.A. 85-987.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 10/7.3)
23    Sec. 7.3. Children placed by private child welfare agency.
24    (a) Before placing a child who is a youth in care in a
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1ascertain (i) whether any other children who are youth in care
2have been placed in that home and (ii) whether every such child
3who has been placed in that home continues to reside in that
4home, unless the child has been transferred to another
5placement or is no longer a youth in care. The agency must keep
6a record of every other child welfare agency that has placed
7such a child in that foster family home; the record must
8include the name and telephone number of a contact person at
9each such agency.
10    (b) At least once every 30 days, a private child welfare
11agency that places youth in care in foster family homes must
12make a site visit to every such home where it has placed a
13youth in care. The purpose of the site visit is to verify that
14the child continues to reside in that home and to verify the
15child's safety and well-being. The agency must document the
16verification in its records. If a private child welfare agency
17fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection, the
18Department must suspend all payments to the agency until the
19agency complies.
20    (c) The Department must periodically (but no less often
21than once every 6 months) review the child placement records
22of each private child welfare agency that places youth in
23care.
24    (d) If a child placed in a foster family home is missing,
25the foster parent must promptly report that fact to the
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1child in the home. If the foster parent fails to make such a
2report, the Department shall put the home on hold for the
3placement of other children and initiate corrective action
4that may include revocation of the foster parent's license to
5operate the foster family home. A foster parent who knowingly
6and willfully fails to report a missing foster child under
7this subsection is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
8    (e) If a private child welfare agency determines that a
9youth in care whom it has placed in a foster family home no
10longer resides in that home, the agency must promptly report
11that fact to the Department. If the agency fails to make such a
12report, the Department shall put the agency on hold for the
13placement of other children and initiate corrective action
14that may include revocation of the agency's license.
15    (f) When a child is missing from a foster home, the
16Department or private agency in charge of case management
17shall report regularly to the foster parent concerning efforts
18to locate the missing child.
19    (g) The Department must strive to account for the status
20and whereabouts of every one of its youth in care who it
21determines is not residing in the authorized placement in
22which the youth he or she was placed.
23(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 10/7.4)
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1    (a) Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption
2services shall provide to all prospective clients and to the
3public written disclosures with respect to its adoption
4services, policies, and practices, including general
5eligibility criteria, fees, and the mutual rights and
6responsibilities of clients, including birth biological
7parents and adoptive parents. The written disclosure shall be
8posted on any website maintained by the child welfare agency
9that relates to adoption services. The Department shall adopt
10rules relating to the contents of the written disclosures.
11Eligible agencies may be deemed compliant with this subsection
12(a).
13    (b) Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption
14services shall provide to all applicants, prior to
15application, a written schedule of estimated fees, expenses,
16and refund policies. Every child welfare agency providing
17adoption services shall have a written policy that shall be
18part of its standard adoption contract and state that it will
19not charge additional fees and expenses beyond those disclosed
20in the adoption contract unless additional fees are reasonably
21required by the circumstances and are disclosed to the
22adoptive parents or parent before they are incurred. The
23Department shall adopt rules relating to the contents of the
24written schedule and policy. Eligible agencies may be deemed
25compliant with this subsection (b).
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1services must make full and fair disclosure to its clients,
2including birth biological parents and adoptive parents, of
3all circumstances material to the placement of a child for
4adoption. The Department shall adopt rules necessary for the
5implementation and regulation of the requirements of this
6subsection (c).
7    (c-5) Whenever a licensed child welfare agency places a
8child in a licensed foster family home or an adoption-only
9home, the agency shall provide the following to the caretaker
10or prospective adoptive parent:
11        (1) Available detailed information concerning the
12    child's educational and health history, copies of
13    immunization records (including insurance and medical card
14    information), a history of the child's previous
15    placements, if any, and reasons for placement changes,
16    excluding any information that identifies or reveals the
17    location of any previous caretaker.
18        (2) A copy of the child's portion of the client
19    service plan, including any visitation arrangement, and
20    all amendments or revisions to it as related to the child.
21        (3) Information containing details of the child's
22    individualized educational plan when the child is
23    receiving special education services.
24        (4) Any known social or behavioral information
25    (including, but not limited to, criminal background, fire
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1    behavior, and substance abuse) necessary to care for and
2    safeguard the child.
3    The agency may prepare a written summary of the
4information required by this subsection, which may be provided
5to the foster or prospective adoptive parent in advance of a
6placement. The foster or prospective adoptive parent may
7review the supporting documents in the child's file in the
8presence of casework staff. In the case of an emergency
9placement, casework staff shall at least provide information
10verbally, if necessary, and must subsequently provide the
11information in writing as required by this subsection. In the
12case of emergency placements when time does not allow prior
13review, preparation, and collection of written information,
14the agency shall provide such information as it becomes
15available.
16    The Department shall adopt rules necessary for the
17implementation and regulation of the requirements of this
18subsection (c-5).
19    (d) Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption
20services shall meet minimum standards set forth by the
21Department concerning the taking or acknowledging of a consent
22prior to taking or acknowledging a consent from a prospective
23birth biological parent. The Department shall adopt rules
24concerning the minimum standards required by agencies under
25this Section.
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1    (225 ILCS 10/7.6)
2    Sec. 7.6. Annual report. Every licensed child welfare
3agency providing adoption services shall file an annual report
4with the Department and with the Attorney General on forms and
5on a date prescribed by the Department. The annual reports for
6the preceding 2 years must be made available, upon request, to
7the public by the Department and every licensed agency and
8must be included on the website of the Department. Each
9licensed agency that maintains a website shall provide the
10reports on its website. The annual report shall include all of
11the following matters and all other matters required by the
12Department:
13        (1) a balance sheet and a statement of income and
14    expenses for the year, certified by an independent public
15    accountant; for purposes of this item (1), the audit
16    report filed by an agency with the Department may be
17    included in the annual report and, if so, shall be
18    sufficient to comply with the requirement of this item
19    (1);
20        (2) non-identifying information concerning the
21    placements made by the agency during the year, consisting
22    of the number of adoptive families in the process of
23    obtaining approval for an adoption-only home, the number
24    of adoptive families that are approved and awaiting
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1    agency is actively working with, the number of placements,
2    and the number of adoptions initiated during the year and
3    the status of each matter at the end of the year;
4        (3) any instance during the year in which the agency
5    lost the right to provide adoption services in any State
6    or country, had its license suspended for cause, or was
7    the subject of other sanctions by any court, governmental
8    agency, or governmental regulatory body relating to the
9    provision of adoption services;
10        (4) any actions related to licensure that were
11    initiated against the agency during the year by a
12    licensing or accrediting body;
13        (5) any pending investigations by federal or State
14    authorities;
15        (6) any criminal charges, child abuse charges,
16    malpractice complaints, or lawsuits against the agency or
17    any of its employees, officers, or directors related to
18    the provision of adoption services and the basis or
19    disposition of the actions;
20        (7) any instance in the year where the agency was
21    found guilty of, or pled guilty to, any criminal or civil
22    or administrative violation under federal, State, or
23    foreign law that relates to the provision of adoption
24    services;
25        (8) any instance in the year where any employee,
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1    crime or was determined to have violated a civil law or
2    administrative rule under federal, State, or foreign law
3    relating to the provision of adoption services; and
4        (9) any civil or administrative proceeding instituted
5    by the agency during the year and relating to adoption
6    services, excluding uncontested adoption proceedings and
7    proceedings filed pursuant to Section 12a of the Adoption
8    Act.
9    Failure to disclose information required under this
10Section may result in the suspension of the agency's license
11for a period of 90 days. Subsequent violations may result in
12revocation of the license.
13    Information disclosed in accordance with this Section
14shall be subject to the applicable confidentiality
15requirements of this Act and the Adoption Act.
16(Source: P.A. 99-833, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 10/7.7)
18    Sec. 7.7. Certain waivers prohibited. Licensed child
19welfare agencies providing adoption services shall not require
20birth biological or adoptive parents to sign any document that
21purports to waive claims against an agency for intentional or
22reckless acts or omissions or for gross negligence. Nothing in
23this Section shall require an agency to assume risks that are
24not within the reasonable control of the agency.
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1    (225 ILCS 10/9)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2219)
2    Sec. 9. Prior to revocation or refusal to renew a license,
3the Department shall notify the licensee by registered mail
4with postage prepaid, at the address specified on the license,
5or at the address of the ranking or presiding officer of a
6board of directors, or any equivalent body conducting a child
7care facility, of the contemplated action and that the
8licensee may, within 10 days of such notification, dating from
9the postmark of the registered mail, request in writing a
10public hearing before the Department, and, at the same time,
11may request a written statement of charges from the
12Department.
13    (a) Upon written request by the licensee, the Department
14shall furnish such written statement of charges, and, at the
15same time, shall set the date and place for the hearing. The
16charges and notice of the hearing shall be delivered by
17registered mail with postage prepaid, and the hearing must be
18held within 30 days, dating from the date of the postmark of
19the registered mail, except that notification must be made at
20least 15 days in advance of the date set for the hearing.
21    (b) If no request for a hearing is made within 10 days
22after notification, or if the Department determines, upon
23holding a hearing, that the license should be revoked or
24renewal denied, then the license shall be revoked or renewal
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1    (c) Upon the hearing of proceedings in which the license
2is revoked, renewal of license is refused or full license is
3denied, the Director of the Department, or any officer or
4employee duly authorized by the Director him in writing, may
5administer oaths and the Department may procure, by its
6subpoena, the attendance of witnesses and the production of
7relevant books and papers.
8    (d) At the time and place designated, the Director of the
9Department or the officer or employee authorized by the
10Director him in writing, shall hear the charges, and both the
11Department and the licensee shall be allowed to present in
12person or by counsel such statements, testimony and evidence
13as may be pertinent to the charges or to the defense thereto.
14The hearing officer may continue such hearing from time to
15time, but not to exceed a single period of 30 days, unless
16special extenuating circumstances make further continuance
17feasible.
18(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 10/9.1b)
20    Sec. 9.1b. Complaint procedures. All child welfare
21agencies providing adoption services shall be required by the
22Department to have complaint policies and procedures that
23shall be provided in writing to their prospective clients,
24including birth biological parents, adoptive parents, and
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1and, in the case of birth biological and adoptive parents,
2prior to placement or prior to entering into any written
3contract with the clients. These complaint procedures must be
4filed with the Department within 6 months after the effective
5date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
6Failure to comply with this Section may result in the
7suspension of licensure for a period of 90 days. Subsequent
8violations may result in licensure revocation. The Department
9shall adopt rules that describe the complaint procedures
10required by each agency. These rules shall include without
11limitation prompt complaint response time, recording of the
12complaints, prohibition of agency retaliation against the
13person making the complaint, and agency reporting of all
14complaints to the Department in a timely manner. Any agency
15that maintains a website shall post the prescribed complaint
16procedures and its license number, as well as the statewide
17toll-free complaint registry telephone number, on its website.
18(Source: P.A. 94-586, eff. 8-15-05.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 10/12)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2222)
20    Sec. 12. Advertisements.
21    (a) In this Section, "advertise" means communication by
22any public medium originating or distributed in this State,
23including, but not limited to, newspapers, periodicals,
24telephone book listings, outdoor advertising signs, radio, or
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1    (b) A child care facility or child welfare agency licensed
2or operating under a permit issued by the Department may
3publish advertisements for the services that the facility is
4specifically licensed or issued a permit under this Act to
5provide. A person, group of persons, agency, association,
6organization, corporation, institution, center, or group who
7advertises or causes to be published any advertisement
8offering, soliciting, or promising to perform adoption
9services as defined in Section 2.24 of this Act is guilty of a
10Class A misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to
11exceed $10,000 or 9 months imprisonment for each
12advertisement, unless that person, group of persons, agency,
13association, organization, corporation, institution, center,
14or group is (i) licensed or operating under a permit issued by
15the Department as a child care facility or child welfare
16agency, (ii) a birth biological parent or a prospective
17adoptive parent acting on the birth parent's or prospective
18adoptive parent's his or her own behalf, or (iii) a licensed
19attorney advertising the licensed attorney's his or her
20availability to provide legal services relating to adoption,
21as permitted by law.
22    (c) Every advertisement published after the effective date
23of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall
24include the Department-issued license number of the facility
25or agency.
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1services that, after the effective date of this amendatory Act
2of the 94th General Assembly, causes to be published an
3advertisement containing reckless or intentional
4misrepresentations concerning adoption services or
5circumstances material to the placement of a child for
6adoption is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and is subject to a
7fine not to exceed $10,000 or 9 months imprisonment for each
8advertisement.
9    (e) An out-of-state agency that is not licensed in
10Illinois and that has a written interagency agreement with one
11or more Illinois licensed child welfare agencies may advertise
12under this Section, provided that (i) the out-of-state agency
13must be officially recognized by the United States Internal
14Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3)
15of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor
16provision of federal tax law), (ii) the out-of-state agency
17provides only international adoption services and is covered
18by the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, (iii) the
19out-of-state agency displays, in the advertisement, the
20license number of at least one of the Illinois licensed child
21welfare agencies with which it has a written agreement, and
22(iv) the advertisements pertain only to international adoption
23services. Subsection (d) of this Section shall apply to any
24out-of-state agencies described in this subsection (e).
25    (f) An advertiser, publisher, or broadcaster, including,
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1publishers, outdoor advertising signs, radio stations, or
2television stations, who knowingly or recklessly advertises or
3publishes any advertisement offering, soliciting, or promising
4to perform adoption services, as defined in Section 2.24 of
5this Act, on behalf of a person, group of persons, agency,
6association, organization, corporation, institution, center,
7or group, not authorized to advertise under subsection (b) or
8subsection (e) of this Section, is guilty of a Class A
9misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000 or 9
10months imprisonment for each advertisement.
11    (g) The Department shall maintain a website listing child
12welfare agencies licensed by the Department that provide
13adoption services and other general information for birth
14biological parents and adoptive parents. The website shall
15include, but not be limited to, agency addresses, phone
16numbers, e-mail addresses, website addresses, annual reports
17as referenced in Section 7.6 of this Act, agency license
18numbers, the Birth Parent Bill of Rights, the Adoptive Parents
19Bill of Rights, and the Department's complaint registry
20established under Section 9.1a of this Act. The Department
21shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.
22    (h) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a day care agency,
23day care center, day care home, or group day care home that
24does not provide or perform adoption services, as defined in
25Section 2.24 of this Act, from advertising or marketing the
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1care home.
2(Source: P.A. 100-406, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 10/14.5)
4    Sec. 14.5. Offering, providing, or co-signing a loan or
5other credit accommodation. No person or entity shall offer,
6provide, or co-sign a loan or other credit accommodation,
7directly or indirectly, with a birth biological parent or a
8relative of a birth biological parent based on the contingency
9of a surrender or placement of a child for adoption.
10(Source: P.A. 93-1063, eff. 6-1-05.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 10/14.7)
12    Sec. 14.7. Payments to birth biological parents.
13    (a) Payment of reasonable living expenses by a child
14welfare agency shall not obligate the birth biological parents
15to place the child for adoption. In the event that the birth
16biological parents choose not to place the child for adoption,
17the child welfare agency shall have no right to seek
18reimbursement from the birth biological parents, or from any
19relative of the birth biological parents, of moneys paid to,
20or on behalf of, the birth biological parents, except as
21provided in subsection (b) of this Section.
22    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, a
23child welfare agency may seek reimbursement of reasonable
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1if the person who accepts payment of reasonable living
2expenses before the child's birth, as described in subsection
3(a) of this Section, knows that the person on whose behalf they
4are accepting payment is not pregnant at the time of the
5receipt of such payments or the person receives reimbursement
6for reasonable living expenses simultaneously from more than
7one child welfare agency without the agencies' knowledge.
8(Source: P.A. 94-586, eff. 8-15-05.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 10/18)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2228)
10    Sec. 18. Any person, group of persons, association or
11corporation who
12    (1) conducts, operates or acts as a child care facility
13without a license or permit to do so in violation of Section 3
14of this Act;
15    (2) makes materially false statements in order to obtain a
16license or permit;
17    (3) fails to keep the records and make the reports
18provided under this Act;
19    (4) advertises any service not authorized by license or
20permit held;
21    (5) publishes any advertisement in violation of this Act;
22    (6) receives within this State any child in violation of
23Section 16 of this Act; or
24    (7) violates any other provision of this Act or any
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1Department for the enforcement of the provisions of this Act,
2is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and in case of an
3association or corporation, imprisonment may be imposed upon
4its officers who knowingly participated in the violation.
5    Any child care facility that continues to operate after
6its license is revoked under Section 8 of this Act or after its
7license expires and the Department refused to renew the
8license as provided in Section 8 of this Act is guilty of a
9business offense and shall be fined an amount in excess of $500
10but not exceeding $10,000, and each day of violation is a
11separate offense.
12    In a prosecution under this Act, a defendant who relies
13upon the relationship of any child to the defendant himself
14has the burden of proof as to that relationship.
15(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)
 
16    Section 50. The Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act is
17amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 30, and 35 as follows:
 
18    (325 ILCS 2/10)
19    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
20    "Abandon" has the same meaning as in the Abused and
21Neglected Child Reporting Act.
22    "Abused child" has the same meaning as in the Abused and
23Neglected Child Reporting Act.
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1agency that receives a child for the purpose of placing or
2arranging for the placement of the child in a foster family
3home or other facility for child care, apart from the custody
4of the child's parents.
5    "Department" or "DCFS" means the Illinois Department of
6Children and Family Services.
7    "Emergency medical facility" means a freestanding
8emergency center or trauma center, as defined in the Emergency
9Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
10    "Emergency medical professional" includes licensed
11physicians, and any emergency medical technician, emergency
12medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical
13technician, paramedic, trauma nurse specialist, and
14pre-hospital registered nurse, as defined in the Emergency
15Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
16    "Fire station" means a fire station within the State with
17at least one staff person.
18    "Hospital" has the same meaning as in the Hospital
19Licensing Act.
20    "Legal custody" means the relationship created by a court
21order in the best interest of a newborn infant that imposes on
22the infant's custodian the responsibility of physical
23possession of the infant, the duty to protect, train, and
24discipline the infant, and the duty to provide the infant with
25food, shelter, education, and medical care, except as these
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1    "Neglected child" has the same meaning as in the Abused
2and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
3    "Newborn infant" means a child who a licensed physician
4reasonably believes is 30 days old or less at the time the
5child is initially relinquished to a hospital, police station,
6fire station, or emergency medical facility, and who is not an
7abused or a neglected child.
8    "Police station" means a municipal police station, a
9county sheriff's office, a campus police department located on
10any college or university owned or controlled by the State or
11any private college or private university that is not owned or
12controlled by the State when employees of the campus police
13department are present, or any of the district headquarters of
14the Illinois State Police.
15    "Relinquish" means to bring a newborn infant, who a
16licensed physician reasonably believes is 30 days old or less,
17to a hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency
18medical facility and to leave the infant with personnel of the
19facility, if the person leaving the infant does not express an
20intent to return for the infant or states that the person he or
21she will not return for the infant. In the case of a person
22mother who gives birth to an infant in a hospital, the person's
23mother's act of leaving that newborn infant at the hospital
24(i) without expressing an intent to return for the infant or
25(ii) stating that the person she will not return for the infant
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1    "Temporary protective custody" means the temporary
2placement of a newborn infant within a hospital or other
3medical facility out of the custody of the infant's parent.
4(Source: P.A. 97-293, eff. 8-11-11; 98-973, eff. 8-15-14.)
 
5    (325 ILCS 2/15)
6    Sec. 15. Presumptions.
7    (a) There is a presumption that by relinquishing a newborn
8infant in accordance with this Act, the infant's parent
9consents to the termination of the parent's his or her
10parental rights with respect to the infant.
11    (b) There is a presumption that a person relinquishing a
12newborn infant in accordance with this Act:
13        (1) is the newborn infant's birth biological parent;
14    and
15        (2) either without expressing an intent to return for
16    the infant or expressing an intent not to return for the
17    infant, did intend to relinquish the infant to the
18    hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency
19    medical facility to treat, care for, and provide for the
20    infant in accordance with this Act.
21    (c) A parent of a relinquished newborn infant may rebut
22the presumption set forth in either subsection (a) or
23subsection (b) pursuant to Section 55, at any time before the
24termination of the parent's parental rights.
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193-820, eff. 7-27-04.)
 
2    (325 ILCS 2/30)
3    Sec. 30. Anonymity of relinquishing person. If there is
4no evidence of abuse or neglect of a relinquished newborn
5infant, the relinquishing person has the right to remain
6anonymous and to leave the hospital, police station, fire
7station, or emergency medical facility at any time and not be
8pursued or followed. Before the relinquishing person leaves
9the hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency
10medical facility, the hospital, police station, fire station,
11or emergency medical facility personnel shall (i) verbally
12inform the relinquishing person that by relinquishing the
13child anonymously, the relinquishing person he or she will
14have to petition the court if the relinquishing person he or
15she desires to prevent the termination of parental rights and
16regain custody of the child and (ii) shall offer the
17relinquishing person the information packet described in
18Section 35 of this Act. However, nothing in this Act shall be
19construed as precluding the relinquishing person from
20providing the relinquishing person's his or her identity or
21completing the application forms for the Illinois Adoption
22Registry and Medical Information Exchange and requesting that
23the hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency
24medical facility forward those forms to the Illinois Adoption
25Registry and Medical Information Exchange.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 92-408, eff. 8-17-01; 92-432, eff. 8-17-01;
293-820, eff. 7-27-04.)
 
3    (325 ILCS 2/35)
4    Sec. 35. Information for relinquishing person.
5    (a) A hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency
6medical facility that receives a newborn infant relinquished
7in accordance with this Act must offer an information packet
8to the relinquishing person and, if possible, must clearly
9inform the relinquishing person that the relinquishing
10person's his or her acceptance of the information is
11completely voluntary. The information packet must include all
12of the following:
13        (1) (Blank).
14        (2) Written notice of the following:
15            (A) No sooner than 60 days following the date of
16        the initial relinquishment of the infant to a
17        hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency
18        medical facility, the child-placing agency or the
19        Department will commence proceedings for the
20        termination of parental rights and placement of the
21        infant for adoption.
22            (B) Failure of a parent of the infant to contact
23        the Department and petition for the return of custody
24        of the infant before termination of parental rights
25        bars any future action asserting legal rights with

 

 

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1        respect to the infant.
2        (3) A resource list of providers of counseling
3    services including grief counseling, pregnancy counseling,
4    and counseling regarding adoption and other available
5    options for placement of the infant.
6    Upon request of a parent, the Department of Public Health
7shall provide the application forms for the Illinois Adoption
8Registry and Medical Information Exchange.
9    (b) The information packet given to a relinquishing parent
10in accordance with this Act shall include, in addition to
11other information required under this Act, the following:
12        (1) A brochure (with a self-mailer attached) that
13    describes this Act and the rights of birth parents,
14    including an optional section for the parent to complete
15    and mail to the Department of Children and Family
16    Services, that shall ask for basic anonymous background
17    information about the relinquished child. This brochure
18    shall be maintained by the Department on its website.
19        (2) A brochure that describes the Illinois Adoption
20    Registry, including a toll-free number and website
21    information. This brochure shall be maintained on the
22    Office of Vital Records website.
23        (3) A brochure describing postpartum health
24    information for the mother.
25    The information packet shall be designed in coordination
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1Children and Family Services, with the exception of the
2resource list of providers of counseling services and adoption
3agencies, which shall be provided by the hospital, fire
4station, police station, sheriff's office, or emergency
5medical facility.
6(Source: P.A. 96-1114, eff. 7-20-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
7    Section 55. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
8is amended by changing Sections 2.1, 3, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5,
95, 7, 7.3b, 7.3c, 7.4, 7.9, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19, 11.1, 11.1a,
1011.3, 11.5, and 11.8 as follows:
 
11    (325 ILCS 5/2.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2052.1)
12    Sec. 2.1. Any person or family seeking assistance in
13meeting child care responsibilities may use the services and
14facilities established by this Act which may assist in meeting
15such responsibilities. Whether or not the problem presented
16constitutes child abuse or neglect, such persons or families
17shall be referred to appropriate resources or agencies. No
18person seeking assistance under this Section shall be required
19to give the person's his name or any other identifying
20information.
21(Source: P.A. 81-1077.)
 
22    (325 ILCS 5/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2053)
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1requires:
2    "Adult resident" means any person between 18 and 22 years
3of age who resides in any facility licensed by the Department
4under the Child Care Act of 1969. For purposes of this Act, the
5criteria set forth in the definitions of "abused child" and
6"neglected child" shall be used in determining whether an
7adult resident is abused or neglected.
8    "Agency" means a child care facility licensed under
9Section 2.05 or Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969 and
10includes a transitional living program that accepts children
11and adult residents for placement who are in the guardianship
12of the Department.
13    "Blatant disregard" means an incident where the real,
14significant, and imminent risk of harm would be so obvious to a
15reasonable parent or caretaker that it is unlikely that a
16reasonable parent or caretaker would have exposed the child to
17the danger without exercising precautionary measures to
18protect the child from harm. With respect to a person working
19at an agency in the person's his or her professional capacity
20with a child or adult resident, "blatant disregard" includes a
21failure by the person to perform job responsibilities intended
22to protect the child's or adult resident's health, physical
23well-being, or welfare, and, when viewed in light of the
24surrounding circumstances, evidence exists that would cause a
25reasonable person to believe that the child was neglected.
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1failure to implement practices that ensure the health,
2physical well-being, or welfare of the children and adult
3residents residing in the facility.
4    "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years, unless
5legally emancipated by reason of marriage or entry into a
6branch of the United States armed services.
7    "Department" means Department of Children and Family
8Services.
9    "Local law enforcement agency" means the police of a city,
10town, village or other incorporated area or the sheriff of an
11unincorporated area or any sworn officer of the Illinois State
12Police.
13    "Abused child" means a child whose parent or immediate
14family member, or any person responsible for the child's
15welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the
16child, or a paramour of the child's parent:
17        (a) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be
18    inflicted upon such child physical injury, by other than
19    accidental means, which causes death, disfigurement,
20    impairment of physical or emotional health, or loss or
21    impairment of any bodily function;
22        (b) creates a substantial risk of physical injury to
23    such child by other than accidental means which would be
24    likely to cause death, disfigurement, impairment of
25    physical or emotional health, or loss or impairment of any
26    bodily function;

 

 

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1        (c) commits or allows to be committed any sex offense
2    against such child, as such sex offenses are defined in
3    the Criminal Code of 2012 or in the Wrongs to Children Act,
4    and extending those definitions of sex offenses to include
5    children under 18 years of age;
6        (d) commits or allows to be committed an act or acts of
7    torture upon such child;
8        (e) inflicts excessive corporal punishment or, in the
9    case of a person working for an agency who is prohibited
10    from using corporal punishment, inflicts corporal
11    punishment upon a child or adult resident with whom the
12    person is working in the person's his or her professional
13    capacity;
14        (f) commits or allows to be committed the offense of
15    female genital mutilation, as defined in Section 12-34 of
16    the Criminal Code of 2012, against the child;
17        (g) causes to be sold, transferred, distributed, or
18    given to such child under 18 years of age, a controlled
19    substance as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois
20    Controlled Substances Act in violation of Article IV of
21    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or in violation of
22    the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
23    except for controlled substances that are prescribed in
24    accordance with Article III of the Illinois Controlled
25    Substances Act and are dispensed to such child in a manner
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1        (h) commits or allows to be committed the offense of
2    involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a
3    minor, or trafficking in persons as defined in Section
4    10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 against the child; or
5        (i) commits the offense of grooming, as defined in
6    Section 11-25 of the Criminal Code of 2012, against the
7    child.
8    A child shall not be considered abused for the sole reason
9that the child has been relinquished in accordance with the
10Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
11    "Neglected child" means any child who is not receiving the
12proper or necessary nourishment or medically indicated
13treatment including food or care not provided solely on the
14basis of the present or anticipated mental or physical
15impairment as determined by a physician acting alone or in
16consultation with other physicians or otherwise is not
17receiving the proper or necessary support or medical or other
18remedial care recognized under State law as necessary for a
19child's well-being, or other care necessary for the child's
20his or her well-being, including adequate food, clothing and
21shelter; or who is subjected to an environment which is
22injurious insofar as (i) the child's environment creates a
23likelihood of harm to the child's health, physical well-being,
24or welfare and (ii) the likely harm to the child is the result
25of a blatant disregard of parent, caretaker, person
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1responsibilities; or who is abandoned by the child's his or
2her parents or other person responsible for the child's
3welfare without a proper plan of care; or who has been provided
4with interim crisis intervention services under Section 3-5 of
5the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and whose parent, guardian, or
6custodian refuses to permit the child to return home and no
7other living arrangement agreeable to the parent, guardian, or
8custodian can be made, and the parent, guardian, or custodian
9has not made any other appropriate living arrangement for the
10child; or who is a newborn infant whose blood, urine, or
11meconium contains any amount of a controlled substance as
12defined in subsection (f) of Section 102 of the Illinois
13Controlled Substances Act or a metabolite thereof, with the
14exception of a controlled substance or metabolite thereof
15whose presence in the newborn infant is the result of medical
16treatment administered to the person who gave birth mother or
17the newborn infant. A child shall not be considered neglected
18for the sole reason that the child's parent or other person
19responsible for the child's his or her welfare has left the
20child in the care of an adult relative for any period of time.
21A child shall not be considered neglected for the sole reason
22that the child has been relinquished in accordance with the
23Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. A child shall not be
24considered neglected or abused for the sole reason that such
25child's parent or other person responsible for the child's his
26or her welfare depends upon spiritual means through prayer

 

 

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1alone for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care as
2provided under Section 4 of this Act. A child shall not be
3considered neglected or abused solely because the child is not
4attending school in accordance with the requirements of
5Article 26 of The School Code, as amended.
6    "Child Protective Service Unit" means certain specialized
7State employees of the Department assigned by the Director to
8perform the duties and responsibilities as provided under
9Section 7.2 of this Act.
10    "Near fatality" means an act that, as certified by a
11physician, places the child in serious or critical condition,
12including acts of great bodily harm inflicted upon children
13under 13 years of age, and as otherwise defined by Department
14rule.
15    "Great bodily harm" includes bodily injury which creates a
16high probability of death, or which causes serious permanent
17disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss
18or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or
19other serious bodily harm.
20    "Person responsible for the child's welfare" means the
21child's parent; guardian; foster parent; relative caregiver;
22any person responsible for the child's welfare in a public or
23private residential agency or institution; any person
24responsible for the child's welfare within a public or private
25profit or not for profit child care facility; or any other
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1alleged abuse or neglect, including any person who commits or
2allows to be committed, against the child, the offense of
3involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a
4minor, or trafficking in persons for forced labor or services,
5as provided in Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
6including, but not limited to, the custodian of the minor, or
7any person who came to know the child through an official
8capacity or position of trust, including, but not limited to,
9health care professionals, educational personnel, recreational
10supervisors, members of the clergy, and volunteers or support
11personnel in any setting where children may be subject to
12abuse or neglect.
13    "Temporary protective custody" means custody within a
14hospital or other medical facility or a place previously
15designated for such custody by the Department, subject to
16review by the Court, including a licensed foster home, group
17home, or other institution; but such place shall not be a jail
18or other place for the detention of criminal or juvenile
19offenders.
20    "An unfounded report" means any report made under this Act
21for which it is determined after an investigation that no
22credible evidence of abuse or neglect exists.
23    "An indicated report" means a report made under this Act
24if an investigation determines that credible evidence of the
25alleged abuse or neglect exists.
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1Act in which it was not possible to initiate or complete an
2investigation on the basis of information provided to the
3Department.
4    "Subject of report" means any child reported to the
5central register of child abuse and neglect established under
6Section 7.7 of this Act as an alleged victim of child abuse or
7neglect and the parent or guardian of the alleged victim or
8other person responsible for the alleged victim's welfare who
9is named in the report or added to the report as an alleged
10perpetrator of child abuse or neglect.
11    "Perpetrator" means a person who, as a result of
12investigation, has been determined by the Department to have
13caused child abuse or neglect.
14    "Member of the clergy" means a clergyperson clergyman or
15practitioner of any religious denomination accredited by the
16religious body to which the clergyperson or practitioner he or
17she belongs.
18(Source: P.A. 102-567, eff. 1-1-22; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21;
19102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
20    (325 ILCS 5/4)
21    Sec. 4. Persons required to report; privileged
22communications; transmitting false report.
23    (a) The following persons are required to immediately
24report to the Department when they have reasonable cause to
25believe that a child known to them in their professional or

 

 

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1official capacities may be an abused child or a neglected
2child:
3        (1) Medical personnel, including any: physician
4    licensed to practice medicine in any of its branches
5    (medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy); resident;
6    intern; medical administrator or personnel engaged in the
7    examination, care, and treatment of persons; psychiatrist;
8    surgeon; dentist; dental hygienist; chiropractic
9    physician; podiatric physician; physician assistant;
10    emergency medical technician; physical therapist; physical
11    therapy assistant; occupational therapist; occupational
12    therapy assistant; acupuncturist; registered nurse;
13    licensed practical nurse; advanced practice registered
14    nurse; genetic counselor; respiratory care practitioner;
15    home health aide; or certified nursing assistant.
16        (2) Social services and mental health personnel,
17    including any: licensed professional counselor; licensed
18    clinical professional counselor; licensed social worker;
19    licensed clinical social worker; licensed psychologist or
20    assistant working under the direct supervision of a
21    psychologist; associate licensed marriage and family
22    therapist; licensed marriage and family therapist; field
23    personnel of the Departments of Healthcare and Family
24    Services, Public Health, Human Services, Human Rights, or
25    Children and Family Services; supervisor or administrator
26    of the General Assistance program established under

 

 

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1    Article VI of the Illinois Public Aid Code; social
2    services administrator; or substance abuse treatment
3    personnel.
4        (3) Crisis intervention personnel, including any:
5    crisis line or hotline personnel; or domestic violence
6    program personnel.
7        (4) Education personnel, including any: school
8    personnel (including administrators and certified and
9    non-certified school employees); personnel of institutions
10    of higher education; educational advocate assigned to a
11    child in accordance with the School Code; member of a
12    school board or the Chicago Board of Education or the
13    governing body of a private school (but only to the extent
14    required under subsection (d)); or truant officer.
15        (5) Recreation or athletic program or facility
16    personnel; or an athletic trainer.
17        (6) Child care personnel, including any: early
18    intervention provider as defined in the Early Intervention
19    Services System Act; director or staff assistant of a
20    nursery school or a child day care center; or foster
21    parent, homemaker, or child care worker.
22        (7) Law enforcement personnel, including any: law
23    enforcement officer; field personnel of the Department of
24    Juvenile Justice; field personnel of the Department of
25    Corrections; probation officer; or animal control officer
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1    Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare.
2        (8) Any funeral home director; funeral home director
3    and embalmer; funeral home employee; coroner; or medical
4    examiner.
5        (9) Any member of the clergy.
6        (10) Any physician, physician assistant, registered
7    nurse, licensed practical nurse, medical technician,
8    certified nursing assistant, licensed social worker,
9    licensed clinical social worker, or licensed professional
10    counselor of any office, clinic, licensed behavior
11    analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst, or any other
12    physical location that provides abortions, abortion
13    referrals, or contraceptives.
14    (b) When 2 or more persons who work within the same
15workplace and are required to report under this Act share a
16reasonable cause to believe that a child may be an abused or
17neglected child, one of those reporters may be designated to
18make a single report. The report shall include the names and
19contact information for the other mandated reporters sharing
20the reasonable cause to believe that a child may be an abused
21or neglected child. The designated reporter must provide
22written confirmation of the report to those mandated reporters
23within 48 hours. If confirmation is not provided, those
24mandated reporters are individually responsible for
25immediately ensuring a report is made. Nothing in this Section
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1child abuse or child neglect.
2    (c)(1) As used in this Section, "a child known to them in
3their professional or official capacities" means:
4        (A) the mandated reporter comes into contact with the
5    child in the course of the reporter's employment or
6    practice of a profession, or through a regularly scheduled
7    program, activity, or service;
8        (B) the mandated reporter is affiliated with an
9    agency, institution, organization, school, school
10    district, regularly established church or religious
11    organization, or other entity that is directly responsible
12    for the care, supervision, guidance, or training of the
13    child; or
14        (C) a person makes a specific disclosure to the
15    mandated reporter that an identifiable child is the victim
16    of child abuse or child neglect, and the disclosure
17    happens while the mandated reporter is engaged in the
18    reporter's his or her employment or practice of a
19    profession, or in a regularly scheduled program, activity,
20    or service.
21    (2) Nothing in this Section requires a child to come
22before the mandated reporter in order for the reporter to make
23a report of suspected child abuse or child neglect.
24    (d) If an allegation is raised to a school board member
25during the course of an open or closed school board meeting
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1the person he or she is a board member is an abused child as
2defined in Section 3 of this Act, the member shall direct or
3cause the school board to direct the superintendent of the
4school district or other equivalent school administrator to
5comply with the requirements of this Act concerning the
6reporting of child abuse. For purposes of this paragraph, a
7school board member is granted the authority in that board
8member's his or her individual capacity to direct the
9superintendent of the school district or other equivalent
10school administrator to comply with the requirements of this
11Act concerning the reporting of child abuse.
12    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if an
13employee of a school district has made a report or caused a
14report to be made to the Department under this Act involving
15the conduct of a current or former employee of the school
16district and a request is made by another school district for
17the provision of information concerning the job performance or
18qualifications of the current or former employee because the
19current or former employee he or she is an applicant for
20employment with the requesting school district, the general
21superintendent of the school district to which the request is
22being made must disclose to the requesting school district the
23fact that an employee of the school district has made a report
24involving the conduct of the applicant or caused a report to be
25made to the Department, as required under this Act. Only the
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1involving the conduct of the applicant or caused a report to be
2made to the Department may be disclosed by the general
3superintendent of the school district to which the request for
4information concerning the applicant is made, and this fact
5may be disclosed only in cases where the employee and the
6general superintendent have not been informed by the
7Department that the allegations were unfounded. An employee of
8a school district who is or has been the subject of a report
9made pursuant to this Act during the employee's his or her
10employment with the school district must be informed by that
11school district that if the employee he or she applies for
12employment with another school district, the general
13superintendent of the former school district, upon the request
14of the school district to which the employee applies, shall
15notify that requesting school district that the employee is or
16was the subject of such a report.
17    (e) Whenever such person is required to report under this
18Act in the person's his capacity as a member of the staff of a
19medical or other public or private institution, school,
20facility or agency, or as a member of the clergy, the person he
21shall make report immediately to the Department in accordance
22with the provisions of this Act and may also notify the person
23in charge of such institution, school, facility or agency, or
24church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other religious
25institution, or his designated agent of the person in charge
26that such report has been made. Under no circumstances shall

 

 

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1any person in charge of such institution, school, facility or
2agency, or church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other
3religious institution, or his designated agent of the person
4in charge to whom such notification has been made, exercise
5any control, restraint, modification or other change in the
6report or the forwarding of such report to the Department.
7    (f) In addition to the persons required to report
8suspected cases of child abuse or child neglect under this
9Section, any other person may make a report if such person has
10reasonable cause to believe a child may be an abused child or a
11neglected child.
12    (g) The privileged quality of communication between any
13professional person required to report and the professional
14person's his patient or client shall not apply to situations
15involving abused or neglected children and shall not
16constitute grounds for failure to report as required by this
17Act or constitute grounds for failure to share information or
18documents with the Department during the course of a child
19abuse or neglect investigation. If requested by the
20professional, the Department shall confirm in writing that the
21information or documents disclosed by the professional were
22gathered in the course of a child abuse or neglect
23investigation.
24    The reporting requirements of this Act shall not apply to
25the contents of a privileged communication between an attorney
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1information within the meaning of Rule 1.6 of the Illinois
2Rules of Professional Conduct relating to the legal
3representation of an individual client.
4    A member of the clergy may claim the privilege under
5Section 8-803 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
6    (h) Any office, clinic, or any other physical location
7that provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
8shall provide to all office personnel copies of written
9information and training materials about abuse and neglect and
10the requirements of this Act that are provided to employees of
11the office, clinic, or physical location who are required to
12make reports to the Department under this Act, and instruct
13such office personnel to bring to the attention of an employee
14of the office, clinic, or physical location who is required to
15make reports to the Department under this Act any reasonable
16suspicion that a child known to office personnel him or her in
17their his or her professional or official capacity may be an
18abused child or a neglected child.
19    (i) Any person who enters into employment on and after
20July 1, 1986 and is mandated by virtue of that employment to
21report under this Act, shall sign a statement on a form
22prescribed by the Department, to the effect that the employee
23has knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements
24of this Act. On and after January 1, 2019, the statement shall
25also include information about available mandated reporter
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1signed prior to commencement of the employment. The signed
2statement shall be retained by the employer. The cost of
3printing, distribution, and filing of the statement shall be
4borne by the employer.
5    (j) Persons required to report child abuse or child
6neglect as provided under this Section must complete an
7initial mandated reporter training, including a section on
8implicit bias, within 3 months of their date of engagement in a
9professional or official capacity as a mandated reporter, or
10within the time frame of any other applicable State law that
11governs training requirements for a specific profession, and
12at least every 3 years thereafter. The initial requirement
13only applies to the first time they engage in their
14professional or official capacity. In lieu of training every 3
15years, medical personnel, as listed in paragraph (1) of
16subsection (a), must meet the requirements described in
17subsection (k).
18    The mandated reporter trainings shall be in-person or
19web-based, and shall include, at a minimum, information on the
20following topics: (i) indicators for recognizing child abuse
21and child neglect, as defined under this Act; (ii) the process
22for reporting suspected child abuse and child neglect in
23Illinois as required by this Act and the required
24documentation; (iii) responding to a child in a
25trauma-informed manner; and (iv) understanding the response of
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1call has been made. Child-serving organizations are encouraged
2to provide in-person annual trainings.
3    The implicit bias section shall be in-person or web-based,
4and shall include, at a minimum, information on the following
5topics: (i) implicit bias and (ii) racial and ethnic
6sensitivity. As used in this subsection, "implicit bias" means
7the attitudes or internalized stereotypes that affect people's
8perceptions, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner
9and that exist and often contribute to unequal treatment of
10people based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
11orientation, age, disability, and other characteristics. The
12implicit bias section shall provide tools to adjust automatic
13patterns of thinking and ultimately eliminate discriminatory
14behaviors. During these trainings mandated reporters shall
15complete the following: (1) a pretest to assess baseline
16implicit bias levels; (2) an implicit bias training task; and
17(3) a posttest to reevaluate bias levels after training. The
18implicit bias curriculum for mandated reporters shall be
19developed within one year after January 1, 2022 (the effective
20date of Public Act 102-604) this amendatory Act of the 102nd
21General Assembly and shall be created in consultation with
22organizations demonstrating expertise and or experience in the
23areas of implicit bias, youth and adolescent developmental
24issues, prevention of child abuse, exploitation, and neglect,
25culturally diverse family systems, and the child welfare
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1    The mandated reporter training, including a section on
2implicit bias, shall be provided through the Department,
3through an entity authorized to provide continuing education
4for professionals licensed through the Department of Financial
5and Professional Regulation, the State Board of Education, the
6Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or the
7Illinois Department of State Police, or through an
8organization approved by the Department to provide mandated
9reporter training, including a section on implicit bias. The
10Department must make available a free web-based training for
11reporters.
12    Each mandated reporter shall report to the mandated
13reporter's his or her employer and, when applicable, to the
14mandated reporter's his or her licensing or certification
15board that the mandated reporter he or she received the
16mandated reporter training. The mandated reporter shall
17maintain records of completion.
18    Beginning January 1, 2021, if a mandated reporter receives
19licensure from the Department of Financial and Professional
20Regulation or the State Board of Education, and the mandated
21reporter's his or her profession has continuing education
22requirements, the training mandated under this Section shall
23count toward meeting the licensee's required continuing
24education hours.
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1or official capacity, must complete mandated reporter training
2at least every 6 years. Such medical personnel, if licensed,
3must attest at each time of licensure renewal on their renewal
4form that they understand they are a mandated reporter of
5child abuse and neglect, that they are aware of the process for
6making a report, that they know how to respond to a child in a
7trauma-informed manner, and that they are aware of the role of
8child protective services and the role of a reporter after a
9call has been made.
10    (2) In lieu of repeated training, medical personnel, as
11listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), who do not work with
12children in their professional or official capacity, may
13instead attest each time at licensure renewal on their renewal
14form that they understand they are a mandated reporter of
15child abuse and neglect, that they are aware of the process for
16making a report, that they know how to respond to a child in a
17trauma-informed manner, and that they are aware of the role of
18child protective services and the role of a reporter after a
19call has been made. Nothing in this paragraph precludes
20medical personnel from completing mandated reporter training
21and receiving continuing education credits for that training.
22    (l) The Department shall provide copies of this Act, upon
23request, to all employers employing persons who shall be
24required under the provisions of this Section to report under
25this Act.
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1the Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under
2subsection (a)(7) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of
32012. A violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony.
4    Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
5provision of this Section other than a second or subsequent
6violation of transmitting a false report as described in the
7preceding paragraph, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a
8first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
9violation; except that if the person acted as part of a plan or
10scheme having as its object the prevention of discovery of an
11abused or neglected child by lawful authorities for the
12purpose of protecting or insulating any person or entity from
13arrest or prosecution, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony
14for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or
15subsequent offense (regardless of whether the second or
16subsequent offense involves any of the same facts or persons
17as the first or other prior offense).
18    (n) A child whose parent, guardian or custodian in good
19faith selects and depends upon spiritual means through prayer
20alone for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care may
21be considered neglected or abused, but not for the sole reason
22that the child's his parent, guardian or custodian accepts and
23practices such beliefs.
24    (o) A child shall not be considered neglected or abused
25solely because the child is not attending school in accordance
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1amended.
2    (p) Nothing in this Act prohibits a mandated reporter who
3reasonably believes that an animal is being abused or
4neglected in violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act from
5reporting animal abuse or neglect to the Department of
6Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare.
7    (q) A home rule unit may not regulate the reporting of
8child abuse or neglect in a manner inconsistent with the
9provisions of this Section. This Section is a limitation under
10subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
11Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of
12powers and functions exercised by the State.
13    (r) For purposes of this Section "child abuse or neglect"
14includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in
15this Act.
16(Source: P.A. 101-564, eff. 1-1-20; 102-604, eff. 1-1-22;
17102-861, eff. 1-1-23; 102-953, eff. 5-27-22; revised
1812-14-22.)
 
19    (325 ILCS 5/4.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2054.1)
20    Sec. 4.1. Any person required to report under this Act who
21has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a
22result of abuse or neglect shall also immediately report the
23person's his suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or
24coroner. Any other person who has reasonable cause to believe
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1report the person's his suspicion to the appropriate medical
2examiner or coroner. The medical examiner or coroner shall
3investigate the report and communicate the medical examiner's
4or coroner's his apparent gross findings, orally, immediately
5upon completion of the gross autopsy, but in all cases within
672 hours and within 21 days in writing, to the local law
7enforcement agency, the appropriate State's attorney, the
8Department and, if the institution making the report is a
9hospital, the hospital. The child protective investigator
10assigned to the death investigation shall have the right to
11require a copy of the completed autopsy report from the
12coroner or medical examiner.
13(Source: P.A. 85-193.)
 
14    (325 ILCS 5/4.2)
15    Sec. 4.2. Departmental report on death or serious
16life-threatening injury of child.
17    (a) In the case of the death or serious life-threatening
18injury of a child whose care and custody or custody and
19guardianship has been transferred to the Department, or in the
20case of a child abuse or neglect report made to the central
21register involving the death of a child, the Department shall
22(i) investigate or provide for an investigation of the cause
23of and circumstances surrounding the death or serious
24life-threatening injury, (ii) review the investigation, and
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1life-threatening injury.
2    (b) The report shall include (i) the cause of death or
3serious life-threatening injury, whether from natural or other
4causes, (ii) any extraordinary or pertinent information
5concerning the circumstances of the child's death or serious
6life-threatening injury, (iii) identification of child
7protective or other social services provided or actions taken
8regarding the child or the child's his or her family at the
9time of the death or serious life-threatening injury or within
10the preceding 5 years, (iv) any action or further
11investigation undertaken by the Department since the death or
12serious life-threatening injury of the child, (v) as
13appropriate, recommendations for State administrative or
14policy changes, (vi) whether the alleged perpetrator of the
15abuse or neglect has been charged with committing a crime
16related to the report and allegation of abuse or neglect, and
17(vii) a copy of any documents, files, records, books, and
18papers created or used in connection with the Department's
19investigation of the death or serious life-threatening injury
20of the child. In any case involving the death or near death of
21a child, when a person responsible for the child has been
22charged with committing a crime that results in the child's
23death or near death, there shall be a presumption that the best
24interest of the public will be served by public disclosure of
25certain information concerning the circumstances of the
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1other investigations concerning that child or other children
2living in the same household.
3    If the Department receives from the public a request for
4information relating to a case of child abuse or neglect
5involving the death or serious life-threatening injury of a
6child, the Director shall consult with the State's Attorney in
7the county of venue and release the report related to the case,
8except for the following, which may be redacted from the
9information disclosed to the public: any mental health or
10psychological information that is confidential as otherwise
11provided in State law; privileged communications of an
12attorney; the identity of the individual or individuals, if
13known, who made the report; information that may cause mental
14or physical harm to a sibling or another child living in the
15household; information that may undermine an ongoing criminal
16investigation; and any information prohibited from disclosure
17by federal law or regulation. Any information provided by an
18adult subject of a report that is released about the case in a
19public forum shall be subject to disclosure upon a public
20information request. Information about the case shall also be
21subject to disclosure upon consent of an adult subject.
22Information about the case shall also be subject to disclosure
23if it has been publicly disclosed in a report by a law
24enforcement agency or official, a State's Attorney, a judge,
25or any other State or local investigative agency or official.
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1serious life-threatening injury of the child, nothing in this
2Section shall be deemed to authorize the release or disclosure
3to the public of the substance or content of any
4psychological, psychiatric, therapeutic, clinical, or medical
5reports, evaluation, or like materials or information
6pertaining to the child or the child's family.
7    (c) No later than 6 months after the date of the death or
8serious life-threatening injury of the child, the Department
9shall notify the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader
10of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
11the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
12members of the Senate and the House of Representatives in
13whose district the child's death or serious life-threatening
14injury occurred upon the completion of each report and shall
15submit an annual cumulative report to the Governor and the
16General Assembly incorporating cumulative data about the above
17reports and including appropriate findings and
18recommendations. The reports required by this subsection (c)
19shall be made available to the public after completion or
20submittal.
21    (d) To enable the Department to prepare the report, the
22Department may request and shall timely receive from
23departments, boards, bureaus, or other agencies of the State,
24or any of its political subdivisions, or any duly authorized
25agency, or any other agency which provided assistance, care,
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1they are authorized to provide.
2(Source: P.A. 97-1068, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
3    (325 ILCS 5/4.4)
4    Sec. 4.4. DCFS duty to report to State's Attorney.
5Whenever the Department receives, by means of its statewide
6toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 for
7the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or neglect or
8by any other means or from any mandated reporter under Section
94, a report of a newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium
10contains any amount of a controlled substance as defined in
11subsection (f) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled
12Substances Act or a metabolite thereof, with the exception of
13a controlled substance or metabolite thereof whose presence in
14the newborn infant is the result of medical treatment
15administered to the person who gave birth mother or the
16newborn infant, the Department must immediately report that
17information to the State's Attorney of the county in which the
18infant was born.
19(Source: P.A. 95-361, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
20    (325 ILCS 5/4.5)
21    Sec. 4.5. Electronic and information technology workers;
22reporting child pornography.
23    (a) In this Section:
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1in Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
2    "Electronic and information technology equipment" means
3equipment used in the creation, manipulation, storage,
4display, or transmission of data, including internet and
5intranet systems, software applications, operating systems,
6video and multimedia, telecommunications products, kiosks,
7information transaction machines, copiers, printers, and
8desktop and portable computers.
9    "Electronic and information technology equipment worker"
10means a person who in the scope and course of the person's his
11or her employment or business installs, repairs, or otherwise
12services electronic and information technology equipment for a
13fee but does not include (i) an employee, independent
14contractor, or other agent of a telecommunications carrier or
15telephone or telecommunications cooperative, as those terms
16are defined in the Public Utilities Act, or (ii) an employee,
17independent contractor, or other agent of a provider of
18commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 C.F.R. 20.3.
19    (b) If an electronic and information technology equipment
20worker discovers any depiction of child pornography while
21installing, repairing, or otherwise servicing an item of
22electronic and information technology equipment, that worker
23or the worker's employer shall immediately report the
24discovery to the local law enforcement agency or to the Cyber
25Tipline at the National Center for Missing and & Exploited
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1    (c) If a report is filed in accordance with the
2requirements of 42 U.S.C. 13032, the requirements of this
3Section 4.5 will be deemed to have been met.
4    (d) An electronic and information technology equipment
5worker or electronic and information technology equipment
6worker's employer who reports a discovery of child pornography
7as required under this Section is immune from any criminal,
8civil, or administrative liability in connection with making
9the report, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
10    (e) Failure to report a discovery of child pornography as
11required under this Section is a business offense subject to a
12fine of $1,001.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
14    (325 ILCS 5/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2055)
15    Sec. 5. An officer of a local law enforcement agency,
16designated employee of the Department, or a physician treating
17a child may take or retain temporary protective custody of the
18child without the consent of the person responsible for the
19child's welfare, if (1) the officer of a local law enforcement
20agency, designated employee of the Department, or a physician
21treating a child he has reason to believe that the child cannot
22be cared for at home or in the custody of the person
23responsible for the child's welfare without endangering the
24child's health or safety; and (2) there is not time to apply
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1temporary custody of the child. The person taking or retaining
2a child in temporary protective custody shall immediately make
3every reasonable effort to notify the person responsible for
4the child's welfare and shall immediately notify the
5Department. The Department shall provide to the temporary
6caretaker of a child any information in the Department's
7possession concerning the positive results of a test performed
8on the child to determine the presence of the antibody or
9antigen to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), or of HIV
10infection, as well as any communicable diseases or
11communicable infections that the child has. The temporary
12caretaker of a child shall not disclose to another person any
13information received by the temporary caretaker from the
14Department concerning the results of a test performed on the
15child to determine the presence of the antibody or antigen to
16HIV, or of HIV infection, except pursuant to Section 9 of the
17AIDS Confidentiality Act, as now or hereafter amended. The
18Department shall promptly initiate proceedings under the
19Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the continued temporary custody
20of the child.
21    Where the physician keeping a child in the physician's his
22custody does so in the physician's his capacity as a member of
23the staff of a hospital or similar institution, the physician
24he shall notify the person in charge of the institution or the
25his designated agent of the person in charge, who shall then
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1hospital or similar institution under the direction of the
2Department.
3    Said care includes, but is not limited to the granting of
4permission to perform emergency medical treatment to a minor
5where the treatment itself does not involve a substantial risk
6of harm to the minor and the failure to render such treatment
7will likely result in death or permanent harm to the minor, and
8there is not time to apply for a court order under the Juvenile
9Court Act of 1987.
10    Any person authorized and acting in good faith in the
11removal of a child under this Section shall have immunity from
12any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be
13incurred or imposed as a result of such removal. Any physician
14authorized and acting in good faith and in accordance with
15acceptable medical practice in the treatment of a child under
16this Section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or
17criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a
18result of granting permission for emergency treatment.
19    With respect to any child taken into temporary protective
20custody pursuant to this Section, the Department of Children
21and Family Services Guardianship Administrator or the
22Guardianship Administrator's his designee shall be deemed the
23child's legally authorized representative for purposes of
24consenting to an HIV test if deemed necessary and appropriate
25by the Department's Guardianship Administrator or the
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1disclosing information concerning such test pursuant to the
2AIDS Confidentiality Act if deemed necessary and appropriate
3by the Department's Guardianship Administrator or the
4Guardianship Administrator's designee and for purposes of
5consenting to the release of information pursuant to the
6Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act if deemed
7necessary and appropriate by the Department's Guardianship
8Administrator or designee.
9    Any person who administers an HIV test upon the consent of
10the Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship
11Administrator or the Guardianship Administrator's his
12designee, or who discloses the results of such tests to the
13Department's Guardianship Administrator or the Guardianship
14Administrator's his designee, shall have immunity from any
15liability, civil, criminal or otherwise, that might result by
16reason of such actions. For the purpose of any proceedings,
17civil or criminal, the good faith of any persons required to
18administer or disclose the results of tests, or permitted to
19take such actions, shall be presumed.
20(Source: P.A. 90-28, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
21    (325 ILCS 5/7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057)
22    Sec. 7. Time and manner of making reports. All reports of
23suspected child abuse or neglect made under this Act shall be
24made immediately by telephone to the central register
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1toll-free telephone number established in Section 7.6, or in
2person or by telephone through the nearest Department office.
3The Department shall, in cooperation with school officials,
4distribute appropriate materials in school buildings listing
5the toll-free telephone number established in Section 7.6,
6including methods of making a report under this Act. The
7Department may, in cooperation with appropriate members of the
8clergy, distribute appropriate materials in churches,
9synagogues, temples, mosques, or other religious buildings
10listing the toll-free telephone number established in Section
117.6, including methods of making a report under this Act.
12    Wherever the Statewide number is posted, there shall also
13be posted the following notice:
14    "Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the
15Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under
16subsection (a)(7) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of
172012. A violation of this subsection is a Class 4 felony."
18    The report required by this Act shall include, if known,
19the name and address of the child and the child's his parents
20or other persons having the child's his custody; the child's
21age; the nature of the child's condition, including any
22evidence of previous injuries or disabilities; and any other
23information that the person filing the report believes might
24be helpful in establishing the cause of such abuse or neglect
25and the identity of the person believed to have caused such
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1the State-wide, toll-free telephone number shall be
2immediately transmitted by the Department to the appropriate
3Child Protective Service Unit. All such reports alleging the
4death of a child, serious injury to a child, including, but not
5limited to, brain damage, skull fractures, subdural hematomas,
6and internal injuries, torture of a child, malnutrition of a
7child, and sexual abuse to a child, including, but not limited
8to, sexual intercourse, sexual exploitation, sexual
9molestation, and sexually transmitted disease in a child age
1012 and under, shall also be immediately transmitted by the
11Department to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.
12The Department shall within 24 hours orally notify local law
13enforcement personnel and the office of the State's Attorney
14of the involved county of the receipt of any report alleging
15the death of a child, serious injury to a child, including, but
16not limited to, brain damage, skull fractures, subdural
17hematomas, and internal injuries, torture of a child,
18malnutrition of a child, and sexual abuse to a child,
19including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, sexual
20exploitation, sexual molestation, and sexually transmitted
21disease in a child age 12 and under. All oral reports made by
22the Department to local law enforcement personnel and the
23office of the State's Attorney of the involved county shall be
24confirmed in writing within 24 hours of the oral report. All
25reports by persons mandated to report under this Act shall be
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1Service Unit, which may be on forms supplied by the
2Department, within 48 hours of any initial report.
3    Any report received by the Department alleging the abuse
4or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's
5parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person
6responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in
7the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent
8shall immediately be referred to the appropriate local law
9enforcement agency for consideration of criminal investigation
10or other action.
11    Written confirmation reports from persons not required to
12report by this Act may be made to the appropriate Child
13Protective Service Unit. Written reports from persons required
14by this Act to report shall be admissible in evidence in any
15judicial proceeding or administrative hearing relating to
16child abuse or neglect. Reports involving known or suspected
17child abuse or neglect in public or private residential
18agencies or institutions shall be made and received in the
19same manner as all other reports made under this Act.
20    For purposes of this Section, "child" includes an adult
21resident as defined in this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 101-583, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
23    (325 ILCS 5/7.3b)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3b)
24    Sec. 7.3b. All persons required to report under Section 4
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1person in this State who has a substance use disorder as
2defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act. The Department of
3Human Services shall notify the local Infant Mortality
4Reduction Network service provider or Department funded
5prenatal care provider in the area in which the person
6resides. The service provider shall prepare a case management
7plan and assist the pregnant person woman in obtaining
8counseling and treatment from a local substance use disorder
9treatment program licensed by the Department of Human Services
10or a licensed hospital which provides substance abuse
11treatment services. The local Infant Mortality Reduction
12Network service provider and Department funded prenatal care
13provider shall monitor the pregnant person woman through the
14service program. The Department of Human Services shall have
15the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to implement
16this Section.
17(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
18    (325 ILCS 5/7.3c)
19    Sec. 7.3c. Substance abuse services for parents women with
20children.
21    The Department of Human Services and the Department of
22Children and Family Services shall develop a community based
23system of integrated child welfare and substance abuse
24services for the purpose of providing safety and protection
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1and improving family outcomes.
2    The Department of Children and Family Services, in
3cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall
4develop case management protocols for DCFS clients with
5substance abuse problems. The Departments may establish pilot
6programs designed to test the most effective approaches to
7case management case-management. The Departments shall
8evaluate the effectiveness of these pilot programs and report
9to the Governor and the General Assembly on an annual basis.
10(Source: P.A. 89-268, eff. 1-1-96; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
11    (325 ILCS 5/7.4)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.4)
12    Sec. 7.4. (a) The Department shall be capable of receiving
13reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7
14days a week. Whenever the Department receives a report
15alleging that a child is a truant as defined in Section 26-2a
16of the School Code, as now or hereafter amended, the
17Department shall notify the superintendent of the school
18district in which the child resides and the appropriate
19superintendent of the educational service region. The
20notification to the appropriate officials by the Department
21shall not be considered an allegation of abuse or neglect
22under this Act.
23    (a-5) The Department of Children and Family Services may
24implement a "differential response program" in accordance with
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1program may provide that, upon receiving a report, the
2Department shall determine whether to conduct a family
3assessment or an investigation as appropriate to prevent or
4provide a remedy for child abuse or neglect.
5    For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "family assessment"
6means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of
7subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs
8that is applied to a child maltreatment report that does not
9allege substantial child endangerment. "Family assessment"
10does not include a determination as to whether child
11maltreatment occurred but does determine the need for services
12to address the safety of family members and the risk of
13subsequent maltreatment.
14    For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "investigation"
15means fact-gathering related to the current safety of a child
16and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect that determines
17whether a report of suspected child abuse or neglect should be
18indicated or unfounded and whether child protective services
19are needed.
20    Under the "differential response program" implemented
21under this subsection (a-5), the Department:
22        (1) Shall conduct an investigation on reports
23    involving substantial child abuse or neglect.
24        (2) Shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any
25    time when it is using a family assessment response, it
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1    substantial child abuse or neglect or a serious threat to
2    the child's safety exists.
3        (3) May conduct a family assessment for reports that
4    do not allege substantial child endangerment. In
5    determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the
6    Department may consider issues, including, but not limited
7    to, child safety, parental cooperation, and the need for
8    an immediate response.
9        (4) Shall promulgate criteria, standards, and
10    procedures that shall be applied in making this
11    determination, taking into consideration the Child
12    Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol of the Department.
13        (5) May conduct a family assessment on a report that
14    was initially screened and assigned for an investigation.
15    In determining that a complete investigation is not
16required, the Department must document the reason for
17terminating the investigation and notify the local law
18enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police if the local
19law enforcement agency or Illinois State Police is conducting
20a joint investigation.
21    Once it is determined that a "family assessment" will be
22implemented, the case shall not be reported to the central
23register of abuse and neglect reports.
24    During a family assessment, the Department shall collect
25any available and relevant information to determine child
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1strengths.
2    Information collected includes, but is not limited to,
3when relevant: information with regard to the person reporting
4the alleged abuse or neglect, including the nature of the
5reporter's relationship to the child and to the alleged
6offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the
7report; the child allegedly being abused or neglected; the
8alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other collateral
9sources having relevant information related to the alleged
10abuse or neglect. Information relevant to the assessment must
11be asked for, and may include:
12        (A) The child's sex and age, prior reports of abuse or
13    neglect, information relating to developmental
14    functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and
15    whether the information provided under this paragraph (A)
16    is consistent with other information collected during the
17    course of the assessment or investigation.
18        (B) The alleged offender's age, a record check for
19    prior reports of abuse or neglect, and criminal charges
20    and convictions. The alleged offender may submit
21    supporting documentation relevant to the assessment.
22        (C) Collateral source information regarding the
23    alleged abuse or neglect and care of the child. Collateral
24    information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical
25    examination of the child; (ii) prior medical records
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1    maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care
2    professional, and an interview with the treating
3    professionals; and (iii) interviews with the child's
4    caretakers, including the child's parent, guardian, foster
5    parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family
6    members, relatives, and other persons who may have
7    knowledge regarding the alleged maltreatment and the care
8    of the child.
9        (D) Information on the existence of domestic abuse and
10    violence in the home of the child, and substance abuse.
11    Nothing in this subsection (a-5) precludes the Department
12from collecting other relevant information necessary to
13conduct the assessment or investigation. Nothing in this
14subsection (a-5) shall be construed to allow the name or
15identity of a reporter to be disclosed in violation of the
16protections afforded under Section 7.19 of this Act.
17    After conducting the family assessment, the Department
18shall determine whether services are needed to address the
19safety of the child and other family members and the risk of
20subsequent abuse or neglect.
21    Upon completion of the family assessment, if the
22Department concludes that no services shall be offered, then
23the case shall be closed. If the Department concludes that
24services shall be offered, the Department shall develop a
25family preservation plan and offer or refer services to the
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1    At any time during a family assessment, if the Department
2believes there is any reason to stop the assessment and
3conduct an investigation based on the information discovered,
4the Department shall do so.
5    The procedures available to the Department in conducting
6investigations under this Act shall be followed as appropriate
7during a family assessment.
8    If the Department implements a differential response
9program authorized under this subsection (a-5), the Department
10shall arrange for an independent evaluation of the program for
11at least the first 3 years of implementation to determine
12whether it is meeting the goals in accordance with Section 2 of
13this Act.
14    The Department may adopt administrative rules necessary
15for the execution of this Section, in accordance with Section
164 of the Children and Family Services Act.
17    The Department shall submit a report to the General
18Assembly by January 15, 2018 on the implementation progress
19and recommendations for additional needed legislative changes.
20    (b)(1) The following procedures shall be followed in the
21investigation of all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of
22a child, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
23    (2) If, during a family assessment authorized by
24subsection (a-5) or an investigation, it appears that the
25immediate safety or well-being of a child is endangered, that
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1otherwise so warrant, the Child Protective Service Unit shall
2commence an investigation immediately, regardless of the time
3of day or night. All other investigations shall be commenced
4within 24 hours of receipt of the report. Upon receipt of a
5report, the Child Protective Service Unit shall conduct a
6family assessment authorized by subsection (a-5) or begin an
7initial investigation and make an initial determination
8whether the report is a good faith indication of alleged child
9abuse or neglect.
10    (3) Based on an initial investigation, if the Unit
11determines the report is a good faith indication of alleged
12child abuse or neglect, then a formal investigation shall
13commence and, pursuant to Section 7.12 of this Act, may or may
14not result in an indicated report. The formal investigation
15shall include: direct contact with the subject or subjects of
16the report as soon as possible after the report is received; an
17evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report
18and any other children in the same environment; a
19determination of the risk to such children if they continue to
20remain in the existing environments, as well as a
21determination of the nature, extent and cause of any condition
22enumerated in such report; the name, age and condition of
23other children in the environment; and an evaluation as to
24whether there would be an immediate and urgent necessity to
25remove the child from the environment if appropriate family
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1safety of the child or children, the Department shall
2forthwith notify the subjects of the report in writing, of the
3existence of the report and their rights existing under this
4Act in regard to amendment or expungement. To fulfill the
5requirements of this Section, the Child Protective Service
6Unit shall have the capability of providing or arranging for
7comprehensive emergency services to children and families at
8all times of the day or night.
9    (4) If (i) at the conclusion of the Unit's initial
10investigation of a report, the Unit determines the report to
11be a good faith indication of alleged child abuse or neglect
12that warrants a formal investigation by the Unit, the
13Department, any law enforcement agency or any other
14responsible agency and (ii) the person who is alleged to have
15caused the abuse or neglect is employed or otherwise engaged
16in an activity resulting in frequent contact with children and
17the alleged abuse or neglect are in the course of such
18employment or activity, then the Department shall, except in
19investigations where the Director determines that such
20notification would be detrimental to the Department's
21investigation, inform the appropriate supervisor or
22administrator of that employment or activity that the Unit has
23commenced a formal investigation pursuant to this Act, which
24may or may not result in an indicated report. The Department
25shall also notify the person being investigated, unless the
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1detrimental to the Department's investigation.
2    (c) In an investigation of a report of suspected abuse or
3neglect of a child by a school employee at a school or on
4school grounds, the Department shall make reasonable efforts
5to follow the following procedures:
6        (1) Investigations involving teachers shall not, to
7    the extent possible, be conducted when the teacher is
8    scheduled to conduct classes. Investigations involving
9    other school employees shall be conducted so as to
10    minimize disruption of the school day. The school employee
11    accused of child abuse or neglect may have the school
12    employee's his superior, the school employee's his
13    association or union representative and the school
14    employee's his attorney present at any interview or
15    meeting at which the teacher or administrator is present.
16    The accused school employee shall be informed by a
17    representative of the Department, at any interview or
18    meeting, of the accused school employee's due process
19    rights and of the steps in the investigation process.
20    These due process rights shall also include the right of
21    the school employee to present countervailing evidence
22    regarding the accusations. In an investigation in which
23    the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect is a school
24    employee, including, but not limited to, a school teacher
25    or administrator, and the recommendation is to determine
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1    procedures as set forth and defined in Department rules
2    and procedures, the employee's due process rights shall
3    also include: (i) the right to a copy of the investigation
4    summary; (ii) the right to review the specific allegations
5    which gave rise to the investigation; and (iii) the right
6    to an administrator's teleconference which shall be
7    convened to provide the school employee with the
8    opportunity to present documentary evidence or other
9    information that supports the school employee's his or her
10    position and to provide information before a final finding
11    is entered.
12        (2) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a
13    teacher or administrator does not involve allegations of
14    sexual abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child
15    Protective Service Unit shall make reasonable efforts to
16    conduct the initial investigation in coordination with the
17    employee's supervisor.
18        If the Unit determines that the report is a good faith
19    indication of potential child abuse or neglect, it shall
20    then commence a formal investigation under paragraph (3)
21    of subsection (b) of this Section.
22        (3) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a
23    teacher or administrator involves an allegation of sexual
24    abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child Protective Unit
25    shall commence an investigation under paragraph (2) of
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1    (c-5) In any instance in which a report is made or caused
2to made by a school district employee involving the conduct of
3a person employed by the school district, at the time the
4report was made, as required under Section 4 of this Act, the
5Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final
6finding report to the general superintendent of that school
7district.
8    (c-10) The Department may recommend that a school district
9remove a school employee who is the subject of an
10investigation from the school employee's his or her employment
11position pending the outcome of the investigation; however,
12all employment decisions regarding school personnel shall be
13the sole responsibility of the school district or employer.
14The Department may not require a school district to remove a
15school employee from the school employee's his or her
16employment position or limit the school employee's duties
17pending the outcome of an investigation.
18    (d) If the Department has contact with an employer, or
19with a religious institution or religious official having
20supervisory or hierarchical authority over a member of the
21clergy accused of the abuse of a child, in the course of its
22investigation, the Department shall notify the employer or the
23religious institution or religious official, in writing, when
24a report is unfounded so that any record of the investigation
25can be expunged from the employee's or member of the clergy's
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1the employee or the member of the clergy, in writing, that
2notification has been sent to the employer or to the
3appropriate religious institution or religious official
4informing the employer or religious institution or religious
5official that the Department's investigation has resulted in
6an unfounded report.
7    (d-1) Whenever a report alleges that a child was abused or
8neglected while receiving care in a hospital, including a
9freestanding psychiatric hospital licensed by the Department
10of Public Health, the Department shall send a copy of its final
11finding to the Director of Public Health and the Director of
12Healthcare and Family Services.
13    (e) Upon request by the Department, the Illinois State
14Police and law enforcement agencies are authorized to provide
15criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois
16Uniform Conviction Information Act and information maintained
17in the adjudicatory and dispositional record system as defined
18in Section 2605-355 of the Illinois State Police Law to
19properly designated employees of the Department of Children
20and Family Services if the Department determines the
21information is necessary to perform its duties under the
22Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Child Care Act
23of 1969, and the Children and Family Services Act. The request
24shall be in the form and manner required by the Illinois State
25Police. Any information obtained by the Department of Children
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1not be transmitted outside the Department of Children and
2Family Services other than to a court of competent
3jurisdiction or unless otherwise authorized by law. Any
4employee of the Department of Children and Family Services who
5transmits confidential information in violation of this
6Section or causes the information to be transmitted in
7violation of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor
8unless the transmittal of the information is authorized by
9this Section or otherwise authorized by law.
10    (f) For purposes of this Section, "child abuse or neglect"
11includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in
12this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 101-43, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
14    (325 ILCS 5/7.9)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.9)
15    Sec. 7.9. The Department shall prepare, print, and
16distribute initial, preliminary, and final reporting forms to
17each Child Protective Service Unit. Initial written reports
18from the reporting source shall contain the following
19information to the extent known at the time the report is made:
20(1) the names and addresses of the child and the child's his
21parents or other persons responsible for the child's his
22welfare; (1.5) the name and address of the school that the
23child attends (or the school that the child last attended, if
24the report is written during the summer when school is not in
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1school is located, if applicable; (2) the child's age, sex,
2and race; (3) the nature and extent of the child's abuse or
3neglect, including any evidence of prior injuries, abuse, or
4neglect of the child or the child's his siblings; (4) the names
5of the persons apparently responsible for the abuse or
6neglect; (5) family composition, including names, ages, sexes,
7and races of other children in the home; (6) the name of the
8person making the report, the reporter's his occupation, and
9where the reporter he can be reached; (7) the actions taken by
10the reporting source, including the taking of photographs and
11x-rays, placing the child in temporary protective custody, or
12notifying the medical examiner or coroner; and (8) any other
13information the person making the report believes might be
14helpful in the furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
15(Source: P.A. 92-295, eff. 1-1-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
16    (325 ILCS 5/7.14)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.14)
17    Sec. 7.14. All reports in the central register shall be
18classified in one of three categories: "indicated",
19"unfounded" or "undetermined", as the case may be. Prior to
20classifying the report, the Department shall determine whether
21the report is subject to Department review under Section
227.22a. If the report is subject to Department review, the
23report shall not be classified as unfounded until the review
24is completed. Prior to classifying the report, the person
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1named in the report is the subject of an action under Article V
2of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 who is in the custody or
3guardianship of the Department or who has an open intact
4family services case with the Department or is the subject of
5an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
6If the child either is the subject of an action under Article V
7of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and is in the custody or
8guardianship of the Department or has an open intact family
9services case with the Department or is the subject of an
10action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and
11the Department intends to classify the report as indicated,
12the Department shall, within 45 days of classification of the
13report, transmit a copy of the report to the attorney or
14guardian ad litem appointed for the child under Section 2-17
15of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or to a guardian ad litem
16appointed under Section 5-610 of the Juvenile Court Act of
171987. If the child either is the subject of an action under
18Article V of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and is in the
19custody or guardianship of the Department or has an open
20intact family services case with the Department or is the
21subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
22of 1987 and the Department intends to classify the report as
23unfounded, the Department shall, within 45 days of deciding
24its intent to classify the report as unfounded, transmit a
25copy of the report and written notice of the Department's
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1child under Section 2-17 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or
2to a guardian ad litem appointed under Section 5-610 of the
3Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Department's obligation under
4this Section to provide reports to a guardian ad litem
5appointed under Section 5-610 of the Juvenile Court Act of
61987 for a minor with an open intact family services case
7applies only if the guardian ad litem notified the Department
8in writing of the representation. All information identifying
9the subjects of an unfounded report shall be expunged from the
10register forthwith, except as provided in Section 7.7.
11Unfounded reports may only be made available to the Child
12Protective Service Unit when investigating a subsequent report
13of suspected abuse or maltreatment involving a child named in
14the unfounded report; and to the subject of the report,
15provided the Department has not expunged the file in
16accordance with Section 7.7. The Child Protective Service Unit
17shall not indicate the subsequent report solely based upon the
18existence of the prior unfounded report or reports.
19Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an
20unfounded report shall not be admissible in any judicial or
21administrative proceeding or action except for proceedings
22under Sections 2-10 and 2-21 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
23involving a petition filed under Section 2-13 of the Juvenile
24Court Act of 1987 alleging abuse or neglect to the same child,
25a sibling of the child, the same perpetrator, or a member of
26the child's household. Identifying information on all other

 

 

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1records shall be removed from the register no later than 5
2years after the report is indicated. However, if another
3report is received involving the same child, the child's his
4sibling or offspring, or a child in the care of the persons
5responsible for the child's welfare, or involving the same
6alleged offender, the identifying information may be
7maintained in the register until 5 years after the subsequent
8case or report is closed.
9    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
10identifying information in indicated reports involving serious
11physical injury to a child as defined by the Department in
12rules, may be retained longer than 5 years after the report is
13indicated or after the subsequent case or report is closed,
14and may not be removed from the register except as provided by
15the Department in rules. Identifying information in indicated
16reports involving sexual penetration of a child, sexual
17molestation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child,
18torture of a child, or the death of a child, as defined by the
19Department in rules, shall be retained for a period of not less
20than 50 years after the report is indicated or after the
21subsequent case or report is closed.
22    For purposes of this Section, "child" includes an adult
23resident as defined in this Act.
24(Source: P.A. 101-528, eff. 8-23-19; 102-532, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 7.16. For any investigation or appeal initiated on or
2after, or pending on July 1, 1998, the following time frames
3shall apply. Within 60 days after the notification of the
4completion of the Child Protective Service Unit investigation,
5determined by the date of the notification sent by the
6Department, the perpetrator named in the notification may
7request the Department to amend the record or remove the
8record of the report from the register, except that the 60-day
9deadline for filing a request to amend the record or remove the
10record of the report from the State Central Register shall be
11tolled until after the conclusion of any criminal court action
12in the circuit court or after adjudication in any juvenile
13court action concerning the circumstances that give rise to an
14indicated report. Such request shall be in writing and
15directed to such person as the Department designates in the
16notification letter notifying the perpetrator of the indicated
17finding. The perpetrator shall have the right to a timely
18hearing within the Department to determine whether the record
19of the report should be amended or removed on the grounds that
20it is inaccurate or it is being maintained in a manner
21inconsistent with this Act, except that there shall be no such
22right to a hearing on the ground of the report's inaccuracy if
23there has been a court finding of child abuse or neglect or a
24criminal finding of guilt as to the perpetrator. Such hearing
25shall be held within a reasonable time after the perpetrator's
26request and at a reasonable place and hour. The appropriate

 

 

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1Child Protective Service Unit shall be given notice of the
2hearing. If the minor, who is the victim named in the report
3sought to be amended or removed from the State Central
4Register, is the subject of a pending action under Article V of
5the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and is in the custody or
6guardianship of the Department or has an open intact family
7services case with the Department or is the subject of a
8pending action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of
91987, and the report was made while a guardian ad litem was
10appointed for the minor under Section 5-610 or 2-17 of the
11Juvenile Court Act of 1987, then the minor shall, through the
12minor's attorney or guardian ad litem appointed under Section
135-610 or 2-17 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, have the right
14to participate and be heard in such hearing as defined under
15the Department's rules. The Department's obligation under this
16Section to provide a minor with a guardian ad litem appointed
17under Section 5-610 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and an
18open intact family services case with the right to participate
19and be heard applies only if the guardian ad litem notified the
20Department in writing of the representation. In such hearings,
21the burden of proving the accuracy and consistency of the
22record shall be on the Department and the appropriate Child
23Protective Service Unit. The hearing shall be conducted by the
24Director or the Director's his designee, who is hereby
25authorized and empowered to order the amendment or removal of
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1The decision shall be made, in writing, at the close of the
2hearing, or within 60 days thereof, and shall state the
3reasons upon which it is based. Decisions of the Department
4under this Section are administrative decisions subject to
5judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
6    Should the Department grant the request of the perpetrator
7pursuant to this Section either on administrative review or
8after an administrative hearing to amend an indicated report
9to an unfounded report, the report shall be released and
10expunged in accordance with the standards set forth in Section
117.14 of this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 100-158, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
13    (325 ILCS 5/7.19)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.19)
14    Sec. 7.19. Upon request, a subject of a report shall be
15entitled to receive a copy of all information contained in the
16central register pertaining to the subject's his case.
17However, the Department may prohibit the release of data that
18would identify or locate a person who, in good faith, made a
19report or cooperated in a subsequent investigation. In
20addition, the Department may seek a court order from the
21circuit court prohibiting the release of any information which
22the court finds is likely to be harmful to the subject of the
23report.
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1    (325 ILCS 5/11.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.1)
2    Sec. 11.1. Access to records.
3    (a) A person shall have access to the records described in
4Section 11 only in furtherance of purposes directly connected
5with the administration of this Act or the Intergovernmental
6Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Those persons and purposes
7for access include:
8        (1) Department staff in the furtherance of their
9    responsibilities under this Act, or for the purpose of
10    completing background investigations on persons or
11    agencies licensed by the Department or with whom the
12    Department contracts for the provision of child welfare
13    services.
14        (2) A law enforcement agency investigating known or
15    suspected child abuse or neglect, known or suspected
16    involvement with child pornography, known or suspected
17    criminal sexual assault, known or suspected criminal
18    sexual abuse, or any other sexual offense when a child is
19    alleged to be involved.
20        (3) The Illinois State Police when administering the
21    provisions of the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery
22    Act of 1984.
23        (4) A physician who has before the physician him a
24    child whom the physician he reasonably suspects may be
25    abused or neglected.
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1    place a child in temporary protective custody when such
2    person requires the information in the report or record to
3    determine whether to place the child in temporary
4    protective custody.
5        (6) A person having the legal responsibility or
6    authorization to care for, treat, or supervise a child, or
7    a parent, prospective adoptive parent, foster parent,
8    guardian, or other person responsible for the child's
9    welfare, who is the subject of a report.
10        (7) Except in regard to harmful or detrimental
11    information as provided in Section 7.19, any subject of
12    the report, and if the subject of the report is a minor,
13    the minor's his guardian or guardian ad litem.
14        (8) A court, upon its finding that access to such
15    records may be necessary for the determination of an issue
16    before such court; however, such access shall be limited
17    to in camera inspection, unless the court determines that
18    public disclosure of the information contained therein is
19    necessary for the resolution of an issue then pending
20    before it.
21        (8.1) A probation officer or other authorized
22    representative of a probation or court services department
23    conducting an investigation ordered by a court under the
24    Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
25        (9) A grand jury, upon its determination that access
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1    official business.
2        (10) Any person authorized by the Director, in
3    writing, for audit or bona fide research purposes.
4        (11) Law enforcement agencies, coroners or medical
5    examiners, physicians, courts, school superintendents and
6    child welfare agencies in other states who are responsible
7    for child abuse or neglect investigations or background
8    investigations.
9        (12) The Department of Financial and Professional
10    Regulation, the State Board of Education and school
11    superintendents in Illinois, who may use or disclose
12    information from the records as they deem necessary to
13    conduct investigations or take disciplinary action, as
14    provided by law.
15        (13) A coroner or medical examiner who has reason to
16    believe that a child has died as the result of abuse or
17    neglect.
18        (14) The Director of a State-operated facility when an
19    employee of that facility is the perpetrator in an
20    indicated report.
21        (15) The operator of a licensed child care facility or
22    a facility licensed by the Department of Human Services
23    (as successor to the Department of Alcoholism and
24    Substance Abuse) in which children reside when a current
25    or prospective employee of that facility is the
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1    pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
2        (16) Members of a multidisciplinary team in the
3    furtherance of its responsibilities under subsection (b)
4    of Section 7.1. All reports concerning child abuse and
5    neglect made available to members of such
6    multidisciplinary teams and all records generated as a
7    result of such reports shall be confidential and shall not
8    be disclosed, except as specifically authorized by this
9    Act or other applicable law. It is a Class A misdemeanor to
10    permit, assist or encourage the unauthorized release of
11    any information contained in such reports or records.
12    Nothing contained in this Section prevents the sharing of
13    reports or records relating or pertaining to the death of
14    a minor under the care of or receiving services from the
15    Department of Children and Family Services and under the
16    jurisdiction of the juvenile court with the juvenile
17    court, the State's Attorney, and the minor's attorney.
18        (17) The Department of Human Services, as provided in
19    Section 17 of the Rehabilitation of Persons with
20    Disabilities Act.
21        (18) Any other agency or investigative body, including
22    the Department of Public Health and a local board of
23    health, authorized by State law to conduct an
24    investigation into the quality of care provided to
25    children in hospitals and other State regulated care
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1        (19) The person appointed, under Section 2-17 of the
2    Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as the guardian ad litem of a
3    minor who is the subject of a report or records under this
4    Act; or the person appointed, under Section 5-610 of the
5    Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as the guardian ad litem of a
6    minor who is in the custody or guardianship of the
7    Department or who has an open intact family services case
8    with the Department and who is the subject of a report or
9    records made pursuant to this Act.
10        (20) The Department of Human Services, as provided in
11    Section 10 of the Early Intervention Services System Act,
12    and the operator of a facility providing early
13    intervention services pursuant to that Act, for the
14    purpose of determining whether a current or prospective
15    employee who provides or may provide direct services under
16    that Act is the perpetrator in an indicated report of
17    child abuse or neglect filed under this Act.
18    (b) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
19disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
20juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
21Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
22used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
23habitual juvenile offenders.
24    (c) To the extent that persons or agencies are given
25access to information pursuant to this Section, those persons
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1information from each other in order to facilitate an
2investigation conducted by those persons or agencies.
3(Source: P.A. 101-43, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
4    (325 ILCS 5/11.1a)
5    Sec. 11.1a. Disclosure of information.
6    (a) The Director or a person designated in writing by the
7Director for this purpose may disclose information regarding
8the abuse or neglect of a child as set forth in this Section,
9the investigation thereof, and any services related thereto,
10if the Director or a person designated in writing by the
11Director he or she determines that such disclosure is not
12contrary to the best interests of the child, the child's
13siblings, or other children in the household, and one of the
14following factors are present:
15        (1) The subject of the report has been criminally
16    charged with committing a crime related to the child abuse
17    or neglect report; or
18        (2) A law enforcement agency or official, a State's
19    Attorney, or a judge of the State court system has
20    publicly disclosed in a report as part of the law
21    enforcement agency's or official's, the State's
22    Attorney's, or the judge's his or her official duty,
23    information regarding the investigation of a report or the
24    provision of services by the Department; or
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1    voluntarily made a public disclosure concerning a Child
2    Abuse and Neglect Tracking System report; or
3        (4) The child named in the report has been critically
4    injured or died.
5    (b) Information may be disclosed pursuant to this Section
6as follows:
7        (1) The name of the alleged abused or neglected child.
8        (2) The current status of the investigation, including
9    whether a determination of credible evidence has been
10    made.
11        (3) Identification of child protective or other
12    services provided or actions taken regarding the child
13    named in the report and the child's his or her family as a
14    result of this report.
15        (4) Whether there have been past reports of child
16    abuse or neglect involving this child or family, or both.
17    Any such reports shall be clearly identified as being
18    "Indicated", "Unfounded", or "Pending".
19        (5) Whether the Department has a current or past open
20    service case with the family, and a history of what types
21    of services have been, or are being, provided.
22        (6) Any extraordinary or pertinent information
23    concerning the circumstances of the report, if the
24    Director determines such disclosure is consistent with the
25    public interest.
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1shall not identify the name of or provide identifying
2information regarding the source of the report.
3    (d) In determining pursuant to subsection (a) of this
4Section, whether disclosure will be contrary to the best
5interests of the child, the child's siblings, or other
6children in the household, the Director shall consider the
7interest in privacy of the child and the child's family and the
8effects which disclosure may have on efforts to reunite and
9provide services to the family.
10    (e) Except as it applies directly to the cause of the abuse
11or neglect of the child, nothing in this Section shall be
12deemed to authorize the release or disclosure of the substance
13or content of any psychological, psychiatric, therapeutic,
14clinical, or medical reports, evaluations, or like materials
15pertaining to the child or the child's family. Prior to the
16release or disclosure of any psychological, psychiatric, or
17therapeutic reports pursuant to this subsection, the Deputy
18Director of Clinical Services shall review such materials and
19make recommendations regarding its release. Any disclosure of
20information pursuant to this Section shall not identify the
21health care provider, health care facility or other maker of
22the report or source of any psychological, psychiatric,
23therapeutic, clinical, or medical reports, evaluations, or
24like materials.
25    (f) Regarding child abuse or neglect reports which occur
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1Family Services, only the following information may be
2disclosed or released:
3        (1) The name of the facility.
4        (2) The nature of the allegations of abuse or neglect.
5        (3) The number and ages of child victims involved, and
6    their relationship to the perpetrator.
7        (4) Actions the Department has taken to ensure the
8    safety of the children during and subsequent to the
9    investigation.
10        (5) The final finding status of the investigation.
11(Source: P.A. 90-75, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
12    (325 ILCS 5/11.3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.3)
13    Sec. 11.3. A person given access to the names or other
14information identifying the subjects of the report, except the
15subject of the report, shall not make public such identifying
16information unless the person he is a State's attorney or
17other law enforcement official and the purpose is to initiate
18court action. Violation of this Section is a Class A
19misdemeanor.
20(Source: P.A. 81-1077.)
 
21    (325 ILCS 5/11.5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.5)
22    Sec. 11.5. Public awareness program.
23    (a) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this
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1of Children and Family Services shall develop culturally
2sensitive materials on child abuse and child neglect, the
3statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section
47.6, and the process for reporting any reasonable suspicion of
5child abuse or child neglect.
6    The Department shall reach out to businesses and
7organizations to seek assistance in raising awareness about
8child abuse and child neglect and the statewide toll-free
9telephone number established under Section 7.6, including
10posting notices. The Department shall make a model notice
11available for download on the Department's website. The model
12notice shall:
13        (1) be available in English, Spanish, and the 2 other
14    languages most widely spoken in the State;
15        (2) be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and
16    written in a 16-point font;
17        (3) include the following statement:
18            "Protecting children is a responsibility we all
19        share. It is important for every person to take child
20        abuse and child neglect seriously, to be able to
21        recognize when it happens, and to know what to do next.
22        If you have reason to believe a child you know is being
23        abused or neglected, call the State's child abuse
24        hotline"; and
25        (4) include the statewide toll-free telephone number
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1    website address where more information about child abuse
2    and child neglect is available.
3    (b) Within the appropriation available, the Department
4shall conduct a continuing education and training program for
5State and local staff, persons and officials required to
6report, the general public, and other persons engaged in or
7intending to engage in the prevention, identification, and
8treatment of child abuse and neglect. The program shall be
9designed to encourage the fullest degree of reporting of known
10and suspected child abuse and neglect, and to improve
11communication, cooperation, and coordination among all
12agencies in the identification, prevention, and treatment of
13child abuse and neglect. The program shall inform the general
14public and professionals of the nature and extent of child
15abuse and neglect and their responsibilities, obligations,
16powers and immunity from liability under this Act. It may
17include information on the diagnosis of child abuse and
18neglect and the roles and procedures of the Child Protective
19Service Unit, the Department and central register, the courts
20and of the protective, treatment, and ameliorative services
21available to children and their families. Such information may
22also include special needs of persons mothers at risk of
23delivering a child whose life or development may be threatened
24by a disabling condition, to ensure informed consent to
25treatment of the condition and understanding of the unique
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1program may also encourage parents and other persons having
2responsibility for the welfare of children to seek assistance
3on their own in meeting their child care responsibilities and
4encourage the voluntary acceptance of available services when
5they are needed. It may also include publicity and
6dissemination of information on the existence and number of
7the 24 hour, State-wide, toll-free telephone service to assist
8persons seeking assistance and to receive reports of known and
9suspected abuse and neglect.
10    (c) Within the appropriation available, the Department
11also shall conduct a continuing education and training program
12for State and local staff involved in investigating reports of
13child abuse or neglect made under this Act. The program shall
14be designed to train such staff in the necessary and
15appropriate procedures to be followed in investigating cases
16which it appears may result in civil or criminal charges being
17filed against a person. Program subjects shall include but not
18be limited to the gathering of evidence with a view toward
19presenting such evidence in court and the involvement of State
20or local law enforcement agencies in the investigation. The
21program shall be conducted in cooperation with State or local
22law enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys and other
23components of the criminal justice system as the Department
24deems appropriate.
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1    (325 ILCS 5/11.8)
2    Sec. 11.8. Cross-reporting.
3    (a) Investigation Specialists, Intact Family Specialists,
4and Placement Specialists employed by the Department of
5Children and Family Services who reasonably believe that an
6animal observed by them when in their professional or official
7capacity is being abused or neglected in violation of the
8Humane Care for Animals Act must immediately make a written or
9oral report to the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of
10Animal Health and Welfare. However, the Department of Children
11and Family Services may not discipline an Investigation
12Specialist, an Intact Family Specialist, or a Placement
13Specialist for failing to make such a report if the Specialist
14determines that making the report would interfere with the
15performance of the specialist's his or her child welfare
16protection duties.
17    (b) A home rule unit may not regulate the reporting of
18child abuse or neglect in a manner inconsistent with the
19provisions of this Section. This Section is a limitation under
20subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
21Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of
22powers and functions exercised by the State.
23(Source: P.A. 96-494, eff. 8-14-09.)
 
24    Section 60. The Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act is
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1    (325 ILCS 15/4)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2084)
2    Sec. 4. The Department of Children and Family Services
3shall support through a grant program a child sexual abuse
4crisis intervention demonstration center in Cook County and in
5other parts of the State as funding permits. The functions and
6goals of such crisis intervention centers shall be:
7    (a) To respond within 24 hours or as soon thereafter as
8possible to a report of child sexual abuse or exploitation by
9professional contact with the child and the child's his
10family, and with those persons in the courts and police
11department involved in the case.
12    (b) The agents of such crisis intervention centers shall:
13        (1) refer the child, and the child's his family if
14    appropriate, to counseling services, including those
15    provided by the treatment centers;
16        (2) accompany the victim through all stages of police
17    investigation, case development and trial where necessary;
18        (3) provide advice to involved police, assistant
19    district attorneys, and judges in the proper handling of a
20    child subjected to sexual abuse and exploitation whenever
21    possible. This advice will be made with consideration to
22    the following priorities:
23            (i) the welfare of the child; and
24            (ii) improved chances for a successful
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1        (4) make every effort to develop an approach which
2    meets the needs of developing a sound case by assisting
3    the child to understand and cope with the child's his role
4    in the prosecution process.
5    (c) The crisis intervention demonstration centers shall
6develop and implement written procedures for case planning and
7case monitoring in relation to the processes of treatment and
8of investigation and prosecution.
9    (d) Crisis intervention agents should demonstrate evidence
10of professional knowledge of child development and a record of
11positive interaction with the police and courts.
12    (e) The centers shall develop training materials for city
13and county and State personnel through the State to enable
14emulation and adaptation of the program by other communities
15and to develop awareness of the problems faced by a child
16sexual abuse victim as the victim he confronts the criminal
17justice system.
18    (f) The centers shall report to the director improvements
19in the criminal justice system and the interrelation of the
20criminal justice system and child support systems that would
21serve to meet the goals of this Act.
22    (g) Reports of child sexual abuse referred for
23investigation to a local law enforcement agency in Cook County
24by the State Central Registry of the Department of Children
25and Family Services must also be referred to the crisis
26intervention center. Reports of child sexual abuse made

 

 

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1directly to a local law enforcement agency in Cook County may
2be referred by that agency to the crisis intervention center.
3All centers shall make local law enforcement agencies aware of
4their purposes and encourage their utilization.
5(Source: P.A. 84-564.)
 
6    (325 ILCS 15/7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2087)
7    Sec. 7. The Director of the Department of Children and
8Family Services shall submit annual reports to the General
9Assembly concerning the Department's his findings regarding
10the degree of achievement of the goals of this Act.
11(Source: P.A. 84-564.)
 
12    Section 65. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
13changing Sections 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4,
142-4b, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-10.3, 2-11, 2-13,
152-13.1, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-17.1, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24,
162-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-27.1, 2-28, 2-29, 2-31, 2-34, 3-1, 3-3,
173-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15,
183-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26,
193-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-32, 3-33.5, 4-1, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7,
204-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-15, 4-16, 4-18, 4-20,
214-21, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-25, 4-26, 4-27, 4-29, 5-101, 5-105,
225-110, 5-120, 5-130, 5-145, 5-150, 5-155, 5-160, 5-170, 5-301,
235-305, 5-310, 5-401, 5-401.5, 5-401.6, 5-405, 5-407, 5-410,
245-415, 5-501, 5-505, 5-520, 5-525, 5-530, 5-601, 5-605, 5-610,

 

 

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15-615, 5-620, 5-625, 5-705, 5-710, 5-711, 5-715, 5-720, 5-725,
25-730, 5-735, 5-740, 5-745, 5-750, 5-755, 5-7A-105, 5-7A-115,
35-810, 5-815, 5-820, 5-901, 5-905, 5-910, 5-915, 5-920, 6-1,
46-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, and 6-10 as follows:
 
5    (705 ILCS 405/1-2)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-2)
6    Sec. 1-2. Purpose and policy.
7    (1) The purpose of this Act is to secure for each minor
8subject hereto such care and guidance, preferably in the
9minor's his or her own home, as will serve the safety and
10moral, emotional, mental, and physical welfare of the minor
11and the best interests of the community; to preserve and
12strengthen the minor's family ties whenever possible, removing
13the minor him or her from the custody of the minor's his or her
14parents only when the minor's his or her safety or welfare or
15the protection of the public cannot be adequately safeguarded
16without removal; if the child is removed from the custody of
17the minor's his or her parent, the Department of Children and
18Family Services immediately shall consider concurrent
19planning, as described in Section 5 of the Children and Family
20Services Act so that permanency may occur at the earliest
21opportunity; consideration should be given so that if
22reunification fails or is delayed, the placement made is the
23best available placement to provide permanency for the child;
24and, when the minor is removed from the minor's his or her own
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1discipline as nearly as possible equivalent to that which
2should be given by the minor's his or her parents, and in cases
3where it should and can properly be done to place the minor in
4a family home so that the minor he or she may become a member
5of the family by legal adoption or otherwise. Provided that a
6ground for unfitness under the Adoption Act can be met, it may
7be appropriate to expedite termination of parental rights:
8        (a) when reasonable efforts are inappropriate, or have
9    been provided and were unsuccessful, and there are
10    aggravating circumstances including, but not limited to,
11    those cases in which (i) the child or another child of that
12    child's parent was (A) abandoned, (B) tortured, or (C)
13    chronically abused or (ii) the parent is criminally
14    convicted of (A) first degree murder or second degree
15    murder of any child, (B) attempt or conspiracy to commit
16    first degree murder or second degree murder of any child,
17    (C) solicitation to commit murder, solicitation to commit
18    murder for hire, solicitation to commit second degree
19    murder of any child, or aggravated assault in violation of
20    subdivision (a)(13) of Section 12-2 of the Criminal Code
21    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or (D) aggravated
22    criminal sexual assault in violation of Section
23    11-1.40(a)(1) or 12-14.1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of
24    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; or
25        (b) when the parental rights of a parent with respect
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1    terminated; or
2        (c) in those extreme cases in which the parent's
3    incapacity to care for the child, combined with an
4    extremely poor prognosis for treatment or rehabilitation,
5    justifies expedited termination of parental rights.
6    (2) In all proceedings under this Act the court may direct
7the course thereof so as promptly to ascertain the
8jurisdictional facts and fully to gather information bearing
9upon the current condition and future welfare of persons
10subject to this Act. This Act shall be administered in a spirit
11of humane concern, not only for the rights of the parties, but
12also for the fears and the limits of understanding of all who
13appear before the court.
14    (3) In all procedures under this Act, the following shall
15apply:
16        (a) The procedural rights assured to the minor shall
17    be the rights of adults unless specifically precluded by
18    laws which enhance the protection of such minors.
19        (b) Every child has a right to services necessary to
20    the child's his or her safety and proper development,
21    including health, education and social services.
22        (c) The parents' right to the custody of their child
23    shall not prevail when the court determines that it is
24    contrary to the health, safety, and best interests of the
25    child.
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1foregoing purpose and policy.
2(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
3    (705 ILCS 405/1-3)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-3)
4    Sec. 1-3. Definitions. Terms used in this Act, unless the
5context otherwise requires, have the following meanings
6ascribed to them:
7    (1) "Adjudicatory hearing" means a hearing to determine
8whether the allegations of a petition under Section 2-13, 3-15
9or 4-12 that a minor under 18 years of age is abused, neglected
10or dependent, or requires authoritative intervention, or
11addicted, respectively, are supported by a preponderance of
12the evidence or whether the allegations of a petition under
13Section 5-520 that a minor is delinquent are proved beyond a
14reasonable doubt.
15    (2) "Adult" means a person 21 years of age or older.
16    (3) "Agency" means a public or private child care facility
17legally authorized or licensed by this State for placement or
18institutional care or for both placement and institutional
19care.
20    (4) "Association" means any organization, public or
21private, engaged in welfare functions which include services
22to or on behalf of children but does not include "agency" as
23herein defined.
24    (4.05) Whenever a "best interest" determination is
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1context of the child's age and developmental needs:
2        (a) the physical safety and welfare of the child,
3    including food, shelter, health, and clothing;
4        (b) the development of the child's identity;
5        (c) the child's background and ties, including
6    familial, cultural, and religious;
7        (d) the child's sense of attachments, including:
8            (i) where the child actually feels love,
9        attachment, and a sense of being valued (as opposed to
10        where adults believe the child should feel such love,
11        attachment, and a sense of being valued);
12            (ii) the child's sense of security;
13            (iii) the child's sense of familiarity;
14            (iv) continuity of affection for the child;
15            (v) the least disruptive placement alternative for
16        the child;
17        (e) the child's wishes and long-term goals;
18        (f) the child's community ties, including church,
19    school, and friends;
20        (g) the child's need for permanence which includes the
21    child's need for stability and continuity of relationships
22    with parent figures and with siblings and other relatives;
23        (h) the uniqueness of every family and child;
24        (i) the risks attendant to entering and being in
25    substitute care; and
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1    for the child.
2    (4.1) "Chronic truant" shall have the definition ascribed
3to it in Section 26-2a of the School Code.
4    (5) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or
5division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act.
6    (6) "Dispositional hearing" means a hearing to determine
7whether a minor should be adjudged to be a ward of the court,
8and to determine what order of disposition should be made in
9respect to a minor adjudged to be a ward of the court.
10    (6.5) "Dissemination" or "disseminate" means to publish,
11produce, print, manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, exhibit,
12broadcast, display, transmit, or otherwise share information
13in any format so as to make the information accessible to
14others.
15    (7) "Emancipated minor" means any minor 16 years of age or
16over who has been completely or partially emancipated under
17the Emancipation of Minors Act or under this Act.
18    (7.03) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records
19and to obliterate the minor's name from any official index,
20public record, or electronic database.
21    (7.05) "Foster parent" includes a relative caregiver
22selected by the Department of Children and Family Services to
23provide care for the minor.
24    (8) "Guardianship of the person" of a minor means the duty
25and authority to act in the best interests of the minor,
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1make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect
2on the life and development of the minor and to be concerned
3with the minor's his or her general welfare. It includes but is
4not necessarily limited to:
5        (a) the authority to consent to marriage, to
6    enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, or to
7    a major medical, psychiatric, and surgical treatment; to
8    represent the minor in legal actions; and to make other
9    decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the
10    minor;
11        (b) the authority and duty of reasonable visitation,
12    except to the extent that these have been limited in the
13    best interests of the minor by court order;
14        (c) the rights and responsibilities of legal custody
15    except where legal custody has been vested in another
16    person or agency; and
17        (d) the power to consent to the adoption of the minor,
18    but only if expressly conferred on the guardian in
19    accordance with Section 2-29, 3-30, or 4-27.
20    (8.1) "Juvenile court record" includes, but is not limited
21to:
22        (a) all documents filed in or maintained by the
23    juvenile court pertaining to a specific incident,
24    proceeding, or individual;
25        (b) all documents relating to a specific incident,
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1    by probation officers;
2        (c) all documents, video or audio tapes, photographs,
3    and exhibits admitted into evidence at juvenile court
4    hearings; or
5        (d) all documents, transcripts, records, reports, or
6    other evidence prepared by, maintained by, or released by
7    any municipal, county, or State agency or department, in
8    any format, if indicating involvement with the juvenile
9    court relating to a specific incident, proceeding, or
10    individual.
11    (8.2) "Juvenile law enforcement record" includes records
12of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints, probation
13adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear, or any other
14records or documents maintained by any law enforcement agency
15relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense, and
16records maintained by a law enforcement agency that identifies
17a juvenile as a suspect in committing an offense, but does not
18include records identifying a juvenile as a victim, witness,
19or missing juvenile and any records created, maintained, or
20used for purposes of referral to programs relating to
21diversion as defined in subsection (6) of Section 5-105.
22    (9) "Legal custody" means the relationship created by an
23order of court in the best interests of the minor which imposes
24on the custodian the responsibility of physical possession of
25a minor and the duty to protect, train and discipline the minor
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1and ordinary medical care, except as these are limited by
2residual parental rights and responsibilities and the rights
3and responsibilities of the guardian of the person, if any.
4    (9.1) "Mentally capable adult relative" means a person 21
5years of age or older who is not suffering from a mental
6illness that prevents the person him or her from providing the
7care necessary to safeguard the physical safety and welfare of
8a minor who is left in that person's care by the parent or
9parents or other person responsible for the minor's welfare.
10    (10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years
11subject to this Act.
12    (11) "Parent" means a father or mother of a child and
13includes any adoptive parent. It also includes a person (i)
14whose parentage is presumed or has been established under the
15law of this or another jurisdiction or (ii) who has registered
16with the Putative Father Registry in accordance with Section
1712.1 of the Adoption Act and whose paternity has not been ruled
18out under the law of this or another jurisdiction. It does not
19include a parent whose rights in respect to the minor have been
20terminated in any manner provided by law. It does not include a
21person who has been or could be determined to be a parent under
22the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 or the Illinois Parentage
23Act of 2015, or similar parentage law in any other state, if
24that person has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a
25crime that resulted in the conception of the child under
26Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-11, 12-13, 12-14,

 

 

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112-14.1, subsection (a) or (b) (but not subsection (c)) of
2Section 11-1.50 or 12-15, or subsection (a), (b), (c), (e), or
3(f) (but not subsection (d)) of Section 11-1.60 or 12-16 of the
4Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or similar
5statute in another jurisdiction unless upon motion of any
6party, other than the offender, to the juvenile court
7proceedings the court finds it is in the child's best interest
8to deem the offender a parent for purposes of the juvenile
9court proceedings.
10    (11.1) "Permanency goal" means a goal set by the court as
11defined in subdivision (2) of Section 2-28.
12    (11.2) "Permanency hearing" means a hearing to set the
13permanency goal and to review and determine (i) the
14appropriateness of the services contained in the plan and
15whether those services have been provided, (ii) whether
16reasonable efforts have been made by all the parties to the
17service plan to achieve the goal, and (iii) whether the plan
18and goal have been achieved.
19    (12) "Petition" means the petition provided for in Section
202-13, 3-15, 4-12 or 5-520, including any supplemental
21petitions thereunder in Section 3-15, 4-12 or 5-520.
22    (12.1) "Physically capable adult relative" means a person
2321 years of age or older who does not have a severe physical
24disability or medical condition, or is not suffering from
25alcoholism or drug addiction, that prevents the person him or
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1physical safety and welfare of a minor who is left in that
2person's care by the parent or parents or other person
3responsible for the minor's welfare.
4    (12.2) "Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement" has the
5meaning ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and
6Family Services Act.
7    (12.3) "Residential treatment center" means a licensed
8setting that provides 24-hour care to children in a group home
9or institution, including a facility licensed as a child care
10institution under Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a
11licensed group home under Section 2.16 of the Child Care Act of
121969, a secure child care facility as defined in paragraph
13(18) of this Section, or any similar facility in another
14state. "Residential treatment center" does not include a
15relative foster home or a licensed foster family home.
16    (13) "Residual parental rights and responsibilities" means
17those rights and responsibilities remaining with the parent
18after the transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the
19person, including, but not necessarily limited to, the right
20to reasonable visitation (which may be limited by the court in
21the best interests of the minor as provided in subsection
22(8)(b) of this Section), the right to consent to adoption, the
23right to determine the minor's religious affiliation, and the
24responsibility for the minor's his support.
25    (14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in
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1or execution of court order for placement.
2    (14.05) "Shelter placement" means a temporary or emergency
3placement for a minor, including an emergency foster home
4placement.
5    (14.1) "Sibling Contact Support Plan" has the meaning
6ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and Family
7Services Act.
8    (14.2) "Significant event report" means a written document
9describing an occurrence or event beyond the customary
10operations, routines, or relationships in the Department of
11Children of Family Services, a child care facility, or other
12entity that is licensed or regulated by the Department of
13Children of Family Services or that provides services for the
14Department of Children of Family Services under a grant,
15contract, or purchase of service agreement; involving children
16or youth, employees, foster parents, or relative caregivers;
17allegations of abuse or neglect or any other incident raising
18a concern about the well-being of a minor under the
19jurisdiction of the court under Article II of the Juvenile
20Court Act; incidents involving damage to property, allegations
21of criminal activity, misconduct, or other occurrences
22affecting the operations of the Department of Children of
23Family Services or a child care facility; any incident that
24could have media impact; and unusual incidents as defined by
25Department of Children and Family Services rule.
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1an alleged offender by a juvenile police officer.
2    (16) "Ward of the court" means a minor who is so adjudged
3under Section 2-22, 3-23, 4-20 or 5-705, after a finding of the
4requisite jurisdictional facts, and thus is subject to the
5dispositional powers of the court under this Act.
6    (17) "Juvenile police officer" means a sworn police
7officer who has completed a Basic Recruit Training Course, has
8been assigned to the position of juvenile police officer by
9the officer's his or her chief law enforcement officer and has
10completed the necessary juvenile officers training as
11prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
12Board, or in the case of a State police officer, juvenile
13officer training approved by the Director of the Illinois
14State Police.
15    (18) "Secure child care facility" means any child care
16facility licensed by the Department of Children and Family
17Services to provide secure living arrangements for children
18under 18 years of age who are subject to placement in
19facilities under the Children and Family Services Act and who
20are not subject to placement in facilities for whom standards
21are established by the Department of Corrections under Section
223-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. "Secure child care
23facility" also means a facility that is designed and operated
24to ensure that all entrances and exits from the facility, a
25building, or a distinct part of the building are under the
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1the child has the freedom of movement within the perimeter of
2the facility, building, or distinct part of the building.
3(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/1-5)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-5)
5    Sec. 1-5. Rights of parties to proceedings.
6    (1) Except as provided in this Section and paragraph (2)
7of Sections 2-22, 3-23, 4-20, 5-610 or 5-705, the minor who is
8the subject of the proceeding and the minor's his or her
9parents, guardian, legal custodian or responsible relative who
10are parties respondent have the right to be present, to be
11heard, to present evidence material to the proceedings, to
12cross-examine witnesses, to examine pertinent court files and
13records and also, although proceedings under this Act are not
14intended to be adversary in character, the right to be
15represented by counsel. At the request of any party
16financially unable to employ counsel, with the exception of a
17foster parent permitted to intervene under this Section, the
18court shall appoint the Public Defender or such other counsel
19as the case may require. Counsel appointed for the minor and
20any indigent party shall appear at all stages of the trial
21court proceeding, and such appointment shall continue through
22the permanency hearings and termination of parental rights
23proceedings subject to withdrawal, vacating of appointment, or
24substitution pursuant to Supreme Court Rules or the Code of
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1court may require appointed counsel, other than counsel for
2the minor or counsel for the guardian ad litem, to withdraw the
3counsel's his or her appearance upon failure of the party for
4whom counsel was appointed under this Section to attend any
5subsequent proceedings.
6    No hearing on any petition or motion filed under this Act
7may be commenced unless the minor who is the subject of the
8proceeding is represented by counsel. Notwithstanding the
9preceding sentence, if a guardian ad litem has been appointed
10for the minor under Section 2-17 of this Act and the guardian
11ad litem is a licensed attorney at law of this State, or in the
12event that a court appointed special advocate has been
13appointed as guardian ad litem and counsel has been appointed
14to represent the court appointed special advocate, the court
15may not require the appointment of counsel to represent the
16minor unless the court finds that the minor's interests are in
17conflict with what the guardian ad litem determines to be in
18the best interest of the minor. Each adult respondent shall be
19furnished a written "Notice of Rights" at or before the first
20hearing at which the adult respondent he or she appears.
21    (1.5) The Department shall maintain a system of response
22to inquiry made by parents or putative parents as to whether
23their child is under the custody or guardianship of the
24Department; and if so, the Department shall direct the parents
25or putative parents to the appropriate court of jurisdiction,
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1regarding the case number and the next scheduled court date of
2the minor's case. Effective notice and the means of accessing
3information shall be given to the public on a continuing basis
4by the Department.
5    (2) (a) Though not appointed guardian or legal custodian
6or otherwise made a party to the proceeding, any current or
7previously appointed foster parent or relative caregiver, or
8representative of an agency or association interested in the
9minor has the right to be heard by the court, but does not
10thereby become a party to the proceeding.
11    In addition to the foregoing right to be heard by the
12court, any current foster parent or relative caregiver of a
13minor and the agency designated by the court or the Department
14of Children and Family Services as custodian of the minor who
15is alleged to be or has been adjudicated an abused or neglected
16minor under Section 2-3 or a dependent minor under Section 2-4
17of this Act has the right to and shall be given adequate notice
18at all stages of any hearing or proceeding under this Act.
19    Any foster parent or relative caregiver who is denied the
20his or her right to be heard under this Section may bring a
21mandamus action under Article XIV of the Code of Civil
22Procedure against the court or any public agency to enforce
23that right. The mandamus action may be brought immediately
24upon the denial of those rights but in no event later than 30
25days after the foster parent has been denied the right to be
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1    (b) If after an adjudication that a minor is abused or
2neglected as provided under Section 2-21 of this Act and a
3motion has been made to restore the minor to any parent,
4guardian, or legal custodian found by the court to have caused
5the neglect or to have inflicted the abuse on the minor, a
6foster parent may file a motion to intervene in the proceeding
7for the sole purpose of requesting that the minor be placed
8with the foster parent, provided that the foster parent (i) is
9the current foster parent of the minor or (ii) has previously
10been a foster parent for the minor for one year or more, has a
11foster care license or is eligible for a license or is not
12required to have a license, and is not the subject of any
13findings of abuse or neglect of any child. The juvenile court
14may only enter orders placing a minor with a specific foster
15parent under this subsection (2)(b) and nothing in this
16Section shall be construed to confer any jurisdiction or
17authority on the juvenile court to issue any other orders
18requiring the appointed guardian or custodian of a minor to
19place the minor in a designated foster home or facility. This
20Section is not intended to encompass any matters that are
21within the scope or determinable under the administrative and
22appeal process established by rules of the Department of
23Children and Family Services under Section 5(o) of the
24Children and Family Services Act. Nothing in this Section
25shall relieve the court of its responsibility, under Section
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1reunify families where it is the best interests of the minor
2and the child can be cared for at home without endangering the
3child's health or safety and, if reunification is not in the
4best interests of the minor, to find another permanent home
5for the minor. Nothing in this Section, or in any order issued
6by the court with respect to the placement of a minor with a
7foster parent, shall impair the ability of the Department of
8Children and Family Services, or anyone else authorized under
9Section 5 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to
10remove a minor from the home of a foster parent if the
11Department of Children and Family Services or the person
12removing the minor has reason to believe that the
13circumstances or conditions of the minor are such that
14continuing in the residence or care of the foster parent will
15jeopardize the child's health and safety or present an
16imminent risk of harm to that minor's life.
17    (c) If a foster parent has had the minor who is the subject
18of the proceeding under Article II in the foster parent's his
19or her home for more than one year on or after July 3, 1994 and
20if the minor's placement is being terminated from that foster
21parent's home, that foster parent shall have standing and
22intervenor status except in those circumstances where the
23Department of Children and Family Services or anyone else
24authorized under Section 5 of the Abused and Neglected Child
25Reporting Act has removed the minor from the foster parent
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1conditions of the minor are such that continuing in the
2residence or care of the foster parent will jeopardize the
3child's health or safety or presents an imminent risk of harm
4to the minor's life.
5    (d) The court may grant standing to any foster parent if
6the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child
7for the foster parent to have standing and intervenor status.
8    (3) Parties respondent are entitled to notice in
9compliance with Sections 2-15 and 2-16, 3-17 and 3-18, 4-14
10and 4-15 or 5-525 and 5-530, as appropriate. At the first
11appearance before the court by the minor, the minor's his
12parents, guardian, custodian or responsible relative, the
13court shall explain the nature of the proceedings and inform
14the parties of their rights under the first 2 paragraphs of
15this Section.
16    If the child is alleged to be abused, neglected or
17dependent, the court shall admonish the parents that if the
18court declares the child to be a ward of the court and awards
19custody or guardianship to the Department of Children and
20Family Services, the parents must cooperate with the
21Department of Children and Family Services, comply with the
22terms of the service plans, and correct the conditions that
23require the child to be in care, or risk termination of their
24parental rights.
25    Upon an adjudication of wardship of the court under
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1parties of their right to appeal therefrom as well as from any
2other final judgment of the court.
3    When the court finds that a child is an abused, neglected,
4or dependent minor under Section 2-21, the court shall
5admonish the parents that the parents must cooperate with the
6Department of Children and Family Services, comply with the
7terms of the service plans, and correct the conditions that
8require the child to be in care, or risk termination of their
9parental rights.
10    When the court declares a child to be a ward of the court
11and awards guardianship to the Department of Children and
12Family Services under Section 2-22, the court shall admonish
13the parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible relative that
14the parents must cooperate with the Department of Children and
15Family Services, comply with the terms of the service plans,
16and correct the conditions that require the child to be in
17care, or risk termination of their parental rights.
18    (4) No sanction may be applied against the minor who is the
19subject of the proceedings by reason of the minor's his
20refusal or failure to testify in the course of any hearing held
21prior to final adjudication under Section 2-22, 3-23, 4-20 or
225-705.
23    (5) In the discretion of the court, the minor may be
24excluded from any part or parts of a dispositional hearing
25and, with the consent of the parent or parents, guardian,
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1adjudicatory hearing.
2    (6) The general public except for the news media and the
3crime victim, as defined in Section 3 of the Rights of Crime
4Victims and Witnesses Act, shall be excluded from any hearing
5and, except for the persons specified in this Section only
6persons, including representatives of agencies and
7associations, who in the opinion of the court have a direct
8interest in the case or in the work of the court shall be
9admitted to the hearing. However, the court may, for the
10minor's safety and protection and for good cause shown,
11prohibit any person or agency present in court from further
12disclosing the minor's identity. Nothing in this subsection
13(6) prevents the court from allowing other juveniles to be
14present or to participate in a court session being held under
15the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act.
16    (7) A party shall not be entitled to exercise the right to
17a substitution of a judge without cause under subdivision
18(a)(2) of Section 2-1001 of the Code of Civil Procedure in a
19proceeding under this Act if the judge is currently assigned
20to a proceeding involving the alleged abuse, neglect, or
21dependency of the minor's sibling or half sibling and that
22judge has made a substantive ruling in the proceeding
23involving the minor's sibling or half sibling.
24(Source: P.A. 101-147, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
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1    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of juvenile law enforcement and
2municipal ordinance violation records.
3    (A) All juvenile law enforcement records which have not
4been expunged are confidential and may never be disclosed to
5the general public or otherwise made widely available.
6Juvenile law enforcement records may be obtained only under
7this Section and Section 1-8 and Part 9 of Article V of this
8Act, when their use is needed for good cause and with an order
9from the juvenile court, as required by those not authorized
10to retain them. Inspection, copying, and disclosure of
11juvenile law enforcement records maintained by law enforcement
12agencies or records of municipal ordinance violations
13maintained by any State, local, or municipal agency that
14relate to a minor who has been investigated, arrested, or
15taken into custody before the minor's his or her 18th birthday
16shall be restricted to the following:
17        (0.05) The minor who is the subject of the juvenile
18    law enforcement record, the minor's his or her parents,
19    guardian, and counsel.
20        (0.10) Judges of the circuit court and members of the
21    staff of the court designated by the judge.
22        (0.15) An administrative adjudication hearing officer
23    or members of the staff designated to assist in the
24    administrative adjudication process.
25        (1) Any local, State, or federal law enforcement
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1    jurisdiction or agency when necessary for the discharge of
2    their official duties during the investigation or
3    prosecution of a crime or relating to a minor who has been
4    adjudicated delinquent and there has been a previous
5    finding that the act which constitutes the previous
6    offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
7    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
8    for the discharge of its official duties in connection
9    with a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
10    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
11    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
12    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
13    law enforcement officers. For purposes of this Section,
14    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
15    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
16    Prevention Act.
17        (2) Prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers,
18    social workers, or other individuals assigned by the court
19    to conduct a pre-adjudication or pre-disposition
20    investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising
21    or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for
22    minors under the order of the juvenile court, when
23    essential to performing their responsibilities.
24        (3) Federal, State, or local prosecutors, public
25    defenders, probation officers, and designated staff:
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1        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
2        under Section 5-805;
3            (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has
4        been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and the
5        minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
6        conditions of pretrial release;
7            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
8        or required under Section 5-805 and the minor is the
9        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
10        investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
11        application for probation; or
12            (d) in the course of prosecution or administrative
13        adjudication of a violation of a traffic, boating, or
14        fish and game law, or a county or municipal ordinance.
15        (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
16        (5) Authorized military personnel.
17        (5.5) Employees of the federal government authorized
18    by law.
19        (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
20    permission of the Presiding Judge and the chief executive
21    of the respective law enforcement agency; provided that
22    publication of such research results in no disclosure of a
23    minor's identity and protects the confidentiality of the
24    minor's record.
25        (7) Department of Children and Family Services child
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1    capacity.
2        (8) The appropriate school official only if the agency
3    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
4    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others.
5            (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to
6        juvenile law enforcement records transmitted to the
7        appropriate school official or officials whom the
8        school has determined to have a legitimate educational
9        or safety interest by a local law enforcement agency
10        under a reciprocal reporting system established and
11        maintained between the school district and the local
12        law enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
13        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
14        within the school district who has been arrested or
15        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
16                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
18            2012;
19                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
20            Substances Act;
21                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
22                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
23            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
24            Code of 2012;
25                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
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1                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
2            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
3                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
4                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
5            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
6            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
7            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
8            2012.
9            The information derived from the juvenile law
10        enforcement records shall be kept separate from and
11        shall not become a part of the official school record
12        of that child and shall not be a public record. The
13        information shall be used solely by the appropriate
14        school official or officials whom the school has
15        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
16        interest to aid in the proper rehabilitation of the
17        child and to protect the safety of students and
18        employees in the school. If the designated law
19        enforcement and school officials deem it to be in the
20        best interest of the minor, the student may be
21        referred to in-school or community-based social
22        services if those services are available.
23        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
24        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
25        for special education, referrals to community-based
26        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare

 

 

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1        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
2        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
3        appropriate for the student.
4            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
5        officials whom the school has determined to have a
6        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
7        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
8        of a current police investigation that is directly
9        related to school safety shall consist of oral
10        information only, and not written juvenile law
11        enforcement records, and shall be used solely by the
12        appropriate school official or officials to protect
13        the safety of students and employees in the school and
14        aid in the proper rehabilitation of the child. The
15        information derived orally from the local law
16        enforcement officials shall be kept separate from and
17        shall not become a part of the official school record
18        of the child and shall not be a public record. This
19        limitation on the use of information about a minor who
20        is the subject of a current police investigation shall
21        in no way limit the use of this information by
22        prosecutors in pursuing criminal charges arising out
23        of the information disclosed during a police
24        investigation of the minor. For purposes of this
25        paragraph, "investigation" means an official
26        systematic inquiry by a law enforcement agency into

 

 

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1        actual or suspected criminal activity.
2        (9) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
3    Department of Corrections or the Department of Human
4    Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting,
5    or investigating a potential or actual petition brought
6    under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating
7    to a person who is the subject of juvenile law enforcement
8    records or the respondent to a petition brought under the
9    Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act who is the subject
10    of the juvenile law enforcement records sought. Any
11    juvenile law enforcement records and any information
12    obtained from those juvenile law enforcement records under
13    this paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent
14    persons commitment proceedings.
15        (10) The president of a park district. Inspection and
16    copying shall be limited to juvenile law enforcement
17    records transmitted to the president of the park district
18    by the Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the
19    Park District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
20    District Act concerning a person who is seeking employment
21    with that park district and who has been adjudicated a
22    juvenile delinquent for any of the offenses listed in
23    subsection (c) of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code
24    or subsection (c) of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
25    District Act.
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1    a court diversion program as designated in subsection (6)
2    of Section 5-105.
3        (12) The Public Access Counselor of the Office of the
4    Attorney General, when reviewing juvenile law enforcement
5    records under its powers and duties under the Freedom of
6    Information Act.
7        (13) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise
8    engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due
9    and owing to the governmental entity.
10    (B)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
11enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
12transmit to the Department of Corrections, the Illinois State
13Police, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation any fingerprint
14or photograph relating to a minor who has been arrested or
15taken into custody before the minor's his or her 18th
16birthday, unless the court in proceedings under this Act
17authorizes the transmission or enters an order under Section
185-805 permitting or requiring the institution of criminal
19proceedings.
20    (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or agencies
21shall transmit to the Illinois State Police copies of
22fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who have been
23arrested or taken into custody before their 18th birthday for
24the offense of unlawful use of weapons under Article 24 of the
25Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, a Class X
26or Class 1 felony, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8

 

 

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1of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
2Class 2 or greater felony under the Cannabis Control Act, the
3Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine
4Control and Community Protection Act, or Chapter 4 of the
5Illinois Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal
6Identification Act. Information reported to the Department
7pursuant to this Section may be maintained with records that
8the Department files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Criminal
9Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits a law
10enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken into
11custody or arrested before the minor's his or her 18th
12birthday for an offense other than those listed in this
13paragraph (2).
14    (C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
15independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
16of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
17of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18
18years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
19arrests and may not be open to public inspection or their
20contents disclosed to the public. For purposes of obtaining
21documents under this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order
22of the court.
23        (1) In cases where the law enforcement, or independent
24    agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the
25    party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual
26    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor

 

 

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1    whose records are sought.
2        (2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile
3    court case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
4    inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the
5    minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the
6    matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over
7    matters pursuant to this Act.
8        (3) In determining whether the records should be
9    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
10    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
11    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
12    information. Any records obtained in violation of this
13    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
14    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
15    subsequently holding public office or securing employment,
16    or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right,
17    privilege, or right to receive any license granted by
18    public authority.
19    (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
20shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
21witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
22enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is
23conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the
24purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
25subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
26or prosecution of any crime.

 

 

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1    (E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an
2independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
3of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
4of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of
5any minor in releasing information to the general public as to
6the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving
7a minor.
8    (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
9enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
10letter, memorandum, teletype, or intelligence alert bulletin
11or other means the identity or other relevant information
12pertaining to a person under 18 years of age if there are
13reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
14present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
15officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
16shall remain confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed,
17except as otherwise allowed by law.
18    (G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a
19Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any
20federal government, state, county or municipality examining
21the character and fitness of an applicant for employment with
22a law enforcement agency, correctional institution, or fire
23department from obtaining and examining the records of any law
24enforcement agency relating to any record of the applicant
25having been arrested or taken into custody before the
26applicant's 18th birthday.

 

 

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1    (G-5) Information identifying victims and alleged victims
2of sex offenses shall not be disclosed or open to the public
3under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section shall
4prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense from
5voluntarily disclosing this his or her own identity.
6    (H) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
7apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
8arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
9effective date of Public Act 98-61).
10    (H-5) Nothing in this Section shall require any court or
11adjudicative proceeding for traffic, boating, fish and game
12law, or municipal and county ordinance violations to be closed
13to the public.
14    (I) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
15misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.
16This subsection (I) shall not apply to the person who is the
17subject of the record.
18    (J) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable
19for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages,
20whichever is greater.
21(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
22102-752, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
23    (705 ILCS 405/1-8)
24    Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
25court records.

 

 

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1    (A) A juvenile adjudication shall never be considered a
2conviction nor shall an adjudicated individual be considered a
3criminal. Unless expressly allowed by law, a juvenile
4adjudication shall not operate to impose upon the individual
5any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or
6resulting from conviction. Unless expressly allowed by law,
7adjudications shall not prejudice or disqualify the individual
8in any civil service application or appointment, from holding
9public office, or from receiving any license granted by public
10authority. All juvenile court records which have not been
11expunged are sealed and may never be disclosed to the general
12public or otherwise made widely available. Sealed juvenile
13court records may be obtained only under this Section and
14Section 1-7 and Part 9 of Article V of this Act, when their use
15is needed for good cause and with an order from the juvenile
16court. Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
17relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
18this Act shall be restricted to the following:
19        (1) The minor who is the subject of record, the
20    minor's his or her parents, guardian, and counsel.
21        (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
22    agencies when such information is essential to executing
23    an arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process,
24    or to conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a
25    minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
26    been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the

 

 

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1    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
2    activities by a criminal street gang.
3        Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this Section,
4    "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization,
5    association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal
6    or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
7    commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a
8    common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific
9    color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or
10    collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of
11    criminal activity.
12        Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,
13    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
14    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
15    Prevention Act.
16        (3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, public
17    defenders, probation officers, social workers, or other
18    individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
19    pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
20    individuals responsible for supervising or providing
21    temporary or permanent care and custody for minors under
22    the order of the juvenile court when essential to
23    performing their responsibilities.
24        (4) Judges, federal, State, and local prosecutors,
25    public defenders, probation officers, and designated
26    staff:

 

 

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1            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
2        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
3        under Section 5-805;
4            (b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
5        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
6        subject of a proceeding to determine the conditions of
7        pretrial release;
8            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
9        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
10        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
11        investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
12        application for probation; or
13            (d) when a minor becomes 18 years of age or older,
14        and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including
15        a hearing to determine the conditions of pretrial
16        release, a pre-trial investigation, a pre-sentence
17        investigation, a fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
18        application for probation.
19        (5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
20        (6) Authorized military personnel.
21        (6.5) Employees of the federal government authorized
22    by law.
23        (7) Victims, their subrogees and legal
24    representatives; however, such persons shall have access
25    only to the name and address of the minor and information
26    pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment

 

 

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1    plan of the juvenile court.
2        (8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
3    permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court
4    and the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
5    particular records; provided that publication of such
6    research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity
7    and protects the confidentiality of the record.
8        (9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the
9    Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
10    required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
11    However, information reported relative to these offenses
12    shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of
13    State, courts, and police officers.
14        (10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse
15    student assistance program with the permission of the
16    presiding judge of the juvenile court.
17        (11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
18    Department of Corrections or the Department of Human
19    Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting,
20    or investigating a potential or actual petition brought
21    under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating
22    to a person who is the subject of juvenile court records or
23    the respondent to a petition brought under the Sexually
24    Violent Persons Commitment Act, who is the subject of
25    juvenile court records sought. Any records and any
26    information obtained from those records under this

 

 

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1    paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually violent
2    persons commitment proceedings.
3        (12) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise
4    engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due
5    and owing to the governmental entity.
6    (A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in
7proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be
8disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding
9Judge of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare
10and Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of
11the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article
12X of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
13    (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
14shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
15disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of
16record.
17    (C)(0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending
18juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to inspect
19the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the
20attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are
21sought.
22    (0.2) In cases where the juvenile court records concern a
23juvenile court case that is no longer pending, the requesting
24party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall
25provide actual notice to the minor or the minor's parent or
26legal guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief

 

 

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1judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
2    (0.3) In determining whether juvenile court records should
3be made available for inspection and whether inspection should
4be limited to certain parts of the file, the court shall
5consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and
6rehabilitation over the requesting party's interest in
7obtaining the information. The State's Attorney, the minor,
8and the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all
9times have the right to examine court files and records.
10    (0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this Section
11shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding,
12or operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding
13public office, or operate as a forfeiture of any public
14benefit, right, privilege, or right to receive any license
15granted by public authority.
16    (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
17for any offense defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or
1812-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
19Criminal Code of 2012, the victim of any such offense shall
20receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
21Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
22juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
23notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, shall be
24treated as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to
25the victim.
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1Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of the
2federal government, or any state, county, or municipality
3examining the character and fitness of an applicant for
4employment with a law enforcement agency, correctional
5institution, or fire department to ascertain whether that
6applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and,
7if so, to examine the records of disposition or evidence which
8were made in proceedings under this Act.
9    (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
10which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
11any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1224-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
13Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
14whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
15shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to the
16principal or chief administrative officer of the school.
17Access to the dispositional order shall be limited to the
18principal or chief administrative officer of the school and
19any school counselor designated by the principal or chief
20administrative officer him or her.
21    (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
22disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
23juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
24Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
25used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
26habitual juvenile offenders.

 

 

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1    (H) When a court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
2this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under
3Article II had been heard in a different county, that court
4shall request, and the court in which the earlier proceedings
5were initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the
6juvenile court record, including all documents, petitions, and
7orders filed and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings,
8and docket entries of the court.
9    (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
10Illinois State Police, in the form and manner required by the
11Illinois State Police, the final disposition of each minor who
12has been arrested or taken into custody before the minor's his
13or her 18th birthday for those offenses required to be
14reported under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
15Information reported to the Department under this Section may
16be maintained with records that the Department files under
17Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
18    (J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
19apply to juvenile law enforcement records of a minor who has
20been arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014
21(the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
22    (K) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
23misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.
24This subsection (K) shall not apply to the person who is the
25subject of the record.
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1for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages,
2whichever is greater.
3(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
4102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
5    (705 ILCS 405/1-9)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-9)
6    Sec. 1-9. Expungement of law enforcement and juvenile
7court records.
8    (1) Expungement of law enforcement and juvenile court
9delinquency records shall be governed by Part 9 of Article V of
10this Act.
11    (2) This subsection (2) applies to expungement of law
12enforcement and juvenile court records other than delinquency
13proceedings. Whenever any person has attained the age of 18 or
14whenever all juvenile court proceedings relating to that
15person have been terminated, whichever is later, the person
16may petition the court to expunge law enforcement records
17relating to incidents occurring before the minor's his 18th
18birthday or the minor's his juvenile court records, or both,
19if the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to Sections
202-20, 3-21, or 4-18, and such order of supervision has since
21been successfully terminated.
22    (3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was
23made or a charge was brought or any judge of that circuit
24designated by the chief judge may, upon verified petition of a
25person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court

 

 

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1proceeding pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, order
2the law enforcement records or juvenile court records, or
3both, to be expunged from the official records of the
4arresting authority and the clerk of the circuit court. Notice
5of the petition shall be served upon the State's Attorney and
6upon the arresting authority which is the subject of the
7petition for expungement.
8    (4) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
9Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement and
10juvenile court records of a minor who has been arrested or
11taken into custody on or after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act.
13(Source: P.A. 100-1162, eff. 12-20-18.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/2-1)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-1)
15    Sec. 2-1. Jurisdictional facts. Proceedings may be
16instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning
17minors boys and girls who are abused, neglected or dependent,
18as defined in Sections 2-3 or 2-4.
19(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/2-3)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-3)
21    Sec. 2-3. Neglected or abused minor.
22    (1) Those who are neglected include:
23        (a) any minor under 18 years of age or a minor 18 years
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1    probable cause to believe that the minor is abused,
2    neglected, or dependent under subsection (1) of Section
3    2-10 prior to the minor's 18th birthday who is not
4    receiving the proper or necessary support, education as
5    required by law, or medical or other remedial care
6    recognized under State law as necessary for a minor's
7    well-being, or other care necessary for the minor's his or
8    her well-being, including adequate food, clothing and
9    shelter, or who is abandoned by the minor's his or her
10    parent or parents or other person or persons responsible
11    for the minor's welfare, except that a minor shall not be
12    considered neglected for the sole reason that the minor's
13    parent or parents or other person or persons responsible
14    for the minor's welfare have left the minor in the care of
15    an adult relative for any period of time, who the parent or
16    parents or other person responsible for the minor's
17    welfare know is both a mentally capable adult relative and
18    physically capable adult relative, as defined by this Act;
19    or
20        (b) any minor under 18 years of age or a minor 18 years
21    of age or older for whom the court has made a finding of
22    probable cause to believe that the minor is abused,
23    neglected, or dependent under subsection (1) of Section
24    2-10 prior to the minor's 18th birthday whose environment
25    is injurious to the minor's his or her welfare; or
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1    contains any amount of a controlled substance as defined
2    in subsection (f) of Section 102 of the Illinois
3    Controlled Substances Act, as now or hereafter amended, or
4    a metabolite of a controlled substance, with the exception
5    of controlled substances or metabolites of such
6    substances, the presence of which in the newborn infant is
7    the result of medical treatment administered to the person
8    who gave birth mother or the newborn infant; or
9        (d) any minor under the age of 14 years whose parent or
10    other person responsible for the minor's welfare leaves
11    the minor without supervision for an unreasonable period
12    of time without regard for the mental or physical health,
13    safety, or welfare of that minor; or
14        (e) any minor who has been provided with interim
15    crisis intervention services under Section 3-5 of this Act
16    and whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit
17    the minor to return home unless the minor is an immediate
18    physical danger to the minor himself, herself, or others
19    living in the home.
20    Whether the minor was left without regard for the mental
21or physical health, safety, or welfare of that minor or the
22period of time was unreasonable shall be determined by
23considering the following factors, including but not limited
24to:
25        (1) the age of the minor;
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1        (3) special needs of the minor, including whether the
2    minor is a person with a physical or mental disability, or
3    otherwise in need of ongoing prescribed medical treatment
4    such as periodic doses of insulin or other medications;
5        (4) the duration of time in which the minor was left
6    without supervision;
7        (5) the condition and location of the place where the
8    minor was left without supervision;
9        (6) the time of day or night when the minor was left
10    without supervision;
11        (7) the weather conditions, including whether the
12    minor was left in a location with adequate protection from
13    the natural elements such as adequate heat or light;
14        (8) the location of the parent or guardian at the time
15    the minor was left without supervision, the physical
16    distance the minor was from the parent or guardian at the
17    time the minor was without supervision;
18        (9) whether the minor's movement was restricted, or
19    the minor was otherwise locked within a room or other
20    structure;
21        (10) whether the minor was given a phone number of a
22    person or location to call in the event of an emergency and
23    whether the minor was capable of making an emergency call;
24        (11) whether there was food and other provision left
25    for the minor;
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1    economic hardship or illness and the parent, guardian or
2    other person having physical custody or control of the
3    child made a good faith effort to provide for the health
4    and safety of the minor;
5        (13) the age and physical and mental capabilities of
6    the person or persons who provided supervision for the
7    minor;
8        (14) whether the minor was left under the supervision
9    of another person;
10        (15) any other factor that would endanger the health
11    and safety of that particular minor.
12    A minor shall not be considered neglected for the sole
13reason that the minor has been relinquished in accordance with
14the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
15    (2) Those who are abused include any minor under 18 years
16of age or a minor 18 years of age or older for whom the court
17has made a finding of probable cause to believe that the minor
18is abused, neglected, or dependent under subsection (1) of
19Section 2-10 prior to the minor's 18th birthday whose parent
20or immediate family member, or any person responsible for the
21minor's welfare, or any person who is in the same family or
22household as the minor, or any individual residing in the same
23home as the minor, or a paramour of the minor's parent:
24        (i) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be
25    inflicted upon such minor physical injury, by other than
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1    impairment of physical or emotional health, or loss or
2    impairment of any bodily function;
3        (ii) creates a substantial risk of physical injury to
4    such minor by other than accidental means which would be
5    likely to cause death, disfigurement, impairment of
6    emotional health, or loss or impairment of any bodily
7    function;
8        (iii) commits or allows to be committed any sex
9    offense against such minor, as such sex offenses are
10    defined in the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
11    of 2012, or in the Wrongs to Children Act, and extending
12    those definitions of sex offenses to include minors under
13    18 years of age;
14        (iv) commits or allows to be committed an act or acts
15    of torture upon such minor;
16        (v) inflicts excessive corporal punishment;
17        (vi) commits or allows to be committed the offense of
18    involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a
19    minor, or trafficking in persons as defined in Section
20    10-9 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
21    2012, upon such minor; or
22        (vii) allows, encourages or requires a minor to commit
23    any act of prostitution, as defined in the Criminal Code
24    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, and extending those
25    definitions to include minors under 18 years of age.
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1that the minor has been relinquished in accordance with the
2Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
3    (3) This Section does not apply to a minor who would be
4included herein solely for the purpose of qualifying for
5financial assistance for the minor, the minor's himself, his
6parents, guardian or custodian.
7    (4) The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 101st
8General Assembly apply to a case that is pending on or after
9the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
10Assembly.
11(Source: P.A. 101-79, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/2-4)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-4)
13    Sec. 2-4. Dependent minor.
14    (1) Those who are dependent include any minor under 18
15years of age or a minor 18 years of age or older for whom the
16court has made a finding of probable cause to believe that the
17minor is abused, neglected, or dependent under subsection (1)
18of Section 2-10 prior to the minor's 18th birthday:
19        (a) who is without a parent, guardian or legal
20    custodian;
21        (b) who is without proper care because of the physical
22    or mental disability of the minor's his parent, guardian
23    or custodian;
24        (c) who is without proper medical or other remedial
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1    for the minor's his or her well being through no fault,
2    neglect or lack of concern by the minor's his parents,
3    guardian or custodian, provided that no order may be made
4    terminating parental rights, nor may a minor be removed
5    from the custody of the minor's his or her parents for
6    longer than 6 months, pursuant to an adjudication as a
7    dependent minor under this subdivision (c), unless it is
8    found to be in the minor's his or her best interest by the
9    court or the case automatically closes as provided under
10    Section 2-31 of this Act; or
11        (d) who has a parent, guardian or legal custodian who
12    with good cause wishes to be relieved of all residual
13    parental rights and responsibilities, guardianship or
14    custody, and who desires the appointment of a guardian of
15    the person with power to consent to the adoption of the
16    minor under Section 2-29.
17    (2) This Section does not apply to a minor who would be
18included herein solely for the purpose of qualifying for
19financial assistance for the minor, the minor's himself, his
20parent or parents, guardian or custodian or to a minor solely
21because the minor's his or her parent or parents or guardian
22has left the minor for any period of time in the care of an
23adult relative, who the parent or parents or guardian know is
24both a mentally capable adult relative and physically capable
25adult relative, as defined by this Act.
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1General Assembly apply to a case that is pending on or after
2the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
3Assembly.
4(Source: P.A. 101-79, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
5    (705 ILCS 405/2-4b)
6    Sec. 2-4b. Family Support Program services; hearing.
7    (a) Any minor who is placed in the custody or guardianship
8of the Department of Children and Family Services under
9Article II of this Act on the basis of a petition alleging that
10the minor is dependent because the minor was left at a
11psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity, and for whom an
12application for the Family Support Program was pending with
13the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or an active
14application was being reviewed by the Department of Healthcare
15and Family Services at the time the petition was filed, shall
16continue to be considered eligible for services if all other
17eligibility criteria are met.
18    (b) The court shall conduct a hearing within 14 days upon
19notification to all parties that an application for the Family
20Support Program services has been approved and services are
21available. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether
22to vacate the custody or guardianship of the Department of
23Children and Family Services and return the minor to the
24custody of the respondent with Family Support Program services
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1guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services
2and decline the Family Support Program services. In making its
3determination, the court shall consider the minor's best
4interest, the involvement of the respondent in proceedings
5under this Act, the involvement of the respondent in the
6minor's treatment, the relationship between the minor and the
7respondent, and any other factor the court deems relevant. If
8the court vacates the custody or guardianship of the
9Department of Children and Family Services and returns the
10minor to the custody of the respondent with Family Support
11Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
12shall become fiscally responsible for providing services to
13the minor. If the court determines that the minor shall
14continue in the custody of the Department of Children and
15Family Services, the Department of Children and Family
16Services shall remain fiscally responsible for providing
17services to the minor, the Family Support Services shall be
18declined, and the minor shall no longer be eligible for Family
19Support Services.
20    (c) This Section does not apply to a minor:
21        (1) for whom a petition has been filed under this Act
22    alleging that the minor he or she is an abused or neglected
23    minor;
24        (2) for whom the court has made a finding that the
25    minor he or she is an abused or neglected minor under this
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1        (3) who is in the temporary custody of the Department
2    of Children and Family Services and the minor has been the
3    subject of an indicated allegation of abuse or neglect,
4    other than for psychiatric lockout, where a respondent was
5    the perpetrator within 5 years of the filing of the
6    pending petition.
7(Source: P.A. 100-978, eff. 8-19-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 405/2-5)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-5)
9    Sec. 2-5. Taking into custody.
10    (1) A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, take
11into temporary custody a minor (a) whom the officer with
12reasonable cause believes to be a person described in Section
132-3 or 2-4; (b) who has been adjudged a ward of the court and
14has escaped from any commitment ordered by the court under
15this Act; or (c) who is found in any street or public place
16suffering from any sickness or injury which requires care,
17medical treatment or hospitalization.
18    (2) Whenever a petition has been filed under Section 2-13
19and the court finds that the conduct and behavior of the minor
20may endanger the health, person, welfare, or property of the
21minor himself or others or that the circumstances of the
22minor's his home environment may endanger the minor's his
23health, person, welfare or property, a warrant may be issued
24immediately to take the minor into custody.
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1this Section is not an arrest nor does it constitute a police
2record.
3(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/2-6)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-6)
5    Sec. 2-6. Duty of officer. (1) A law enforcement officer
6who takes a minor into custody under Section 2-5 shall
7immediately make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or
8other person legally responsible for the minor's care or the
9person with whom the minor resides that the minor has been
10taken into custody and where the minor he or she is being held.
11    (a) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
12custody with a warrant shall without unnecessary delay take
13the minor to the nearest juvenile police officer designated
14for such purposes in the county of venue.
15    (b) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
16custody without a warrant shall place the minor in temporary
17protective custody and shall immediately notify the Department
18of Children and Family Services by contacting either the
19central register established under 7.7 of the Abused and
20Neglected Child Reporting Act or the nearest Department of
21Children and Family Services office. If there is reasonable
22cause to suspect that a minor has died as a result of abuse or
23neglect, the law enforcement officer shall immediately report
24such suspected abuse or neglect to the appropriate medical
25examiner or coroner.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/2-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-7)
3    Sec. 2-7. Temporary custody. "Temporary custody" means the
4temporary placement of the minor out of the custody of the
5minor's his or her guardian or parent, and includes the
6following:
7    (1) "Temporary protective custody" means custody within a
8hospital or other medical facility or a place previously
9designated for such custody by the Department of Children and
10Family Services, subject to review by the court, including a
11licensed foster home, group home, or other institution.
12However, such place shall not be a jail or other place for the
13detention of the criminal or juvenile offenders.
14    (2) "Shelter care" means a physically unrestrictive
15facility designated by the Department of Children and Family
16Services or a licensed child welfare agency, or other suitable
17place designated by the court for a minor who requires care
18away from the minor's his or her home.
19(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/2-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-8)
21    Sec. 2-8. Investigation; release. When a minor is
22delivered to the court, or to the place designated by the court
23under Section 2-7 of this Act, a probation officer or such
24other public officer designated by the court shall immediately

 

 

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1investigate the circumstances of the minor and the facts
2surrounding the minor his or her being taken into custody. The
3minor shall be immediately released to the custody of the
4minor's his or her parent, guardian, legal custodian or
5responsible relative, unless the probation officer or such
6other public officer designated by the court finds that
7further temporary protective custody is necessary, as provided
8in Section 2-7.
9(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/2-9)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-9)
11    Sec. 2-9. Setting of temporary custody hearing; notice;
12release.
13    (1) Unless sooner released, a minor as defined in Section
142-3 or 2-4 of this Act taken into temporary protective custody
15must be brought before a judicial officer within 48 hours,
16exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and court-designated holidays,
17for a temporary custody hearing to determine whether the minor
18he shall be further held in custody.
19    (2) If the probation officer or such other public officer
20designated by the court determines that the minor should be
21retained in custody, the probation officer or such other
22public officer designated by the court he shall cause a
23petition to be filed as provided in Section 2-13 of this
24Article, and the clerk of the court shall set the matter for
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1parent, guardian, custodian or responsible relative is present
2and so requests, the temporary custody hearing shall be held
3immediately if the court is in session, otherwise at the
4earliest feasible time. The petitioner through counsel or such
5other public officer designated by the court shall insure
6notification to the minor's parent, guardian, custodian or
7responsible relative of the time and place of the hearing by
8the best practicable notice, allowing for oral notice in place
9of written notice only if provision of written notice is
10unreasonable under the circumstances.
11    (3) The minor must be released from temporary protective
12custody at the expiration of the 48 hour period specified by
13this Section if not brought before a judicial officer within
14that period.
15(Source: P.A. 87-759.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/2-10)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-10)
17    Sec. 2-10. Temporary custody hearing. At the appearance of
18the minor before the court at the temporary custody hearing,
19all witnesses present shall be examined before the court in
20relation to any matter connected with the allegations made in
21the petition.
22    (1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
23believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent it
24shall release the minor and dismiss the petition.
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1believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent, the
2court shall state in writing the factual basis supporting its
3finding and the minor, the minor's his or her parent,
4guardian, custodian and other persons able to give relevant
5testimony shall be examined before the court. The Department
6of Children and Family Services shall give testimony
7concerning indicated reports of abuse and neglect, of which
8they are aware through the central registry, involving the
9minor's parent, guardian or custodian. After such testimony,
10the court may, consistent with the health, safety and best
11interests of the minor, enter an order that the minor shall be
12released upon the request of parent, guardian or custodian if
13the parent, guardian or custodian appears to take custody. If
14it is determined that a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's
15compliance with critical services mitigates the necessity for
16removal of the minor from the minor's his or her home, the
17court may enter an Order of Protection setting forth
18reasonable conditions of behavior that a parent, guardian, or
19custodian must observe for a specified period of time, not to
20exceed 12 months, without a violation; provided, however, that
21the 12-month period shall begin anew after any violation.
22"Custodian" includes the Department of Children and Family
23Services, if it has been given custody of the child, or any
24other agency of the State which has been given custody or
25wardship of the child. If it is consistent with the health,
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1prescribe shelter care and order that the minor be kept in a
2suitable place designated by the court or in a shelter care
3facility designated by the Department of Children and Family
4Services or a licensed child welfare agency; however, on and
5after January 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act
698-803) and before January 1, 2017, a minor charged with a
7criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
8Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be
9placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of
10Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor less
11than 16 years of age and committed to the Department of
12Children and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act
13or a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
14dependency exists; and on and after January 1, 2017, a minor
15charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of
161961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent
17shall not be placed in the custody of or committed to the
18Department of Children and Family Services by any court,
19except a minor less than 15 years of age and committed to the
20Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5-710
21of this Act or a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse,
22neglect, or dependency exists. An independent basis exists
23when the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
24dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, or
25circumstances which give rise to a charge or adjudication of
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1    In placing the minor, the Department or other agency
2shall, to the extent compatible with the court's order, comply
3with Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act. In
4determining the health, safety and best interests of the minor
5to prescribe shelter care, the court must find that it is a
6matter of immediate and urgent necessity for the safety and
7protection of the minor or of the person or property of another
8that the minor be placed in a shelter care facility or that the
9minor he or she is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the
10court, and must further find that reasonable efforts have been
11made or that, consistent with the health, safety and best
12interests of the minor, no efforts reasonably can be made to
13prevent or eliminate the necessity of removal of the minor
14from the minor's his or her home. The court shall require
15documentation from the Department of Children and Family
16Services as to the reasonable efforts that were made to
17prevent or eliminate the necessity of removal of the minor
18from the minor's his or her home or the reasons why no efforts
19reasonably could be made to prevent or eliminate the necessity
20of removal. When a minor is placed in the home of a relative,
21the Department of Children and Family Services shall complete
22a preliminary background review of the members of the minor's
23custodian's household in accordance with Section 4.3 of the
24Child Care Act of 1969 within 90 days of that placement. If the
25minor is ordered placed in a shelter care facility of the
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1welfare agency, the court shall, upon request of the
2appropriate Department or other agency, appoint the Department
3of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator or
4other appropriate agency executive temporary custodian of the
5minor and the court may enter such other orders related to the
6temporary custody as it deems fit and proper, including the
7provision of services to the minor or the minor's his family to
8ameliorate the causes contributing to the finding of probable
9cause or to the finding of the existence of immediate and
10urgent necessity.
11    Where the Department of Children and Family Services
12Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
13temporary custodian, the Department of Children and Family
14Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a
15parent-child visiting plan, within 10 days, excluding weekends
16and holidays, after the appointment. The parent-child visiting
17plan shall set out the time and place of visits, the frequency
18of visits, the length of visits, who shall be present at the
19visits, and where appropriate, the minor's opportunities to
20have telephone and mail communication with the parents.
21    Where the Department of Children and Family Services
22Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
23temporary custodian, and when the child has siblings in care,
24the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with
25the court and serve on the parties a sibling placement and
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1after the appointment. The sibling placement and contact plan
2shall set forth whether the siblings are placed together, and
3if they are not placed together, what, if any, efforts are
4being made to place them together. If the Department has
5determined that it is not in a child's best interest to be
6placed with a sibling, the Department shall document in the
7sibling placement and contact plan the basis for its
8determination. For siblings placed separately, the sibling
9placement and contact plan shall set the time and place for
10visits, the frequency of the visits, the length of visits, who
11shall be present for the visits, and where appropriate, the
12child's opportunities to have contact with their siblings in
13addition to in person contact. If the Department determines it
14is not in the best interest of a sibling to have contact with a
15sibling, the Department shall document in the sibling
16placement and contact plan the basis for its determination.
17The sibling placement and contact plan shall specify a date
18for development of the Sibling Contact Support Plan, under
19subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of the Children and Family
20Services Act, and shall remain in effect until the Sibling
21Contact Support Plan is developed.
22    For good cause, the court may waive the requirement to
23file the parent-child visiting plan or the sibling placement
24and contact plan, or extend the time for filing either plan.
25Any party may, by motion, request the court to review the
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1reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
2achievement of the permanency goal. A party may, by motion,
3request the court to review the parent-child visiting plan or
4the sibling placement and contact plan to determine whether it
5is consistent with the minor's best interest. The court may
6refer the parties to mediation where available. The frequency,
7duration, and locations of visitation shall be measured by the
8needs of the child and family, and not by the convenience of
9Department personnel. Child development principles shall be
10considered by the court in its analysis of how frequent
11visitation should be, how long it should last, where it should
12take place, and who should be present. If upon motion of the
13party to review either plan and after receiving evidence, the
14court determines that the parent-child visiting plan is not
15reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
16achievement of the permanency goal or that the restrictions
17placed on parent-child contact or sibling placement or contact
18are contrary to the child's best interests, the court shall
19put in writing the factual basis supporting the determination
20and enter specific findings based on the evidence. The court
21shall enter an order for the Department to implement changes
22to the parent-child visiting plan or sibling placement or
23contact plan, consistent with the court's findings. At any
24stage of proceeding, any party may by motion request the court
25to enter any orders necessary to implement the parent-child
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1subsequently developed Sibling Contact Support Plan. Nothing
2under this subsection (2) shall restrict the court from
3granting discretionary authority to the Department to increase
4opportunities for additional parent-child contacts or sibling
5contacts, without further court orders. Nothing in this
6subsection (2) shall restrict the Department from immediately
7restricting or terminating parent-child contact or sibling
8contacts, without either amending the parent-child visiting
9plan or the sibling contact plan or obtaining a court order,
10where the Department or its assigns reasonably believe there
11is an immediate need to protect the child's health, safety,
12and welfare. Such restrictions or terminations must be based
13on available facts to the Department and its assigns when
14viewed in light of the surrounding circumstances and shall
15only occur on an individual case-by-case basis. The Department
16shall file with the court and serve on the parties any
17amendments to the plan within 10 days, excluding weekends and
18holidays, of the change of the visitation.
19    Acceptance of services shall not be considered an
20admission of any allegation in a petition made pursuant to
21this Act, nor may a referral of services be considered as
22evidence in any proceeding pursuant to this Act, except where
23the issue is whether the Department has made reasonable
24efforts to reunite the family. In making its findings that it
25is consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
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1writing (i) the factual basis supporting its findings
2concerning the immediate and urgent necessity for the
3protection of the minor or of the person or property of another
4and (ii) the factual basis supporting its findings that
5reasonable efforts were made to prevent or eliminate the
6removal of the minor from the minor's his or her home or that
7no efforts reasonably could be made to prevent or eliminate
8the removal of the minor from the minor's his or her home. The
9parents, guardian, custodian, temporary custodian and minor
10shall each be furnished a copy of such written findings. The
11temporary custodian shall maintain a copy of the court order
12and written findings in the case record for the child. The
13order together with the court's findings of fact in support
14thereof shall be entered of record in the court.
15    Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
16urgent necessity for the protection of the minor that the
17minor be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not
18be returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the
19court finds that such placement is no longer necessary for the
20protection of the minor.
21    If the child is placed in the temporary custody of the
22Department of Children and Family Services for the minor's his
23or her protection, the court shall admonish the parents,
24guardian, custodian or responsible relative that the parents
25must cooperate with the Department of Children and Family
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1correct the conditions which require the child to be in care,
2or risk termination of their parental rights. The court shall
3ensure, by inquiring in open court of each parent, guardian,
4custodian or responsible relative, that the parent, guardian,
5custodian or responsible relative has had the opportunity to
6provide the Department with all known names, addresses, and
7telephone numbers of each of the minor's living maternal and
8paternal adult relatives, including, but not limited to,
9grandparents, siblings of the minor's parents aunts, uncles,
10and siblings. The court shall advise the parents, guardian,
11custodian or responsible relative to inform the Department if
12additional information regarding the minor's adult relatives
13becomes available.
14    (3) If prior to the shelter care hearing for a minor
15described in Sections 2-3, 2-4, 3-3 and 4-3 the moving party is
16unable to serve notice on the party respondent, the shelter
17care hearing may proceed ex parte. A shelter care order from an
18ex parte hearing shall be endorsed with the date and hour of
19issuance and shall be filed with the clerk's office and
20entered of record. The order shall expire after 10 days from
21the time it is issued unless before its expiration it is
22renewed, at a hearing upon appearance of the party respondent,
23or upon an affidavit of the moving party as to all diligent
24efforts to notify the party respondent by notice as herein
25prescribed. The notice prescribed shall be in writing and
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1attorney and to the last known address of the other person or
2persons entitled to notice. The notice shall also state the
3nature of the allegations, the nature of the order sought by
4the State, including whether temporary custody is sought, and
5the consequences of failure to appear and shall contain a
6notice that the parties will not be entitled to further
7written notices or publication notices of proceedings in this
8case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion
9to terminate parental rights, except as required by Supreme
10Court Rule 11; and shall explain the right of the parties and
11the procedures to vacate or modify a shelter care order as
12provided in this Section. The notice for a shelter care
13hearing shall be substantially as follows:
14
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN
15
OF SHELTER CARE HEARING
16        On ................ at ........., before the Honorable
17    ................, (address:) ................., the State
18    of Illinois will present evidence (1) that (name of child
19    or children) ....................... are abused, neglected
20    or dependent for the following reasons:
21    .............................................. and (2)
22    whether there is "immediate and urgent necessity" to
23    remove the child or children from the responsible
24    relative.
25        YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN
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1    trial can be held. A trial may not be held for up to 90
2    days. You will not be entitled to further notices of
3    proceedings in this case, including the filing of an
4    amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.
5        At the shelter care hearing, parents have the
6    following rights:
7            1. To ask the court to appoint a lawyer if they
8        cannot afford one.
9            2. To ask the court to continue the hearing to
10        allow them time to prepare.
11            3. To present evidence concerning:
12                a. Whether or not the child or children were
13            abused, neglected or dependent.
14                b. Whether or not there is "immediate and
15            urgent necessity" to remove the child from home
16            (including: their ability to care for the child,
17            conditions in the home, alternative means of
18            protecting the child other than removal).
19                c. The best interests of the child.
20            4. To cross examine the State's witnesses.
 
21    The Notice for rehearings shall be substantially as
22follows:
23
NOTICE OF PARENT'S AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
24
TO REHEARING ON TEMPORARY CUSTODY
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1    notice of the Shelter Care Hearing at which temporary
2    custody of ............... was awarded to
3    ................, you have the right to request a full
4    rehearing on whether the State should have temporary
5    custody of ................. To request this rehearing,
6    you must file with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
7    (address): ........................, in person or by
8    mailing a statement (affidavit) setting forth the
9    following:
10            1. That you were not present at the shelter care
11        hearing.
12            2. That you did not get adequate notice
13        (explaining how the notice was inadequate).
14            3. Your signature.
15            4. Signature must be notarized.
16        The rehearing should be scheduled within 48 hours of
17    your filing this affidavit.
18        At the rehearing, your rights are the same as at the
19    initial shelter care hearing. The enclosed notice explains
20    those rights.
21        At the Shelter Care Hearing, children have the
22    following rights:
23            1. To have a guardian ad litem appointed.
24            2. To be declared competent as a witness and to
25        present testimony concerning:
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1            dependent.
2                b. Whether there is "immediate and urgent
3            necessity" to be removed from home.
4                c. Their best interests.
5            3. To cross examine witnesses for other parties.
6            4. To obtain an explanation of any proceedings and
7        orders of the court.
8    (4) If the parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible
9relative, minor age 8 or over, or counsel of the minor did not
10have actual notice of or was not present at the shelter care
11hearing, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible
12relative, minor age 8 or over, or counsel of the minor he or
13she may file an affidavit setting forth these facts, and the
14clerk shall set the matter for rehearing not later than 48
15hours, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the filing
16of the affidavit. At the rehearing, the court shall proceed in
17the same manner as upon the original hearing.
18    (5) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that
19the minor taken into custody is a person described in
20subsection (3) of Section 5-105 may the minor be kept or
21detained in a detention home or county or municipal jail. This
22Section shall in no way be construed to limit subsection (6).
23    (6) No minor under 16 years of age may be confined in a
24jail or place ordinarily used for the confinement of prisoners
25in a police station. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept
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1in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined pursuant
2to the criminal law.
3    (7) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
4within the time period as specified in Section 2-9, the minor
5must immediately be released from custody.
6    (8) If neither the parent, guardian or custodian appears
7within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released upon
8request pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, then the
9clerk of the court shall set the matter for rehearing not later
10than 7 days after the original order and shall issue a summons
11directed to the parent, guardian or custodian to appear. At
12the same time the probation department shall prepare a report
13on the minor. If a parent, guardian or custodian does not
14appear at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order
15prescribing that the minor be kept in a suitable place
16designated by the Department of Children and Family Services
17or a licensed child welfare agency.
18    (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
19any interested party, including the State, the temporary
20custodian, an agency providing services to the minor or family
21under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and
22Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or any of their
23representatives, on notice to all parties entitled to notice,
24may file a motion that it is in the best interests of the minor
25to modify or vacate a temporary custody order on any of the
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1        (a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
2    necessity that the minor remain in shelter care; or
3        (b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
4    the natural family from which the minor was removed and
5    the child can be cared for at home without endangering the
6    child's health or safety; or
7        (c) A person not a party to the alleged abuse, neglect
8    or dependency, including a parent, relative or legal
9    guardian, is capable of assuming temporary custody of the
10    minor; or
11        (d) Services provided by the Department of Children
12    and Family Services or a child welfare agency or other
13    service provider have been successful in eliminating the
14    need for temporary custody and the child can be cared for
15    at home without endangering the child's health or safety.
16    In ruling on the motion, the court shall determine whether
17it is consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
18the minor to modify or vacate a temporary custody order. If the
19minor is being restored to the custody of a parent, legal
20custodian, or guardian who lives outside of Illinois, and an
21Interstate Compact has been requested and refused, the court
22may order the Department of Children and Family Services to
23arrange for an assessment of the minor's proposed living
24arrangement and for ongoing monitoring of the health, safety,
25and best interest of the minor and compliance with any order of
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1or 2-25.
2    The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
314 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
4modifies or vacates a temporary custody order but does not
5vacate its finding of probable cause, the court may order that
6appropriate services be continued or initiated in behalf of
7the minor and the minor's his or her family.
8    (10) When the court finds or has found that there is
9probable cause to believe a minor is an abused minor as
10described in subsection (2) of Section 2-3 and that there is an
11immediate and urgent necessity for the abused minor to be
12placed in shelter care, immediate and urgent necessity shall
13be presumed for any other minor residing in the same household
14as the abused minor provided:
15        (a) Such other minor is the subject of an abuse or
16    neglect petition pending before the court; and
17        (b) A party to the petition is seeking shelter care
18    for such other minor.
19    Once the presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has
20been raised, the burden of demonstrating the lack of immediate
21and urgent necessity shall be on any party that is opposing
22shelter care for the other minor.
23    (11) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
24apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
25or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act
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1    (12) After the court has placed a minor in the care of a
2temporary custodian pursuant to this Section, any party may
3file a motion requesting the court to grant the temporary
4custodian the authority to serve as a surrogate decision maker
5for the minor under the Health Care Surrogate Act for purposes
6of making decisions pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection
7(b) of Section 20 of the Health Care Surrogate Act. The court
8may grant the motion if it determines by clear and convincing
9evidence that it is in the best interests of the minor to grant
10the temporary custodian such authority. In making its
11determination, the court shall weigh the following factors in
12addition to considering the best interests factors listed in
13subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of this Act:
14        (a) the efforts to identify and locate the respondents
15    and adult family members of the minor and the results of
16    those efforts;
17        (b) the efforts to engage the respondents and adult
18    family members of the minor in decision making on behalf
19    of the minor;
20        (c) the length of time the efforts in paragraphs (a)
21    and (b) have been ongoing;
22        (d) the relationship between the respondents and adult
23    family members and the minor;
24        (e) medical testimony regarding the extent to which
25    the minor is suffering and the impact of a delay in
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1        (f) any other factor the court deems relevant.
2    If the Department of Children and Family Services is the
3temporary custodian of the minor, in addition to the
4requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 20
5of the Health Care Surrogate Act, the Department shall follow
6its rules and procedures in exercising authority granted under
7this subsection.
8(Source: P.A. 102-489, eff. 8-20-21; 102-502, eff. 1-1-22;
9102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/2-10.3)
11    Sec. 2-10.3. Access to news media.
12    (a) All youth in the custody or guardianship of the
13Department of Children and Family Services are entitled to the
14freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the
15Constitution of the United States and Section 4 of Article I of
16the Illinois Constitution. The Department of Children and
17Family Services and its agents and assigns shall not interfere
18with the right of any youth in its custody or guardianship to
19communicate with the news media if the youth chooses to do so.
20    (b) Provisions related to minors under 18. Any time the
21news media requests to speak with a specific, identified minor
22under 18 years of age, the Department of Children and Family
23Services shall immediately provide notice of the news media's
24request to the minor's attorney and guardian ad litem. The
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1media name, and the date of the inquiry from the news media.
2Within one business day of the news media's request, the
3Department shall determine whether the minor wants to speak
4with the news media, whether the minor has sufficient maturity
5to make the minor's his or her own decision to communicate with
6the news media and whether contact with the news media will
7more likely than not cause the minor serious physical,
8emotional, or mental harm. The Department shall provide notice
9of its determination to the minor's attorney and guardian ad
10litem within one business day of its determination.
11    (c) Provisions related to minors over 18. The Department
12shall not take any action to interfere with the right of a
13minor over 18 to speak with the news media.
14    (d) Court Review.
15        (1) Any party may file a motion seeking to enforce
16    rights under this Section.
17        (2) If the minor does not have an attorney, the court
18    shall appoint one for purposes of the motion.
19        (3) The Department shall facilitate the minor's
20    presence in court for hearings on the motion if the minor
21    wants to be present.
22        (4) The party filing the motion shall provide prior
23    notice of the hearing to the involved news media.
24        (5) Minors over 18. If the court finds that the
25    Department has interfered with the minor's right to
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1    further interference by the Department with the minor's
2    contacts with the news media.
3        (6) Minors under 18. The Department shall have the
4    burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence:
5    (i) that the minor does not have sufficient maturity to
6    make the minor's his or her own decision to communicate
7    with the news media and that contact with the news media
8    will, more likely than not, cause the minor serious
9    physical, emotional, or mental harm; and (ii) that less
10    restrictive means are insufficient to address the minor's
11    lack of maturity or the risk of serious physical,
12    emotional, or mental harm. If the court finds by clear and
13    convincing evidence that a minor under 18 years of age
14    lacks sufficient maturity to make the minor's his or her
15    own decision to communicate with the media and that the
16    contact with the news media will, more likely than not,
17    cause the minor serious physical, emotional, or mental
18    harm, the court may issue an order identifying the
19    specific limits that the Department may impose on the
20    minor's communication with the news media. The order shall
21    not permit the Department to prevent the minor from
22    communicating with the news media unless it determines
23    that no less restrictive means are available to address
24    the likelihood of harm to the minor.
25        (7) The court shall not impose any limitations on the
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1    express or information the minor may divulge, unless it is
2    confidential information regarding third parties.
3        (8) All orders resolving motions brought under this
4    subsection shall contain written findings in support of
5    the court's ruling.
6    (e) As used in this Section, "interfere" includes, but is
7not limited to: withholding information from a minor about a
8news media outlet's request to speak with the minor, including
9any contact information necessary to respond to the request;
10preventing a minor from communicating with the news media;
11threatening or coercing the minor in any manner; or punishing
12or taking adverse action because of a minor's contact with the
13news media. "Interfere" does not include:
14        (1) providing information and advice about
15    communicating with news media that is consistent with the
16    minor's age, developmental capacity and circumstances,
17    including information about the minor's right to refuse
18    particular questions, the right to condition the
19    participation upon a promise of anonymity or other privacy
20    measures, the right to refuse to speak to the news media,
21    and similar advice designed to enhance the minor's right
22    to autonomy in communicating with the news media; and
23        (2) conducting an inquiry into (i) whether a minor
24    under 18 is sufficiently mature to decide for themselves
25    whether to communicate with the news media and (ii)
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1    than not cause serious physical, emotional, or mental harm
2    to the minor under 18. The inquiry in this subsection must
3    be concluded within one business day of the request from
4    the news media.
5    (f) As used in this Section, "less restrictive means" are
6conditions on the minor's ability to communicate with the news
7media that mitigate the likelihood that physical, emotional,
8or mental harm will result, and include, but are not limited
9to:
10        (1) the news media outlet's willingness to take steps
11    to protect the minor's privacy, such as using a pseudonym
12    or limiting the use of the voice or image of a minor;
13        (2) the presence of the minor's guardian ad litem or
14    attorney or another adult of the minor's choosing, during
15    the communication with the news media; and
16        (3) providing the minor with age-appropriate media
17    literacy materials or other relevant educational material.
18(Source: P.A. 102-615, eff. 8-27-21.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 405/2-11)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-11)
20    Sec. 2-11. Medical and dental treatment and care. At all
21times during temporary custody or shelter care, the court may
22authorize a physician, a hospital or any other appropriate
23health care provider to provide medical, dental or surgical
24procedures if such procedures are necessary to safeguard the
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1    With respect to any minor for whom the Department of
2Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator is
3appointed the temporary custodian, the Guardianship
4Administrator or the Guardianship Administrator's his designee
5shall be deemed the minor's legally authorized representative
6for purposes of consenting to an HIV test and obtaining and
7disclosing information concerning such test pursuant to the
8AIDS Confidentiality Act and for purposes of consenting to the
9release of information pursuant to the Illinois Sexually
10Transmissible Disease Control Act.
11    Any person who administers an HIV test upon the consent of
12the Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship
13Administrator or the Guardianship Administrator's his
14designee, or who discloses the results of such tests to the
15Department's Guardianship Administrator or the Guardianship
16Administrator's his designee, shall have immunity from any
17liability, civil, criminal or otherwise, that might result by
18reason of such actions. For the purpose of any proceedings,
19civil or criminal, the good faith of any persons required to
20administer or disclose the results of tests, or permitted to
21take such actions, shall be presumed.
22(Source: P.A. 86-904.)
 
23    (705 ILCS 405/2-13)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-13)
24    Sec. 2-13. Petition.
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1representative may file, or the court on its own motion,
2consistent with the health, safety and best interests of the
3minor may direct the filing through the State's Attorney of a
4petition in respect of a minor under this Act. The petition and
5all subsequent court documents shall be entitled "In the
6interest of ...., a minor".
7    (2) The petition shall be verified but the statements may
8be made upon information and belief. It shall allege that the
9minor is abused, neglected, or dependent, with citations to
10the appropriate provisions of this Act, and set forth (a)
11facts sufficient to bring the minor under Section 2-3 or 2-4
12and to inform respondents of the cause of action, including,
13but not limited to, a plain and concise statement of the
14factual allegations that form the basis for the filing of the
15petition; (b) the name, age and residence of the minor; (c) the
16names and residences of the minor's his parents; (d) the name
17and residence of the minor's his legal guardian or the person
18or persons having custody or control of the minor, or of the
19nearest known relative if no parent or guardian can be found;
20and (e) if the minor upon whose behalf the petition is brought
21is sheltered in custody, the date on which such temporary
22custody was ordered by the court or the date set for a
23temporary custody hearing. If any of the facts herein required
24are not known by the petitioner, the petition shall so state.
25    (3) The petition must allege that it is in the best
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1adjudged a ward of the court and may pray generally for relief
2available under this Act. The petition need not specify any
3proposed disposition following adjudication of wardship. The
4petition may request that the minor remain in the custody of
5the parent, guardian, or custodian under an Order of
6Protection.
7    (4) If termination of parental rights and appointment of a
8guardian of the person with power to consent to adoption of the
9minor under Section 2-29 is sought, the petition shall so
10state. If the petition includes this request, the prayer for
11relief shall clearly and obviously state that the parents
12could permanently lose their rights as a parent at this
13hearing.
14    In addition to the foregoing, the petitioner, by motion,
15may request the termination of parental rights and appointment
16of a guardian of the person with power to consent to adoption
17of the minor under Section 2-29 at any time after the entry of
18a dispositional order under Section 2-22.
19    (4.5) (a) Unless good cause exists that filing a petition
20to terminate parental rights is contrary to the child's best
21interests, with respect to any minors committed to its care
22pursuant to this Act, the Department of Children and Family
23Services shall request the State's Attorney to file a petition
24or motion for termination of parental rights and appointment
25of guardian of the person with power to consent to adoption of
26the minor under Section 2-29 if:

 

 

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1        (i) a minor has been in foster care, as described in
2    subsection (b), for 15 months of the most recent 22
3    months; or
4        (ii) a minor under the age of 2 years has been
5    previously determined to be abandoned at an adjudicatory
6    hearing; or
7        (iii) the parent is criminally convicted of:
8            (A) first degree murder or second degree murder of
9        any child;
10            (B) attempt or conspiracy to commit first degree
11        murder or second degree murder of any child;
12            (C) solicitation to commit murder of any child,
13        solicitation to commit murder for hire of any child,
14        or solicitation to commit second degree murder of any
15        child;
16            (D) aggravated battery, aggravated battery of a
17        child, or felony domestic battery, any of which has
18        resulted in serious injury to the minor or a sibling of
19        the minor;
20            (E) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
21            (E-5) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
22            (E-10) criminal sexual abuse in violation of
23        subsection (a) of Section 11-1.50 of the Criminal Code
24        of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
25            (E-15) sexual exploitation of a child;
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1            (E-25) criminal sexual assault; or
2            (F) an offense in any other state the elements of
3        which are similar and bear a substantial relationship
4        to any of the foregoing offenses.
5    (a-1) For purposes of this subsection (4.5), good cause
6exists in the following circumstances:
7        (i) the child is being cared for by a relative,
8        (ii) the Department has documented in the case plan a
9    compelling reason for determining that filing such
10    petition would not be in the best interests of the child,
11        (iii) the court has found within the preceding 12
12    months that the Department has failed to make reasonable
13    efforts to reunify the child and family, or
14        (iv) the parent is incarcerated, or the parent's prior
15    incarceration is a significant factor in why the child has
16    been in foster care for 15 months out of any 22-month
17    period, the parent maintains a meaningful role in the
18    child's life, and the Department has not documented
19    another reason why it would otherwise be appropriate to
20    file a petition to terminate parental rights pursuant to
21    this Section and the Adoption Act. The assessment of
22    whether an incarcerated parent maintains a meaningful role
23    in the child's life may include consideration of the
24    following:
25            (A) the child's best interest;
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1        manifesting concern for the child, such as letters,
2        telephone calls, visits, and other forms of
3        communication with the child and the impact of the
4        communication on the child;
5            (C) the parent's efforts to communicate with and
6        work with the Department for the purpose of complying
7        with the service plan and repairing, maintaining, or
8        building the parent-child relationship; or
9            (D) limitations in the parent's access to family
10        support programs, therapeutic services, visiting
11        opportunities, telephone and mail services, and
12        meaningful participation in court proceedings.
13    (b) For purposes of this subsection, the date of entering
14foster care is defined as the earlier of:
15        (1) The date of a judicial finding at an adjudicatory
16    hearing that the child is an abused, neglected, or
17    dependent minor; or
18        (2) 60 days after the date on which the child is
19    removed from the child's his or her parent, guardian, or
20    legal custodian.
21    (c) (Blank).
22    (d) (Blank).
23    (5) The court shall liberally allow the petitioner to
24amend the petition to set forth a cause of action or to add,
25amend, or supplement factual allegations that form the basis
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1hearing. The petitioner may amend the petition after that date
2and prior to the adjudicatory hearing if the court grants
3leave to amend upon a showing of good cause. The court may
4allow amendment of the petition to conform with the evidence
5at any time prior to ruling. In all cases in which the court
6has granted leave to amend based on new evidence or new
7allegations, the court shall permit the respondent an adequate
8opportunity to prepare a defense to the amended petition.
9    (6) At any time before dismissal of the petition or before
10final closing and discharge under Section 2-31, one or more
11motions in the best interests of the minor may be filed. The
12motion shall specify sufficient facts in support of the relief
13requested.
14(Source: P.A. 101-529, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
15    (705 ILCS 405/2-13.1)
16    Sec. 2-13.1. Early termination of reasonable efforts.
17    (1) (a) In conjunction with, or at any time subsequent to,
18the filing of a petition on behalf of a minor in accordance
19with Section 2-13 of this Act, the State's Attorney, the
20guardian ad litem, or the Department of Children and Family
21Services may file a motion requesting a finding that
22reasonable efforts to reunify that minor with the minor's his
23or her parent or parents are no longer required and are to
24cease.
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1parent of the minor if the court finds after a hearing that the
2parent has:
3        (i) had his or her parental rights to another child of
4    the parent involuntarily terminated; or
5        (ii) been convicted of:
6            (A) first degree or second degree murder of
7        another child of the parent;
8            (B) attempt or conspiracy to commit first degree
9        or second degree murder of another child of the
10        parent;
11            (C) solicitation to commit murder of another child
12        of the parent, solicitation to commit murder for hire
13        of another child of the parent, or solicitation to
14        commit second degree murder of another child of the
15        parent;
16            (D) aggravated battery, aggravated battery of a
17        child, or felony domestic battery, any of which has
18        resulted in serious bodily injury to the minor or
19        another child of the parent; or
20            (E) an offense in any other state the elements of
21        which are similar and bear substantial relationship to
22        any of the foregoing offenses
23unless the court sets forth in writing a compelling reason why
24terminating reasonable efforts to reunify the minor with the
25parent would not be in the best interests of that minor.
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1a parent of the minor if:
2        (i) after a hearing it determines that further
3    reunification services would no longer be appropriate, and
4        (ii) a dispositional hearing has already taken place.
5    (2) (a) The court shall hold a permanency hearing within
630 days of granting a motion pursuant to this subsection. If an
7adjudicatory or a dispositional hearing, or both, has not
8taken place when the court grants a motion pursuant to this
9Section, then either or both hearings shall be held as needed
10so that both take place on or before the date a permanency
11hearing is held pursuant to this subsection.
12    (b) Following a permanency hearing held pursuant to
13paragraph (a) of this subsection, the appointed custodian or
14guardian of the minor shall make reasonable efforts to place
15the child in accordance with the permanency plan and goal set
16by the court, and to complete the necessary steps to locate and
17finalize a permanent placement.
18(Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 405/2-15)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-15)
20    Sec. 2-15. Summons.
21    (1) When a petition is filed, the clerk of the court shall
22issue a summons with a copy of the petition attached. The
23summons shall be directed to the minor's legal guardian or
24custodian and to each person named as a respondent in the
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1respondent under 8 years of age for whom the court appoints a
2guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem appears on behalf of
3the minor in any proceeding under this Act.
4    (2) The summons must contain a statement that the minor or
5any of the respondents is entitled to have an attorney present
6at the hearing on the petition, and that the clerk of the court
7should be notified promptly if the minor or any other
8respondent desires to be represented by an attorney but is
9financially unable to employ counsel.
10    (3) The summons shall be issued under the seal of the
11court, attested in and signed with the name of the clerk of the
12court, dated on the day it is issued, and shall require each
13respondent to appear and answer the petition on the date set
14for the adjudicatory hearing. The summons shall contain a
15notice that the parties will not be entitled to further
16written notices or publication notices of proceedings in this
17case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion
18to terminate parental rights, except as required by Supreme
19Court Rule 11.
20    (4) The summons may be served by any county sheriff,
21coroner or probation officer, even though the officer is the
22petitioner. The return of the summons with endorsement of
23service by the officer is sufficient proof thereof.
24    (5) Service of a summons and petition shall be made by: (a)
25leaving a copy thereof with the person summoned at least 3 days
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1copy at the summoned person's his or her usual place of abode
2with some person of the family or a person residing there, of
3the age of 10 years or upwards, and informing that person of
4the contents thereof, provided the officer or other person
5making service shall also send a copy of the summons in a
6sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid, addressed to the
7person summoned at the person's his usual place of abode, at
8least 3 days before the time stated therein for appearance; or
9(c) leaving a copy thereof with the guardian or custodian of a
10minor, at least 3 days before the time stated therein for
11appearance. If the guardian or custodian is an agency of the
12State of Illinois, proper service may be made by leaving a copy
13of the summons and petition with any administrative employee
14of such agency designated by such agency to accept service of
15summons and petitions. The certificate of the officer or
16affidavit of the person that the officer or person he has sent
17the copy pursuant to this Section is sufficient proof of
18service.
19    (6) When a parent or other person, who has signed a written
20promise to appear and bring the minor to court or who has
21waived or acknowledged service, fails to appear with the minor
22on the date set by the court, a bench warrant may be issued for
23the parent or other person, the minor, or both.
24    (7) The appearance of the minor's legal guardian or
25custodian, or a person named as a respondent in a petition, in
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1service of summons and submission to the jurisdiction of the
2court, except that the filing of a motion authorized under
3Section 2-301 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not
4constitute an appearance under this subsection. A copy of the
5summons and petition shall be provided to the person at the
6time of the person's his appearance.
7    (8) Notice to a parent who has appeared or been served with
8summons personally or by certified mail, and for whom an order
9of default has been entered on the petition for wardship and
10has not been set aside shall be provided in accordance with
11Supreme Court Rule 11. Notice to a parent who was served by
12publication and for whom an order of default has been entered
13on the petition for wardship and has not been set aside shall
14be provided in accordance with this Section and Section 2-16.
15(Source: P.A. 101-146, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/2-16)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-16)
17    Sec. 2-16. Notice by certified mail or publication.
18    (1) If service on individuals as provided in Section 2-15
19is not made on any respondent within a reasonable time or if it
20appears that any respondent resides outside the State, service
21may be made by certified mail. In such case the clerk shall
22mail the summons and a copy of the petition to that respondent
23by certified mail marked for delivery to addressee only. The
24court shall not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until 5
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1certified mail is sufficient proof of service.
2    (2) Where a respondent's usual place of abode is not
3known, a diligent inquiry shall be made to ascertain the
4respondent's current and last known address. The Department of
5Children and Family Services shall adopt rules defining the
6requirements for conducting a diligent search to locate
7parents of minors in the custody of the Department. If, after
8diligent inquiry made at any time within the preceding 12
9months, the usual place of abode cannot be reasonably
10ascertained, or if the respondent is concealing the
11respondent's his or her whereabouts to avoid service of
12process, petitioner's attorney shall file an affidavit at the
13office of the clerk of court in which the action is pending
14showing that the respondent on due inquiry cannot be found or
15is concealing the respondent's his or her whereabouts so that
16process cannot be served. The affidavit shall state the last
17known address of the respondent. The affidavit shall also
18state what efforts were made to effectuate service. Within 3
19days of receipt of the affidavit, the clerk shall issue
20publication service as provided below. The clerk shall also
21send a copy thereof by mail addressed to each respondent
22listed in the affidavit at the respondent's his or her last
23known address. The clerk of the court as soon as possible shall
24cause publication to be made once in a newspaper of general
25circulation in the county where the action is pending. Notice
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1alleged to have legal custody of the minor has been served with
2summons personally or by certified mail, but the court may not
3enter any order or judgment against any person who cannot be
4served with process other than by publication unless notice by
5publication is given or unless that person appears. When a
6minor has been sheltered under Section 2-10 of this Act and
7summons has not been served personally or by certified mail
8within 20 days from the date of the order of court directing
9such shelter care, the clerk of the court shall cause
10publication. Notice by publication shall be substantially as
11follows:
12    "A, B, C, D, (here giving the names of the named
13respondents, if any) and to All Whom It May Concern (if there
14is any respondent under that designation):
15    Take notice that on (insert date) a petition was filed
16under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by .... in the circuit
17court of .... county entitled 'In the interest of ...., a
18minor', and that in .... courtroom at .... on (insert date) at
19the hour of ...., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be
20heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition
21to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that
22Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM
23YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE
24YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO
25CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR
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1PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER
2TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE
3CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further
4written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in
5this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a
6motion to terminate parental rights.
7    Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause
8against the petition, the allegations of the petition may
9stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or
10judgment entered.
11
......................
12
Clerk
         
13Dated (insert the date of publication)"
 
14    (3) The clerk shall also at the time of the publication of
15the notice send a copy thereof by mail to each of the
16respondents on account of whom publication is made at each of
17the respondents' his or her last known address. The
18certificate of the clerk that the clerk he or she has mailed
19the notice is evidence thereof. No other publication notice is
20required. Every respondent notified by publication under this
21Section must appear and answer in open court at the hearing.
22The court may not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until
2310 days after service by publication on any parent, guardian
24or legal custodian in the case of a minor described in Section
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1    (4) If it becomes necessary to change the date set for the
2hearing in order to comply with Section 2-14 or with this
3Section, notice of the resetting of the date must be given, by
4certified mail or other reasonable means, to each respondent
5who has been served with summons personally or by certified
6mail.
7    (5) Notice to a parent who has appeared or been served with
8summons personally or by certified mail, and for whom an order
9of default has been entered on the petition for wardship and
10has not been set aside shall be provided in accordance with
11Supreme Court Rule 11. Notice to a parent who was served by
12publication and for whom an order of default has been entered
13on the petition for wardship and has not been set aside shall
14be provided in accordance with this Section and Section 2-15.
15(Source: P.A. 90-27, eff. 1-1-98; 90-28, eff. 1-1-98; 90-608,
16eff. 6-30-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/2-17)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-17)
18    Sec. 2-17. Guardian ad litem.
19    (1) Immediately upon the filing of a petition alleging
20that the minor is a person described in Sections 2-3 or 2-4 of
21this Article, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for
22the minor if:
23        (a) such petition alleges that the minor is an abused
24    or neglected child; or
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1    commission of any of the sex offenses defined in Article
2    11 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
3    11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the
4    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, have
5    been filed against a defendant in any court and that such
6    minor is the alleged victim of the acts of the defendant in
7    the commission of such offense.
8    Unless the guardian ad litem appointed pursuant to this
9paragraph (1) is an attorney at law, the guardian ad litem he
10or she shall be represented in the performance of the guardian
11ad litem's his or her duties by counsel. The guardian ad litem
12shall represent the best interests of the minor and shall
13present recommendations to the court consistent with that
14duty.
15    (2) Before proceeding with the hearing, the court shall
16appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor if:
17        (a) no parent, guardian, custodian or relative of the
18    minor appears at the first or any subsequent hearing of
19    the case;
20        (b) the petition prays for the appointment of a
21    guardian with power to consent to adoption; or
22        (c) the petition for which the minor is before the
23    court resulted from a report made pursuant to the Abused
24    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
25    (3) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor
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1between the minor and the minor's his parents or other
2custodian or that it is otherwise in the minor's best interest
3to do so.
4    (4) Unless the guardian ad litem is an attorney, the
5guardian ad litem he or she shall be represented by counsel.
6    (4.5) Pursuant to Section 6b-1 of the Children and Family
7Services Act, the Department of Children and Family Services
8must maintain the name, electronic mail address, and telephone
9number for each minor's court-appointed guardian ad litem and,
10if applicable, the guardian ad litem's supervisor. The
11Department of Children and Family Services must update this
12contact information within 5 days of receiving notice of a
13change. The Advocacy Office for Children and Families,
14established pursuant to Section 5e of the Children and Family
15Services Act, must make this contact information available to
16the minor, current foster parent or caregiver, or caseworker,
17if requested.
18    (5) The reasonable fees of a guardian ad litem appointed
19under this Section shall be fixed by the court and charged to
20the parents of the minor, to the extent they are able to pay.
21If the parents are unable to pay those fees, they shall be paid
22from the general fund of the county.
23    (6) A guardian ad litem appointed under this Section,
24shall receive copies of any and all classified reports of
25child abuse and neglect made under the Abused and Neglected
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1report under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, is
2also the minor for whom the guardian ad litem is appointed
3under this Section.
4    (6.5) A guardian ad litem appointed under this Section or
5attorney appointed under this Act shall receive a copy of each
6significant event report that involves the minor no later than
73 days after the Department learns of an event requiring a
8significant event report to be written, or earlier as required
9by Department rule.
10    (7) The appointed guardian ad litem shall remain the
11minor's guardian ad litem throughout the entire juvenile trial
12court proceedings, including permanency hearings and
13termination of parental rights proceedings, unless there is a
14substitution entered by order of the court.
15    (8) The guardian ad litem or an agent of the guardian ad
16litem shall have a minimum of one in-person contact with the
17minor and one contact with one of the current foster parents or
18caregivers prior to the adjudicatory hearing, and at least one
19additional in-person contact with the child and one contact
20with one of the current foster parents or caregivers after the
21adjudicatory hearing but prior to the first permanency hearing
22and one additional in-person contact with the child and one
23contact with one of the current foster parents or caregivers
24each subsequent year. For good cause shown, the judge may
25excuse face-to-face interviews required in this subsection.
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1less than 3,000,000, each guardian ad litem must successfully
2complete a training program approved by the Department of
3Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and
4Family Services shall provide training materials and documents
5to guardians ad litem who are not mandated to attend the
6training program. The Department of Children and Family
7Services shall develop and distribute to all guardians ad
8litem a bibliography containing information including but not
9limited to the juvenile court process, termination of parental
10rights, child development, medical aspects of child abuse, and
11the child's need for safety and permanence.
12(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-208, eff. 7-30-21.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/2-17.1)
14    Sec. 2-17.1. Court appointed special advocate.
15    (1) The court shall appoint a special advocate upon the
16filing of a petition under this Article or at any time during
17the pendency of a proceeding under this Article if special
18advocates are available. The court appointed special advocate
19may also serve as guardian ad litem by appointment of the court
20under Section 2-17 of this Act.
21    (1.2) In counties of populations over 3,000,000 the court
22may appoint a special advocate upon the filing of a petition
23under this Article or at any time during the pendency of a
24proceeding under this Article. No special advocate shall act
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13,000,000.
2    (1.5) "Court appointed special advocate" means a community
3volunteer who:
4        (a) is 21 or older;
5        (b) shall receive training with State and nationally
6    developed standards, has been screened and trained
7    regarding child abuse and neglect, child development, and
8    juvenile court proceedings according to the standards of
9    the National CASA Association;
10        (c) is being actively supervised by a court appointed
11    special advocate program in good standing with the
12    Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates;
13    and
14        (d) has been sworn in by a circuit court judge
15    assigned to juvenile cases in the circuit court in which
16    the court appointed special advocate he or she wishes to
17    serve.
18    Court appointed special advocate programs shall promote
19policies, practices, and procedures that are culturally
20competent. As used in this Section, "cultural competency"
21means the capacity to function in more than one culture,
22requiring the ability to appreciate, understand, and interact
23with members of diverse populations within the local
24community.
25    (2) The court appointed special advocate shall:
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1    facts and circumstances surrounding the case by monitoring
2    the court order;
3        (b) maintain regular and sufficient in-person contact
4    with the minor;
5        (c) submit written reports to the court regarding the
6    minor's best interests;
7        (d) advocate for timely court hearings to obtain
8    permanency for the minor;
9        (e) be notified of all administrative case reviews
10    pertaining to the minor and work with the parties'
11    attorneys, the guardian ad litem, and others assigned to
12    the minor's case to protect the minor's health, safety,
13    and best interests and insure the proper delivery of child
14    welfare services;
15        (f) attend all court hearings and other proceedings to
16    advocate for the minor's best interests;
17        (g) monitor compliance with the case plan and all
18    court orders; and
19        (h) review all court documents that relate to the
20    minor child.
21    (2.1) The court may consider, at its discretion, testimony
22of the court appointed special advocate pertaining to the
23well-being of the minor.
24    (2.2) Upon presentation of an order of appointment, a
25court appointed special advocate shall have access to all
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1regard to the minor child.
2    (2.2-1) All records and information acquired, reviewed, or
3produced by a court appointed special advocate during the
4course of the court appointed special advocate's his or her
5appointment shall be deemed confidential and shall not be
6disclosed except as ordered by the court.
7    (3) Court appointed special advocates shall serve as
8volunteers without compensation and shall receive training
9consistent with nationally developed standards.
10    (4) No person convicted of a criminal offense as specified
11in Section 4.2 of the Child Care Act of 1969 and no person
12identified as a perpetrator of an act of child abuse or neglect
13as reflected in the Department of Children and Family Services
14State Central Register shall serve as a court appointed
15special advocate.
16    (5) All costs associated with the appointment and duties
17of the court appointed special advocate shall be paid by the
18court appointed special advocate or an organization of court
19appointed special advocates. In no event shall the court
20appointed special advocate be liable for any costs of services
21provided to the child.
22    (6) The court may remove the court appointed special
23advocate or the guardian ad litem from a case upon finding that
24the court appointed special advocate or the guardian ad litem
25has acted in a manner contrary to the child's best interest or
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1unnecessary.
2    (7) In any county in which a program of court appointed
3special advocates is in operation, the provisions of this
4Section shall apply.
5    (8) Any court appointed special advocate acting in good
6faith within the scope of the court appointed special
7advocate's his or her appointment shall have immunity from any
8civil or criminal liability that otherwise might result by
9reason of the court appointed special advocate's his or her
10actions, except in cases of willful and wanton misconduct. For
11the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings, the good
12faith of any court appointed special advocate shall be
13presumed.
14(Source: P.A. 102-607, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
15    (705 ILCS 405/2-20)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-20)
16    Sec. 2-20. Continuance under supervision.
17    (1) The court may enter an order of continuance under
18supervision (a) upon an admission or stipulation by the
19appropriate respondent or minor respondent of the facts
20supporting the petition and before proceeding to findings and
21adjudication, or after hearing the evidence at the
22adjudicatory hearing but before noting in the minutes of
23proceeding a finding of whether or not the minor is abused,
24neglected or dependent; and (b) in the absence of objection
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1guardian, custodian, responsible relative, defense attorney or
2the State's Attorney.
3    (2) If the minor, the minor's his parent, guardian,
4custodian, responsible relative, defense attorney or the
5State's Attorney, objects in open court to any such
6continuance and insists upon proceeding to findings and
7adjudication, the court shall so proceed.
8    (3) Nothing in this Section limits the power of the court
9to order a continuance of the hearing for the production of
10additional evidence or for any other proper reason.
11    (4) When a hearing where a minor is alleged to be abused,
12neglected or dependent is continued pursuant to this Section,
13the court may permit the minor to remain in the minor's his
14home if the court determines and makes written factual
15findings that the minor can be cared for at home when
16consistent with the minor's health, safety, and best
17interests, subject to such conditions concerning the minor's
18his conduct and supervision as the court may require by order.
19    (5) If a petition is filed charging a violation of a
20condition of the continuance under supervision, the court
21shall conduct a hearing. If the court finds that such
22condition of supervision has not been fulfilled the court may
23proceed to findings and adjudication and disposition. The
24filing of a petition for violation of a condition of the
25continuance under supervision shall toll the period of
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1the charge, and the term of the continuance under supervision
2shall not run until the hearing and disposition of the
3petition for violation; provided where the petition alleges
4conduct that does not constitute a criminal offense, the
5hearing must be held within 15 days of the filing of the
6petition unless a delay in such hearing has been occasioned by
7the minor, in which case the delay shall continue the tolling
8of the period of continuance under supervision for the period
9of such delay.
10(Source: P.A. 90-27, eff. 1-1-98; 90-28, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/2-22)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-22)
12    Sec. 2-22. Dispositional hearing; evidence; continuance.
13    (1) At the dispositional hearing, the court shall
14determine whether it is in the best interests of the minor and
15the public that the minor he be made a ward of the court, and,
16if the minor he is to be made a ward of the court, the court
17shall determine the proper disposition best serving the
18health, safety and interests of the minor and the public. The
19court also shall consider the permanency goal set for the
20minor, the nature of the service plan for the minor and the
21services delivered and to be delivered under the plan. All
22evidence helpful in determining these questions, including
23oral and written reports, may be admitted and may be relied
24upon to the extent of its probative value, even though not
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1    (2) Once all parties respondent have been served in
2compliance with Sections 2-15 and 2-16, no further service or
3notice must be given to a party prior to proceeding to a
4dispositional hearing. Before making an order of disposition
5the court shall advise the State's Attorney, the parents,
6guardian, custodian or responsible relative or their counsel
7of the factual contents and the conclusions of the reports
8prepared for the use of the court and considered by it, and
9afford fair opportunity, if requested, to controvert them. The
10court may order, however, that the documents containing such
11reports need not be submitted to inspection, or that sources
12of confidential information need not be disclosed except to
13the attorneys for the parties. Factual contents, conclusions,
14documents and sources disclosed by the court under this
15paragraph shall not be further disclosed without the express
16approval of the court pursuant to an in camera hearing.
17    (3) A record of a prior continuance under supervision
18under Section 2-20, whether successfully completed with regard
19to the child's health, safety and best interest, or not, is
20admissible at the dispositional hearing.
21    (4) On its own motion or that of the State's Attorney, a
22parent, guardian, custodian, responsible relative or counsel,
23the court may adjourn the hearing for a reasonable period to
24receive reports or other evidence, if the adjournment is
25consistent with the health, safety and best interests of the
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1the dispositional hearing occurs more than 6 months after the
2initial removal of a minor from the minor's his or her home. In
3scheduling investigations and hearings, the court shall give
4priority to proceedings in which a minor has been removed from
5the minor's his or her home before an order of disposition has
6been made.
7    (5) Unless already set by the court, at the conclusion of
8the dispositional hearing, the court shall set the date for
9the first permanency hearing, to be conducted under subsection
10(2) of Section 2-28, which shall be held: (a) within 12 months
11from the date temporary custody was taken, (b) if the parental
12rights of both parents have been terminated in accordance with
13the procedure described in subsection (5) of Section 2-21,
14within 30 days of the termination of parental rights and
15appointment of a guardian with power to consent to adoption,
16or (c) in accordance with subsection (2) of Section 2-13.1.
17    (6) When the court declares a child to be a ward of the
18court and awards guardianship to the Department of Children
19and Family Services, (a) the court shall admonish the parents,
20guardian, custodian or responsible relative that the parents
21must cooperate with the Department of Children and Family
22Services, comply with the terms of the service plans, and
23correct the conditions which require the child to be in care,
24or risk termination of their parental rights; and (b) the
25court shall inquire of the parties of any intent to proceed
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1        (A) whose identity still remains unknown;
2        (B) whose whereabouts remain unknown; or
3        (C) who was found in default at the adjudicatory
4    hearing and has not obtained an order setting aside the
5    default in accordance with Section 2-1301 of the Code of
6    Civil Procedure.
7(Source: P.A. 92-822, eff. 8-21-02.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 405/2-23)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-23)
9    Sec. 2-23. Kinds of dispositional orders.
10    (1) The following kinds of orders of disposition may be
11made in respect of wards of the court:
12        (a) A minor found to be neglected or abused under
13    Section 2-3 or dependent under Section 2-4 may be (1)
14    continued in the custody of the minor's his or her
15    parents, guardian or legal custodian; (2) placed in
16    accordance with Section 2-27; (3) restored to the custody
17    of the parent, parents, guardian, or legal custodian,
18    provided the court shall order the parent, parents,
19    guardian, or legal custodian to cooperate with the
20    Department of Children and Family Services and comply with
21    the terms of an after-care plan or risk the loss of custody
22    of the child and the possible termination of their
23    parental rights; or (4) ordered partially or completely
24    emancipated in accordance with the provisions of the
25    Emancipation of Minors Act.

 

 

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1        If the minor is being restored to the custody of a
2    parent, legal custodian, or guardian who lives outside of
3    Illinois, and an Interstate Compact has been requested and
4    refused, the court may order the Department of Children
5    and Family Services to arrange for an assessment of the
6    minor's proposed living arrangement and for ongoing
7    monitoring of the health, safety, and best interest of the
8    minor and compliance with any order of protective
9    supervision entered in accordance with Section 2-24.
10        However, in any case in which a minor is found by the
11    court to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 of this
12    Act, custody of the minor shall not be restored to any
13    parent, guardian or legal custodian whose acts or
14    omissions or both have been identified, pursuant to
15    subsection (1) of Section 2-21, as forming the basis for
16    the court's finding of abuse or neglect, until such time
17    as a hearing is held on the issue of the best interests of
18    the minor and the fitness of such parent, guardian or
19    legal custodian to care for the minor without endangering
20    the minor's health or safety, and the court enters an
21    order that such parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit
22    to care for the minor.
23        (b) A minor found to be dependent under Section 2-4
24    may be (1) placed in accordance with Section 2-27 or (2)
25    ordered partially or completely emancipated in accordance
26    with the provisions of the Emancipation of Minors Act.

 

 

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1        However, in any case in which a minor is found by the
2    court to be dependent under Section 2-4 of this Act,
3    custody of the minor shall not be restored to any parent,
4    guardian or legal custodian whose acts or omissions or
5    both have been identified, pursuant to subsection (1) of
6    Section 2-21, as forming the basis for the court's finding
7    of dependency, until such time as a hearing is held on the
8    issue of the fitness of such parent, guardian or legal
9    custodian to care for the minor without endangering the
10    minor's health or safety, and the court enters an order
11    that such parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit to
12    care for the minor.
13        (b-1) A minor between the ages of 18 and 21 may be
14    placed pursuant to Section 2-27 of this Act if (1) the
15    court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate
16    wardship of the minor pursuant to subsection (2) of
17    Section 2-33, (2) the court has adjudicated the minor a
18    ward of the court, permitted the minor to return home
19    under an order of protection, and subsequently made a
20    finding that it is in the minor's best interest to vacate
21    the order of protection and commit the minor to the
22    Department of Children and Family Services for care and
23    service, or (3) the court returned the minor to the
24    custody of the respondent under Section 2-4b of this Act
25    without terminating the proceedings under Section 2-31 of
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1    minor's best interest to commit the minor to the
2    Department of Children and Family Services for care and
3    services.
4        (c) When the court awards guardianship to the
5    Department of Children and Family Services, the court
6    shall order the parents to cooperate with the Department
7    of Children and Family Services, comply with the terms of
8    the service plans, and correct the conditions that require
9    the child to be in care, or risk termination of their
10    parental rights.
11    (2) Any order of disposition may provide for protective
12supervision under Section 2-24 and may include an order of
13protection under Section 2-25.
14    Unless the order of disposition expressly so provides, it
15does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
16but is subject to modification, not inconsistent with Section
172-28, until final closing and discharge of the proceedings
18under Section 2-31.
19    (3) The court also shall enter any other orders necessary
20to fulfill the service plan, including, but not limited to,
21(i) orders requiring parties to cooperate with services, (ii)
22restraining orders controlling the conduct of any party likely
23to frustrate the achievement of the goal, and (iii) visiting
24orders. When the child is placed separately from a sibling,
25the court shall review the Sibling Contact Support Plan
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1and Family Services Act, if applicable. If the Department has
2not convened a meeting to develop a Sibling Contact Support
3Plan, or if the court finds that the existing Plan is not in
4the child's best interest, the court may enter an order
5requiring the Department to develop and implement a Sibling
6Contact Support Plan under subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of
7the Children and Family Services Act or order mediation.
8Unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, the court is
9not empowered under this subsection (3) to order specific
10placements, specific services, or specific service providers
11to be included in the plan. If, after receiving evidence, the
12court determines that the services contained in the plan are
13not reasonably calculated to facilitate achievement of the
14permanency goal, the court shall put in writing the factual
15basis supporting the determination and enter specific findings
16based on the evidence. The court also shall enter an order for
17the Department to develop and implement a new service plan or
18to implement changes to the current service plan consistent
19with the court's findings. The new service plan shall be filed
20with the court and served on all parties within 45 days after
21the date of the order. The court shall continue the matter
22until the new service plan is filed. Except as authorized by
23subsection (3.5) of this Section or authorized by law, the
24court is not empowered under this Section to order specific
25placements, specific services, or specific service providers
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1    (3.5) If, after reviewing the evidence, including evidence
2from the Department, the court determines that the minor's
3current or planned placement is not necessary or appropriate
4to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court
5shall put in writing the factual basis supporting its
6determination and enter specific findings based on the
7evidence. If the court finds that the minor's current or
8planned placement is not necessary or appropriate, the court
9may enter an order directing the Department to implement a
10recommendation by the minor's treating clinician or a
11clinician contracted by the Department to evaluate the minor
12or a recommendation made by the Department. If the Department
13places a minor in a placement under an order entered under this
14subsection (3.5), the Department has the authority to remove
15the minor from that placement when a change in circumstances
16necessitates the removal to protect the minor's health,
17safety, and best interest. If the Department determines
18removal is necessary, the Department shall notify the parties
19of the planned placement change in writing no later than 10
20days prior to the implementation of its determination unless
21remaining in the placement poses an imminent risk of harm to
22the minor, in which case the Department shall notify the
23parties of the placement change in writing immediately
24following the implementation of its decision. The Department
25shall notify others of the decision to change the minor's
26placement as required by Department rule.

 

 

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1    (4) In addition to any other order of disposition, the
2court may order any minor adjudicated neglected with respect
3to the minor's his or her own injurious behavior to make
4restitution, in monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms
5and conditions of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of
6Corrections, except that the "presentence hearing" referred to
7therein shall be the dispositional hearing for purposes of
8this Section. The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the
9minor may pay some or all of such restitution on the minor's
10behalf.
11    (5) Any order for disposition where the minor is committed
12or placed in accordance with Section 2-27 shall provide for
13the parents or guardian of the estate of such minor to pay to
14the legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
15sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
16person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. Such
17payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
18Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
19    (6) Whenever the order of disposition requires the minor
20to attend school or participate in a program of training, the
21truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
22report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
23truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code.
24    (7) The court may terminate the parental rights of a
25parent at the initial dispositional hearing if all of the
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1(Source: P.A. 101-79, eff. 7-12-19; 102-489, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/2-24)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-24)
3    Sec. 2-24. Protective supervision.
4    (1) If the order of disposition, following a determination
5of the best interests of the minor, releases the minor to the
6custody of the minor's his parents, guardian or legal
7custodian, or continues the minor him in such custody, the
8court may, if the health, safety and best interests of the
9minor require, place the person having custody of the minor,
10except for representatives of private or public agencies or
11governmental departments, under supervision of the probation
12office.
13    (2) An order of protective supervision may require the
14parent to present the child for periodic medical examinations,
15which shall include an opportunity for medical personnel to
16speak with and examine the child outside the presence of the
17parent. The results of the medical examinations conducted in
18accordance with this Section shall be made available to the
19Department, the guardian ad litem, and the court.
20    (3) Rules or orders of court shall define the terms and
21conditions of protective supervision, which may be modified or
22terminated when the court finds that the health, safety and
23best interests of the minor and the public will be served
24thereby.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/2-25)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-25)
2    Sec. 2-25. Order of protection.
3    (1) The court may make an order of protection in
4assistance of or as a condition of any other order authorized
5by this Act. The order of protection shall be based on the
6health, safety and best interests of the minor and may set
7forth reasonable conditions of behavior to be observed for a
8specified period. Such an order may require a person:
9        (a) to stay away from the home or the minor;
10        (b) to permit a parent to visit the minor at stated
11    periods;
12        (c) to abstain from offensive conduct against the
13    minor, the minor's his parent or any person to whom
14    custody of the minor is awarded;
15        (d) to give proper attention to the care of the home;
16        (e) to cooperate in good faith with an agency to which
17    custody of a minor is entrusted by the court or with an
18    agency or association to which the minor is referred by
19    the court;
20        (f) to prohibit and prevent any contact whatsoever
21    with the respondent minor by a specified individual or
22    individuals who are alleged in either a criminal or
23    juvenile proceeding to have caused injury to a respondent
24    minor or a sibling of a respondent minor;
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1    that tend to make the home not a proper place for the
2    minor;
3        (h) to refrain from contacting the minor and the
4    foster parents in any manner that is not specified in
5    writing in the case plan.
6    (2) The court shall enter an order of protection to
7prohibit and prevent any contact between a respondent minor or
8a sibling of a respondent minor and any person named in a
9petition seeking an order of protection who has been convicted
10of heinous battery or aggravated battery under subdivision
11(a)(2) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery of a child or
12aggravated battery under subdivision (b)(1) of Section
1312-3.05, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual
14assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
15criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse as
16described in the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
172012, or has been convicted of an offense that resulted in the
18death of a child, or has violated a previous order of
19protection under this Section.
20    (3) When the court issues an order of protection against
21any person as provided by this Section, the court shall direct
22a copy of such order to the Sheriff of that county. The Sheriff
23shall furnish a copy of the order of protection to the Illinois
24State Police within 24 hours of receipt, in the form and manner
25required by the Department. The Illinois State Police shall
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1protection and make this data available to all local law
2enforcement agencies.
3    (4) After notice and opportunity for hearing afforded to a
4person subject to an order of protection, the order may be
5modified or extended for a further specified period or both or
6may be terminated if the court finds that the health, safety,
7and best interests of the minor and the public will be served
8thereby.
9    (5) An order of protection may be sought at any time during
10the course of any proceeding conducted pursuant to this Act if
11such an order is consistent with the health, safety, and best
12interests of the minor. Any person against whom an order of
13protection is sought may retain counsel to represent the
14person him at a hearing, and has rights to be present at the
15hearing, to be informed prior to the hearing in writing of the
16contents of the petition seeking a protective order and of the
17date, place and time of such hearing, and to cross examine
18witnesses called by the petitioner and to present witnesses
19and argument in opposition to the relief sought in the
20petition.
21    (6) Diligent efforts shall be made by the petitioner to
22serve any person or persons against whom any order of
23protection is sought with written notice of the contents of
24the petition seeking a protective order and of the date, place
25and time at which the hearing on the petition is to be held.
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1temporary custody hearing, if the court finds that the person
2against whom the protective order is being sought has been
3notified of the hearing or that diligent efforts have been
4made to notify such person, the court may conduct a hearing. If
5a protective order is sought at any time other than in
6conjunction with a temporary custody hearing, the court may
7not conduct a hearing on the petition in the absence of the
8person against whom the order is sought unless the petitioner
9has notified such person by personal service at least 3 days
10before the hearing or has sent written notice by first class
11mail to such person's last known address at least 5 days before
12the hearing.
13    (7) A person against whom an order of protection is being
14sought who is neither a parent, guardian, legal custodian or
15responsible relative as described in Section 1-5 is not a
16party or respondent as defined in that Section and shall not be
17entitled to the rights provided therein. Such person does not
18have a right to appointed counsel or to be present at any
19hearing other than the hearing in which the order of
20protection is being sought or a hearing directly pertaining to
21that order. Unless the court orders otherwise, such person
22does not have a right to inspect the court file.
23    (8) All protective orders entered under this Section shall
24be in writing. Unless the person against whom the order was
25obtained was present in court when the order was issued, the
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1server shall promptly serve that order upon that person and
2file proof of such service, in the manner provided for service
3of process in civil proceedings. The person against whom the
4protective order was obtained may seek a modification of the
5order by filing a written motion to modify the order within 7
6days after actual receipt by the person of a copy of the order.
7Any modification of the order granted by the court must be
8determined to be consistent with the best interests of the
9minor.
10    (9) If a petition is filed charging a violation of a
11condition contained in the protective order and if the court
12determines that this violation is of a critical service
13necessary to the safety and welfare of the minor, the court may
14proceed to findings and an order for temporary custody.
15(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/2-26)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-26)
17    Sec. 2-26. Enforcement of orders of protective supervision
18or of protection.
19    (1) Orders of protective supervision and orders of
20protection may be enforced by citation to show cause for
21contempt of court by reason of any violation thereof and,
22where protection of the welfare of the minor so requires, by
23the issuance of a warrant to take the alleged violator into
24custody and bring the minor him before the court.
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1entered, the clerk of the court may issue to the petitioner, to
2the minor or to any other person affected by the order a
3certificate stating that an order of protection has been made
4by the court concerning such persons and setting forth its
5terms and requirements. The presentation of the certificate to
6any peace officer authorizes the peace officer him to take
7into custody a person charged with violating the terms of the
8order of protection, to bring such person before the court
9and, within the limits of the peace officer's his legal
10authority as such peace officer, otherwise to aid in securing
11the protection the order is intended to afford.
12(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/2-27)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-27)
14    Sec. 2-27. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
15    (1) If the court determines and puts in writing the
16factual basis supporting the determination of whether the
17parents, guardian, or legal custodian of a minor adjudged a
18ward of the court are unfit or are unable, for some reason
19other than financial circumstances alone, to care for,
20protect, train or discipline the minor or are unwilling to do
21so, and that the health, safety, and best interest of the minor
22will be jeopardized if the minor remains in the custody of the
23minor's his or her parents, guardian or custodian, the court
24may at this hearing and at any later point:
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1    relative or other person as legal custodian or guardian;
2        (a-5) with the approval of the Department of Children
3    and Family Services, place the minor in the subsidized
4    guardianship of a suitable relative or other person as
5    legal guardian; "subsidized guardianship" means a private
6    guardianship arrangement for children for whom the
7    permanency goals of return home and adoption have been
8    ruled out and who meet the qualifications for subsidized
9    guardianship as defined by the Department of Children and
10    Family Services in administrative rules;
11        (b) place the minor under the guardianship of a
12    probation officer;
13        (c) commit the minor to an agency for care or
14    placement, except an institution under the authority of
15    the Department of Corrections or of the Department of
16    Children and Family Services;
17        (d) on and after the effective date of this amendatory
18    Act of the 98th General Assembly and before January 1,
19    2017, commit the minor to the Department of Children and
20    Family Services for care and service; however, a minor
21    charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of
22    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated
23    delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
24    committed to the Department of Children and Family
25    Services by any court, except (i) a minor less than 16
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1    and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act, (ii)
2    a minor under the age of 18 for whom an independent basis
3    of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists, or (iii) a minor
4    for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to
5    reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section
6    2-33 of this Act. On and after January 1, 2017, commit the
7    minor to the Department of Children and Family Services
8    for care and service; however, a minor charged with a
9    criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10    Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not
11    be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department
12    of Children and Family Services by any court, except (i) a
13    minor less than 15 years of age and committed to the
14    Department of Children and Family Services under Section
15    5-710 of this Act, (ii) a minor under the age of 18 for
16    whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
17    exists, or (iii) a minor for whom the court has granted a
18    supplemental petition to reinstate wardship pursuant to
19    subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of this Act. An independent
20    basis exists when the allegations or adjudication of
21    abuse, neglect, or dependency do not arise from the same
22    facts, incident, or circumstances which give rise to a
23    charge or adjudication of delinquency. The Department
24    shall be given due notice of the pendency of the action and
25    the Guardianship Administrator of the Department of
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1    of the person of the minor. Whenever the Department seeks
2    to discharge a minor from its care and service, the
3    Guardianship Administrator shall petition the court for an
4    order terminating guardianship. The Guardianship
5    Administrator may designate one or more other officers of
6    the Department, appointed as Department officers by
7    administrative order of the Department Director,
8    authorized to affix the signature of the Guardianship
9    Administrator to documents affecting the guardian-ward
10    relationship of children for whom the Guardianship
11    Administrator he or she has been appointed guardian at
12    such times as the Guardianship Administrator he or she is
13    unable to perform the duties of the Guardianship
14    Administrator his or her office. The signature
15    authorization shall include but not be limited to matters
16    of consent of marriage, enlistment in the armed forces,
17    legal proceedings, adoption, major medical and surgical
18    treatment and application for driver's license. Signature
19    authorizations made pursuant to the provisions of this
20    paragraph shall be filed with the Secretary of State and
21    the Secretary of State shall provide upon payment of the
22    customary fee, certified copies of the authorization to
23    any court or individual who requests a copy.
24    (1.5) In making a determination under this Section, the
25court shall also consider whether, based on health, safety,
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1        (a) appropriate services aimed at family preservation
2    and family reunification have been unsuccessful in
3    rectifying the conditions that have led to a finding of
4    unfitness or inability to care for, protect, train, or
5    discipline the minor, or
6        (b) no family preservation or family reunification
7    services would be appropriate,
8and if the petition or amended petition contained an
9allegation that the parent is an unfit person as defined in
10subdivision (D) of Section 1 of the Adoption Act, and the order
11of adjudication recites that parental unfitness was
12established by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall,
13when appropriate and in the best interest of the minor, enter
14an order terminating parental rights and appointing a guardian
15with power to consent to adoption in accordance with Section
162-29.
17    When making a placement, the court, wherever possible,
18shall require the Department of Children and Family Services
19to select a person holding the same religious belief as that of
20the minor or a private agency controlled by persons of like
21religious faith of the minor and shall require the Department
22to otherwise comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family
23Services Act in placing the child. In addition, whenever
24alternative plans for placement are available, the court shall
25ascertain and consider, to the extent appropriate in the
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1    (2) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
2other person pursuant to item (a) of subsection (1), the court
3shall appoint the suitable relative or other person him or her
4the legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor.
5When a minor is committed to any agency, the court shall
6appoint the proper officer or representative thereof as legal
7custodian or guardian of the person of the minor. Legal
8custodians and guardians of the person of the minor have the
9respective rights and duties set forth in subsection (9) of
10Section 1-3 except as otherwise provided by order of court;
11but no guardian of the person may consent to adoption of the
12minor unless that authority is conferred upon the guardian him
13or her in accordance with Section 2-29. An agency whose
14representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
15custodian of the minor may place the minor in any child care
16facility, but the facility must be licensed under the Child
17Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the Department of
18Children and Family Services as meeting the standards
19established for such licensing. No agency may place a minor
20adjudicated under Sections 2-3 or 2-4 in a child care facility
21unless the placement is in compliance with the rules and
22regulations for placement under this Section promulgated by
23the Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5
24of the Children and Family Services Act. Like authority and
25restrictions shall be conferred by the court upon any
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1person of a minor.
2    (3) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
3representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
4custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
5facility unless it complies with the Interstate Compact on the
6Placement of Children. Placement with a parent, however, is
7not subject to that Interstate Compact.
8    (4) The clerk of the court shall issue to the legal
9custodian or guardian of the person a certified copy of the
10order of court, as proof of the legal custodian's or
11guardian's his authority. No other process is necessary as
12authority for the keeping of the minor.
13    (5) Custody or guardianship granted under this Section
14continues until the court otherwise directs, but not after the
15minor reaches the age of 19 years except as set forth in
16Section 2-31, or if the minor was previously committed to the
17Department of Children and Family Services for care and
18service and the court has granted a supplemental petition to
19reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33.
20    (6) (Blank).
21(Source: P.A. 101-79, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/2-27.1)
23    Sec. 2-27.1. Placement; secure child care facility.
24    (1) A minor under 18 years of age and who is subject under
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1admitted to a secure child care facility for inpatient
2treatment upon application to the facility director if, prior
3to admission, the facility director and the Director of the
4Department of Children and Family Services or the Director's
5designate find that: the minor has a mental illness or
6emotional disturbance, including but not limited to a behavior
7disorder, of such severity that placement in a secure child
8care facility is necessary because in the absence of such a
9placement, the minor is likely to endanger self or others or
10not meet the minor's his or her basic needs and this placement
11is the least restrictive alternative. Prior to admission, a
12psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or clinical psychologist
13who has personally examined the minor shall state in writing
14that the minor meets the standards for admission. The
15statement must set forth in detail the reasons for that
16conclusion and shall indicate what alternatives to secure
17treatment have been explored. When the minor is placed in a
18child care facility which includes a secure child care
19facility in addition to a less restrictive setting, and the
20application for admission states that the minor will be
21permanently placed in the less restrictive setting of the
22child care facility as part of the minor's his or her
23permanency plan after the need for secure treatment has ended,
24the psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or clinical
25psychologist shall state the reasons for the minor's need to
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1minor may be placed in the less restrictive setting of the
2facility, and the conditions under which the minor may need to
3be returned to secure treatment.
4    (2) The application for admission under this Section shall
5contain, in large bold-face type, a statement written in
6simple non-technical terms of the minor's right to object and
7the right to a hearing. A minor 12 years of age or older must
8be given a copy of the application and the statement should be
9explained to the minor him or her in an understandable manner.
10A copy of the application shall also be given to the person who
11executed it, the designate of the Director of the Department
12of Children and Family Services, the minor's parent, the
13minor's attorney, and, if the minor is 12 years of age or
14older, 2 other persons whom the minor may designate, excluding
15persons whose whereabouts cannot reasonably be ascertained.
16    (3) Thirty days after admission, the facility director
17shall review the minor's record and assess the need for
18continuing placement in a secure child care facility. When the
19minor has been placed in a child care facility which includes a
20secure child care facility in addition to a less restrictive
21setting, and the application for admission states that the
22minor will be permanently placed in the less restrictive
23setting of the child care facility as part of the minor's his
24or her permanency plan after the need for secure treatment has
25ended, the facility director shall review the stated reasons
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1conditions under which the minor may be placed in the less
2restrictive setting of the facility, and the conditions under
3which the minor may need to be returned to secure treatment.
4The director of the facility shall consult with the designate
5of the Director of the Department of Children and Family
6Services and request authorization for continuing placement of
7the minor. Request and authorization should be noted in the
8minor's record. Every 60 days thereafter a review shall be
9conducted and new authorization shall be secured from the
10designate for as long as placement continues. Failure or
11refusal to authorize continued placement shall constitute a
12request for the minor's discharge.
13    (4) At any time during a minor's placement in a secure
14child care facility, an objection may be made to that
15placement by the minor, the minor's parents (except where
16parental rights have been terminated), the minor's guardian ad
17litem, or the minor's attorney. When an objection is made, the
18minor shall be discharged at the earliest appropriate time not
19to exceed 15 days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
20unless the objection is withdrawn in writing or unless, within
21that time, the Director or the Director's his or her designate
22files with the Court a petition for review of the admission.
23The petition must be accompanied by a certificate signed by a
24psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or clinical
25psychologist. The certificate shall be based upon a personal
26examination and shall specify that the minor has a mental

 

 

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1illness or an emotional disturbance of such severity that
2placement in a secure facility is necessary, that the minor
3can benefit from the placement, that a less restrictive
4alternative is not appropriate, and that the placement is in
5the minor's best interest.
6    (5) Upon receipt of a petition, the court shall set a
7hearing to be held within 5 days, excluding Saturdays,
8Sundays, and holidays. The court shall direct that notice of
9the time and place of the hearing shall be served upon the
10minor, the minor's his or her attorney and the minor's
11guardian ad litem, the Director of the Department of Children
12and Family Services or the Director's his or her designate,
13the State's Attorney, and the attorney for the parents.
14    (6) The court shall order the minor discharged from the
15secure child care facility if it determines that the minor
16does not have a mental illness or emotional disturbance of
17such severity that placement in a secure facility is
18necessary, or if it determines that a less restrictive
19alternative is appropriate.
20    (7) If however, the court finds that the minor does have a
21mental illness or an emotional disturbance for which the minor
22is likely to benefit from treatment but that a less
23restrictive alternative is appropriate, the court shall order
24that the Department of Children and Family Services prepare a
25case plan for the minor which permits alternative treatment
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1the least restrictive setting that is appropriate to the
2minor's condition and serves the minor's best interests, and
3shall authorize the continued placement of the minor in the
4secure child care facility. At each permanency hearing
5conducted thereafter, the court shall determine whether the
6minor does not have a mental illness or emotional disturbance
7of such severity that placement in a secure facility is
8necessary or, if a less restrictive alternative is
9appropriate. If either of these 2 conditions are not met, the
10court shall order the minor discharged from the secure child
11care facility.
12    (8) Unwillingness or inability of the Department of
13Children and Family Services to find a placement for the minor
14shall not be grounds for the court's refusing to order
15discharge of the minor.
16(Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/2-28)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-28)
18    Sec. 2-28. Court review.
19    (1) The court may require any legal custodian or guardian
20of the person appointed under this Act to report periodically
21to the court or may cite the legal custodian or guardian him
22into court and require the legal custodian, guardian, him or
23the legal custodian's or guardian's his agency, to make a full
24and accurate report of the his or its doings of the legal
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1custodian or guardian, within 10 days after such citation, or
2earlier if the court determines it to be necessary to protect
3the health, safety, or welfare of the minor, shall make the
4report, either in writing verified by affidavit or orally
5under oath in open court, or otherwise as the court directs.
6Upon the hearing of the report the court may remove the
7custodian or guardian and appoint another in the custodian's
8or guardian's his stead or restore the minor to the custody of
9the minor's his parents or former guardian or custodian.
10However, custody of the minor shall not be restored to any
11parent, guardian, or legal custodian in any case in which the
12minor is found to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or
13dependent under Section 2-4 of this Act, unless the minor can
14be cared for at home without endangering the minor's health or
15safety and it is in the best interests of the minor, and if
16such neglect, abuse, or dependency is found by the court under
17paragraph (1) of Section 2-21 of this Act to have come about
18due to the acts or omissions or both of such parent, guardian,
19or legal custodian, until such time as an investigation is
20made as provided in paragraph (5) and a hearing is held on the
21issue of the fitness of such parent, guardian, or legal
22custodian to care for the minor and the court enters an order
23that such parent, guardian, or legal custodian is fit to care
24for the minor.
25    (1.5) The public agency that is the custodian or guardian
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1later than 15 days after a minor in the agency's care remains:
2        (1) in a shelter placement beyond 30 days;
3        (2) in a psychiatric hospital past the time when the
4    minor is clinically ready for discharge or beyond medical
5    necessity for the minor's health; or
6        (3) in a detention center or Department of Juvenile
7    Justice facility solely because the public agency cannot
8    find an appropriate placement for the minor.
9    The report shall explain the steps the agency is taking to
10ensure the minor is placed appropriately, how the minor's
11needs are being met in the minor's shelter placement, and if a
12future placement has been identified by the Department, why
13the anticipated placement is appropriate for the needs of the
14minor and the anticipated placement date.
15    (1.6) Within 35 days after placing a child in its care in a
16qualified residential treatment program, as defined by the
17federal Social Security Act, the Department of Children and
18Family Services shall file a written report with the court and
19send copies of the report to all parties. Within 20 days of the
20filing of the report, the court shall hold a hearing to
21consider the Department's report and determine whether
22placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment
23program provides the most effective and appropriate level of
24care for the child in the least restrictive environment and if
25the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
26goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan for

 

 

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1the child. The court shall approve or disapprove the
2placement. If applicable, the requirements of Sections 2-27.1
3and 2-27.2 must also be met. The Department's written report
4and the court's written determination shall be included in and
5made part of the case plan for the child. If the child remains
6placed in a qualified residential treatment program, the
7Department shall submit evidence at each status and permanency
8hearing:
9        (1) demonstrating that on-going assessment of the
10    strengths and needs of the child continues to support the
11    determination that the child's needs cannot be met through
12    placement in a foster family home, that the placement
13    provides the most effective and appropriate level of care
14    for the child in the least restrictive, appropriate
15    environment, and that the placement is consistent with the
16    short-term and long-term permanency goal for the child, as
17    specified in the permanency plan for the child;
18        (2) documenting the specific treatment or service
19    needs that should be met for the child in the placement and
20    the length of time the child is expected to need the
21    treatment or services; and
22        (3) the efforts made by the agency to prepare the
23    child to return home or to be placed with a fit and willing
24    relative, a legal guardian, or an adoptive parent, or in a
25    foster family home.
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1judge. Subsequent permanency hearings may be heard by a judge
2or by hearing officers appointed or approved by the court in
3the manner set forth in Section 2-28.1 of this Act. The initial
4hearing shall be held (a) within 12 months from the date
5temporary custody was taken, regardless of whether an
6adjudication or dispositional hearing has been completed
7within that time frame, (b) if the parental rights of both
8parents have been terminated in accordance with the procedure
9described in subsection (5) of Section 2-21, within 30 days of
10the order for termination of parental rights and appointment
11of a guardian with power to consent to adoption, or (c) in
12accordance with subsection (2) of Section 2-13.1. Subsequent
13permanency hearings shall be held every 6 months or more
14frequently if necessary in the court's determination following
15the initial permanency hearing, in accordance with the
16standards set forth in this Section, until the court
17determines that the plan and goal have been achieved. Once the
18plan and goal have been achieved, if the minor remains in
19substitute care, the case shall be reviewed at least every 6
20months thereafter, subject to the provisions of this Section,
21unless the minor is placed in the guardianship of a suitable
22relative or other person and the court determines that further
23monitoring by the court does not further the health, safety,
24or best interest of the child and that this is a stable
25permanent placement. The permanency hearings must occur within
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1delayed in anticipation of a report from any source or due to
2the agency's failure to timely file its written report (this
3written report means the one required under the next paragraph
4and does not mean the service plan also referred to in that
5paragraph).
6    The public agency that is the custodian or guardian of the
7minor, or another agency responsible for the minor's care,
8shall ensure that all parties to the permanency hearings are
9provided a copy of the most recent service plan prepared
10within the prior 6 months at least 14 days in advance of the
11hearing. If not contained in the agency's service plan, the
12agency shall also include a report setting forth (i) any
13special physical, psychological, educational, medical,
14emotional, or other needs of the minor or the minor's his or
15her family that are relevant to a permanency or placement
16determination and (ii) for any minor age 16 or over, a written
17description of the programs and services that will enable the
18minor to prepare for independent living. If not contained in
19the agency's service plan, the agency's report shall specify
20if a minor is placed in a licensed child care facility under a
21corrective plan by the Department due to concerns impacting
22the minor's safety and well-being. The report shall explain
23the steps the Department is taking to ensure the safety and
24well-being of the minor and that the minor's needs are met in
25the facility. The agency's written report must detail what
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1the conditions requiring the child to be in care; whether the
2child can be returned home without jeopardizing the child's
3health, safety, and welfare, and if not, what permanency goal
4is recommended to be in the best interests of the child, and
5why the other permanency goals are not appropriate. The
6caseworker must appear and testify at the permanency hearing.
7If a permanency hearing has not previously been scheduled by
8the court, the moving party shall move for the setting of a
9permanency hearing and the entry of an order within the time
10frames set forth in this subsection.
11    At the permanency hearing, the court shall determine the
12future status of the child. The court shall set one of the
13following permanency goals:
14        (A) The minor will be returned home by a specific date
15    within 5 months.
16        (B) The minor will be in short-term care with a
17    continued goal to return home within a period not to
18    exceed one year, where the progress of the parent or
19    parents is substantial giving particular consideration to
20    the age and individual needs of the minor.
21        (B-1) The minor will be in short-term care with a
22    continued goal to return home pending a status hearing.
23    When the court finds that a parent has not made reasonable
24    efforts or reasonable progress to date, the court shall
25    identify what actions the parent and the Department must
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1    or reasonable progress and shall set a status hearing to
2    be held not earlier than 9 months from the date of
3    adjudication nor later than 11 months from the date of
4    adjudication during which the parent's progress will again
5    be reviewed.
6        (C) The minor will be in substitute care pending court
7    determination on termination of parental rights.
8        (D) Adoption, provided that parental rights have been
9    terminated or relinquished.
10        (E) The guardianship of the minor will be transferred
11    to an individual or couple on a permanent basis provided
12    that goals (A) through (D) have been deemed inappropriate
13    and not in the child's best interests. The court shall
14    confirm that the Department has discussed adoption, if
15    appropriate, and guardianship with the caregiver prior to
16    changing a goal to guardianship.
17        (F) The minor over age 15 will be in substitute care
18    pending independence. In selecting this permanency goal,
19    the Department of Children and Family Services may provide
20    services to enable reunification and to strengthen the
21    minor's connections with family, fictive kin, and other
22    responsible adults, provided the services are in the
23    minor's best interest. The services shall be documented in
24    the service plan.
25        (G) The minor will be in substitute care because the
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1    environment due to developmental disabilities or mental
2    illness or because the minor he or she is a danger to self
3    or others, provided that goals (A) through (D) have been
4    deemed inappropriate and not in the child's best
5    interests.
6    In selecting any permanency goal, the court shall indicate
7in writing the reasons the goal was selected and why the
8preceding goals were deemed inappropriate and not in the
9child's best interest. Where the court has selected a
10permanency goal other than (A), (B), or (B-1), the Department
11of Children and Family Services shall not provide further
12reunification services, except as provided in paragraph (F) of
13this subsection (2), but shall provide services consistent
14with the goal selected.
15        (H) Notwithstanding any other provision in this
16    Section, the court may select the goal of continuing
17    foster care as a permanency goal if:
18            (1) The Department of Children and Family Services
19        has custody and guardianship of the minor;
20            (2) The court has deemed all other permanency
21        goals inappropriate based on the child's best
22        interest;
23            (3) The court has found compelling reasons, based
24        on written documentation reviewed by the court, to
25        place the minor in continuing foster care. Compelling
26        reasons include:

 

 

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1                (a) the child does not wish to be adopted or to
2            be placed in the guardianship of the minor's his
3            or her relative or foster care placement;
4                (b) the child exhibits an extreme level of
5            need such that the removal of the child from the
6            minor's his or her placement would be detrimental
7            to the child; or
8                (c) the child who is the subject of the
9            permanency hearing has existing close and strong
10            bonds with a sibling, and achievement of another
11            permanency goal would substantially interfere with
12            the subject child's sibling relationship, taking
13            into consideration the nature and extent of the
14            relationship, and whether ongoing contact is in
15            the subject child's best interest, including
16            long-term emotional interest, as compared with the
17            legal and emotional benefit of permanence;
18            (4) The child has lived with the relative or
19        foster parent for at least one year; and
20            (5) The relative or foster parent currently caring
21        for the child is willing and capable of providing the
22        child with a stable and permanent environment.
23    The court shall set a permanency goal that is in the best
24interest of the child. In determining that goal, the court
25shall consult with the minor in an age-appropriate manner
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1minor. The court's determination shall include the following
2factors:
3        (1) Age of the child.
4        (2) Options available for permanence, including both
5    out-of-state and in-state placement options.
6        (3) Current placement of the child and the intent of
7    the family regarding adoption.
8        (4) Emotional, physical, and mental status or
9    condition of the child.
10        (5) Types of services previously offered and whether
11    or not the services were successful and, if not
12    successful, the reasons the services failed.
13        (6) Availability of services currently needed and
14    whether the services exist.
15        (7) Status of siblings of the minor.
16    The court shall consider (i) the permanency goal contained
17in the service plan, (ii) the appropriateness of the services
18contained in the plan and whether those services have been
19provided, (iii) whether reasonable efforts have been made by
20all the parties to the service plan to achieve the goal, and
21(iv) whether the plan and goal have been achieved. All
22evidence relevant to determining these questions, including
23oral and written reports, may be admitted and may be relied on
24to the extent of their probative value.
25    The court shall make findings as to whether, in violation
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1Act, any portion of the service plan compels a child or parent
2to engage in any activity or refrain from any activity that is
3not reasonably related to remedying a condition or conditions
4that gave rise or which could give rise to any finding of child
5abuse or neglect. The services contained in the service plan
6shall include services reasonably related to remedy the
7conditions that gave rise to removal of the child from the home
8of the child's his or her parents, guardian, or legal
9custodian or that the court has found must be remedied prior to
10returning the child home. Any tasks the court requires of the
11parents, guardian, or legal custodian or child prior to
12returning the child home, must be reasonably related to
13remedying a condition or conditions that gave rise to or which
14could give rise to any finding of child abuse or neglect.
15    If the permanency goal is to return home, the court shall
16make findings that identify any problems that are causing
17continued placement of the children away from the home and
18identify what outcomes would be considered a resolution to
19these problems. The court shall explain to the parents that
20these findings are based on the information that the court has
21at that time and may be revised, should additional evidence be
22presented to the court.
23    The court shall review the Sibling Contact Support Plan
24developed or modified under subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of
25the Children and Family Services Act, if applicable. If the
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1Sibling Contact Support Plan, or if the court finds that the
2existing Plan is not in the child's best interest, the court
3may enter an order requiring the Department to develop,
4modify, or implement a Sibling Contact Support Plan, or order
5mediation.
6    If the goal has been achieved, the court shall enter
7orders that are necessary to conform the minor's legal custody
8and status to those findings.
9    If, after receiving evidence, the court determines that
10the services contained in the plan are not reasonably
11calculated to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal,
12the court shall put in writing the factual basis supporting
13the determination and enter specific findings based on the
14evidence. The court also shall enter an order for the
15Department to develop and implement a new service plan or to
16implement changes to the current service plan consistent with
17the court's findings. The new service plan shall be filed with
18the court and served on all parties within 45 days of the date
19of the order. The court shall continue the matter until the new
20service plan is filed. Except as authorized by subsection
21(2.5) of this Section and as otherwise specifically authorized
22by law, the court is not empowered under this Section to order
23specific placements, specific services, or specific service
24providers to be included in the service plan.
25    A guardian or custodian appointed by the court pursuant to
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1months.
2    Rights of wards of the court under this Act are
3enforceable against any public agency by complaints for relief
4by mandamus filed in any proceedings brought under this Act.
5    (2.5) If, after reviewing the evidence, including evidence
6from the Department, the court determines that the minor's
7current or planned placement is not necessary or appropriate
8to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court
9shall put in writing the factual basis supporting its
10determination and enter specific findings based on the
11evidence. If the court finds that the minor's current or
12planned placement is not necessary or appropriate, the court
13may enter an order directing the Department to implement a
14recommendation by the minor's treating clinician or a
15clinician contracted by the Department to evaluate the minor
16or a recommendation made by the Department. If the Department
17places a minor in a placement under an order entered under this
18subsection (2.5), the Department has the authority to remove
19the minor from that placement when a change in circumstances
20necessitates the removal to protect the minor's health,
21safety, and best interest. If the Department determines
22removal is necessary, the Department shall notify the parties
23of the planned placement change in writing no later than 10
24days prior to the implementation of its determination unless
25remaining in the placement poses an imminent risk of harm to
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1parties of the placement change in writing immediately
2following the implementation of its decision. The Department
3shall notify others of the decision to change the minor's
4placement as required by Department rule.
5    (3) Following the permanency hearing, the court shall
6enter a written order that includes the determinations
7required under subsection (2) of this Section and sets forth
8the following:
9        (a) The future status of the minor, including the
10    permanency goal, and any order necessary to conform the
11    minor's legal custody and status to such determination; or
12        (b) If the permanency goal of the minor cannot be
13    achieved immediately, the specific reasons for continuing
14    the minor in the care of the Department of Children and
15    Family Services or other agency for short-term short term
16    placement, and the following determinations:
17            (i) (Blank).
18            (ii) Whether the services required by the court
19        and by any service plan prepared within the prior 6
20        months have been provided and (A) if so, whether the
21        services were reasonably calculated to facilitate the
22        achievement of the permanency goal or (B) if not
23        provided, why the services were not provided.
24            (iii) Whether the minor's current or planned
25        placement is necessary, and appropriate to the plan
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1        restrictive (most family-like) setting available and
2        in close proximity to the parents' home consistent
3        with the health, safety, best interest, and special
4        needs of the minor and, if the minor is placed
5        out-of-state, whether the out-of-state placement
6        continues to be appropriate and consistent with the
7        health, safety, and best interest of the minor.
8            (iv) (Blank).
9            (v) (Blank).
10    (4) The minor or any person interested in the minor may
11apply to the court for a change in custody of the minor and the
12appointment of a new custodian or guardian of the person or for
13the restoration of the minor to the custody of the minor's his
14parents or former guardian or custodian.
15    When return home is not selected as the permanency goal:
16        (a) The Department, the minor, or the current foster
17    parent or relative caregiver seeking private guardianship
18    may file a motion for private guardianship of the minor.
19    Appointment of a guardian under this Section requires
20    approval of the court.
21        (b) The State's Attorney may file a motion to
22    terminate parental rights of any parent who has failed to
23    make reasonable efforts to correct the conditions which
24    led to the removal of the child or reasonable progress
25    toward the return of the child, as defined in subdivision
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1    other unfitness ground for terminating parental rights as
2    defined in subdivision (D) of Section 1 of the Adoption
3    Act exists.
4        When parental rights have been terminated for a
5    minimum of 3 years and the child who is the subject of the
6    permanency hearing is 13 years old or older and is not
7    currently placed in a placement likely to achieve
8    permanency, the Department of Children and Family Services
9    shall make reasonable efforts to locate parents whose
10    rights have been terminated, except when the Court
11    determines that those efforts would be futile or
12    inconsistent with the subject child's best interests. The
13    Department of Children and Family Services shall assess
14    the appropriateness of the parent whose rights have been
15    terminated, and shall, as appropriate, foster and support
16    connections between the parent whose rights have been
17    terminated and the youth. The Department of Children and
18    Family Services shall document its determinations and
19    efforts to foster connections in the child's case plan.
20    Custody of the minor shall not be restored to any parent,
21guardian, or legal custodian in any case in which the minor is
22found to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or dependent
23under Section 2-4 of this Act, unless the minor can be cared
24for at home without endangering the minor's his or her health
25or safety and it is in the best interest of the minor, and if
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1paragraph (1) of Section 2-21 of this Act to have come about
2due to the acts or omissions or both of such parent, guardian,
3or legal custodian, until such time as an investigation is
4made as provided in paragraph (5) and a hearing is held on the
5issue of the health, safety, and best interest of the minor and
6the fitness of such parent, guardian, or legal custodian to
7care for the minor and the court enters an order that such
8parent, guardian, or legal custodian is fit to care for the
9minor. If a motion is filed to modify or vacate a private
10guardianship order and return the child to a parent, guardian,
11or legal custodian, the court may order the Department of
12Children and Family Services to assess the minor's current and
13proposed living arrangements and to provide ongoing monitoring
14of the health, safety, and best interest of the minor during
15the pendency of the motion to assist the court in making that
16determination. In the event that the minor has attained 18
17years of age and the guardian or custodian petitions the court
18for an order terminating the minor's his guardianship or
19custody, guardianship or custody shall terminate automatically
2030 days after the receipt of the petition unless the court
21orders otherwise. No legal custodian or guardian of the person
22may be removed without the legal custodian's or guardian's his
23consent until given notice and an opportunity to be heard by
24the court.
25    When the court orders a child restored to the custody of
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1parents to cooperate with the Department of Children and
2Family Services and comply with the terms of an after-care
3plan, or risk the loss of custody of the child and possible
4termination of their parental rights. The court may also enter
5an order of protective supervision in accordance with Section
62-24.
7    If the minor is being restored to the custody of a parent,
8legal custodian, or guardian who lives outside of Illinois,
9and an Interstate Compact has been requested and refused, the
10court may order the Department of Children and Family Services
11to arrange for an assessment of the minor's proposed living
12arrangement and for ongoing monitoring of the health, safety,
13and best interest of the minor and compliance with any order of
14protective supervision entered in accordance with Section
152-24.
16    (5) Whenever a parent, guardian, or legal custodian files
17a motion for restoration of custody of the minor, and the minor
18was adjudicated neglected, abused, or dependent as a result of
19physical abuse, the court shall cause to be made an
20investigation as to whether the movant has ever been charged
21with or convicted of any criminal offense which would indicate
22the likelihood of any further physical abuse to the minor.
23Evidence of such criminal convictions shall be taken into
24account in determining whether the minor can be cared for at
25home without endangering the minor's his or her health or
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1custodian.
2        (a) Any agency of this State or any subdivision
3    thereof shall cooperate with the agent of the court in
4    providing any information sought in the investigation.
5        (b) The information derived from the investigation and
6    any conclusions or recommendations derived from the
7    information shall be provided to the parent, guardian, or
8    legal custodian seeking restoration of custody prior to
9    the hearing on fitness and the movant shall have an
10    opportunity at the hearing to refute the information or
11    contest its significance.
12        (c) All information obtained from any investigation
13    shall be confidential as provided in Section 5-150 of this
14    Act.
15(Source: P.A. 101-63, eff. 10-1-19; 102-193, eff. 7-30-21;
16102-489, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; revised
178-23-22.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/2-29)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-29)
19    Sec. 2-29. Adoption; appointment of guardian with power to
20consent.
21    (1) With leave of the court, a minor who is the subject of
22an abuse, neglect, or dependency petition under this Act may
23be the subject of a petition for adoption under the Adoption
24Act.
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1petition under Section 2-13 of this Act is pending may, in the
2manner required by the Adoption Act, (a) surrender the child
3him or her for adoption to an agency legally authorized or
4licensed to place children for adoption, (b) consent to the
5child's his or her adoption, or (c) consent to the child's his
6or her adoption by a specified person or persons. Nothing in
7this Section requires that the parent or parents execute the
8surrender, consent, or consent to adoption by a specified
9person in open court.
10    (2) If a petition or motion alleges and the court finds
11that it is in the best interest of the minor that parental
12rights be terminated and the petition or motion requests that
13a guardian of the person be appointed and authorized to
14consent to the adoption of the minor, the court, with the
15consent of the parents, if living, or after finding, based
16upon clear and convincing evidence, that a parent is an unfit
17person as defined in Section 1 of the Adoption Act, may
18terminate parental rights and empower the guardian of the
19person of the minor, in the order appointing the guardian of
20the person of the minor him or her as such guardian, to appear
21in court where any proceedings for the adoption of the minor
22may at any time be pending and to consent to the adoption. Such
23consent is sufficient to authorize the court in the adoption
24proceedings to enter a proper order or judgment of adoption
25without further notice to, or consent by, the parents of the
26minor. An order so empowering the guardian to consent to

 

 

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1adoption deprives the parents of the minor of all legal rights
2as respects the minor and relieves them of all parental
3responsibility for the minor him or her, and frees the minor
4from all obligations of maintenance and obedience to the
5minor's his or her natural parents.
6    If the minor is over 14 years of age, the court may, in its
7discretion, consider the wishes of the minor in determining
8whether the best interests of the minor would be promoted by
9the finding of the unfitness of a non-consenting parent.
10    (2.1) Notice to a parent who has appeared or been served
11with summons personally or by certified mail, and for whom an
12order of default has been entered on the petition for wardship
13and has not been set aside shall be provided in accordance with
14Supreme Court Rule 11. Notice to a parent who was served by
15publication and for whom an order of default has been entered
16on the petition for wardship and has not been set aside shall
17be provided in accordance with Sections 2-15 and 2-16.
18    (3) Parental consent to the order terminating parental
19rights and authorizing the guardian of the person to consent
20to adoption of the minor must be in writing and signed in the
21form provided in the Adoption Act, but no names of petitioners
22for adoption need be included.
23    (4) A finding of the unfitness of a parent must be made in
24compliance with the Adoption Act, without regard to the
25likelihood that the child will be placed for adoption, and be
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1Adoption Act relating to minor parents and to mentally ill or
2mentally deficient parents apply to proceedings under this
3Section and any findings with respect to such parents shall be
4based upon clear and convincing evidence.
5(Source: P.A. 89-704, eff. 8-16-97 (changed from 1-1-98 by
6P.A. 90-443); 90-28, eff. 1-1-98; 90-443, eff. 8-16-97;
790-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 405/2-31)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-31)
9    Sec. 2-31. Duration of wardship and discharge of
10proceedings.
11    (1) All proceedings under Article II of this Act in
12respect of any minor automatically terminate upon the minor
13his or her attaining the age of 21 years.
14    (2) Whenever the court determines, and makes written
15factual findings, that health, safety, and the best interests
16of the minor and the public no longer require the wardship of
17the court, the court shall order the wardship terminated and
18all proceedings under this Act respecting that minor finally
19closed and discharged. The court may at the same time continue
20or terminate any custodianship or guardianship theretofore
21ordered but the termination must be made in compliance with
22Section 2-28. When terminating wardship under this Section, if
23the minor is over 18 or if wardship is terminated in
24conjunction with an order partially or completely emancipating
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1the court shall also consider the following factors, in
2addition to the health, safety, and best interest of the minor
3and the public: (A) the minor's wishes regarding case closure;
4(B) the manner in which the minor will maintain independence
5without services from the Department; (C) the minor's
6engagement in services including placement offered by the
7Department; (D) if the minor is not engaged, the Department's
8efforts to engage the minor; (E) the nature of communication
9between the minor and the Department; (F) the minor's
10involvement in other State systems or services; (G) the
11minor's connections with family and other community support;
12and (H) any other factor the court deems relevant. The minor's
13lack of cooperation with services provided by the Department
14of Children and Family Services shall not by itself be
15considered sufficient evidence that the minor is prepared to
16live independently and that it is in the best interest of the
17minor to terminate wardship. It shall not be in the minor's
18best interest to terminate wardship of a minor over the age of
1918 who is in the guardianship of the Department of Children and
20Family Services if the Department has not made reasonable
21efforts to ensure that the minor has documents necessary for
22adult living as provided in Section 35.10 of the Children and
23Family Services Act.
24    (3) The wardship of the minor and any custodianship or
25guardianship respecting the minor for whom a petition was
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187-14) automatically terminates when the minor he attains the
2age of 19 years, except as set forth in subsection (1) of this
3Section. The clerk of the court shall at that time record all
4proceedings under this Act as finally closed and discharged
5for that reason. The provisions of this subsection (3) become
6inoperative on and after July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
7Public Act 101-78).
8    (4) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
9the changes made by Public Act 101-78 apply to all cases that
10are pending on or after July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
11Public Act 101-78).
12(Source: P.A. 101-78, eff. 7-12-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/2-34)
14    Sec. 2-34. Motion to reinstate parental rights.
15    (1) For purposes of this subsection (1), the term "parent"
16refers to the person or persons whose rights were terminated
17as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection; and the term
18"minor" means a person under the age of 21 years subject to
19this Act for whom the Department of Children and Family
20Services Guardianship Administrator is appointed the temporary
21custodian or guardian.
22    A motion to reinstate parental rights may be filed only by
23the Department of Children and Family Services or the minor
24regarding any minor who is presently a ward of the court under
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1paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this
2subsection (1) are met:
3        (a) while the minor was under the jurisdiction of the
4    court under Article II of this Act, the minor's parent or
5    parents surrendered the minor for adoption to an agency
6    legally authorized to place children for adoption, or the
7    minor's parent or parents consented to the minor's his or
8    her adoption, or the minor's parent or parents consented
9    to the minor's his or her adoption by a specified person or
10    persons, or the parent or parents' rights were terminated
11    pursuant to a finding of unfitness pursuant to Section
12    2-29 of this Act and a guardian was appointed with the
13    power to consent to adoption pursuant to Section 2-29 of
14    this Act; and
15        (b) (i) since the signing of the surrender, the
16    signing of the consent, or the unfitness finding, the
17    minor has remained a ward of the Court under Article II of
18    this Act; or
19        (ii) the minor was made a ward of the Court, the minor
20    was placed in the private guardianship of an individual or
21    individuals, and after the appointment of a private
22    guardian and a new petition alleging abuse, neglect, or
23    dependency pursuant to Section 2-3 or 2-4 is filed, and
24    the minor is again found by the court to be abused,
25    neglected or dependent; or a supplemental petition to
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1    the court reinstates wardship; or
2        (iii) the minor was made a ward of the Court, wardship
3    was terminated after the minor was adopted, after the
4    adoption a new petition alleging abuse, neglect, or
5    dependency pursuant to Section 2-3 or 2-4 is filed, and
6    the minor is again found by the court to be abused,
7    neglected, or dependent, and either (i) the adoptive
8    parent or parents are deceased, (ii) the adoptive parent
9    or parents signed a surrender of parental rights, or (iii)
10    the parental rights of the adoptive parent or parents were
11    terminated;
12        (c) the minor is not currently in a placement likely
13    to achieve permanency;
14        (d) it is in the minor's best interest that parental
15    rights be reinstated;
16        (e) the parent named in the motion wishes parental
17    rights to be reinstated and is currently appropriate to
18    have rights reinstated;
19        (f) more than 3 years have lapsed since the signing of
20    the consent or surrender, or the entry of the order
21    appointing a guardian with the power to consent to
22    adoption;
23        (g) (i) the child is 13 years of age or older or (ii)
24    the child is the younger sibling of such child, 13 years of
25    age or older, for whom reinstatement of parental rights is
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1    the criteria set forth in paragraphs (a) through (h) of
2    this subsection; and
3        (h) if the court has previously denied a motion to
4    reinstate parental rights filed by the Department, there
5    has been a substantial change in circumstances following
6    the denial of the earlier motion.
7    (2) The motion may be filed only by the Department of
8Children and Family Services or by the minor. Unless excused
9by the court for good cause shown, the movant shall give notice
10of the time and place of the hearing on the motion, in person
11or by mail, to the parties to the juvenile court proceeding.
12Notice shall be provided at least 14 days in advance of the
13hearing date. The motion shall include the allegations
14required in subsection (1) of this Section.
15    (3) Any party may file a motion to dismiss the motion with
16prejudice on the basis that the parent has intentionally acted
17to prevent the child from being adopted, after parental rights
18were terminated or the parent intentionally acted to disrupt
19the child's adoption. If the court finds by a preponderance of
20the evidence that the parent has intentionally acted to
21prevent the child from being adopted, after parental rights
22were terminated or that the parent intentionally acted to
23disrupt the child's adoption, the court shall dismiss the
24petition with prejudice.
25    (4) The court shall not grant a motion for reinstatement
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1supported by clear and convincing evidence. In ruling on a
2motion to reinstate parental rights, the court shall make
3findings consistent with the requirements in subsection (1) of
4this Section. The court shall consider the reasons why the
5child was initially brought to the attention of the court, the
6history of the child's case as it relates to the parent seeking
7reinstatement, and the current circumstances of the parent for
8whom reinstatement of rights is sought. If reinstatement is
9being considered subsequent to a finding of unfitness pursuant
10to Section 2-29 of this Act having been entered with respect to
11the parent whose rights are being restored, the court in
12determining the minor's best interest shall consider, in
13addition to the factors set forth in paragraph (4.05) of
14Section 1-3 of this Act, the specific grounds upon which the
15unfitness findings were made. Upon the entry of an order
16granting a motion to reinstate parental rights, parental
17rights of the parent named in the order shall be reinstated,
18any previous order appointing a guardian with the power to
19consent to adoption shall be void and with respect to the
20parent named in the order, any consent shall be void.
21    (5) If the case is post-disposition, the court, upon the
22entry of an order granting a motion to reinstate parental
23rights, shall schedule the matter for a permanency hearing
24pursuant to Section 2-28 of this Act within 45 days.
25    (6) Custody of the minor shall not be restored to the
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1Section 2-28 of this Act.
2    (7) In any case involving a child over the age of 13 who
3meets the criteria established in this Section for
4reinstatement of parental rights, the Department of Children
5and Family Services shall conduct an assessment of the child's
6circumstances to assist in future planning for the child,
7including, but not limited to a determination regarding the
8appropriateness of filing a motion to reinstate parental
9rights.
10    (8) (Blank).
11(Source: P.A. 98-477, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/3-1)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-1)
13    Sec. 3-1. Jurisdictional facts. Proceedings may be
14instituted under this Article concerning minors boys and girls
15who require authoritative intervention as defined in Section
163-3, who are truant minors in need of supervision as defined in
17Section 3-33.5, or who are minors involved in electronic
18dissemination of indecent visual depictions in need of
19supervision as defined in Section 3-40.
20(Source: P.A. 96-1087, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/3-3)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-3)
22    Sec. 3-3. Minor requiring authoritative intervention.
23Those requiring authoritative intervention include any minor
24under 18 years of age (1) who is (a) absent from home without

 

 

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1consent of parent, guardian or custodian, or (b) beyond the
2control of the minor's his or her parent, guardian or
3custodian, in circumstances which constitute a substantial or
4immediate danger to the minor's physical safety; and (2) who,
5after being taken into limited custody for the period provided
6for in this Section and offered interim crisis intervention
7services, where available, refuses to return home after the
8minor and the minor's his or her parent, guardian or custodian
9cannot agree to an arrangement for an alternative voluntary
10residential placement or to the continuation of such
11placement. Any minor taken into limited custody for the
12reasons specified in this Section may not be adjudicated a
13minor requiring authoritative intervention until the following
14number of days have elapsed from the minor his or her having
15been taken into limited custody: 21 days for the first
16instance of being taken into limited custody and 5 days for the
17second, third, or fourth instances of being taken into limited
18custody. For the fifth or any subsequent instance of being
19taken into limited custody for the reasons specified in this
20Section, the minor may be adjudicated as requiring
21authoritative intervention without any specified period of
22time expiring after the minor his or her being taken into
23limited custody, without the minor's being offered interim
24crisis intervention services, and without the minor's being
25afforded an opportunity to agree to an arrangement for an
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1any other provision of this Section, for the first instance in
2which a minor is taken into limited custody where one year has
3elapsed from the last instance of the minor's his having been
4taken into limited custody, the minor may not be adjudicated a
5minor requiring authoritative intervention until 21 days have
6passed since being taken into limited custody.
7(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 405/3-4)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-4)
9    Sec. 3-4. Taking into limited custody.
10    (a) A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, take
11into limited custody a minor who the law enforcement officer
12reasonably determines is (i) absent from home without consent
13of the minor's parent, guardian or custodian, or (ii) beyond
14the control of the minor's his or her parent, guardian or
15custodian, in circumstances which constitute a substantial or
16immediate danger to the minor's physical safety.
17    (b) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
18limited custody shall (i) immediately inform the minor of the
19reasons for such limited custody, and (ii) make a prompt,
20reasonable effort to inform the minor's parents, guardian, or
21custodian that the minor has been taken into limited custody
22and where the minor is being kept.
23    (c) If the minor consents, the law enforcement officer
24shall make a reasonable effort to transport, arrange for the
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1parent, guardian or custodian. Upon release of a minor who is
2believed to need or would benefit from medical, psychological,
3psychiatric or social services, the law enforcement officer
4may inform the minor and the person to whom the minor is
5released of the nature and location of appropriate services
6and shall, if requested, assist in establishing contact
7between the family and an agency or association providing such
8services.
9    (d) If the law enforcement officer is unable by all
10reasonable efforts to contact a parent, custodian, relative or
11other responsible person; or if the person contacted lives an
12unreasonable distance away; or if the minor refuses to be
13taken to the minor's his or her home or other appropriate
14residence; or if the officer is otherwise unable despite all
15reasonable efforts to make arrangements for the safe release
16of the minor taken into limited custody, the law enforcement
17officer shall take or make reasonable arrangements for
18transporting the minor to an agency or association providing
19crisis intervention services, or, where appropriate, to a
20mental health or developmental disabilities facility for
21screening for voluntary or involuntary admission under Section
223-500 et seq. of the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental
23Disabilities Code; provided that where no crisis intervention
24services exist, the minor may be transported for services to
25court service departments or probation departments under the
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1    (e) No minor shall be involuntarily subject to limited
2custody for more than 6 hours from the time of the minor's
3initial contact with the law enforcement officer.
4    (f) No minor taken into limited custody shall be placed in
5a jail, municipal lockup, detention center or secure
6correctional facility.
7    (g) The taking of a minor into limited custody under this
8Section is not an arrest nor does it constitute a police
9record; and the records of law enforcement officers concerning
10all minors taken into limited custody under this Section shall
11be maintained separate from the records of arrest and may not
12be inspected by or disclosed to the public except by order of
13the court. However, such records may be disclosed to the
14agency or association providing interim crisis intervention
15services for the minor.
16    (h) Any law enforcement agency, juvenile officer or other
17law enforcement officer acting reasonably and in good faith in
18the care of a minor in limited custody shall be immune from any
19civil or criminal liability resulting from such custody.
20(Source: P.A. 87-1154.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/3-5)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-5)
22    Sec. 3-5. Interim crisis intervention services.
23    (a) Any minor who is taken into limited custody, or who
24independently requests or is referred for assistance, may be
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1association, as defined in this Act, provided the association
2or agency staff (i) immediately investigate the circumstances
3of the minor and the facts surrounding the minor being taken
4into custody and promptly explain these facts and
5circumstances to the minor, and (ii) make a reasonable effort
6to inform the minor's parent, guardian or custodian of the
7fact that the minor has been taken into limited custody and
8where the minor is being kept, and (iii) if the minor consents,
9make a reasonable effort to transport, arrange for the
10transportation of, or otherwise release the minor to the
11parent, guardian or custodian. Upon release of the child who
12is believed to need or benefit from medical, psychological,
13psychiatric or social services, the association or agency may
14inform the minor and the person to whom the minor is released
15of the nature and location of appropriate services and shall,
16if requested, assist in establishing contact between the
17family and other associations or agencies providing such
18services. If the agency or association is unable by all
19reasonable efforts to contact a parent, guardian or custodian,
20or if the person contacted lives an unreasonable distance
21away, or if the minor refuses to be taken to the minor's his or
22her home or other appropriate residence, or if the agency or
23association is otherwise unable despite all reasonable efforts
24to make arrangements for the safe return of the minor, the
25minor may be taken to a temporary living arrangement which is
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1persons agreed to by the parents and the agency or
2association.
3    (b) An agency or association is authorized to permit a
4minor to be sheltered in a temporary living arrangement
5provided the agency seeks to effect the minor's return home or
6alternative living arrangements agreeable to the minor and the
7parent, guardian or custodian as soon as practicable. No minor
8shall be sheltered in a temporary living arrangement for more
9than 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
10court-designated holidays, when the agency has reported the
11minor as neglected or abused because the parent, guardian, or
12custodian refuses to permit the child to return home, provided
13that in all other instances the minor may be sheltered when the
14agency obtains the consent of the parent, guardian, or
15custodian or documents its unsuccessful efforts to obtain the
16consent or authority of the parent, guardian, or custodian,
17including recording the date and the staff involved in all
18telephone calls, telegrams, letters, and personal contacts to
19obtain the consent or authority, in which instances the minor
20may be so sheltered for not more than 21 days. If the parent,
21guardian or custodian refuses to permit the minor to return
22home, and no other living arrangement agreeable to the parent,
23guardian, or custodian can be made, and the parent, guardian,
24or custodian has not made any other appropriate living
25arrangement for the child, the agency may deem the minor to be
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1and Family Services as provided in the Abused and Neglected
2Child Reporting Act. The Child Protective Service Unit of the
3Department of Children and Family Services shall begin an
4investigation of the report within 24 hours after receiving
5the report and shall determine whether to file a petition
6alleging that the minor is neglected or abused as described in
7Section 2-3 of this Act. Subject to appropriation, the
8Department may take the minor into temporary protective
9custody at any time after receiving the report, provided that
10the Department shall take temporary protective custody within
1148 hours of receiving the report if its investigation is not
12completed. If the Department of Children and Family Services
13determines that the minor is not a neglected minor because the
14minor is an immediate physical danger to the minor himself,
15herself, or others living in the home, then the Department
16shall take immediate steps to either secure the minor's
17immediate admission to a mental health facility, arrange for
18law enforcement authorities to take temporary custody of the
19minor as a delinquent minor, or take other appropriate action
20to assume protective custody in order to safeguard the minor
21or others living in the home from immediate physical danger.
22    (c) Any agency or association or employee thereof acting
23reasonably and in good faith in the care of a minor being
24provided interim crisis intervention services and shelter care
25shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability resulting
26from such care.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-443, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/3-6)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-6)
3    Sec. 3-6. Alternative voluntary residential placement.
4    (a) A minor and the minor's his or her parent, guardian or
5custodian may agree to an arrangement for alternative
6voluntary residential placement, in compliance with the "Child
7Care Act of 1969", without court order. Such placement may
8continue as long as there is agreement.
9    (b) If the minor and the minor's his or her parent,
10guardian or custodian cannot agree to an arrangement for
11alternative voluntary residential placement in the first
12instance, or cannot agree to the continuation of such
13placement, and the minor refuses to return home, the minor or
14the minor's his or her parent, guardian or custodian, or a
15person properly acting at the minor's request, may file with
16the court a petition alleging that the minor requires
17authoritative intervention as described in Section 3-3.
18(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 405/3-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-7)
20    Sec. 3-7. Taking into temporary custody.
21    (1) A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, take
22into temporary custody a minor (a) whom the officer with
23reasonable cause believes to be a minor requiring
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1of the court and has escaped from any commitment ordered by the
2court under this Act; (c) who is found in any street or public
3place suffering from any sickness or injury which requires
4care, medical treatment or hospitalization; or (d) whom the
5officer with reasonable cause believes to be a minor in need of
6supervision under Section 3-40.
7    (2) Whenever a petition has been filed under Section 3-15
8and the court finds that the conduct and behavior of the minor
9may endanger the health, person, welfare, or property of the
10minor himself or others or that the circumstances of the
11minor's his home environment may endanger the minor's his
12health, person, welfare or property, a warrant may be issued
13immediately to take the minor into custody.
14    (3) The taking of a minor into temporary custody under
15this Section is not an arrest nor does it constitute a police
16record.
17    (4) No minor taken into temporary custody shall be placed
18in a jail, municipal lockup, detention center, or secure
19correctional facility.
20(Source: P.A. 96-1087, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/3-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-8)
22    Sec. 3-8. Duty of officer; admissions by minor.
23    (1) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
24custody with a warrant shall immediately make a reasonable
25attempt to notify the parent or other person legally

 

 

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1responsible for the minor's care or the person with whom the
2minor resides that the minor has been taken into custody and
3where the minor he or she is being held; and the officer shall
4without unnecessary delay take the minor to the nearest
5juvenile police officer designated for such purposes in the
6county of venue or shall surrender the minor to a juvenile
7police officer in the city or village where the offense is
8alleged to have been committed.
9    The minor shall be delivered without unnecessary delay to
10the court or to the place designated by rule or order of court
11for the reception of minors. The court may not designate a
12place of detention for the reception of minors, unless the
13minor is alleged to be a person described in subsection (3) of
14Section 5-105.
15    (2) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
16custody without a warrant under Section 3-7 shall, if the
17minor is not released, immediately make a reasonable attempt
18to notify the parent or other person legally responsible for
19the minor's care or the person with whom the minor resides that
20the minor has been taken into custody and where the minor is
21being held; and the law enforcement officer shall without
22unnecessary delay take the minor to the nearest juvenile
23police officer designated for such purposes in the county of
24venue or shall surrender the minor to a juvenile police
25officer in the city or village where the offense is alleged to
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1the minor, may release the minor to the parent or other person
2legally responsible for the minor's care or the person with
3whom the minor resides, if the minor is taken into custody for
4an offense which would be a misdemeanor if committed by an
5adult. If a minor is so released, the law enforcement officer
6shall promptly notify a juvenile police officer of the
7circumstances of the custody and release.
8    (3) The juvenile police officer may take one of the
9following actions:
10        (a) station adjustment with release of the minor;
11        (b) station adjustment with release of the minor to a
12    parent;
13        (c) station adjustment, release of the minor to a
14    parent, and referral of the case to community services;
15        (d) station adjustment, release of the minor to a
16    parent, and referral of the case to community services
17    with informal monitoring by a juvenile police officer;
18        (e) station adjustment and release of the minor to a
19    third person pursuant to agreement of the minor and
20    parents;
21        (f) station adjustment, release of the minor to a
22    third person pursuant to agreement of the minor and
23    parents, and referral of the case to community services;
24        (g) station adjustment, release of the minor to a
25    third person pursuant to agreement of the minor and
26    parent, and referral to community services with informal

 

 

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1    monitoring by a juvenile police officer;
2        (h) release of the minor to the minor's his or her
3    parents and referral of the case to a county juvenile
4    probation officer or such other public officer designated
5    by the court;
6        (i) release of the minor to school officials of the
7    minor's his school during regular school hours;
8        (j) if the juvenile police officer reasonably believes
9    that there is an urgent and immediate necessity to keep
10    the minor in custody, the juvenile police officer shall
11    deliver the minor without unnecessary delay to the court
12    or to the place designated by rule or order of court for
13    the reception of minors; and
14        (k) any other appropriate action with consent of the
15    minor and a parent.
16(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/3-9)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-9)
18    Sec. 3-9. Temporary custody; shelter care. Any minor taken
19into temporary custody pursuant to this Act who requires care
20away from the minor's his or her home but who does not require
21physical restriction shall be given temporary care in a foster
22family home or other shelter facility designated by the court.
23In the case of a minor alleged to be a minor requiring
24authoritative intervention, the court may order, with the
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1that custody of the minor be with the Department of Children
2and Family Services for designation of temporary care as the
3Department determines. No such child shall be ordered to the
4Department without the approval of the Department.
5(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/3-10)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-10)
7    Sec. 3-10. Investigation; release. When a minor is
8delivered to the court, or to the place designated by the court
9under Section 3-9 of this Act, a probation officer or such
10other public officer designated by the court shall immediately
11investigate the circumstances of the minor and the facts
12surrounding the minor his or her being taken into custody. The
13minor shall be immediately released to the custody of the
14minor's his or her parent, guardian, legal custodian or
15responsible relative, unless the probation officer or such
16other public officer designated by the court finds that
17further shelter care is necessary as provided in Section 3-7.
18This Section shall in no way be construed to limit Section
195-905.
20(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/3-11)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-11)
22    Sec. 3-11. Setting of shelter care hearing; notice;
23release.
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1authoritative intervention, taken into temporary custody, must
2be brought before a judicial officer within 48 hours,
3exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and court-designated holidays,
4for a shelter care hearing to determine whether the minor he
5shall be further held in custody.
6    (2) If the probation officer or such other public officer
7designated by the court determines that the minor should be
8retained in custody, the probation officer or such other
9public officer designated by the court he shall cause a
10petition to be filed as provided in Section 3-15 of this Act,
11and the clerk of the court shall set the matter for hearing on
12the shelter care hearing calendar. When a parent, guardian,
13custodian or responsible relative is present and so requests,
14the shelter care hearing shall be held immediately if the
15court is in session, otherwise at the earliest feasible time.
16The petitioner through counsel or such other public officer
17designated by the court shall insure notification to the
18minor's parent, guardian, custodian or responsible relative of
19the time and place of the hearing by the best practicable
20notice, allowing for oral notice in place of written notice
21only if provision of written notice is unreasonable under the
22circumstances.
23    (3) The minor must be released from custody at the
24expiration of the 48 hour period, if not brought before a
25judicial officer within that period.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/3-12)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-12)
2    Sec. 3-12. Shelter care hearing. At the appearance of the
3minor before the court at the shelter care hearing, all
4witnesses present shall be examined before the court in
5relation to any matter connected with the allegations made in
6the petition.
7    (1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
8believe that the minor is a person requiring authoritative
9intervention, it shall release the minor and dismiss the
10petition.
11    (2) If the court finds that there is probable cause to
12believe that the minor is a person requiring authoritative
13intervention, the minor, the minor's his or her parent,
14guardian, custodian and other persons able to give relevant
15testimony shall be examined before the court. After such
16testimony, the court may enter an order that the minor shall be
17released upon the request of a parent, guardian or custodian
18if the parent, guardian or custodian appears to take custody.
19"Custodian" includes the Department of Children and Family
20Services, if it has been given custody of the child, or any
21other agency of the State which has been given custody or
22wardship of the child. The Court shall require documentation
23by representatives of the Department of Children and Family
24Services or the probation department as to the reasonable
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1of removal of the minor from the minor's his or her home, and
2shall consider the testimony of any person as to those
3reasonable efforts. If the court finds that it is a matter of
4immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the minor
5or of the person or property of another that the minor be
6placed in a shelter care facility, or that the minor he or she
7is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, and further
8finds that reasonable efforts have been made or good cause has
9been shown why reasonable efforts cannot prevent or eliminate
10the necessity of removal of the minor from the minor's his or
11her home, the court may prescribe shelter care and order that
12the minor be kept in a suitable place designated by the court
13or in a shelter care facility designated by the Department of
14Children and Family Services or a licensed child welfare
15agency; otherwise it shall release the minor from custody. If
16the court prescribes shelter care, then in placing the minor,
17the Department or other agency shall, to the extent compatible
18with the court's order, comply with Section 7 of the Children
19and Family Services Act. If the minor is ordered placed in a
20shelter care facility of the Department of Children and Family
21Services or a licensed child welfare agency, the court shall,
22upon request of the Department or other agency, appoint the
23Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship
24Administrator or other appropriate agency executive temporary
25custodian of the minor and the court may enter such other
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1proper, including the provision of services to the minor or
2the minor's his family to ameliorate the causes contributing
3to the finding of probable cause or to the finding of the
4existence of immediate and urgent necessity. Acceptance of
5services shall not be considered an admission of any
6allegation in a petition made pursuant to this Act, nor may a
7referral of services be considered as evidence in any
8proceeding pursuant to this Act, except where the issue is
9whether the Department has made reasonable efforts to reunite
10the family. In making its findings that reasonable efforts
11have been made or that good cause has been shown why reasonable
12efforts cannot prevent or eliminate the necessity of removal
13of the minor from the minor's his or her home, the court shall
14state in writing its findings concerning the nature of the
15services that were offered or the efforts that were made to
16prevent removal of the child and the apparent reasons that
17such services or efforts could not prevent the need for
18removal. The parents, guardian, custodian, temporary custodian
19and minor shall each be furnished a copy of such written
20findings. The temporary custodian shall maintain a copy of the
21court order and written findings in the case record for the
22child.
23    The order together with the court's findings of fact and
24support thereof shall be entered of record in the court.
25    Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
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1minor be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not
2be returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the
3court finds that such placement is no longer necessary for the
4protection of the minor.
5    (3) If prior to the shelter care hearing for a minor
6described in Sections 2-3, 2-4, 3-3, and 4-3 the petitioner is
7unable to serve notice on the party respondent, the shelter
8care hearing may proceed ex parte. A shelter care order from an
9ex parte hearing shall be endorsed with the date and hour of
10issuance and shall be filed with the clerk's office and
11entered of record. The order shall expire after 10 days from
12the time it is issued unless before its expiration it is
13renewed, at a hearing upon appearance of the party respondent,
14or upon an affidavit of the moving party as to all diligent
15efforts to notify the party respondent by notice as herein
16prescribed. The notice prescribed shall be in writing and
17shall be personally delivered to the minor or the minor's
18attorney and to the last known address of the other person or
19persons entitled to notice. The notice shall also state the
20nature of the allegations, the nature of the order sought by
21the State, including whether temporary custody is sought, and
22the consequences of failure to appear; and shall explain the
23right of the parties and the procedures to vacate or modify a
24shelter care order as provided in this Section. The notice for
25a shelter care hearing shall be substantially as follows:
26
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN OF SHELTER CARE HEARING

 

 

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1    On ................ at ........., before the Honorable
2................, (address:) ................., the State of
3Illinois will present evidence (1) that (name of child or
4children) ....................... are abused, neglected or
5dependent for the following reasons:
6.............................................................
7and (2) that there is "immediate and urgent necessity" to
8remove the child or children from the responsible relative.
9    YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN
10PLACEMENT of the child or children in foster care until a trial
11can be held. A trial may not be held for up to 90 days.
12    At the shelter care hearing, parents have the following
13rights:
14        1. To ask the court to appoint a lawyer if they cannot
15    afford one.
16        2. To ask the court to continue the hearing to allow
17    them time to prepare.
18        3. To present evidence concerning:
19            a. Whether or not the child or children were
20        abused, neglected or dependent.
21            b. Whether or not there is "immediate and urgent
22        necessity" to remove the child from home (including:
23        their ability to care for the child, conditions in the
24        home, alternative means of protecting the child other
25        than removal).
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1        4. To cross examine the State's witnesses.
2    The Notice for rehearings shall be substantially as
3follows:
4
NOTICE OF PARENT'S AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
5
TO REHEARING ON TEMPORARY CUSTODY
6    If you were not present at and did not have adequate notice
7of the Shelter Care Hearing at which temporary custody of
8............... was awarded to ................, you have the
9right to request a full rehearing on whether the State should
10have temporary custody of ................. To request this
11rehearing, you must file with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
12(address): ........................, in person or by mailing a
13statement (affidavit) setting forth the following:
14        1. That you were not present at the shelter care
15    hearing.
16        2. That you did not get adequate notice (explaining
17    how the notice was inadequate).
18        3. Your signature.
19        4. Signature must be notarized.
20    The rehearing should be scheduled within one day of your
21filing this affidavit.
22    At the rehearing, your rights are the same as at the
23initial shelter care hearing. The enclosed notice explains
24those rights.
25    At the Shelter Care Hearing, children have the following
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1        1. To have a guardian ad litem appointed.
2        2. To be declared competent as a witness and to
3    present testimony concerning:
4            a. Whether they are abused, neglected or
5        dependent.
6            b. Whether there is "immediate and urgent
7        necessity" to be removed from home.
8            c. Their best interests.
9        3. To cross examine witnesses for other parties.
10        4. To obtain an explanation of any proceedings and
11    orders of the court.
12    (4) If the parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible
13relative, or counsel of the minor did not have actual notice of
14or was not present at the shelter care hearing, the parent,
15guardian, legal custodian, responsible relative, or counsel of
16the minor he or she may file an affidavit setting forth these
17facts, and the clerk shall set the matter for rehearing not
18later than 48 hours, excluding Sundays and legal holidays,
19after the filing of the affidavit. At the rehearing, the court
20shall proceed in the same manner as upon the original hearing.
21    (5) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that
22the minor taken into custody is a person described in
23subsection (3) of Section 5-105 may the minor be kept or
24detained in a detention home or county or municipal jail. This
25Section shall in no way be construed to limit subsection (6).
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1jail or place ordinarily used for the confinement of prisoners
2in a police station. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept
3separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept
4in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined pursuant
5to the criminal law.
6    (7) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
7within the time period specified in Section 3-11, the minor
8must immediately be released from custody.
9    (8) If neither the parent, guardian or custodian appears
10within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released upon
11request pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, then the
12clerk of the court shall set the matter for rehearing not later
13than 7 days after the original order and shall issue a summons
14directed to the parent, guardian or custodian to appear. At
15the same time the probation department shall prepare a report
16on the minor. If a parent, guardian or custodian does not
17appear at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order
18prescribing that the minor be kept in a suitable place
19designated by the Department of Children and Family Services
20or a licensed child welfare agency.
21    (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
22any interested party, including the State, the temporary
23custodian, an agency providing services to the minor or family
24under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and
25Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or any of their
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1may file a motion to modify or vacate a temporary custody order
2on any of the following grounds:
3        (a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
4    necessity that the minor remain in shelter care; or
5        (b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
6    the natural family from which the minor was removed; or
7        (c) A person, including a parent, relative or legal
8    guardian, is capable of assuming temporary custody of the
9    minor; or
10        (d) Services provided by the Department of Children
11    and Family Services or a child welfare agency or other
12    service provider have been successful in eliminating the
13    need for temporary custody.
14    The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
1514 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
16modifies or vacates a temporary custody order but does not
17vacate its finding of probable cause, the court may order that
18appropriate services be continued or initiated in behalf of
19the minor and the minor's his or her family.
20    (10) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
21apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
22or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act
2398-61).
24(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
25    (705 ILCS 405/3-14)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-14)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3-14. Preliminary conferences.
2    (1) The court may authorize the probation officer to
3confer in a preliminary conference with any person seeking to
4file a petition under Section 3-15, the prospective
5respondents and other interested persons concerning the
6advisability of filing the petition, with a view to adjusting
7suitable cases without the filing of a petition.
8    The probation officer should schedule a conference
9promptly except where the State's Attorney insists on court
10action or where the minor has indicated that the minor he or
11she will demand a judicial hearing and will not comply with an
12informal adjustment.
13    (2) In any case of a minor who is in temporary custody, the
14holding of preliminary conferences does not operate to prolong
15temporary custody beyond the period permitted by Section 3-11.
16    (3) This Section does not authorize any probation officer
17to compel any person to appear at any conference, produce any
18papers, or visit any place.
19    (4) No statement made during a preliminary conference may
20be admitted into evidence at an adjudicatory hearing or at any
21proceeding against the minor under the criminal laws of this
22State prior to the minor's his or her conviction thereunder.
23    (5) The probation officer shall promptly formulate a
24written, non-judicial adjustment plan following the initial
25conference.
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1limited to the following:
2        (a) up to 6 months informal supervision within family;
3        (b) up to 6 months informal supervision with a
4    probation officer involved;
5        (c) up to 6 months informal supervision with release
6    to a person other than parent;
7        (d) referral to special educational, counseling or
8    other rehabilitative social or educational programs;
9        (e) referral to residential treatment programs; and
10        (f) any other appropriate action with consent of the
11    minor and a parent.
12    (7) The factors to be considered by the probation officer
13in formulating a written non-judicial adjustment plan shall be
14the same as those limited in subsection (4) of Section 5-405.
15(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/3-15)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-15)
17    Sec. 3-15. Petition; supplemental petitions.
18    (1) Any adult person, any agency or association by its
19representative may file, or the court on its own motion may
20direct the filing through the State's Attorney of a petition
21in respect to a minor under this Act. The petition and all
22subsequent court documents shall be entitled "In the interest
23of ...., a minor".
24    (2) The petition shall be verified but the statements may
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1minor requires authoritative intervention or supervision and
2set forth (a) facts sufficient to bring the minor under
3Section 3-3, 3-33.5, or 3-40; (b) the name, age and residence
4of the minor; (c) the names and residences of the minor's his
5parents; (d) the name and residence of the minor's his legal
6guardian or the person or persons having custody or control of
7the minor, or of the nearest known relative if no parent or
8guardian can be found; and (e) if the minor upon whose behalf
9the petition is brought is sheltered in custody, the date on
10which shelter care was ordered by the court or the date set for
11a shelter care hearing. If any of the facts herein required are
12not known by the petitioner, the petition shall so state.
13    (3) The petition must allege that it is in the best
14interests of the minor and of the public that the minor he be
15adjudged a ward of the court and may pray generally for relief
16available under this Act. The petition need not specify any
17proposed disposition following adjudication of wardship.
18    (4) If appointment of a guardian of the person with power
19to consent to adoption of the minor under Section 3-30 is
20sought, the petition shall so state.
21    (5) At any time before dismissal of the petition or before
22final closing and discharge under Section 3-32, one or more
23supplemental petitions may be filed in respect to the same
24minor.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/3-16)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-16)
2    Sec. 3-16. Date for adjudicatory hearing.
3    (a) (Blank). Until January 1, 1988:
4    (1) When a petition has been filed alleging that the minor
5requires authoritative intervention, an adjudicatory hearing
6shall be held within 120 days. The 120 day period in which an
7adjudicatory hearing shall be held is tolled by: (A) delay
8occasioned by the minor; (B) a continuance allowed pursuant to
9Section 114-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 after a
10court's determination of the minor's physical incapacity for
11trial; or (C) an interlocutory appeal. Any such delay shall
12temporarily suspend for the time of the delay the period
13within which the adjudicatory hearing must be held. On the day
14of expiration of the delay, the said period shall continue at
15the point at which it was suspended. Where no such
16adjudicatory hearing is held within 120 days, the court may,
17on written motion of a minor's guardian ad litem, dismiss the
18petition with respect to such minor. Such dismissal shall be
19without prejudice.
20    Where the court determines that the State exercised,
21without success, due diligence to obtain evidence material to
22the case, and that there are reasonable grounds to believe
23that such evidence may be obtained at a later date, the court
24may, upon written motion by the State, continue the matter for
25not more than 30 additional days.
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1the hearing on the petition must be held within 10 judicial
2days from the date of the order of the court directing shelter
3care or the earliest possible date in compliance with the
4notice provisions of Sections 3-17 and 3-18 as to the
5custodial parent, guardian or legal custodian, but no later
6than 30 judicial days from the date of the order of the court
7directing shelter care. Delay occasioned by the respondent
8shall temporarily suspend, for the time of the delay, the
9period within which a respondent must be tried pursuant to
10this Section.
11    Upon failure to comply with the time limits specified in
12this subsection (a)(2), the minor shall be immediately
13released. The time limits specified in subsection (a)(1) shall
14still apply.
15    (3) Nothing in this Section prevents the minor's exercise
16of his or her right to waive any time limits set forth in this
17Section.
18    (b) Beginning January 1, 1988: (1)(A) When a petition has
19been filed alleging that the minor requires authoritative
20intervention, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 120
21days of a demand made by any party, except that when the court
22determines that the State, without success, has exercised due
23diligence to obtain evidence material to the case and that
24there are reasonable grounds to believe that such evidence may
25be obtained at a later date, the court may, upon motion by the
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1additional days.
2    The 120 day period in which an adjudicatory hearing shall
3be held is tolled by: (i) delay occasioned by the minor; or
4(ii) a continuance allowed pursuant to Section 114-4 of the
5Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 after a court's
6determination of the minor's physical incapacity for trial; or
7(iii) an interlocutory appeal. Any such delay shall
8temporarily suspend, for the time of the delay, the period
9within which the adjudicatory hearing must be held. On the day
10of expiration of the delay, the said period shall continue at
11the point at which it was suspended.
12    (B) When no such adjudicatory hearing is held within the
13time required by paragraph (b)(1)(A) of this Section, the
14court shall, upon motion by any party, dismiss the petition
15with prejudice.
16    (2) Without affecting the applicability of the tolling and
17multiple prosecution provisions of paragraph (b)(1) of this
18Section, when a petition has been filed alleging that the
19minor requires authoritative intervention and the minor is in
20shelter care, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 10
21judicial days after the date of the order directing shelter
22care, or the earliest possible date in compliance with the
23notice provisions of Sections 3-17 and 3-18 as to the
24custodial parent, guardian or legal custodian, but no later
25than 30 judicial days from the date of the order of the court
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1    (3) Any failure to comply with the time limits of
2paragraph (b)(2) of this Section shall require the immediate
3release of the minor from shelter care, and the time limits of
4paragraph (b)(1) shall apply.
5    (4) Nothing in this Section prevents the minor or the
6minor's parents or guardian from exercising their respective
7rights to waive the time limits set forth in this Section.
8(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/3-17)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-17)
10    Sec. 3-17. Summons. (1) When a petition is filed, the
11clerk of the court shall issue a summons with a copy of the
12petition attached. The summons shall be directed to the
13minor's legal guardian or custodian and to each person named
14as a respondent in the petition, except that summons need not
15be directed to a minor respondent under 8 years of age for whom
16the court appoints a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem
17appears on behalf of the minor in any proceeding under this
18Act.
19    (2) The summons must contain a statement that the minor or
20any of the respondents is entitled to have an attorney present
21at the hearing on the petition, and that the clerk of the court
22should be notified promptly if the minor or any other
23respondent desires to be represented by an attorney but is
24financially unable to employ counsel.
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1court, attested to and signed with the name of the clerk of the
2court, dated on the day it is issued, and shall require each
3respondent to appear and answer the petition on the date set
4for the adjudicatory hearing.
5    (4) The summons may be served by any county sheriff,
6coroner or probation officer, even though the officer is the
7petitioner. The return of the summons with endorsement of
8service by the officer is sufficient proof thereof.
9    (5) Service of a summons and petition shall be made by: (a)
10leaving a copy thereof with the person summoned at least 3 days
11before the time stated therein for appearance; (b) leaving a
12copy at the summoned person's his usual place of abode with
13some person of the family, of the age of 10 years or upwards,
14and informing that person of the contents thereof, provided
15the officer or other person making service shall also send a
16copy of the summons in a sealed envelope with postage fully
17prepaid, addressed to the person summoned at the person's his
18usual place of abode, at least 3 days before the time stated
19therein for appearance; or (c) leaving a copy thereof with the
20guardian or custodian of a minor, at least 3 days before the
21time stated therein for appearance. If the guardian or
22custodian is an agency of the State of Illinois, proper
23service may be made by leaving a copy of the summons and
24petition with any administrative employee of such agency
25designated by such agency to accept service of summons and
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1person that the officer or person he has sent the copy pursuant
2to this Section is sufficient proof of service.
3    (6) When a parent or other person, who has signed a written
4promise to appear and bring the minor to court or who has
5waived or acknowledged service, fails to appear with the minor
6on the date set by the court, a bench warrant may be issued for
7the parent or other person, the minor, or both.
8    (7) The appearance of the minor's legal guardian or
9custodian, or a person named as a respondent in a petition, in
10any proceeding under this Act shall constitute a waiver of
11service of summons and submission to the jurisdiction of the
12court. A copy of the summons and petition shall be provided to
13the person at the time of the person's his appearance.
14(Source: P.A. 86-441.)
 
15    (705 ILCS 405/3-18)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-18)
16    Sec. 3-18. Notice by certified mail or publication.
17    (1) If service on individuals as provided in Section 3-17
18is not made on any respondent within a reasonable time or if it
19appears that any respondent resides outside the State, service
20may be made by certified mail. In such case the clerk shall
21mail the summons and a copy of the petition to that respondent
22by certified mail marked for delivery to addressee only. The
23court shall not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until 5
24days after such mailing. The regular return receipt for
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1    (2) If service upon individuals as provided in Section
23-17 is not made on any respondents within a reasonable time or
3if any person is made a respondent under the designation of
4"All whom it may Concern", or if service cannot be made because
5the whereabouts of a respondent are unknown, service may be
6made by publication. The clerk of the court as soon as possible
7shall cause publication to be made once in a newspaper of
8general circulation in the county where the action is pending.
9Notice by publication is not required in any case when the
10person alleged to have legal custody of the minor has been
11served with summons personally or by certified mail, but the
12court may not enter any order or judgment against any person
13who cannot be served with process other than by publication
14unless notice by publication is given or unless that person
15appears. When a minor has been sheltered under Section 3-12 of
16this Act and summons has not been served personally or by
17certified mail within 20 days from the date of the order of the
18court directing such shelter care, the clerk of the court
19shall cause publication. Notice by publication shall be
20substantially as follows:
21    "A, B, C, D, (here giving the names of the named
22respondents, if any) and to All Whom It May Concern (if there
23is any respondent under that designation):
24    Take notice that on (insert date) a petition was filed
25under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by .... in the circuit
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1minor', and that in .... courtroom at .... on (insert date) at
2the hour of ...., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be
3heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition
4to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that
5Act. The court has authority in this proceeding to take from
6you the custody and guardianship of the minor, (and if the
7petition prays for the appointment of a guardian with power to
8consent to adoption) and to appoint a guardian with power to
9consent to adoption of the minor.
10    Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause
11against the petition, the allegations of the petition may
12stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or
13judgment entered.
14
......................
15
Clerk
         
16Dated (insert the date of publication)"
17    (3) The clerk shall also at the time of the publication of
18the notice send a copy thereof by mail to each of the
19respondents on account of whom publication is made at the his
20or her last known address of each respondent. The certificate
21of the clerk that the clerk he or she has mailed the notice is
22evidence thereof. No other publication notice is required.
23Every respondent notified by publication under this Section
24must appear and answer in open court at the hearing. The court
25may not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until 10 days
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1or legal custodian in the case of a minor requiring
2authoritative intervention.
3    (4) If it becomes necessary to change the date set for the
4hearing in order to comply with Section 3-17 or with this
5Section, notice of the resetting of the date must be given, by
6certified mail or other reasonable means, to each respondent
7who has been served with summons personally or by certified
8mail.
9(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/3-19)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-19)
11    Sec. 3-19. Guardian ad litem.
12    (1) Immediately upon the filing of a petition alleging
13that the minor requires authoritative intervention, the court
14may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor if
15        (a) such petition alleges that the minor is the victim
16    of sexual abuse or misconduct; or
17        (b) such petition alleges that charges alleging the
18    commission of any of the sex offenses defined in Article
19    11 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
20    11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the
21    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, have
22    been filed against a defendant in any court and that such
23    minor is the alleged victim of the acts of the defendant in
24    the commission of such offense.
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1paragraph (1) is an attorney at law, the guardian ad litem he
2shall be represented in the performance of the guardian ad
3litem's his duties by counsel.
4    (3) Before proceeding with the hearing, the court shall
5appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor if
6        (a) no parent, guardian, custodian or relative of the
7    minor appears at the first or any subsequent hearing of
8    the case;
9        (b) the petition prays for the appointment of a
10    guardian with power to consent to adoption; or
11        (c) the petition for which the minor is before the
12    court resulted from a report made pursuant to the Abused
13    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
14    (4) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor
15whenever it finds that there may be a conflict of interest
16between the minor and the minor's his parents or other
17custodian or that it is otherwise in the minor's interest to do
18so.
19    (5) The reasonable fees of a guardian ad litem appointed
20under this Section shall be fixed by the court and charged to
21the parents of the minor, to the extent they are able to pay.
22If the parents are unable to pay those fees, they shall be paid
23from the general fund of the county.
24(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
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1    Sec. 3-21. Continuance under supervision.
2    (1) The court may enter an order of continuance under
3supervision (a) upon an admission or stipulation by the
4appropriate respondent or minor respondent of the facts
5supporting the petition and before proceeding to findings and
6adjudication, or after hearing the evidence at the
7adjudicatory hearing but before noting in the minutes of
8proceedings a finding of whether or not the minor is a person
9requiring authoritative intervention; and (b) in the absence
10of objection made in open court by the minor, the minor's his
11parent, guardian, custodian, responsible relative, defense
12attorney or the State's Attorney.
13    (2) If the minor, the minor's his parent, guardian,
14custodian, responsible relative, defense attorney or State's
15Attorney, objects in open court to any such continuance and
16insists upon proceeding to findings and adjudication, the
17court shall so proceed.
18    (3) Nothing in this Section limits the power of the court
19to order a continuance of the hearing for the production of
20additional evidence or for any other proper reason.
21    (4) When a hearing where a minor is alleged to be a minor
22requiring authoritative intervention is continued pursuant to
23this Section, the court may permit the minor to remain in the
24minor's his home subject to such conditions concerning the
25minor's his conduct and supervision as the court may require
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1    (5) If a petition is filed charging a violation of a
2condition of the continuance under supervision, the court
3shall conduct a hearing. If the court finds that such
4condition of supervision has not been fulfilled the court may
5proceed to findings and adjudication and disposition. The
6filing of a petition for violation of a condition of the
7continuance under supervision shall toll the period of
8continuance under supervision until the final determination of
9the charge, and the term of the continuance under supervision
10shall not run until the hearing and disposition of the
11petition for violation; provided where the petition alleges
12conduct that does not constitute a criminal offense, the
13hearing must be held within 15 days of the filing of the
14petition unless a delay in such hearing has been occasioned by
15the minor, in which case the delay shall continue the tolling
16of the period of continuance under supervision for the period
17of such delay.
18    (6) The court must impose upon a minor under an order of
19continuance under supervision or an order of disposition under
20this Article III, as a condition of the order, a fee of $25 for
21each month or partial month of supervision with a probation
22officer. If the court determines the inability of the minor,
23or the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the minor to pay
24the fee, the court may impose a lesser fee. The court may not
25impose the fee on a minor who is placed in the guardianship or
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1under this Act. The fee may be imposed only upon a minor who is
2actively supervised by the probation and court services
3department. The fee must be collected by the clerk of the
4circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court must pay all
5monies collected from this fee to the county treasurer for
6deposit into the probation and court services fund under
7Section 15.1 of the Probation and Probation Officers Act.
8(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/3-22)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-22)
10    Sec. 3-22. Findings and adjudication.
11    (1) After hearing the evidence the court shall make and
12note in the minutes of the proceeding a finding of whether or
13not the person is a minor requiring authoritative
14intervention. If it finds that the minor is not such a person,
15the court shall order the petition dismissed and the minor
16discharged from any restriction previously ordered in such
17proceeding.
18    (2) If the court finds that the person is a minor requiring
19authoritative intervention, the court shall note in its
20findings that the minor he or she does require authoritative
21intervention. The court shall then set a time for a
22dispositional hearing to be conducted under Section 3-23 at
23which hearing the court shall determine whether it is in the
24best interests of the minor and the public that the minor he be
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1and other determinations at the dispositional hearing, the
2court may order that an investigation be conducted and a
3dispositional report be prepared concerning the minor's
4physical and mental history and condition, family situation
5and background, economic status, education, occupation,
6history of delinquency or criminality, personal habits, and
7any other information that may be helpful to the court.
8(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/3-23)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-23)
10    Sec. 3-23. Dispositional hearing; evidence; continuance.
11(1) At the dispositional hearing, the court shall determine
12whether it is in the best interests of the minor and the public
13that the minor he be made a ward of the court, and, if the
14minor he is to be made a ward of the court, the court shall
15determine the proper disposition best serving the interests of
16the minor and the public. All evidence helpful in determining
17these questions, including oral and written reports, may be
18admitted and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative
19value, even though not competent for the purposes of the
20adjudicatory hearing.
21    (2) Notice in compliance with Sections 3-17 and 3-18 must
22be given to all parties-respondent prior to proceeding to a
23dispositional hearing. Before making an order of disposition
24the court shall advise the State's Attorney, the parents,
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1of the factual contents and the conclusions of the reports
2prepared for the use of the court and considered by it, and
3afford fair opportunity, if requested, to controvert them. The
4court may order, however, that the documents containing such
5reports need not be submitted for inspection, or that sources
6of confidential information need not be disclosed except to
7the attorneys for the parties. Factual contents, conclusions,
8documents and sources disclosed by the court under this
9paragraph shall not be further disclosed without the express
10approval of the court pursuant to an in camera hearing.
11    (3) A record of a prior continuance under supervision
12under Section 3-21, whether successfully completed or not, is
13admissible at the dispositional hearing.
14    (4) On its own motion or that of the State's Attorney, a
15parent, guardian, custodian, responsible relative or counsel,
16the court may adjourn the hearing for a reasonable period to
17receive reports or other evidence. In scheduling
18investigations and hearings, the court shall give priority to
19proceedings in which a minor has been removed from the minor's
20his or her home before an order of disposition has been made.
21(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/3-24)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-24)
23    Sec. 3-24. Kinds of dispositional orders.
24    (1) The following kinds of orders of disposition may be
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1requiring authoritative intervention under Section 3-3 may be
2(a) committed to the Department of Children and Family
3Services, subject to Section 5 of the Children and Family
4Services Act; (b) placed under supervision and released to the
5minor's his or her parents, guardian or legal custodian; (c)
6placed in accordance with Section 3-28 with or without also
7being placed under supervision. Conditions of supervision may
8be modified or terminated by the court if it deems that the
9best interests of the minor and the public will be served
10thereby; (d) ordered partially or completely emancipated in
11accordance with the provisions of the Emancipation of Minors
12Act; or (e) subject to having the minor's his or her driver's
13license or driving privilege suspended for such time as
14determined by the Court but only until the minor he or she
15attains 18 years of age.
16    (2) Any order of disposition may provide for protective
17supervision under Section 3-25 and may include an order of
18protection under Section 3-26.
19    (3) Unless the order of disposition expressly so provides,
20it does not operate to close proceedings on the pending
21petition, but is subject to modification until final closing
22and discharge of the proceedings under Section 3-32.
23    (4) In addition to any other order of disposition, the
24court may order any person found to be a minor requiring
25authoritative intervention under Section 3-3 to make
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1and conditions of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of
2Corrections, except that the "presentence hearing" referred to
3therein shall be the dispositional hearing for purposes of
4this Section. The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the
5minor may pay some or all of such restitution on the minor's
6behalf.
7    (5) Any order for disposition where the minor is committed
8or placed in accordance with Section 3-28 shall provide for
9the parents or guardian of the estate of such minor to pay to
10the legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
11sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
12person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. Such
13payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
14Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
15    (6) Whenever the order of disposition requires the minor
16to attend school or participate in a program of training, the
17truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
18report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
19truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code.
20    (7) The court must impose upon a minor under an order of
21continuance under supervision or an order of disposition under
22this Article III, as a condition of the order, a fee of $25 for
23each month or partial month of supervision with a probation
24officer. If the court determines the inability of the minor,
25or the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the minor to pay
26the fee, the court may impose a lesser fee. The court may not

 

 

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1impose the fee on a minor who is placed in the guardianship or
2custody of the Department of Children and Family Services
3under this Act. The fee may be imposed only upon a minor who is
4actively supervised by the probation and court services
5department. The fee must be collected by the clerk of the
6circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court must pay all
7monies collected from this fee to the county treasurer for
8deposit into the probation and court services fund under
9Section 15.1 of the Probation and Probation Officers Act.
10(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/3-25)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-25)
12    Sec. 3-25. Protective supervision. If the order of
13disposition releases the minor to the custody of the minor's
14his parents, guardian or legal custodian, or continues the
15minor him in such custody, the court may place the person
16having custody of the minor, except for representatives of
17private or public agencies or governmental departments, under
18supervision of the probation office. Rules or orders of court
19shall define the terms and conditions of protective
20supervision, which may be modified or terminated when the
21court finds that the best interests of the minor and the public
22will be served thereby.
23(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
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1    Sec. 3-26. Order of protection.
2    (1) The court may make an order of protection in
3assistance of or as a condition of any other order authorized
4by this Act. The order of protection may set forth reasonable
5conditions of behavior to be observed for a specified period.
6Such an order may require a person:
7        (a) To stay away from the home or the minor;
8        (b) To permit a parent to visit the minor at stated
9    periods;
10        (c) To abstain from offensive conduct against the
11    minor, the minor's his parent or any person to whom
12    custody of the minor is awarded;
13        (d) To give proper attention to the care of the home;
14        (e) To cooperate in good faith with an agency to which
15    custody of a minor is entrusted by the court or with an
16    agency or association to which the minor is referred by
17    the court;
18        (f) To prohibit and prevent any contact whatsoever
19    with the respondent minor by a specified individual or
20    individuals who are alleged in either a criminal or
21    juvenile proceeding to have caused injury to a respondent
22    minor or a sibling of a respondent minor;
23        (g) To refrain from acts of commission or omission
24    that tend to make the home not a proper place for the
25    minor.
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1prohibit and prevent any contact between a respondent minor or
2a sibling of a respondent minor and any person named in a
3petition seeking an order of protection who has been convicted
4of heinous battery or aggravated battery under subdivision
5(a)(2) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery of a child or
6aggravated battery under subdivision (b)(1) of Section
712-3.05, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual
8assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
9criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse as
10described in the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
112012, or has been convicted of an offense that resulted in the
12death of a child, or has violated a previous order of
13protection under this Section.
14    (3) When the court issues an order of protection against
15any person as provided by this Section, the court shall direct
16a copy of such order to the Sheriff of that county. The Sheriff
17shall furnish a copy of the order of protection to the Illinois
18State Police within 24 hours of receipt, in the form and manner
19required by the Department. The Illinois State Police shall
20maintain a complete record and index of such orders of
21protection and make this data available to all local law
22enforcement agencies.
23    (4) After notice and opportunity for hearing afforded to a
24person subject to an order of protection, the order may be
25modified or extended for a further specified period or both or
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1the minor and the public will be served thereby.
2    (5) An order of protection may be sought at any time during
3the course of any proceeding conducted pursuant to this Act.
4Any person against whom an order of protection is sought may
5retain counsel to represent the person him at a hearing, and
6has rights to be present at the hearing, to be informed prior
7to the hearing in writing of the contents of the petition
8seeking a protective order and of the date, place and time of
9such hearing, and to cross examine witnesses called by the
10petitioner and to present witnesses and argument in opposition
11to the relief sought in the petition.
12    (6) Diligent efforts shall be made by the petitioner to
13serve any person or persons against whom any order of
14protection is sought with written notice of the contents of
15the petition seeking a protective order and of the date, place
16and time at which the hearing on the petition is to be held.
17When a protective order is being sought in conjunction with a
18shelter care hearing, if the court finds that the person
19against whom the protective order is being sought has been
20notified of the hearing or that diligent efforts have been
21made to notify such person, the court may conduct a hearing. If
22a protective order is sought at any time other than in
23conjunction with a shelter care hearing, the court may not
24conduct a hearing on the petition in the absence of the person
25against whom the order is sought unless the petitioner has
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1before the hearing or has sent written notice by first class
2mail to such person's last known address at least 5 days before
3the hearing.
4    (7) A person against whom an order of protection is being
5sought who is neither a parent, guardian, legal custodian or
6responsible relative as described in Section 1-5 is not a
7party or respondent as defined in that Section and shall not be
8entitled to the rights provided therein. Such person does not
9have a right to appointed counsel or to be present at any
10hearing other than the hearing in which the order of
11protection is being sought or a hearing directly pertaining to
12that order. Unless the court orders otherwise, such person
13does not have a right to inspect the court file.
14    (8) All protective orders entered under this Section shall
15be in writing. Unless the person against whom the order was
16obtained was present in court when the order was issued, the
17sheriff, other law enforcement official or special process
18server shall promptly serve that order upon that person and
19file proof of such service, in the manner provided for service
20of process in civil proceedings. The person against whom the
21protective order was obtained may seek a modification of the
22order by filing a written motion to modify the order within 7
23days after actual receipt by the person of a copy of the order.
24(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 3-27. Enforcement of orders of protective supervision
2or of protection.
3    (1) Orders of protective supervision and orders of
4protection may be enforced by citation to show cause for
5contempt of court by reason of any violation thereof and,
6where protection of the welfare of the minor so requires, by
7the issuance of a warrant to take the alleged violator into
8custody and bring the minor him before the court.
9    (2) In any case where an order of protection has been
10entered, the clerk of the court may issue to the petitioner, to
11the minor or to any other person affected by the order a
12certificate stating that an order of protection has been made
13by the court concerning such persons and setting forth its
14terms and requirements. The presentation of the certificate to
15any peace officer authorizes the peace officer him to take
16into custody a person charged with violating the terms of the
17order of protection, to bring such person before the court
18and, within the limits of the peace officer's his legal
19authority as such peace officer, otherwise to aid in securing
20the protection the order is intended to afford.
21(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/3-28)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-28)
23    Sec. 3-28. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
24    (1) If the court finds that the parents, guardian or legal
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1are unable, for some reason other than financial circumstances
2alone, to care for, protect, train or discipline the minor or
3are unwilling to do so, and that appropriate services aimed at
4family preservation and family reunification have been
5unsuccessful in rectifying the conditions which have led to
6such a finding of unfitness or inability to care for, protect,
7train or discipline the minor, and that it is in the best
8interest of the minor to take the minor him from the custody of
9the minor's his parents, guardian or custodian, the court may:
10        (a) place the minor him in the custody of a suitable
11    relative or other person;
12        (b) place the minor him under the guardianship of a
13    probation officer;
14        (c) commit the minor him to an agency for care or
15    placement, except an institution under the authority of
16    the Department of Juvenile Justice or of the Department of
17    Children and Family Services;
18        (d) commit the minor him to some licensed training
19    school or industrial school; or
20        (e) commit the minor him to any appropriate
21    institution having among its purposes the care of
22    delinquent children, including a child protective facility
23    maintained by a Child Protection District serving the
24    county from which commitment is made, but not including
25    any institution under the authority of the Department of
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1    Family Services.
2    (2) When making such placement, the court, wherever
3possible, shall select a person holding the same religious
4belief as that of the minor or a private agency controlled by
5persons of like religious faith of the minor and shall require
6the Department of Children and Family Services to otherwise
7comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act
8in placing the child. In addition, whenever alternative plans
9for placement are available, the court shall ascertain and
10consider, to the extent appropriate in the particular case,
11the views and preferences of the minor.
12    (3) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
13other person, the court shall appoint the suitable relative or
14other person as him the legal custodian or guardian of the
15person of the minor. When a minor is committed to any agency,
16the court shall appoint the proper officer or representative
17thereof as legal custodian or guardian of the person of the
18minor. Legal custodians and guardians of the person of the
19minor have the respective rights and duties set forth in
20paragraph (9) of Section 1-3 except as otherwise provided by
21order of the court; but no guardian of the person may consent
22to adoption of the minor unless that authority is conferred
23upon the guardian him in accordance with Section 3-30. An
24agency whose representative is appointed guardian of the
25person or legal custodian of the minor may place the minor him
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1under the Child Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the
2Department of Children and Family Services as meeting the
3standards established for such licensing. No agency may place
4such minor in a child care facility unless such placement is in
5compliance with the rules and regulations for placement under
6this Section promulgated by the Department of Children and
7Family Services under Section 5 of the Children and Family
8Services Act "An Act creating the Department of Children and
9Family Services, codifying its powers and duties, and
10repealing certain Acts and Sections herein named". Like
11authority and restrictions shall be conferred by the court
12upon any probation officer who has been appointed guardian of
13the person of a minor.
14    (4) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
15representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
16custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
17facility unless it complies with the Interstate Compact on the
18Placement of Children.
19    (5) The clerk of the court shall issue to such legal
20custodian or guardian of the person a certified copy of the
21order of the court, as proof of the legal custodian's or
22guardian's his authority. No other process is necessary as
23authority for the keeping of the minor.
24    (6) Custody or guardianship granted hereunder continues
25until the court otherwise directs, but not after the minor
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13-32.
2(Source: P.A. 98-83, eff. 7-15-13.)
 
3    (705 ILCS 405/3-29)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-29)
4    Sec. 3-29. Court review. (1) The court may require any
5legal custodian or guardian of the person appointed under this
6Act to report periodically to the court or may cite the legal
7custodian or guardian him into court and require the legal
8custodian, guardian, him or the legal custodian's or
9guardian's his agency, to make a full and accurate report of
10the his or its doings of the legal custodian, guardian, or
11agency on in behalf of the minor. The custodian or guardian,
12within 10 days after such citation, shall make the report,
13either in writing verified by affidavit or orally under oath
14in open court, or otherwise as the court directs. Upon the
15hearing of the report the court may remove the custodian or
16guardian and appoint another in the custodian's or guardian's
17his stead or restore the minor to the custody of the minor's
18his parents or former guardian or custodian.
19    (2) A guardian or custodian appointed by the court
20pursuant to this Act shall file updated case plans with the
21court every 6 months. Every agency which has guardianship of a
22child shall file a supplemental petition for court review, or
23review by an administrative body appointed or approved by the
24court and further order within 18 months of dispositional
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1facts relative to the child's present condition of physical,
2mental and emotional health as well as facts relative to the
3child's his present custodial or foster care. The petition
4shall be set for hearing and the clerk shall mail 10 days
5notice of the hearing by certified mail, return receipt
6requested, to the person or agency having the physical custody
7of the child, the minor and other interested parties unless a
8written waiver of notice is filed with the petition.
9    Rights of wards of the court under this Act are
10enforceable against any public agency by complaints for relief
11by mandamus filed in any proceedings brought under this Act.
12    (3) The minor or any person interested in the minor may
13apply to the court for a change in custody of the minor and the
14appointment of a new custodian or guardian of the person or for
15the restoration of the minor to the custody of the minor's his
16parents or former guardian or custodian.
17    In the event that the minor has attained 18 years of age
18and the guardian or custodian petitions the court for an order
19terminating the minor's his guardianship or custody,
20guardianship or custody shall terminate automatically 30 days
21after the receipt of the petition unless the court orders
22otherwise. No legal custodian or guardian of the person may be
23removed without the legal custodian's or guardian's his
24consent until given notice and an opportunity to be heard by
25the court.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/3-30)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-30)
2    Sec. 3-30. Adoption; appointment of guardian with power to
3consent.
4    (1) A ward of the court under this Act, with the consent of
5the court, may be the subject of a petition for adoption under
6the Adoption Act "An Act in relation to the adoption of
7persons, and to repeal an Act therein named", approved July
817, 1959, as amended, or with like consent the minor's his or
9her parent or parents may, in the manner required by such Act,
10surrender the minor him or her for adoption to an agency
11legally authorized or licensed to place children for adoption.
12    (2) If the petition prays and the court finds that it is in
13the best interests of the minor that a guardian of the person
14be appointed and authorized to consent to the adoption of the
15minor, the court with the consent of the parents, if living, or
16after finding, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that
17a non-consenting parent is an unfit person as defined in
18Section 1 of the Adoption Act "An Act in relation to the
19adoption of persons, and to repeal an Act therein named",
20approved July 17, 1959, as amended, may empower the guardian
21of the person of the minor, in the order appointing the person
22him or her as such guardian, to appear in court where any
23proceedings for the adoption of the minor may at any time be
24pending and to consent to the adoption. Such consent is
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1to enter a proper order or judgment of adoption without
2further notice to, or consent by, the parents of the minor. An
3order so empowering the guardian to consent to adoption
4terminates parental rights, deprives the parents of the minor
5of all legal rights as respects the minor and relieves them of
6all parental responsibility for the minor him or her, and
7frees the minor from all obligations of maintenance and
8obedience to the minor's his or her natural parents.
9    If the minor is over 14 years of age, the court may, in its
10discretion, consider the wishes of the minor in determining
11whether the best interests of the minor would be promoted by
12the finding of the unfitness of a non-consenting parent.
13    (3) Parental consent to the order authorizing the guardian
14of the person to consent to adoption of the Minor shall be
15given in open court whenever possible and otherwise must be in
16writing and signed in the form provided in the Adoption Act "An
17Act in relation to the adoption of persons, and to repeal an
18Act therein named", approved July 17, 1959, as amended, but no
19names of petitioners for adoption need be included. A finding
20of the unfitness of a nonconsenting parent must be made in
21compliance with that Act and be based upon clear and
22convincing evidence. Provisions of that Act relating to minor
23parents and to mentally ill or mentally deficient parents
24apply to proceedings under this Section and shall be based
25upon clear and convincing evidence.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/3-32)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-32)
2    Sec. 3-32. Duration of wardship and discharge of
3proceedings.
4    (1) All proceedings under this Act in respect to any minor
5for whom a petition was filed after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of 1991 automatically terminate upon the minor
7his attaining the age of 19 years, except that a court may
8continue the wardship of a minor until age 21 for good cause
9when there is satisfactory evidence presented to the court
10that the best interest of the minor and the public require the
11continuation of the wardship.
12    (2) Whenever the court finds that the best interests of
13the minor and the public no longer require the wardship of the
14court, the court shall order the wardship terminated and all
15proceedings under this Act respecting that minor finally
16closed and discharged. The court may at the same time continue
17or terminate any custodianship or guardianship theretofore
18ordered but termination must be made in compliance with
19Section 3-29.
20    (3) The wardship of the minor and any custodianship or
21guardianship respecting the minor for whom a petition was
22filed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991
23automatically terminates when the minor he attains the age of
2419 years except as set forth in subsection (1) of this Section.
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1proceedings under this Act as finally closed and discharged
2for that reason.
3(Source: P.A. 87-14.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/3-33.5)
5    Sec. 3-33.5. Truant minors in need of supervision.
6    (a) Definition. A minor who is reported by the office of
7the regional superintendent of schools as a chronic truant may
8be subject to a petition for adjudication and adjudged a
9truant minor in need of supervision, provided that prior to
10the filing of the petition, the office of the regional
11superintendent of schools or a community truancy review board
12certifies that the local school has provided appropriate
13truancy intervention services to the truant minor and the
14minor's his or her family. For purposes of this Section,
15"truancy intervention services" means services designed to
16assist the minor's return to an educational program, and
17includes but is not limited to: assessments, counseling,
18mental health services, shelter, optional and alternative
19education programs, tutoring, and educational advocacy. If,
20after review by the regional office of education or community
21truancy review board, it is determined the local school did
22not provide the appropriate interventions, then the minor
23shall be referred to a comprehensive community based youth
24service agency for truancy intervention services. If the
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1incapable to provide intervention services, then this
2requirement for services is not applicable. The comprehensive
3community based youth service agency shall submit reports to
4the office of the regional superintendent of schools or
5truancy review board within 20, 40, and 80 school days of the
6initial referral or at any other time requested by the office
7of the regional superintendent of schools or truancy review
8board, which reports each shall certify the date of the
9minor's referral and the extent of the minor's progress and
10participation in truancy intervention services provided by the
11comprehensive community based youth service agency. In
12addition, if, after referral by the office of the regional
13superintendent of schools or community truancy review board,
14the minor declines or refuses to fully participate in truancy
15intervention services provided by the comprehensive community
16based youth service agency, then the agency shall immediately
17certify such facts to the office of the regional
18superintendent of schools or community truancy review board.
19    (a-1) There is a rebuttable presumption that a chronic
20truant is a truant minor in need of supervision.
21    (a-2) There is a rebuttable presumption that school
22records of a minor's attendance at school are authentic.
23    (a-3) For purposes of this Section, "chronic truant" has
24the meaning ascribed to it in Section 26-2a of the School Code.
25    (a-4) For purposes of this Section, a "community truancy
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1but not limited to: representatives from local comprehensive
2community based youth service agencies, representatives from
3court service agencies, representatives from local schools,
4representatives from health service agencies, and
5representatives from local professional and community
6organizations as deemed appropriate by the office of the
7regional superintendent of schools. The regional
8superintendent of schools must approve the establishment and
9organization of a community truancy review board, and the
10regional superintendent of schools or the regional
11superintendent's his or her designee shall chair the board.
12    (a-5) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create
13a private cause of action or right of recovery against a
14regional office of education, its superintendent, or its staff
15with respect to truancy intervention services where the
16determination to provide the services is made in good faith.
17    (b) Kinds of dispositional orders. A minor found to be a
18truant minor in need of supervision may be:
19        (1) committed to the appropriate regional
20    superintendent of schools for a student assistance team
21    staffing, a service plan, or referral to a comprehensive
22    community based youth service agency;
23        (2) required to comply with a service plan as
24    specifically provided by the appropriate regional
25    superintendent of schools;
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1    services;
2        (4) (blank);
3        (5) required to perform some reasonable public service
4    work such as, but not limited to, the picking up of litter
5    in public parks or along public highways or the
6    maintenance of public facilities; or
7        (6) (blank).
8    A dispositional order may include public service only if
9the court has made an express written finding that a truancy
10prevention program has been offered by the school, regional
11superintendent of schools, or a comprehensive community based
12youth service agency to the truant minor in need of
13supervision.
14    (c) Orders entered under this Section may be enforced by
15contempt proceedings.
16(Source: P.A. 102-456, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/4-1)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-1)
18    Sec. 4-1. Jurisdictional facts. Proceedings may be
19instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning
20children boys and girls who are addicted as defined in Section
214-3.
22(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
23    (705 ILCS 405/4-4)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-4)
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1    (1) A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, take
2into temporary custody a minor (a) whom the officer with
3reasonable cause believes to be an addicted minor; (b) who has
4been adjudged a ward of the court and has escaped from any
5commitment ordered by the court under this Act; or (c) who is
6found in any street or public place suffering from any
7sickness or injury which requires care, medical treatment or
8hospitalization.
9    (2) Whenever a petition has been filed under Section 4-12
10and the court finds that the conduct and behavior of the minor
11may endanger the health, person, welfare, or property of the
12minor himself or others or that the circumstances of the
13minor's his home environment may endanger the minor's his
14health, person, welfare or property, a warrant may be issued
15immediately to take the minor into custody.
16    (3) The taking of a minor into temporary custody under
17this Section is not an arrest nor does it constitute a police
18record.
19    (4) Minors taken into temporary custody under this Section
20are subject to the provisions of Section 1-4.1.
21(Source: P.A. 87-1154.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/4-5)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-5)
23    Sec. 4-5. Duty of officer; admissions by minor. (1) A law
24enforcement officer who takes a minor into custody with a
25warrant shall immediately make a reasonable attempt to notify

 

 

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1the parent or other person legally responsible for the minor's
2care or the person with whom the minor resides that the minor
3has been taken into custody and where the minor he or she is
4being held; and the officer shall without unnecessary delay
5take the minor to the nearest juvenile police officer
6designated for such purposes in the county of venue or shall
7surrender the minor to a juvenile police officer in the city or
8village where the offense is alleged to have been committed.
9    The minor shall be delivered without unnecessary delay to
10the court or to the place designated by rule or order of court
11for the reception of minors, provided that the court may not
12designate a place of detention.
13    (2) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
14custody without a warrant under Section 4-4 shall, if the
15minor is not released, immediately make a reasonable attempt
16to notify the parent or other person legally responsible for
17the minor's care or the person with whom the minor resides that
18the minor has been taken into custody and where the minor is
19being held; and the law enforcement officer shall without
20unnecessary delay take the minor to the nearest juvenile
21police officer designated for such purposes in the county of
22venue.
23    (3) The juvenile police officer may take one of the
24following actions:
25    (a) station adjustment with release of the minor;
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1parent;
2    (c) station adjustment, release of the minor to a parent,
3and referral of the case to community services;
4    (d) station adjustment, release of the minor to a parent,
5and referral of the case to community services with informal
6monitoring by a juvenile police officer;
7    (e) station adjustment and release of the minor to a third
8person pursuant to agreement of the minor and parents;
9    (f) station adjustment, release of the minor to a third
10person pursuant to agreement of the minor and parents, and
11referral of the case to community services;
12    (g) station adjustment, release of the minor to a third
13person pursuant to agreement of the minor and parents, and
14referral to community services with informal monitoring by a
15juvenile police officer;
16    (h) release of the minor to the minor's his or her parents
17and referral of the case to a county juvenile probation
18officer or such other public officer designated by the court;
19    (i) if the juvenile police officer reasonably believes
20that there is an urgent and immediate necessity to keep the
21minor in custody, the juvenile police officer shall deliver
22the minor without unnecessary delay to the court or to the
23place designated by rule or order of the court for the
24reception of minors; and
25    (j) any other appropriate action with consent of the minor
26and a parent.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/4-6)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-6)
3    Sec. 4-6. Temporary custody. "Temporary custody" means the
4temporary placement of the minor out of the custody of the
5minor's his or her guardian or parent.
6    (a) "Temporary protective custody" means custody within a
7hospital or other medical facility or a place previously
8designated for such custody by the Department, subject to
9review by the Court, including a licensed foster home, group
10home, or other institution; but such place shall not be a jail
11or other place for the detention of criminal or juvenile
12offenders.
13    (b) "Shelter care" means a physically unrestrictive
14facility designated by Department of Children and Family
15Services or a licensed child welfare agency or other suitable
16place designated by the court for a minor who requires care
17away from the minor's his or her home.
18(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 405/4-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-7)
20    Sec. 4-7. Investigation; release. When a minor is
21delivered to the court, or to the place designated by the court
22under Section 4-6 of this Act, a probation officer or such
23other public officer designated by the court shall immediately
24investigate the circumstances of the minor and the facts

 

 

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1surrounding the minor his or her being taken into custody. The
2minor shall be immediately released to the custody of the
3minor's his or her parent, guardian, legal custodian or
4responsible relative, unless the probation officer or such
5other public officer designated by the court finds that
6further temporary custody is necessary, as provided in Section
74-6.
8(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/4-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-8)
10    Sec. 4-8. Setting of shelter care hearing.
11(1) Unless sooner released, a minor alleged to be addicted
12taken into temporary protective custody must be brought before
13a judicial officer within 48 hours, exclusive of Saturdays,
14Sundays and holidays, for a shelter care hearing to determine
15whether the minor he shall be further held in custody.
16    (2) If the probation officer or such other public officer
17designated by the court determines that the minor should be
18retained in custody, the probation officer or such other
19public officer designated by the court he shall cause a
20petition to be filed as provided in Section 4-12 of this Act,
21and the clerk of the court shall set the matter for hearing on
22the shelter care hearing calendar. When a parent, guardian,
23custodian or responsible relative is present and so requests,
24the shelter care hearing shall be held immediately if the
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1The probation officer or such other public officer designated
2by the court shall notify the minor's parent, guardian,
3custodian or responsible relative of the time and place of the
4hearing. The notice may be given orally.
5    (3) The minor must be released from custody at the
6expiration of the 48 hour period, as the case may be, specified
7by this Section, if not brought before a judicial officer
8within that period.
9(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/4-9)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-9)
11    Sec. 4-9. Shelter care hearing. At the appearance of the
12minor before the court at the shelter care hearing, all
13witnesses present shall be examined before the court in
14relation to any matter connected with the allegations made in
15the petition.
16    (1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
17believe that the minor is addicted, it shall release the minor
18and dismiss the petition.
19    (2) If the court finds that there is probable cause to
20believe that the minor is addicted, the minor, the minor's his
21or her parent, guardian, custodian and other persons able to
22give relevant testimony shall be examined before the court.
23After such testimony, the court may enter an order that the
24minor shall be released upon the request of a parent, guardian
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1take custody and agrees to abide by a court order which
2requires the minor and the minor's his or her parent,
3guardian, or legal custodian to complete an evaluation by an
4entity licensed by the Department of Human Services, as the
5successor to the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse,
6and complete any treatment recommendations indicated by the
7assessment. "Custodian" includes the Department of Children
8and Family Services, if it has been given custody of the child,
9or any other agency of the State which has been given custody
10or wardship of the child.
11    The Court shall require documentation by representatives
12of the Department of Children and Family Services or the
13probation department as to the reasonable efforts that were
14made to prevent or eliminate the necessity of removal of the
15minor from the minor's his or her home, and shall consider the
16testimony of any person as to those reasonable efforts. If the
17court finds that it is a matter of immediate and urgent
18necessity for the protection of the minor or of the person or
19property of another that the minor be placed in a shelter care
20facility or that the minor he or she is likely to flee the
21jurisdiction of the court, and further, finds that reasonable
22efforts have been made or good cause has been shown why
23reasonable efforts cannot prevent or eliminate the necessity
24of removal of the minor from the minor's his or her home, the
25court may prescribe shelter care and order that the minor be
26kept in a suitable place designated by the court or in a

 

 

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1shelter care facility designated by the Department of Children
2and Family Services or a licensed child welfare agency, or in a
3facility or program licensed by the Department of Human
4Services for shelter and treatment services; otherwise it
5shall release the minor from custody. If the court prescribes
6shelter care, then in placing the minor, the Department or
7other agency shall, to the extent compatible with the court's
8order, comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family
9Services Act. If the minor is ordered placed in a shelter care
10facility of the Department of Children and Family Services or
11a licensed child welfare agency, or in a facility or program
12licensed by the Department of Human Services for shelter and
13treatment services, the court shall, upon request of the
14appropriate Department or other agency, appoint the Department
15of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator or
16other appropriate agency executive temporary custodian of the
17minor and the court may enter such other orders related to the
18temporary custody as it deems fit and proper, including the
19provision of services to the minor or the minor's his family to
20ameliorate the causes contributing to the finding of probable
21cause or to the finding of the existence of immediate and
22urgent necessity. Acceptance of services shall not be
23considered an admission of any allegation in a petition made
24pursuant to this Act, nor may a referral of services be
25considered as evidence in any proceeding pursuant to this Act,
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1reasonable efforts to reunite the family. In making its
2findings that reasonable efforts have been made or that good
3cause has been shown why reasonable efforts cannot prevent or
4eliminate the necessity of removal of the minor from the
5minor's his or her home, the court shall state in writing its
6findings concerning the nature of the services that were
7offered or the efforts that were made to prevent removal of the
8child and the apparent reasons that such services or efforts
9could not prevent the need for removal. The parents, guardian,
10custodian, temporary custodian and minor shall each be
11furnished a copy of such written findings. The temporary
12custodian shall maintain a copy of the court order and written
13findings in the case record for the child. The order together
14with the court's findings of fact in support thereof shall be
15entered of record in the court.
16    Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
17urgent necessity for the protection of the minor that the
18minor be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not
19be returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the
20court finds that such placement is no longer necessary for the
21protection of the minor.
22    (3) If neither the parent, guardian, legal custodian,
23responsible relative nor counsel of the minor has had actual
24notice of or is present at the shelter care hearing, the
25parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible relative, or
26counsel of the minor he or she may file an his or her affidavit

 

 

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1setting forth these facts, and the clerk shall set the matter
2for rehearing not later than 24 hours, excluding Sundays and
3legal holidays, after the filing of the affidavit. At the
4rehearing, the court shall proceed in the same manner as upon
5the original hearing.
6    (4) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
7within the time period as specified in Section 4-8, the minor
8must immediately be released from custody.
9    (5) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that
10the minor taken into custody is a person described in
11subsection (3) of Section 5-105 may the minor be kept or
12detained in a detention home or county or municipal jail. This
13Section shall in no way be construed to limit subsection (6).
14    (6) No minor under 16 years of age may be confined in a
15jail or place ordinarily used for the confinement of prisoners
16in a police station. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept
17separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept
18in the same cell, room or yard with adults confined pursuant to
19the criminal law.
20    (7) If neither the parent, guardian or custodian appears
21within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released upon
22request pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, then the
23clerk of the court shall set the matter for rehearing not later
24than 7 days after the original order and shall issue a summons
25directed to the parent, guardian or custodian to appear. At
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1on the minor. If a parent, guardian or custodian does not
2appear at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order
3prescribing that the minor be kept in a suitable place
4designated by the Department of Children and Family Services
5or a licensed child welfare agency.
6    (8) Any interested party, including the State, the
7temporary custodian, an agency providing services to the minor
8or family under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the
9Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or
10any of their representatives, may file a motion to modify or
11vacate a temporary custody order on any of the following
12grounds:
13        (a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
14    necessity that the minor remain in shelter care; or
15        (b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
16    the natural family from which the minor was removed; or
17        (c) A person, including a parent, relative or legal
18    guardian, is capable of assuming temporary custody of the
19    minor; or
20        (d) Services provided by the Department of Children
21    and Family Services or a child welfare agency or other
22    service provider have been successful in eliminating the
23    need for temporary custody.
24    The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
2514 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
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1vacate its finding of probable cause, the court may order that
2appropriate services be continued or initiated in behalf of
3the minor and the minor's his or her family.
4    (9) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
5apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
6or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act
798-61).
8(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/4-11)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-11)
10    Sec. 4-11. Preliminary conferences.
11    (1) The court may authorize the probation officer to
12confer in a preliminary conference with any person seeking to
13file a petition under this Article, the prospective
14respondents and other interested persons concerning the
15advisability of filing the petition, with a view to adjusting
16suitable cases without the filing of a petition as provided
17for herein.
18    The probation officer should schedule a conference
19promptly except where the State's Attorney insists on court
20action or where the minor has indicated that the minor he or
21she will demand a judicial hearing and will not comply with an
22informal adjustment.
23    (2) In any case of a minor who is in temporary custody, the
24holding of preliminary conferences does not operate to prolong
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1    (3) This Section does not authorize any probation officer
2to compel any person to appear at any conference, produce any
3papers, or visit any place.
4    (4) No statement made during a preliminary conference may
5be admitted into evidence at an adjudicatory hearing or at any
6proceeding against the minor under the criminal laws of this
7State prior to the minor's his or her conviction thereunder.
8    (5) The probation officer shall promptly formulate a
9written non-judicial adjustment plan following the initial
10conference.
11    (6) Non-judicial adjustment plans include but are not
12limited to the following:
13        (a) up to 6 months informal supervision within the
14    family;
15        (b) up to 12 months informal supervision with a
16    probation officer involved;
17        (c) up to 6 months informal supervision with release
18    to a person other than a parent;
19        (d) referral to special educational, counseling or
20    other rehabilitative social or educational programs;
21        (e) referral to residential treatment programs; and
22        (f) any other appropriate action with consent of the
23    minor and a parent.
24    (7) The factors to be considered by the probation officer
25in formulating a written non-judicial adjustment plan shall be
26the same as those limited in subsection (4) of Section 5-405.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 89-198, eff. 7-21-95; 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/4-12)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-12)
3    Sec. 4-12. Petition; supplemental petitions. (1) Any adult
4person, any agency or association by its representative may
5file, or the court on its own motion may direct the filing
6through the State's Attorney of a petition in respect to a
7minor under this Act. The petition and all subsequent court
8documents shall be entitled "In the interest of ...., a
9minor".
10    (2) The petition shall be verified but the statements may
11be made upon information and belief. It shall allege that the
12minor is addicted, as the case may be, and set forth (a) facts
13sufficient to bring the minor under Section 4-1; (b) the name,
14age and residence of the minor; (c) the names and residences of
15the minor's his parents; (d) the name and residence of the
16minor's his legal guardian or the person or persons having
17custody or control of the minor, or of the nearest known
18relative if no parent or guardian can be found; and (e) if the
19minor upon whose behalf the petition is brought is sheltered
20in custody, the date on which shelter care was ordered by the
21court or the date set for a shelter care hearing. If any of the
22facts herein required are not known by the petitioner, the
23petition shall so state.
24    (3) The petition must allege that it is in the best
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1she be adjudged a ward of the court and may pray generally for
2relief available under this Act. The petition need not specify
3any proposed disposition following adjudication of wardship.
4    (4) If appointment of a guardian of the person with power
5to consent to adoption of the minor under Section 4-27 is
6sought, the petition shall so state.
7    (5) At any time before dismissal of the petition or before
8final closing and discharge under Section 4-29, one or more
9supplemental petitions may be filed in respect to the same
10minor.
11(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/4-13)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-13)
13    Sec. 4-13. Date for adjudicatory hearing.
14    (a) (Blank). Until January 1, 1988:
15    (1) When a petition has been filed alleging that the minor
16is an addict under this Article, an adjudicatory hearing shall
17be held within 120 days. The 120 day period in which an
18adjudicatory hearing shall be held is tolled by: (A) delay
19occasioned by the minor; (B) a continuance allowed pursuant to
20Section 114-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 after a
21court's determination of the minor's physical incapacity for
22trial; or (C) an interlocutory appeal. Any such delay shall
23temporarily suspend for the time of the delay the period
24within which the adjudicatory hearing must be held. On the day
25of expiration of the delay, the said period shall continue at

 

 

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1the point at which it was suspended. Where no such
2adjudicatory hearing is held within 120 days the court may,
3upon written motion of such minor's guardian ad litem, dismiss
4the petition with respect to such minor. Such dismissal shall
5be without prejudice.
6    Where the court determines that the State has exercised,
7without success, due diligence to obtain evidence material to
8the case, and that there are reasonable grounds to believe
9that such evidence may be obtained at a later date the court
10may, upon written motion by the state, continue the matter for
11not more than 30 additional days.
12    (2) In the case of a minor ordered held in shelter care,
13the hearing on the petition must be held within 10 judicial
14days from the date of the order of the court directing shelter
15care, or the earliest possible date in compliance with the
16notice provisions of Sections 4-14 and 4-15 as to the
17custodial parent, guardian or legal custodian, but no later
18than 30 judicial days from the date of the order of the court
19directing shelter care. Delay occasioned by the respondent
20shall temporarily suspend, for the time of the delay, the
21period within which a respondent must be brought to an
22adjudicatory hearing pursuant to this Section.
23    Any failure to comply with the time limits of this
24subsection must require the immediate release of the minor and
25the time limits of subsection (a) (1) shall apply.
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1of his or her right to waive the time limits set forth in this
2Section.
3    (b) Beginning January 1, 1988: (1)(A) When a petition has
4been filed alleging that the minor is an addict under this
5Article, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 120 days
6of a demand made by any party, except that when the court
7determines that the State, without success, has exercised due
8diligence to obtain evidence material to the case and that
9there are reasonable grounds to believe that such evidence may
10be obtained at a later date, the court may, upon motion by the
11State, continue the adjudicatory hearing for not more than 30
12additional days.
13    The 120 day period in which an adjudicatory hearing shall
14be held is tolled by: (i) delay occasioned by the minor; or
15(ii) a continuance allowed pursuant to Section 114-4 of the
16Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 after a court's
17determination of the minor's physical incapacity for trial; or
18(iii) an interlocutory appeal. Any such delay shall
19temporarily suspend for the time of the delay the period
20within which the adjudicatory hearing must be held. On the day
21of expiration of the delay, the said period shall continue at
22the point at which it was suspended.
23    (B) When no such adjudicatory hearing is held within the
24time required by paragraph (b)(1)(A) of this Section, the
25court shall, upon motion by any party, dismiss the petition
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1    (2) Without affecting the applicability of the tolling and
2multiple prosecution provisions of paragraph (b) (1) of this
3Section, when a petition has been filed alleging that the
4minor is an addict under this Article and the minor is in
5shelter care, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 10
6judicial days after the date of the order directing shelter
7care, or the earliest possible date in compliance with the
8notice provisions of Sections 4-14 and 4-15 as to the
9custodial parent, guardian or legal custodian, but no later
10than 30 judicial days from the date of the order of the court
11directing shelter care.
12    (3) Any failure to comply with the time limits of
13paragraph (b)(2) of this Section shall require the immediate
14release of the minor from shelter care, and the time limits of
15paragraph (b)(1) shall apply.
16    (4) Nothing in this Section prevents the minor or the
17minor's parents or guardian from exercising their respective
18rights to waive the time limits set forth in this Section.
19(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/4-14)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-14)
21    Sec. 4-14. Summons. (1) When a petition is filed, the
22clerk of the court shall issue a summons with a copy of the
23petition attached. The summons shall be directed to the
24minor's legal guardian or custodian and to each person named
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1be directed to a minor respondent under 8 years of age for whom
2the court appoints a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem
3appears on behalf of the minor in any proceeding under this
4Act.
5    (2) The summons must contain a statement that the minor or
6any of the respondents is entitled to have an attorney present
7at the hearing on the petition, and that the clerk of the court
8should be notified promptly if the minor or any other
9respondent desires to be represented by an attorney but is
10financially unable to employ counsel.
11    (3) The summons shall be issued under the seal of the
12court, attested to and signed with the name of the clerk of the
13court, dated on the day it is issued, and shall require each
14respondent to appear and answer the petition on the date set
15for the adjudicatory hearing.
16    (4) The summons may be served by any county sheriff,
17coroner or probation officer, even though the officer is the
18petitioner. The return of the summons with endorsement of
19service by the officer is sufficient proof thereof.
20    (5) Service of a summons and petition shall be made by: (a)
21leaving a copy thereof with the person summoned at least 3 days
22before the time stated therein for appearance; (b) leaving a
23copy at the summoned person's his usual place of abode with
24some person of the family, of the age of 10 years or upwards,
25and informing that person of the contents thereof, provided
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1send a copy of the summons in a sealed envelope with postage
2fully prepaid, addressed to the person summoned at the
3person's his usual place of abode, at least 3 days before the
4time stated therein for appearance; or (c) leaving a copy
5thereof with the guardian or custodian of a minor, at least 3
6days before the time stated therein for appearance. If the
7guardian or custodian is an agency of the State of Illinois,
8proper service may be made by leaving a copy of the summons and
9petition with any administrative employee of such agency
10designated by such agency to accept service of summons and
11petitions. The certificate of the officer or affidavit of the
12person that the officer or person he has sent the copy pursuant
13to this Section is sufficient proof of service.
14    (6) When a parent or other person, who has signed a written
15promise to appear and bring the minor to court or who has
16waived or acknowledged service, fails to appear with the minor
17on the date set by the court, a bench warrant may be issued for
18the parent or other person, the minor, or both.
19    (7) The appearance of the minor's legal guardian or
20custodian, or a person named as a respondent in a petition, in
21any proceeding under this Act shall constitute a waiver of
22service of summons and submission to the jurisdiction of the
23court. A copy of the summons and petition shall be provided to
24the person at the time of the person's his appearance.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/4-15)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-15)
2    Sec. 4-15. Notice by certified mail or publication.
3    (1) If service on individuals as provided in Section 4-14
4is not made on any respondent within a reasonable time or if it
5appears that any respondent resides outside the State, service
6may be made by certified mail. In such case the clerk shall
7mail the summons and a copy of the petition to that respondent
8by certified mail marked for delivery to addressee only. The
9court shall not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until 5
10days after such mailing. The regular return receipt for
11certified mail is sufficient proof of service.
12    (2) If service upon individuals as provided in Section
134-14 is not made on any respondents within a reasonable time or
14if any person is made a respondent under the designation of
15"All whom it may Concern", or if service cannot be made because
16the whereabouts of a respondent are unknown, service may be
17made by publication. The clerk of the court as soon as possible
18shall cause publication to be made once in a newspaper of
19general circulation in the county where the action is pending.
20Notice by publication is not required in any case when the
21person alleged to have legal custody of the minor has been
22served with summons personally or by certified mail, but the
23court may not enter any order or judgment against any person
24who cannot be served with process other than by publication
25unless notice by publication is given or unless that person
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1this Act and summons has not been served personally or by
2certified mail within 20 days from the date of the order of
3court directing such shelter care, the clerk of the court
4shall cause publication. Notice by publication shall be
5substantially as follows:
6    "A, B, C, D, (here giving the names of the named
7respondents, if any) and to All Whom It May Concern (if there
8is any respondent under that designation):
9    Take notice that on (insert date) a petition was filed
10under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by .... in the circuit
11court of .... county entitled 'In the interest of ...., a
12minor', and that in .... courtroom at .... on the .... day of
13.... at the hour of ...., or as soon thereafter as this cause
14may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the
15petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court
16under that Act. The court has authority in this proceeding to
17take from you the custody and guardianship of the minor, (and
18if the petition prays for the appointment of a guardian with
19power to consent to adoption) and to appoint a guardian with
20power to consent to adoption of the minor.
21    Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause
22against the petition, the allegations of the petition may
23stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or
24judgment entered.
25
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1Dated (insert the date of publication)"
2    (3) The clerk shall also at the time of the publication of
3the notice send a copy thereof by mail to each of the
4respondents on account of whom publication is made at each
5respondent's his or her last known address. The certificate of
6the clerk that the clerk he or she has mailed the notice is
7evidence thereof. No other publication notice is required.
8Every respondent notified by publication under this Section
9must appear and answer in open court at the hearing. The court
10may not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until 10 days
11after service by publication on any custodial parent, guardian
12or legal custodian.
13    (4) If it becomes necessary to change the date set for the
14hearing in order to comply with Section 4-14 or with this
15Section, notice of the resetting of the date must be given, by
16certified mail or other reasonable means, to each respondent
17who has been served with summons personally or by certified
18mail.
19(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/4-16)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-16)
21    Sec. 4-16. Guardian ad litem.
22    (1) Immediately upon the filing of a petition alleging
23that the minor is a person described in Section 4-3 of this
24Act, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor
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1        (a) such petition alleges that the minor is the victim
2    of sexual abuse or misconduct; or
3        (b) such petition alleges that charges alleging the
4    commission of any of the sex offenses defined in Article
5    11 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
6    11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15 or 12-16 of the
7    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, have
8    been filed against a defendant in any court and that such
9    minor is the alleged victim of the acts of the defendant in
10    the commission of such offense.
11    Unless the guardian ad litem appointed pursuant to this
12paragraph (1) is an attorney at law the guardian ad litem he
13shall be represented in the performance of the guardian ad
14litem's his duties by counsel.
15    (2) Before proceeding with the hearing, the court shall
16appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor if
17        (a) no parent, guardian, custodian or relative of the
18    minor appears at the first or any subsequent hearing of
19    the case;
20        (b) the petition prays for the appointment of a
21    guardian with power to consent to adoption; or
22        (c) the petition for which the minor is before the
23    court resulted from a report made pursuant to the Abused
24    and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
25    (3) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor
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1between the minor and the minor's his parents or other
2custodian or that it is otherwise in the minor's interest to do
3so.
4    (4) Unless the guardian ad litem is an attorney, the
5guardian ad litem he shall be represented by counsel.
6    (5) The reasonable fees of a guardian ad litem appointed
7under this Section shall be fixed by the court and charged to
8the parents of the minor, to the extent they are able to pay.
9If the parents are unable to pay those fees, they shall be paid
10from the general fund of the county.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/4-18)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-18)
13    Sec. 4-18. Continuance under supervision.
14    (1) The court may enter an order of continuance under
15supervision (a) upon an admission or stipulation by the
16appropriate respondent or minor respondent of the facts
17supporting the petition and before proceeding to findings and
18adjudication, or after hearing the evidence at the
19adjudicatory hearing but before noting in the minutes of the
20proceeding a finding of whether or not the minor is an addict,
21and (b) in the absence of objection made in open court by the
22minor, the minor's his parent, guardian, custodian,
23responsible relative, defense attorney or the State's
24Attorney.
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1custodian, responsible relative, defense attorney or State's
2Attorney, objects in open court to any such continuance and
3insists upon proceeding to findings and adjudication, the
4court shall so proceed.
5    (3) Nothing in this Section limits the power of the court
6to order a continuance of the hearing for the production of
7additional evidence or for any other proper reason.
8    (4) When a hearing is continued pursuant to this Section,
9the court may permit the minor to remain in the minor's his
10home subject to such conditions concerning the minor's his
11conduct and supervision as the court may require by order.
12    (5) If a petition is filed charging a violation of a
13condition of the continuance under supervision, the court
14shall conduct a hearing. If the court finds that such
15condition of supervision has not been fulfilled the court may
16proceed to findings and adjudication and disposition. The
17filing of a petition for violation of a condition of the
18continuance under supervision shall toll the period of
19continuance under supervision until the final determination of
20the charge, and the term of the continuance under supervision
21shall not run until the hearing and disposition of the
22petition for violation; provided where the petition alleges
23conduct that does not constitute a criminal offense, the
24hearing must be held within 15 days of the filing of the
25petition unless a delay in such hearing has been occasioned by
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1of the period of continuance under supervision for the period
2of such delay.
3    (6) The court must impose upon a minor under an order of
4continuance under supervision or an order of disposition under
5this Article IV, as a condition of the order, a fee of $25 for
6each month or partial month of supervision with a probation
7officer. If the court determines the inability of the minor,
8or the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the minor to pay
9the fee, the court may impose a lesser fee. The court may not
10impose the fee on a minor who is placed in the guardianship or
11custody of the Department of Children and Family Services
12under this Act. The fee may be imposed only upon a minor who is
13actively supervised by the probation and court services
14department. The fee must be collected by the clerk of the
15circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court must pay all
16monies collected from this fee to the county treasurer for
17deposit into the probation and court services fund under
18Section 15.1 of the Probation and Probation Officers Act.
19(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/4-20)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-20)
21    Sec. 4-20. Dispositional hearing; evidence; continuance.
22(1) At the dispositional hearing, the court shall determine
23whether it is in the best interests of the minor and the public
24that the minor he be made a ward of the court, and, if the
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1determine the proper disposition best serving the interests of
2the minor and the public. All evidence helpful in determining
3these questions, including oral and written reports, may be
4admitted and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative
5value, even though not competent for the purposes of the
6adjudicatory hearing.
7    (2) Notice in compliance with Sections 4-14 and 4-15 must
8be given to all parties-respondents prior to proceeding to a
9dispositional hearing. Before making an order of disposition
10the court shall advise the State's Attorney, the parents,
11guardian, custodian or responsible relative or their counsel
12of the factual contents and the conclusions of the reports
13prepared for the use of the court and considered by it, and
14afford fair opportunity, if requested, to controvert them. The
15court may order, however, that the documents containing such
16reports need not be submitted to inspection, or that sources
17of confidential information need not be disclosed except to
18the attorneys for the parties. Factual contents, conclusions,
19documents and sources disclosed by the court under this
20paragraph shall not be further disclosed without the express
21approval of the court pursuant to an in camera hearing.
22    (3) A record of a prior continuance under supervision
23under Section 4-18, whether successfully completed or not, is
24admissible at the dispositional hearing.
25    (4) On its own motion or that of the State's Attorney, a
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1the court may adjourn the hearing for a reasonable period to
2receive reports or other evidence. In scheduling
3investigations and hearings, the court shall give priority to
4proceedings in which a minor has been removed from the minor's
5his or her home before an order of disposition has been made.
6(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/4-21)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-21)
8    Sec. 4-21. Kinds of dispositional orders.
9    (1) A minor found to be addicted under Section 4-3 may be
10(a) committed to the Department of Children and Family
11Services, subject to Section 5 of the Children and Family
12Services Act; (b) placed under supervision and released to the
13minor's his or her parents, guardian or legal custodian; (c)
14placed in accordance with Section 4-25 with or without also
15being placed under supervision. Conditions of supervision may
16be modified or terminated by the court if it deems that the
17best interests of the minor and the public will be served
18thereby; (d) required to attend an approved alcohol or drug
19abuse treatment or counseling program on an inpatient or
20outpatient basis instead of or in addition to the disposition
21otherwise provided for in this paragraph; (e) ordered
22partially or completely emancipated in accordance with the
23provisions of the Emancipation of Minors Act; or (f) subject
24to having the minor's his or her driver's license or driving
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1but only until the minor he or she attains 18 years of age. No
2disposition under this subsection shall provide for the
3minor's placement in a secure facility.
4    (2) Any order of disposition may provide for protective
5supervision under Section 4-22 and may include an order of
6protection under Section 4-23.
7    (3) Unless the order of disposition expressly so provides,
8it does not operate to close proceedings on the pending
9petition, but is subject to modification until final closing
10and discharge of the proceedings under Section 4-29.
11    (4) In addition to any other order of disposition, the
12court may order any minor found to be addicted under this
13Article as neglected with respect to the minor's his or her own
14injurious behavior, to make restitution, in monetary or
15non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions of Section
165-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except that the
17"presentence hearing" referred to therein shall be the
18dispositional hearing for purposes of this Section. The
19parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor may pay some
20or all of such restitution on the minor's behalf.
21    (5) Any order for disposition where the minor is placed in
22accordance with Section 4-25 shall provide for the parents or
23guardian of the estate of such minor to pay to the legal
24custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such sums as
25are determined by the custodian or guardian of the person of
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1may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by Section 9.1
2of the Children and Family Services Act.
3    (6) Whenever the order of disposition requires the minor
4to attend school or participate in a program of training, the
5truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
6report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
7truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code.
8    (7) The court must impose upon a minor under an order of
9continuance under supervision or an order of disposition under
10this Article IV, as a condition of the order, a fee of $25 for
11each month or partial month of supervision with a probation
12officer. If the court determines the inability of the minor,
13or the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the minor to pay
14the fee, the court may impose a lesser fee. The court may not
15impose the fee on a minor who is placed in the guardianship or
16custody of the Department of Children and Family Services
17under this Act. The fee may be imposed only upon a minor who is
18actively supervised by the probation and court services
19department. The fee must be collected by the clerk of the
20circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court must pay all
21monies collected from this fee to the county treasurer for
22deposit into the probation and court services fund under
23Section 15.1 of the Probation and Probation Officers Act.
24(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
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1    Sec. 4-22. Protective supervision. If the order of
2disposition releases the minor to the custody of the minor's
3his parents, guardian or legal custodian, or continues the
4minor him in such custody, the court may place the person
5having custody of the minor, except for representatives of
6private or public agencies or governmental departments, under
7supervision of the probation office. Rules or orders of the
8court shall define the terms and conditions of protective
9supervision, which may be modified or terminated when the
10court finds that the best interests of the minor and the public
11will be served thereby.
12(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/4-23)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-23)
14    Sec. 4-23. Order of protection.
15    (1) The court may make an order of protection in
16assistance of or as a condition of any other order authorized
17by this Act. The order of protection may set forth reasonable
18conditions of behavior to be observed for a specified period.
19Such an order may require a person:
20        (a) To stay away from the home or the minor;
21        (b) To permit a parent to visit the minor at stated
22    periods;
23        (c) To abstain from offensive conduct against the
24    minor, the minor's his parent or any person to whom
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1        (d) To give proper attention to the care of the home;
2        (e) To cooperate in good faith with an agency to which
3    custody of a minor is entrusted by the court or with an
4    agency or association to which the minor is referred by
5    the court;
6        (f) To prohibit and prevent any contact whatsoever
7    with the respondent minor by a specified individual or
8    individuals who are alleged in either a criminal or
9    juvenile proceeding to have caused injury to a respondent
10    minor or a sibling of a respondent minor;
11        (g) To refrain from acts of commission or omission
12    that tend to make the home not a proper place for the
13    minor.
14    (2) The court shall enter an order of protection to
15prohibit and prevent any contact between a respondent minor or
16a sibling of a respondent minor and any person named in a
17petition seeking an order of protection who has been convicted
18of heinous battery or aggravated battery under subdivision
19(a)(2) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery of a child or
20aggravated battery under subdivision (b)(1) of Section
2112-3.05, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual
22assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
23criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse as
24described in the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
252012, or has been convicted of an offense that resulted in the
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1protection under this Section.
2    (3) When the court issues an order of protection against
3any person as provided by this Section, the court shall direct
4a copy of such order to the Sheriff of that county. The Sheriff
5shall furnish a copy of the order of protection to the Illinois
6State Police within 24 hours of receipt, in the form and manner
7required by the Department. The Illinois State Police shall
8maintain a complete record and index of such orders of
9protection and make this data available to all local law
10enforcement agencies.
11    (4) After notice and opportunity for hearing afforded to a
12person subject to an order of protection, the order may be
13modified or extended for a further specified period or both or
14may be terminated if the court finds that the best interests of
15the minor and the public will be served thereby.
16    (5) An order of protection may be sought at any time during
17the course of any proceeding conducted pursuant to this Act.
18Any person against whom an order of protection is sought may
19retain counsel to represent the person him at a hearing, and
20has rights to be present at the hearing, to be informed prior
21to the hearing in writing of the contents of the petition
22seeking a protective order and of the date, place and time of
23such hearing, and to cross examine witnesses called by the
24petitioner and to present witnesses and argument in opposition
25to the relief sought in the petition.
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1serve any person or persons against whom any order of
2protection is sought with written notice of the contents of
3the petition seeking a protective order and of the date, place
4and time at which the hearing on the petition is to be held.
5When a protective order is being sought in conjunction with a
6shelter care hearing, if the court finds that the person
7against whom the protective order is being sought has been
8notified of the hearing or that diligent efforts have been
9made to notify such person, the court may conduct a hearing. If
10a protective order is sought at any time other than in
11conjunction with a shelter care hearing, the court may not
12conduct a hearing on the petition in the absence of the person
13against whom the order is sought unless the petitioner has
14notified such person by personal service at least 3 days
15before the hearing or has sent written notice by first class
16mail to such person's last known address at least 5 days before
17the hearing.
18    (7) A person against whom an order of protection is being
19sought who is neither a parent, guardian, legal custodian or
20responsible relative as described in Section 1-5 is not a
21party or respondent as defined in that Section and shall not be
22entitled to the rights provided therein. Such person does not
23have a right to appointed counsel or to be present at any
24hearing other than the hearing in which the order of
25protection is being sought or a hearing directly pertaining to
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1does not have a right to inspect the court file.
2    (8) All protective orders entered under this Section shall
3be in writing. Unless the person against whom the order was
4obtained was present in court when the order was issued, the
5sheriff, other law enforcement official or special process
6server shall promptly serve that order upon that person and
7file proof of such service, in the manner provided for service
8of process in civil proceedings. The person against whom the
9protective order was obtained may seek a modification of the
10order by filing a written motion to modify the order within 7
11days after actual receipt by the person of a copy of the order.
12(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/4-24)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-24)
14    Sec. 4-24. Enforcement of orders of protective supervision
15or of protection. (1) Orders of protective supervision and
16orders of protection may be enforced by citation to show cause
17for contempt of court by reason of any violation thereof and,
18where protection of the welfare of the minor so requires, by
19the issuance of a warrant to take the alleged violator into
20custody and bring the minor him before the court.
21    (2) In any case where an order of protection has been
22entered, the clerk of the court may issue to the petitioner, to
23the minor or to any other person affected by the order a
24certificate stating that an order of protection has been made
25by the court concerning such persons and setting forth its

 

 

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1terms and requirements. The presentation of the certificate to
2any peace officer authorizes the peace officer him to take
3into custody a person charged with violating the terms of the
4order of protection, to bring such person before the court
5and, within the limits of the peace officer's his legal
6authority as such peace officer, otherwise to aid in securing
7the protection the order is intended to afford.
8(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/4-25)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-25)
10    Sec. 4-25. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
11    (1) If the court finds that the parents, guardian or legal
12custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of the court are unfit or
13are unable, for some reason other than financial circumstances
14alone, to care for, protect, train or discipline the minor or
15are unwilling to do so, and that appropriate services aimed at
16family preservation and family reunification have been
17unsuccessful in rectifying the conditions which have led to a
18finding of unfitness or inability to care for, protect, train
19or discipline the minor, and that it is in the best interest of
20the minor to take the minor him from the custody of the minor's
21his parents, guardian or custodian, the court may:
22        (a) place the minor him in the custody of a suitable
23    relative or other person;
24        (b) place the minor him under the guardianship of a
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1        (c) commit the minor him to an agency for care or
2    placement, except an institution under the authority of
3    the Department of Corrections or of the Department of
4    Children and Family Services;
5        (d) commit the minor him to some licensed training
6    school or industrial school; or
7        (e) commit the minor him to any appropriate
8    institution having among its purposes the care of
9    delinquent children, including a child protective facility
10    maintained by a Child Protection District serving the
11    county from which commitment is made, but not including
12    any institution under the authority of the Department of
13    Corrections or of the Department of Children and Family
14    Services.
15    (2) When making such placement, the court, wherever
16possible, shall select a person holding the same religious
17belief as that of the minor or a private agency controlled by
18persons of like religious faith of the minor and shall require
19the Department of Children and Family Services to otherwise
20comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act
21in placing the child. In addition, whenever alternative plans
22for placement are available, the court shall ascertain and
23consider, to the extent appropriate in the particular case,
24the views and preferences of the minor.
25    (3) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
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1other person him the legal custodian or guardian of the person
2of the minor. When a minor is committed to any agency, the
3court shall appoint the proper officer or representative
4thereof as legal custodian or guardian of the person of the
5minor. Legal custodians and guardians of the person of the
6minor have the respective rights and duties set forth in
7subsection (9) of Section 1-3 except as otherwise provided by
8order of the court; but no guardian of the person may consent
9to adoption of the minor unless that authority is conferred
10upon the guardian him in accordance with Section 4-27. An
11agency whose representative is appointed guardian of the
12person or legal custodian of the minor may place the minor him
13in any child care facility, but such facility must be licensed
14under the Child Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the
15Department of Children and Family Services as meeting the
16standards established for such licensing. After June 30, 1981,
17no agency may place a minor, if the minor is under age 13, in a
18child care facility unless such placement is in compliance
19with the rules and regulations for placement under Section
204-25 of this Act promulgated by the Department of Children and
21Family Services under Section 5 of the Children and Family
22Services Act. Like authority and restrictions shall be
23conferred by the court upon any probation officer who has been
24appointed guardian of the person of a minor.
25    (4) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
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1custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
2facility unless it complies with the Interstate Compact on the
3Placement of Children.
4    (5) The clerk of the court shall issue to the legal
5custodian or guardian of the person a certified copy of the
6order of the court, as proof of the legal custodian's or
7guardian's his authority. No other process is necessary as
8authority for the keeping of the minor.
9    (6) Custody or guardianship granted under this Section
10continues until the court otherwise directs, but not after the
11minor reaches the age of 19 years except as set forth in
12Section 4-29.
13(Source: P.A. 89-422.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/4-26)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-26)
15    Sec. 4-26. Court Review. (1) The court may require any
16legal custodian or guardian of the person appointed under this
17Act to report periodically to the court or may cite the legal
18custodian or guardian him into court and require the legal
19custodian or guardian him or the legal custodian's or
20guardian's his agency, to make a full and accurate report of
21the his or its doings of the legal custodian, guardian, or
22agency on in behalf of the minor. The custodian or guardian,
23within 10 days after such citation, shall make the report,
24either in writing verified by affidavit or orally under oath
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1hearing of the report the court may remove the custodian or
2guardian and appoint another in the legal custodian's or
3guardian's his stead or restore the minor to the custody of the
4minor's his parents or former guardian or custodian.
5    (2) A guardian or custodian appointed by the court
6pursuant to this Act shall file updated case plans with the
7court every 6 months. Every agency which has guardianship of a
8child shall file a supplemental petition for court review, or
9review by an administrative body appointed or approved by the
10court and further order within 18 months of dispositional
11order and each 18 months thereafter. Such petition shall state
12facts relative to the child's present condition of physical,
13mental and emotional health as well as facts relative to the
14child's his present custodial or foster care. The petition
15shall be set for hearing and the clerk shall mail 10 days
16notice of the hearing by certified mail, return receipt
17requested, to the person or agency having the physical custody
18of the child, the minor and other interested parties unless a
19written waiver of notice is filed with the petition.
20    Rights of wards of the court under this Act are
21enforceable against any public agency by complaints for relief
22by mandamus filed in any proceedings brought under this Act.
23    (3) The minor or any person interested in the minor may
24apply to the court for a change in custody of the minor and the
25appointment of a new custodian or guardian of the person or for
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1parents or former guardian or custodian. In the event that the
2minor has attained 18 years of age and the guardian or
3custodian petitions the court for an order terminating the
4minor's his guardianship or custody, guardianship or custody
5shall terminate automatically 30 days after the receipt of the
6petition unless the court orders otherwise. No legal custodian
7or guardian of the person may be removed without the legal
8custodian's or guardian's his consent until given notice and
9an opportunity to be heard by the court.
10(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/4-27)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-27)
12    Sec. 4-27. Adoption; appointment of guardian with power to
13consent. (1) A ward of the court under this Act, with the
14consent of the court, may be the subject of a petition for
15adoption under the Adoption Act "An Act in relation to the
16adoption of persons, and to repeal an Act therein named",
17approved July 17, 1959, as amended, or with like consent the
18minor's his or her parent or parents may, in the manner
19required by such Act, surrender the minor him or her for
20adoption to an agency legally authorized or licensed to place
21children for adoption.
22    (2) If the petition prays and the court finds that it is in
23the best interests of the minor that a guardian of the person
24be appointed and authorized to consent to the adoption of the
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1after finding, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that
2a non-consenting parent is an unfit person as defined in
3Section 1 of the Adoption Act "An Act in relation to the
4adoption of persons, and to repeal an Act therein named",
5approved July 17, 1959, as amended, may empower the guardian
6of the person of the minor, in the order appointing the person
7him or her as such guardian, to appear in court where any
8proceedings for the adoption of the minor may at any time be
9pending and to consent to the adoption. Such consent is
10sufficient to authorize the court in the adoption proceedings
11to enter a proper order or judgment of adoption without
12further notice to, or consent by, the parents of the minor. An
13order so empowering the guardian to consent to adoption
14terminates parental rights, deprives the parents of the minor
15of all legal rights as respects the minor and relieves them of
16all parental responsibility for the minor him or her, and
17frees the minor from all obligations of maintenance and
18obedience to the minor's his or her natural parents.
19    If the minor is over 14 years of age, the court may, in its
20discretion, consider the wishes of the minor in determining
21whether the best interests of the minor would be promoted by
22the finding of the unfitness of a non-consenting parent.
23    (3) Parental consent to the order authorizing the guardian
24of the person to consent to adoption of the Minor shall be
25given in open court whenever possible and otherwise must be in
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1Act in relation to the adoption of persons, and to repeal an
2Act therein named", approved July 17, 1959, as amended, but no
3names of petitioners for adoption need be included. A finding
4of the unfitness of a nonconsenting parent must be made in
5compliance with that Act and be based upon clear and
6convincing evidence. Provisions of that Act relating to minor
7parents and to mentally ill or mentally deficient parents
8apply to proceedings under this Section and shall be based
9upon clear and convincing evidence.
10(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/4-29)  (from Ch. 37, par. 804-29)
12    Sec. 4-29. Duration of wardship and discharge of
13proceedings.
14    (1) All proceedings under this Act in respect to any minor
15for whom a petition was filed after the effective date of this
16amendatory Act of 1991 automatically terminate upon the minor
17his attaining the age of 19 years, except that a court may
18continue the wardship of a minor until age 21 for good cause
19when there is satisfactory evidence presented to the court
20that the best interest of the minor and the public require the
21continuation of the wardship.
22    (2) Whenever the court finds that the best interests of
23the minor and the public no longer require the wardship of the
24court, the court shall order the wardship terminated and all
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1closed and discharged. The court may at the same time continue
2or terminate any custodianship or guardianship theretofore
3ordered but such termination must be made in compliance with
4Section 4-26.
5    (3) The wardship of the minor and any custodianship or
6guardianship respecting of the minor for whom a petition was
7filed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991
8automatically terminates when the minor he attains the age of
919 years except as set forth in subsection (1) of this Section.
10The clerk of the court shall at that time record all
11proceedings under this Act as finally closed and discharged
12for that reason.
13(Source: P.A. 87-14.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/5-101)
15    Sec. 5-101. Purpose and policy.
16    (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to promote a
17juvenile justice system capable of dealing with the problem of
18juvenile delinquency, a system that will protect the
19community, impose accountability for violations of law and
20equip juvenile offenders with competencies to live responsibly
21and productively. To effectuate this intent, the General
22Assembly declares the following to be important purposes of
23this Article:
24        (a) To protect citizens from juvenile crime.
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1    accountable for the juvenile's his or her acts.
2        (c) To provide an individualized assessment of each
3    alleged and adjudicated delinquent juvenile, in order to
4    rehabilitate and to prevent further delinquent behavior
5    through the development of competency in the juvenile
6    offender. As used in this Section, "competency" means the
7    development of educational, vocational, social, emotional
8    and basic life skills which enable a minor to mature into a
9    productive member of society.
10        (d) To provide due process, as required by the
11    Constitutions of the United States and the State of
12    Illinois, through which each juvenile offender and all
13    other interested parties are assured fair hearings at
14    which legal rights are recognized and enforced.
15    (2) To accomplish these goals, juvenile justice policies
16developed pursuant to this Article shall be designed to:
17        (a) Promote the development and implementation of
18    community-based programs designed to prevent unlawful and
19    delinquent behavior and to effectively minimize the depth
20    and duration of the minor's involvement in the juvenile
21    justice system;
22        (b) Provide secure confinement for minors who present
23    a danger to the community and make those minors understand
24    that sanctions for serious crimes, particularly violent
25    felonies, should be commensurate with the seriousness of
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1        (c) Protect the community from crimes committed by
2    minors;
3        (d) Provide programs and services that are
4    community-based and that are in close proximity to the
5    minor's home;
6        (e) Allow minors to reside within their homes whenever
7    possible and appropriate and provide support necessary to
8    make this possible;
9        (f) Base probation treatment planning upon individual
10    case management plans;
11        (g) Include the minor's family in the case management
12    plan;
13        (h) Provide supervision and service coordination where
14    appropriate; implement and monitor the case management
15    plan in order to discourage recidivism;
16        (i) Provide post-release services to minors who are
17    returned to their families and communities after
18    detention;
19        (j) Hold minors accountable for their unlawful
20    behavior and not allow minors to think that their
21    delinquent acts have no consequence for themselves and
22    others.
23    (3) In all procedures under this Article, minors shall
24have all the procedural rights of adults in criminal
25proceedings, unless specifically precluded by laws that
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1the right to a jury trial unless specifically provided by this
2Article.
3(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/5-105)
5    Sec. 5-105. Definitions. As used in this Article:
6        (1) "Aftercare release" means the conditional and
7    revocable release of an adjudicated delinquent juvenile
8    committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the
9    supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
10        (1.5) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or
11    division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act, and
12    includes the term Juvenile Court.
13        (2) "Community service" means uncompensated labor for
14    a community service agency as hereinafter defined.
15        (2.5) "Community service agency" means a
16    not-for-profit organization, community organization,
17    church, charitable organization, individual, public
18    office, or other public body whose purpose is to enhance
19    the physical or mental health of a delinquent minor or to
20    rehabilitate the minor, or to improve the environmental
21    quality or social welfare of the community which agrees to
22    accept community service from juvenile delinquents and to
23    report on the progress of the community service to the
24    State's Attorney pursuant to an agreement or to the court
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1    authorized diversion program that has referred the
2    delinquent minor for community service.
3        (3) "Delinquent minor" means any minor who prior to
4    the minor's his or her 18th birthday has violated or
5    attempted to violate, regardless of where the act
6    occurred, any federal, State, county or municipal law or
7    ordinance.
8        (4) "Department" means the Department of Human
9    Services unless specifically referenced as another
10    department.
11        (5) "Detention" means the temporary care of a minor
12    who is alleged to be or has been adjudicated delinquent
13    and who requires secure custody for the minor's own
14    protection or the community's protection in a facility
15    designed to physically restrict the minor's movements,
16    pending disposition by the court or execution of an order
17    of the court for placement or commitment. Design features
18    that physically restrict movement include, but are not
19    limited to, locked rooms and the secure handcuffing of a
20    minor to a rail or other stationary object. In addition,
21    "detention" includes the court ordered care of an alleged
22    or adjudicated delinquent minor who requires secure
23    custody pursuant to Section 5-125 of this Act.
24        (6) "Diversion" means the referral of a juvenile,
25    without court intervention, into a program that provides
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1    productive and responsible approach to living in the
2    community.
3        (7) "Juvenile detention home" means a public facility
4    with specially trained staff that conforms to the county
5    juvenile detention standards adopted by the Department of
6    Juvenile Justice.
7        (8) "Juvenile justice continuum" means a set of
8    delinquency prevention programs and services designed for
9    the purpose of preventing or reducing delinquent acts,
10    including criminal activity by youth gangs, as well as
11    intervention, rehabilitation, and prevention services
12    targeted at minors who have committed delinquent acts, and
13    minors who have previously been committed to residential
14    treatment programs for delinquents. The term includes
15    children-in-need-of-services and
16    families-in-need-of-services programs; aftercare and
17    reentry services; substance abuse and mental health
18    programs; community service programs; community service
19    work programs; and alternative-dispute resolution programs
20    serving youth-at-risk of delinquency and their families,
21    whether offered or delivered by State or local
22    governmental entities, public or private for-profit or
23    not-for-profit organizations, or religious or charitable
24    organizations. This term would also encompass any program
25    or service consistent with the purpose of those programs
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1        (9) "Juvenile police officer" means a sworn police
2    officer who has completed a Basic Recruit Training Course,
3    has been assigned to the position of juvenile police
4    officer by the officer's his or her chief law enforcement
5    officer and has completed the necessary juvenile officers
6    training as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement
7    Training Standards Board, or in the case of a State police
8    officer, juvenile officer training approved by the
9    Director of the Illinois State Police.
10        (10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years
11    subject to this Act.
12        (11) "Non-secure custody" means confinement where the
13    minor is not physically restricted by being placed in a
14    locked cell or room, by being handcuffed to a rail or other
15    stationary object, or by other means. Non-secure custody
16    may include, but is not limited to, electronic monitoring,
17    foster home placement, home confinement, group home
18    placement, or physical restriction of movement or activity
19    solely through facility staff.
20        (12) "Public or community service" means uncompensated
21    labor for a not-for-profit organization or public body
22    whose purpose is to enhance physical or mental stability
23    of the offender, environmental quality or the social
24    welfare and which agrees to accept public or community
25    service from offenders and to report on the progress of
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1    court or to the authorized diversion program that has
2    referred the offender for public or community service.
3    "Public or community service" does not include blood
4    donation or assignment to labor at a blood bank. For the
5    purposes of this Act, "blood bank" has the meaning
6    ascribed to the term in Section 2-124 of the Illinois
7    Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act.
8        (13) "Sentencing hearing" means a hearing to determine
9    whether a minor should be adjudged a ward of the court, and
10    to determine what sentence should be imposed on the minor.
11    It is the intent of the General Assembly that the term
12    "sentencing hearing" replace the term "dispositional
13    hearing" and be synonymous with that definition as it was
14    used in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
15        (14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in
16    physically unrestricting facilities pending court
17    disposition or execution of court order for placement.
18        (15) "Site" means a not-for-profit organization,
19    public body, church, charitable organization, or
20    individual agreeing to accept community service from
21    offenders and to report on the progress of ordered or
22    required public or community service to the court or to
23    the authorized diversion program that has referred the
24    offender for public or community service.
25        (16) "Station adjustment" means the informal or formal
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1    officer.
2        (17) "Trial" means a hearing to determine whether the
3    allegations of a petition under Section 5-520 that a minor
4    is delinquent are proved beyond a reasonable doubt. It is
5    the intent of the General Assembly that the term "trial"
6    replace the term "adjudicatory hearing" and be synonymous
7    with that definition as it was used in the Juvenile Court
8    Act of 1987.
9    The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61 apply
10to violations or attempted violations committed on or after
11January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
12(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/5-110)
14    Sec. 5-110. Parental responsibility. This Article
15recognizes the critical role families play in the
16rehabilitation of delinquent juveniles. Parents, guardians and
17legal custodians shall participate in the assessment and
18treatment of juveniles by assisting the juvenile to recognize
19and accept responsibility for the juvenile's his or her
20delinquent behavior. The Court may order the parents, guardian
21or legal custodian to take certain actions or to refrain from
22certain actions to serve public safety, to develop competency
23of the minor, and to promote accountability by the minor for
24the minor's his or her actions.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/5-120)
2    Sec. 5-120. Exclusive jurisdiction. Proceedings may be
3instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning any
4minor who prior to the minor's his or her 18th birthday has
5violated or attempted to violate, regardless of where the act
6occurred, any federal, State, county or municipal law or
7ordinance. Except as provided in Sections 5-125, 5-130, 5-805,
8and 5-810 of this Article, no minor who was under 18 years of
9age at the time of the alleged offense may be prosecuted under
10the criminal laws of this State.
11    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
12the 98th General Assembly apply to violations or attempted
13violations committed on or after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act.
15(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/5-130)
17    Sec. 5-130. Excluded jurisdiction.
18    (1)(a) The definition of delinquent minor under Section
195-120 of this Article shall not apply to any minor who at the
20time of an offense was at least 16 years of age and who is
21charged with: (i) first degree murder, (ii) aggravated
22criminal sexual assault, or (iii) aggravated battery with a
23firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1),
24(e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05 where the minor

 

 

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1personally discharged a firearm as defined in Section 2-15.5
2of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
3    These charges and all other charges arising out of the
4same incident shall be prosecuted under the criminal laws of
5this State.
6    (b)(i) If before trial or plea an information or
7indictment is filed that does not charge an offense specified
8in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) the State's Attorney
9may proceed on any lesser charge or charges, but only in
10Juvenile Court under the provisions of this Article. The
11State's Attorney may proceed on a lesser charge if before
12trial the minor defendant knowingly and with advice of counsel
13waives, in writing, the minor's his or her right to have the
14matter proceed in Juvenile Court.
15    (ii) If before trial or plea an information or indictment
16is filed that includes one or more charges specified in
17paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) and additional charges
18that are not specified in that paragraph, all of the charges
19arising out of the same incident shall be prosecuted under the
20Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
21    (c)(i) If after trial or plea the minor is convicted of any
22offense covered by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), then,
23in sentencing the minor, the court shall sentence the minor
24under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
25    (ii) If after trial or plea the court finds that the minor
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1subsection (1), that finding shall not invalidate the verdict
2or the prosecution of the minor under the criminal laws of the
3State; however, unless the State requests a hearing for the
4purpose of sentencing the minor under Chapter V of the Unified
5Code of Corrections, the Court must proceed under Sections
65-705 and 5-710 of this Article. To request a hearing, the
7State must file a written motion within 10 days following the
8entry of a finding or the return of a verdict. Reasonable
9notice of the motion shall be given to the minor or the minor's
10his or her counsel. If the motion is made by the State, the
11court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the minor should
12be sentenced under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
13Corrections. In making its determination, the court shall
14consider among other matters: (a) whether there is evidence
15that the offense was committed in an aggressive and
16premeditated manner; (b) the age of the minor; (c) the
17previous history of the minor; (d) whether there are
18facilities particularly available to the Juvenile Court or the
19Department of Juvenile Justice for the treatment and
20rehabilitation of the minor; (e) whether the security of the
21public requires sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code
22of Corrections; and (f) whether the minor possessed a deadly
23weapon when committing the offense. The rules of evidence
24shall be the same as if at trial. If after the hearing the
25court finds that the minor should be sentenced under Chapter V
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1sentence the minor under Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code
2of Corrections.
3    (2) (Blank).
4    (3) (Blank).
5    (4) (Blank).
6    (5) (Blank).
7    (6) (Blank).
8    (7) The procedures set out in this Article for the
9investigation, arrest and prosecution of juvenile offenders
10shall not apply to minors who are excluded from jurisdiction
11of the Juvenile Court, except that minors under 18 years of age
12shall be kept separate from confined adults.
13    (8) Nothing in this Act prohibits or limits the
14prosecution of any minor for an offense committed on or after
15the minor's his or her 18th birthday even though the minor he
16or she is at the time of the offense a ward of the court.
17    (9) If an original petition for adjudication of wardship
18alleges the commission by a minor 13 years of age or over of an
19act that constitutes a crime under the laws of this State, the
20minor, with the consent of the minor's his or her counsel, may,
21at any time before commencement of the adjudicatory hearing,
22file with the court a motion that criminal prosecution be
23ordered and that the petition be dismissed insofar as the act
24or acts involved in the criminal proceedings are concerned. If
25such a motion is filed as herein provided, the court shall
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1    (10) If, prior to August 12, 2005 (the effective date of
2Public Act 94-574), a minor is charged with a violation of
3Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act under
4the criminal laws of this State, other than a minor charged
5with a Class X felony violation of the Illinois Controlled
6Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community
7Protection Act, any party including the minor or the court sua
8sponte may, before trial, move for a hearing for the purpose of
9trying and sentencing the minor as a delinquent minor. To
10request a hearing, the party must file a motion prior to trial.
11Reasonable notice of the motion shall be given to all parties.
12On its own motion or upon the filing of a motion by one of the
13parties including the minor, the court shall conduct a hearing
14to determine whether the minor should be tried and sentenced
15as a delinquent minor under this Article. In making its
16determination, the court shall consider among other matters:
17        (a) The age of the minor;
18        (b) Any previous delinquent or criminal history of the
19    minor;
20        (c) Any previous abuse or neglect history of the
21    minor;
22        (d) Any mental health or educational history of the
23    minor, or both; and
24        (e) Whether there is probable cause to support the
25    charge, whether the minor is charged through
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1    possessed a deadly weapon or caused serious bodily harm
2    during the offense.
3    Any material that is relevant and reliable shall be
4admissible at the hearing. In all cases, the judge shall enter
5an order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
6Illinois unless the judge makes a finding based on a
7preponderance of the evidence that the minor would be amenable
8to the care, treatment, and training programs available
9through the facilities of the juvenile court based on an
10evaluation of the factors listed in this subsection (10).
11    (11) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
12apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
13or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act
1498-61).
15(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
1699-258, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/5-145)
18    Sec. 5-145. Cooperation of agencies; Serious Habitual
19Offender Comprehensive Action Program.
20    (a) The Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action
21Program (SHOCAP) is a multi-disciplinary interagency case
22management and information sharing system that enables the
23juvenile justice system, schools, and social service agencies
24to make more informed decisions regarding a small number of
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1    (b) Each county in the State of Illinois, other than Cook
2County, may establish a multi-disciplinary agency (SHOCAP)
3committee. In Cook County, each subcircuit or group of
4subcircuits may establish a multi-disciplinary agency (SHOCAP)
5committee. The committee shall consist of representatives from
6the following agencies: local law enforcement, area school
7district, state's attorney's office, and court services
8(probation).
9    The chairperson chairman may appoint additional members to
10the committee as deemed appropriate to accomplish the goals of
11this program, including, but not limited to, representatives
12from the juvenile detention center, mental health, the
13Illinois Department of Children and Family Services,
14Department of Human Services and community representatives at
15large.
16    (c) The SHOCAP committee shall adopt, by a majority of the
17members:
18        (1) criteria that will identify those who qualify as a
19    serious habitual juvenile offender; and
20        (2) a written interagency information sharing
21    agreement to be signed by the chief executive officer of
22    each of the agencies represented on the committee. The
23    interagency information sharing agreement shall include a
24    provision that requires that all records pertaining to a
25    serious habitual offender (SHO) shall be confidential.
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1    member agencies as authorized by the SHOCAP committee for
2    the furtherance of case management and tracking of the
3    SHO. Staff from the member agencies who receive this
4    information shall be governed by the confidentiality
5    provisions of this Act. The staff from the member agencies
6    who will qualify to have access to the SHOCAP information
7    must be limited to those individuals who provide direct
8    services to the SHO or who provide supervision of the SHO.
9    (d) The Chief Juvenile Circuit Judge, or the Chief Circuit
10Judge, or the his or her designee of the Chief Juvenile Circuit
11Judge or Chief Circuit Judge, may issue a comprehensive
12information sharing court order. The court order shall allow
13agencies who are represented on the SHOCAP committee and whose
14chief executive officer has signed the interagency information
15sharing agreement to provide and disclose information to the
16SHOCAP committee. The sharing of information will ensure the
17coordination and cooperation of all agencies represented in
18providing case management and enhancing the effectiveness of
19the SHOCAP efforts.
20    (e) Any person or agency who is participating in good
21faith in the sharing of SHOCAP information under this Act
22shall have immunity from any liability, civil, criminal, or
23otherwise, that might result by reason of the type of
24information exchanged. For the purpose of any proceedings,
25civil or criminal, the good faith of any person or agency
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1presumed.
2    (f) All reports concerning SHOCAP clients made available
3to members of the SHOCAP committee and all records generated
4from these reports shall be confidential and shall not be
5disclosed, except as specifically authorized by this Act or
6other applicable law. It is a Class A misdemeanor to permit,
7assist, or encourage the unauthorized release of any
8information contained in SHOCAP reports or records.
9(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/5-150)
11    Sec. 5-150. Admissibility of evidence and adjudications in
12other proceedings.
13    (1) Evidence and adjudications in proceedings under this
14Act shall be admissible:
15        (a) in subsequent proceedings under this Act
16    concerning the same minor; or
17        (b) in criminal proceedings when the court is to
18    determine the conditions of pretrial release, fitness of
19    the defendant or in sentencing under the Unified Code of
20    Corrections; or
21        (c) in proceedings under this Act or in criminal
22    proceedings in which anyone who has been adjudicated
23    delinquent under Section 5-105 is to be a witness
24    including the minor or defendant if the minor or defendant
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1    impeachment and pursuant to the rules of evidence for
2    criminal trials; or
3        (d) in civil proceedings concerning causes of action
4    arising out of the incident or incidents which initially
5    gave rise to the proceedings under this Act.
6    (2) No adjudication or disposition under this Act shall
7operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding public
8office nor shall operate as a forfeiture of any right,
9privilege or right to receive any license granted by public
10authority.
11    (3) The court which adjudicated that a minor has committed
12any offense relating to motor vehicles prescribed in Sections
134-102 and 4-103 of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall notify the
14Secretary of State of that adjudication and the notice shall
15constitute sufficient grounds for revoking that minor's
16driver's license or permit as provided in Section 6-205 of the
17Illinois Vehicle Code; no minor shall be considered a criminal
18by reason thereof, nor shall any such adjudication be
19considered a conviction.
20(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/5-155)
22    Sec. 5-155. Any weapon in possession of a minor found to be
23a delinquent under Section 5-105 for an offense involving the
24use of a weapon or for being in possession of a weapon during
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1of by the juvenile court whether the weapon is the property of
2the minor or the minor's his or her parent or guardian.
3Disposition of the weapon by the court shall be in accordance
4with Section 24-6 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-160)
7    Sec. 5-160. Liability for injury, loss, or tortious acts.
8Neither the State or any unit of local government, probation
9department, or public or community service program or site,
10nor any official, volunteer, or employee of the State or a unit
11of local government, probation department, public or community
12service program or site acting in the course of performing his
13or her official duties shall be liable for any injury or loss a
14person might receive while performing public or community
15service as ordered either (1) by the court or (2) by any duly
16authorized station adjustment or probation adjustment, teen
17court, community mediation, or other administrative diversion
18program authorized by this Act for a violation of a penal
19statute of this State or a local government ordinance (whether
20penal, civil, or quasi-criminal) or for a traffic offense, nor
21shall they be liable for any tortious acts of any person
22performing public or community service, except for willful
23wilful, wanton misconduct or gross negligence on the part of
24the governmental unit, probation department, or public or
25community service program or site or on the part of the

 

 

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1official, volunteer, or employee.
2(Source: P.A. 91-820, eff. 6-13-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
3    (705 ILCS 405/5-170)
4    Sec. 5-170. Representation by counsel.
5    (a) In a proceeding under this Article, a minor who was
6under 15 years of age at the time of the commission of an act
7that if committed by an adult would be a violation of Section
89-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 9-3.3, 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
911-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or
1012-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
11must be represented by counsel throughout the entire custodial
12interrogation of the minor.
13    (b) In a judicial proceeding under this Article, a minor
14may not waive the right to the assistance of counsel in the
15minor's his or her defense.
16(Source: P.A. 99-882, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/5-301)
18    Sec. 5-301. Station adjustments. A minor arrested for any
19offense or a violation of a condition of previous station
20adjustment may receive a station adjustment for that arrest as
21provided herein. In deciding whether to impose a station
22adjustment, either informal or formal, a juvenile police
23officer shall consider the following factors:
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1        (B) The prior history of delinquency of the minor.
2        (C) The age of the minor.
3        (D) The culpability of the minor in committing the
4    alleged offense.
5        (E) Whether the offense was committed in an aggressive
6    or premeditated manner.
7        (F) Whether the minor used or possessed a deadly
8    weapon when committing the alleged offenses.
9    (1) Informal station adjustment.
10        (a) An informal station adjustment is defined as a
11    procedure when a juvenile police officer determines that
12    there is probable cause to believe that the minor has
13    committed an offense.
14        (b) A minor shall receive no more than 3 informal
15    station adjustments statewide for a misdemeanor offense
16    within 3 years without prior approval from the State's
17    Attorney's Office.
18        (c) A minor shall receive no more than 3 informal
19    station adjustments statewide for a felony offense within
20    3 years without prior approval from the State's Attorney's
21    Office.
22        (d) A minor shall receive a combined total of no more
23    than 5 informal station adjustments statewide during the
24    person's his or her minority.
25        (e) The juvenile police officer may make reasonable
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1    include but are not limited to:
2            (i) Curfew.
3            (ii) Conditions restricting entry into designated
4        geographical areas.
5            (iii) No contact with specified persons.
6            (iv) School attendance.
7            (v) Performing up to 25 hours of community service
8        work.
9            (vi) Community mediation.
10            (vii) Teen court or a peer court.
11            (viii) Restitution limited to 90 days.
12        (f) If the minor refuses or fails to abide by the
13    conditions of an informal station adjustment, the juvenile
14    police officer may impose a formal station adjustment or
15    refer the matter to the State's Attorney's Office.
16        (g) An informal station adjustment does not constitute
17    an adjudication of delinquency or a criminal conviction.
18    Beginning January 1, 2000, a record shall be maintained
19    with the Illinois State Police for informal station
20    adjustments for offenses that would be a felony if
21    committed by an adult, and may be maintained if the
22    offense would be a misdemeanor.
23    (2) Formal station adjustment.
24        (a) A formal station adjustment is defined as a
25    procedure when a juvenile police officer determines that
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1    an offense and an admission by the minor of involvement in
2    the offense.
3        (b) The minor and parent, guardian, or legal custodian
4    must agree in writing to the formal station adjustment and
5    must be advised of the consequences of violation of any
6    term of the agreement.
7        (c) The minor and parent, guardian or legal custodian
8    shall be provided a copy of the signed agreement of the
9    formal station adjustment. The agreement shall include:
10            (i) The offense which formed the basis of the
11        formal station adjustment.
12            (ii) An acknowledgment that the terms of the
13        formal station adjustment and the consequences for
14        violation have been explained.
15            (iii) An acknowledgment that the formal station
16        adjustments record may be expunged under Section 5-915
17        of this Act.
18            (iv) An acknowledgment that the minor understands
19        that the minor's his or her admission of involvement
20        in the offense may be admitted into evidence in future
21        court hearings.
22            (v) A statement that all parties understand the
23        terms and conditions of formal station adjustment and
24        agree to the formal station adjustment process.
25        (d) Conditions of the formal station adjustment may
26    include, but are not limited to:

 

 

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1            (i) The time shall not exceed 120 days.
2            (ii) The minor shall not violate any laws.
3            (iii) The juvenile police officer may require the
4        minor to comply with additional conditions for the
5        formal station adjustment which may include but are
6        not limited to:
7                (a) Attending school.
8                (b) Abiding by a set curfew.
9                (c) Payment of restitution.
10                (d) Refraining from possessing a firearm or
11            other weapon.
12                (e) Reporting to a police officer at
13            designated times and places, including reporting
14            and verification that the minor is at home at
15            designated hours.
16                (f) Performing up to 25 hours of community
17            service work.
18                (g) Refraining from entering designated
19            geographical areas.
20                (h) Participating in community mediation.
21                (i) Participating in teen court or peer court.
22                (j) Refraining from contact with specified
23            persons.
24        (e) A formal station adjustment does not constitute an
25    adjudication of delinquency or a criminal conviction.
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1    with the Illinois State Police for formal station
2    adjustments.
3        (f) A minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal
4    custodian, or both the minor and the minor's parent,
5    guardian, or legal custodian, may refuse a formal station
6    adjustment and have the matter referred for court action
7    or other appropriate action.
8        (g) A minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal
9    custodian, or both the minor and the minor's parent,
10    guardian, or legal custodian, may within 30 days of the
11    commencement of the formal station adjustment revoke their
12    consent and have the matter referred for court action or
13    other appropriate action. This revocation must be in
14    writing and personally served upon the police officer or
15    the police officer's his or her supervisor.
16        (h) The admission of the minor as to involvement in
17    the offense shall be admissible at further court hearings
18    as long as the statement would be admissible under the
19    rules of evidence.
20        (i) If the minor violates any term or condition of the
21    formal station adjustment the juvenile police officer
22    shall provide written notice of violation to the minor and
23    the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian. After
24    consultation with the minor and the minor's parent,
25    guardian, or legal custodian, the juvenile police officer
26    may take any of the following steps upon violation:

 

 

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1            (i) Warn the minor of consequences of continued
2        violations and continue the formal station adjustment.
3            (ii) Extend the period of the formal station
4        adjustment up to a total of 180 days.
5            (iii) Extend the hours of community service work
6        up to a total of 40 hours.
7            (iv) Terminate the formal station adjustment
8        unsatisfactorily and take no other action.
9            (v) Terminate the formal station adjustment
10        unsatisfactorily and refer the matter to the juvenile
11        court.
12        (j) A minor shall receive no more than 2 formal
13    station adjustments statewide for a felony offense without
14    the State's Attorney's approval within a 3 year period.
15        (k) A minor shall receive no more than 3 formal
16    station adjustments statewide for a misdemeanor offense
17    without the State's Attorney's approval within a 3 year
18    period.
19        (l) The total for formal station adjustments statewide
20    within the period of minority may not exceed 4 without the
21    State's Attorney's approval.
22        (m) If the minor is arrested in a jurisdiction where
23    the minor does not reside, the formal station adjustment
24    may be transferred to the jurisdiction where the minor
25    does reside upon written agreement of that jurisdiction to
26    monitor the formal station adjustment.

 

 

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1    (3) Beginning January 1, 2000, the juvenile police officer
2making a station adjustment shall assure that information
3about any offense which would constitute a felony if committed
4by an adult and may assure that information about a
5misdemeanor is transmitted to the Illinois State Police.
6    (4) The total number of station adjustments, both formal
7and informal, shall not exceed 9 without the State's
8Attorney's approval for any minor arrested anywhere in the
9State.
10(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/5-305)
12    Sec. 5-305. Probation adjustment.
13    (1) The court may authorize the probation officer to
14confer in a preliminary conference with a minor who is alleged
15to have committed an offense, the minor's his or her parent,
16guardian or legal custodian, the victim, the juvenile police
17officer, the State's Attorney, and other interested persons
18concerning the advisability of filing a petition under Section
195-520, with a view to adjusting suitable cases without the
20filing of a petition as provided for in this Article, the
21probation officer should schedule a conference promptly except
22when the State's Attorney insists on court action or when the
23minor has indicated that the minor he or she will demand a
24judicial hearing and will not comply with a probation
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1    (1-b) In any case of a minor who is in custody, the holding
2of a probation adjustment conference does not operate to
3prolong temporary custody beyond the period permitted by
4Section 5-415.
5    (2) This Section does not authorize any probation officer
6to compel any person to appear at any conference, produce any
7papers, or visit any place.
8    (3) No statement made during a preliminary conference in
9regard to the offense that is the subject of the conference may
10be admitted into evidence at an adjudicatory hearing or at any
11proceeding against the minor under the criminal laws of this
12State prior to the minor's his or her conviction under those
13laws.
14    (4) When a probation adjustment is appropriate, the
15probation officer shall promptly formulate a written,
16non-judicial adjustment plan following the initial conference.
17    (5) Non-judicial probation adjustment plans include but
18are not limited to the following:
19        (a) up to 6 months informal supervision within the
20    family;
21        (b) up to 12 months informal supervision with a
22    probation officer involved which may include any
23    conditions of probation provided in Section 5-715;
24        (c) up to 6 months informal supervision with release
25    to a person other than a parent;
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1    other rehabilitative social or educational programs;
2        (e) referral to residential treatment programs;
3        (f) participation in a public or community service
4    program or activity; and
5        (g) any other appropriate action with the consent of
6    the minor and a parent.
7    (6) The factors to be considered by the probation officer
8in formulating a non-judicial probation adjustment plan shall
9be the same as those limited in subsection (4) of Section
105-405.
11    (7) Beginning January 1, 2000, the probation officer who
12imposes a probation adjustment plan shall assure that
13information about an offense which would constitute a felony
14if committed by an adult, and may assure that information
15about a misdemeanor offense, is transmitted to the Illinois
16State Police.
17    (8) If the minor fails to comply with any term or condition
18of the non-judicial probation adjustment, the matter shall be
19referred to the State's Attorney for determination of whether
20a petition under this Article shall be filed.
21(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/5-310)
23    Sec. 5-310. Community mediation program.
24    (1) Program purpose. The purpose of community mediation is
25to provide a system by which minors who commit delinquent acts

 

 

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1may be dealt with in a speedy and informal manner at the
2community or neighborhood level. The goal is to make the
3juvenile understand the seriousness of the juvenile's his or
4her actions and the effect that a crime has on the minor, the
5minor's his or her family, the minor's his or her victim and
6the minor's his or her community. In addition, this system
7offers a method to reduce the ever-increasing instances of
8delinquent acts while permitting the judicial system to deal
9effectively with cases that are more serious in nature.
10    (2) Community mediation panels. The State's Attorney, or
11an entity designated by the State's Attorney, may establish
12community mediation programs designed to provide citizen
13participation in addressing juvenile delinquency. The State's
14Attorney, or the State's Attorney's his or her designee, shall
15maintain a list of qualified persons who have agreed to serve
16as community mediators. To the maximum extent possible, panel
17membership shall reflect the social-economic, racial and
18ethnic make-up of the community in which the panel sits. The
19panel shall consist of members with a diverse background in
20employment, education and life experience.
21    (3) Community mediation cases.
22        (a) Community mediation programs shall provide one or
23    more community mediation panels to informally hear cases
24    that are referred by a police officer as a station
25    adjustment, or a probation officer as a probation
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1    diversion from prosecution.
2        (b) Minors who are offered the opportunity to
3    participate in the program must admit responsibility for
4    the offense to be eligible for the program.
5    (4) Disposition of cases. Subsequent to any hearing held,
6the community mediation panel may:
7        (a) Refer the minor for placement in a community-based
8    nonresidential program.
9        (b) Refer the minor or the minor's family to community
10    counseling.
11        (c) Require the minor to perform up to 100 hours of
12    community service.
13        (d) Require the minor to make restitution in money or
14    in kind in a case involving property damage; however, the
15    amount of restitution shall not exceed the amount of
16    actual damage to property.
17        (e) Require the minor and the minor's his or her
18    parent, guardian, or legal custodian to undergo an
19    approved screening for substance abuse or use, or both. If
20    the screening indicates a need, a drug and alcohol
21    assessment of the minor and the minor's his or her parent,
22    guardian, or legal custodian shall be conducted by an
23    entity licensed by the Department of Human Services, as a
24    successor to the Department of Alcoholism and Substance
25    Abuse. The minor and the minor's his or her parent,
26    guardian, or legal custodian shall adhere to and complete

 

 

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1    all recommendations to obtain drug and alcohol treatment
2    and counseling resulting from the assessment.
3        (f) Require the minor to attend school.
4        (g) Require the minor to attend tutorial sessions.
5        (h) Impose any other restrictions or sanctions that
6    are designed to encourage responsible and acceptable
7    behavior and are agreed upon by the participants of the
8    community mediation proceedings.
9    (5) The agreement shall run no more than 6 months. All
10community mediation panel members and observers are required
11to sign the following oath of confidentiality prior to
12commencing community mediation proceedings:
13            "I solemnly swear or affirm that I will not
14        divulge, either by words or signs, any information
15        about the case which comes to my knowledge in the
16        course of a community mediation presentation and that
17        I will keep secret all proceedings which may be held in
18        my presence.
19            Further, I understand that if I break
20        confidentiality by telling anyone else the names of
21        community mediation participants, except for
22        information pertaining to the community mediation
23        panelists themselves, or any other specific details of
24        the case which may identify that juvenile, I will no
25        longer be able to serve as a community mediation panel
26        member or observer."

 

 

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1    (6) The State's Attorney shall adopt rules and procedures
2governing administration of the program.
3(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/5-401)
5    Sec. 5-401. Arrest and taking into custody of a minor.
6    (1) A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant,
7        (a) arrest a minor whom the officer with probable
8    cause believes to be a delinquent minor; or
9        (b) take into custody a minor who has been adjudged a
10    ward of the court and has escaped from any commitment
11    ordered by the court under this Act; or
12        (c) take into custody a minor whom the officer
13    reasonably believes has violated the conditions of
14    probation or supervision ordered by the court.
15    (2) Whenever a petition has been filed under Section 5-520
16and the court finds that the conduct and behavior of the minor
17may endanger the health, person, welfare, or property of the
18minor or others or that the circumstances of the minor's his or
19her home environment may endanger the minor's his or her
20health, person, welfare or property, a warrant may be issued
21immediately to take the minor into custody.
22    (3) Except for minors accused of violation of an order of
23the court, any minor accused of any act under federal or State
24law, or a municipal or county ordinance that would not be
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1municipal lockup, detention center, or secure correctional
2facility. Juveniles accused with underage consumption and
3underage possession of alcohol or cannabis cannot be placed in
4a jail, municipal lockup, detention center, or correctional
5facility.
6(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-401.5)
8    Sec. 5-401.5. When statements by minor may be used.
9    (a) In this Section, "custodial interrogation" means any
10interrogation (i) during which a reasonable person in the
11subject's position would consider the subject himself or
12herself to be in custody and (ii) during which a question is
13asked that is reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating
14response.
15    In this Section, "electronic recording" includes motion
16picture, audiotape, videotape, or digital recording.
17    In this Section, "place of detention" means a building or
18a police station that is a place of operation for a municipal
19police department or county sheriff department or other law
20enforcement agency at which persons are or may be held in
21detention in connection with criminal charges against those
22persons or allegations that those persons are delinquent
23minors.
24    (a-5) An oral, written, or sign language statement of a
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1under 18 years of age, is presumed to be inadmissible when the
2statement is obtained from the minor while the minor is
3subject to custodial interrogation by a law enforcement
4officer, State's Attorney, juvenile officer, or other public
5official or employee prior to the officer, State's Attorney,
6public official, or employee:
7        (1) continuously reads to the minor, in its entirety
8    and without stopping for purposes of a response from the
9    minor or verifying comprehension, the following statement:
10    "You have the right to remain silent. That means you do not
11    have to say anything. Anything you do say can be used
12    against you in court. You have the right to get help from a
13    lawyer. If you cannot pay for a lawyer, the court will get
14    you one for free. You can ask for a lawyer at any time. You
15    have the right to stop this interview at any time."; and
16        (2) after reading the statement required by paragraph
17    (1) of this subsection (a-5), the public official or
18    employee shall ask the minor the following questions and
19    wait for the minor's response to each question:
20            (A) "Do you want to have a lawyer?"
21            (B) "Do you want to talk to me?"
22    (b) An oral, written, or sign language statement of a
23minor who, at the time of the commission of the offense was
24under the age of 18 years, made as a result of a custodial
25interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of
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1Act of the 99th General Assembly shall be presumed to be
2inadmissible as evidence against the minor in any criminal
3proceeding or juvenile court proceeding, for an act that if
4committed by an adult would be a misdemeanor offense under
5Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or any felony offense
6unless:
7        (1) an electronic recording is made of the custodial
8    interrogation; and
9        (2) the recording is substantially accurate and not
10    intentionally altered.
11    (b-5) (Blank).
12    (b-10) If, during the course of an electronically recorded
13custodial interrogation conducted under this Section of a
14minor who, at the time of the commission of the offense was
15under the age of 18 years, the minor makes a statement that
16creates a reasonable suspicion to believe the minor has
17committed an act that if committed by an adult would be an
18offense other than an offense required to be recorded under
19subsection (b), the interrogators may, without the minor's
20consent, continue to record the interrogation as it relates to
21the other offense notwithstanding any provision of law to the
22contrary. Any oral, written, or sign language statement of a
23minor made as a result of an interrogation under this
24subsection shall be presumed to be inadmissible as evidence
25against the minor in any criminal proceeding or juvenile court
26proceeding, unless the recording is substantially accurate and

 

 

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1not intentionally altered.
2    (c) Every electronic recording made under this Section
3must be preserved until such time as the minor's adjudication
4for any offense relating to the statement is final and all
5direct and habeas corpus appeals are exhausted, or the
6prosecution of such offenses is barred by law.
7    (d) If the court finds, by a preponderance of the
8evidence, that the minor was subjected to a custodial
9interrogation in violation of this Section, then any
10statements made by the minor during or following that
11non-recorded custodial interrogation, even if otherwise in
12compliance with this Section, are presumed to be inadmissible
13in any criminal proceeding or juvenile court proceeding
14against the minor except for the purposes of impeachment.
15    (e) Nothing in this Section precludes the admission (i) of
16a statement made by the minor in open court in any criminal
17proceeding or juvenile court proceeding, before a grand jury,
18or at a preliminary hearing, (ii) of a statement made during a
19custodial interrogation that was not recorded as required by
20this Section because electronic recording was not feasible,
21(iii) of a voluntary statement, whether or not the result of a
22custodial interrogation, that has a bearing on the credibility
23of the accused as a witness, (iv) of a spontaneous statement
24that is not made in response to a question, (v) of a statement
25made after questioning that is routinely asked during the
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1made during a custodial interrogation by a suspect who
2requests, prior to making the statement, to respond to the
3interrogator's questions only if an electronic recording is
4not made of the statement, provided that an electronic
5recording is made of the statement of agreeing to respond to
6the interrogator's question, only if a recording is not made
7of the statement, (vii) of a statement made during a custodial
8interrogation that is conducted out-of-state, (viii) of a
9statement given in violation of subsection (b) at a time when
10the interrogators are unaware that a death has in fact
11occurred, (ix) (blank), or (x) of any other statement that may
12be admissible under law. The State shall bear the burden of
13proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that one of the
14exceptions described in this subsection (e) is applicable.
15Nothing in this Section precludes the admission of a
16statement, otherwise inadmissible under this Section, that is
17used only for impeachment and not as substantive evidence.
18    (f) The presumption of inadmissibility of a statement made
19by a suspect at a custodial interrogation at a police station
20or other place of detention may be overcome by a preponderance
21of the evidence that the statement was voluntarily given and
22is reliable, based on the totality of the circumstances.
23    (g) Any electronic recording of any statement made by a
24minor during a custodial interrogation that is compiled by any
25law enforcement agency as required by this Section for the
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1be confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying,
2as provided under Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act,
3and the information shall not be transmitted to anyone except
4as needed to comply with this Section.
5    (h) A statement, admission, confession, or incriminating
6information made by or obtained from a minor related to the
7instant offense, as part of any behavioral health screening,
8assessment, evaluation, or treatment, whether or not
9court-ordered, shall not be admissible as evidence against the
10minor on the issue of guilt only in the instant juvenile court
11proceeding. The provisions of this subsection (h) are in
12addition to and do not override any existing statutory and
13constitutional prohibition on the admission into evidence in
14delinquency proceedings of information obtained during
15screening, assessment, or treatment.
16    (i) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
17apply to statements of a minor made on or after January 1, 2014
18(the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
19(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; 98-547, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756,
20eff. 7-16-14; 99-882, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/5-401.6)
22    Sec. 5-401.6. Prohibition of deceptive tactics.
23    (a) In this Section:
24    "Custodial interrogation" means any interrogation (i)
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1would consider the subject himself or herself to be in custody
2and (ii) during which a question is asked that is reasonably
3likely to elicit an incriminating response.
4    "Deception" means the knowing communication of false facts
5about evidence or unauthorized statements regarding leniency
6by a law enforcement officer or juvenile officer to a subject
7of custodial interrogation.
8    "Place of detention" means a building or a police station
9that is a place of operation for a municipal police department
10or county sheriff department or other law enforcement agency
11at which persons are or may be held in detention in connection
12with criminal charges against those persons or allegations
13that those persons are delinquent minors.
14    (b) An oral, written, or sign language confession of a
15minor, who at the time of the commission of the offense was
16under 18 years of age, made as a result of a custodial
17interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of
18detention on or after the effective date of this amendatory
19Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be presumed to be
20inadmissible as evidence against the minor making the
21confession in a criminal proceeding or a juvenile court
22proceeding for an act that if committed by an adult would be a
23misdemeanor offense under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of
242012 or a felony offense under the Criminal Code of 2012 if,
25during the custodial interrogation, a law enforcement officer
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1    (c) The presumption of inadmissibility of a confession of
2a minor, who at the time of the commission of the offense was
3under 18 years of age, at a custodial interrogation at a police
4station or other place of detention, when such confession is
5procured through the knowing use of deception, may be overcome
6by a preponderance of the evidence that the confession was
7voluntarily given, based on the totality of the circumstances.
8    (d) The burden of going forward with the evidence and the
9burden of proving that a confession was voluntary shall be on
10the State. Objection to the failure of the State to call all
11material witnesses on the issue of whether the confession was
12voluntary must be made in the trial court.
13(Source: P.A. 102-101, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/5-405)
15    Sec. 5-405. Duty of officer; admissions by minor.
16    (1) A law enforcement officer who arrests a minor with a
17warrant shall immediately make a reasonable attempt to notify
18the parent or other person legally responsible for the minor's
19care or the person with whom the minor resides that the minor
20has been arrested and where the minor he or she is being held.
21The minor shall be delivered without unnecessary delay to the
22court or to the place designated by rule or order of court for
23the reception of minors.
24    (2) A law enforcement officer who arrests a minor without
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1released, immediately make a reasonable attempt to notify the
2parent or other person legally responsible for the minor's
3care or the person with whom the minor resides that the minor
4has been arrested and where the minor is being held; and the
5law enforcement officer shall without unnecessary delay take
6the minor to the nearest juvenile police officer designated
7for these purposes in the county of venue or shall surrender
8the minor to a juvenile police officer in the city or village
9where the offense is alleged to have been committed. If a minor
10is taken into custody for an offense which would be a
11misdemeanor if committed by an adult, the law enforcement
12officer, upon determining the true identity of the minor, may
13release the minor to the parent or other person legally
14responsible for the minor's care or the person with whom the
15minor resides. If a minor is so released, the law enforcement
16officer shall promptly notify a juvenile police officer of the
17circumstances of the custody and release.
18    (3) The juvenile police officer may take one of the
19following actions:
20        (a) station adjustment and release of the minor;
21        (b) release the minor to the minor's his or her
22    parents and refer the case to Juvenile Court;
23        (c) if the juvenile police officer reasonably believes
24    that there is an urgent and immediate necessity to keep
25    the minor in custody, the juvenile police officer shall
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1    or to the place designated by rule or order of court for
2    the reception of minors;
3        (d) any other appropriate action with consent of the
4    minor or a parent.
5    (4) The factors to be considered in determining whether to
6release or keep a minor in custody shall include:
7        (a) the nature of the allegations against the minor;
8        (b) the minor's history and present situation;
9        (c) the history of the minor's family and the family's
10    present situation;
11        (d) the educational and employment status of the
12    minor;
13        (e) the availability of special resource or community
14    services to aid or counsel the minor;
15        (f) the minor's past involvement with and progress in
16    social programs;
17        (g) the attitude of complainant and community toward
18    the minor; and
19        (h) the present attitude of the minor and family.
20    (5) The records of law enforcement officers concerning all
21minors taken into custody under this Act shall be maintained
22separate from the records of arrests of adults and may not be
23inspected by or disclosed to the public except pursuant to
24Section 5-901 and Section 5-905.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/5-407)
2    Sec. 5-407. Processing of juvenile in possession of a
3firearm.
4    (a) If a law enforcement officer detains a minor pursuant
5to Section 10-27.1A of the School Code, the officer shall
6deliver the minor to the nearest juvenile officer, in the
7manner prescribed by subsection (2) of Section 5-405 of this
8Act. The juvenile officer shall deliver the minor without
9unnecessary delay to the court or to the place designated by
10rule or order of court for the reception of minors. In no event
11shall the minor be eligible for any other disposition by the
12juvenile police officer, notwithstanding the provisions of
13subsection (3) of Section 5-405 of this Act.
14    (b) Minors shall be brought before a judicial officer
15within 40 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and
16court-designated holidays, for a detention hearing to
17determine whether the minor he or she shall be further held in
18custody. If the court finds that there is probable cause to
19believe that the minor is a delinquent minor by virtue of the
20minor's his or her violation of item (4) of subsection (a) of
21Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
22of 2012 while on school grounds, that finding shall create a
23presumption that immediate and urgent necessity exists under
24subdivision (2) of Section 5-501 of this Act. Once the
25presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has been raised,
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1necessity shall be on any party that is opposing detention for
2the minor. Should the court order detention pursuant to this
3Section, the minor shall be detained, pending the results of a
4court-ordered psychological evaluation to determine if the
5minor is a risk to the minor himself, herself, or others. Upon
6receipt of the psychological evaluation, the court shall
7review the determination regarding the existence of urgent and
8immediate necessity. The court shall consider the
9psychological evaluation in conjunction with the other factors
10identified in subdivision (2) of Section 5-501 of this Act in
11order to make a de novo determination regarding whether it is a
12matter of immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of
13the minor or of the person or property of another that the
14minor be detained or placed in a shelter care facility. In
15addition to the pre-trial conditions found in Section 5-505 of
16this Act, the court may order the minor to receive counseling
17and any other services recommended by the psychological
18evaluation as a condition for release of the minor.
19    (c) Upon making a determination that the student presents
20a risk to the student himself, herself, or others, the court
21shall issue an order restraining the student from entering the
22property of the school if the student he or she has been
23suspended or expelled from the school as a result of
24possessing a firearm. The order shall restrain the student
25from entering the school and school owned or leased property,
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1school to transport students to or from school or a
2school-related activity. The order shall remain in effect
3until such time as the court determines that the student no
4longer presents a risk to the student himself, herself, or
5others.
6    (d) Psychological evaluations ordered pursuant to
7subsection (b) of this Section and statements made by the
8minor during the course of these evaluations, shall not be
9admissible on the issue of delinquency during the course of
10any adjudicatory hearing held under this Act.
11    (e) In this Section:
12    "School" means any public or private elementary or
13secondary school.
14    "School grounds" includes the real property comprising any
15school, any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
16school to transport students to or from school or a
17school-related activity, or any public way within 1,000 feet
18of the real property comprising any school.
19(Source: P.A. 99-258, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/5-410)
21    Sec. 5-410. Non-secure custody or detention.
22    (1) Any minor arrested or taken into custody pursuant to
23this Act who requires care away from the minor's his or her
24home but who does not require physical restriction shall be
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1facility designated by the court.
2    (2) (a) Any minor 10 years of age or older arrested
3pursuant to this Act where there is probable cause to believe
4that the minor is a delinquent minor and that (i) secure
5custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity for the
6protection of the minor or of the person or property of
7another, (ii) the minor is likely to flee the jurisdiction of
8the court, or (iii) the minor was taken into custody under a
9warrant, may be kept or detained in an authorized detention
10facility. A minor under 13 years of age shall not be admitted,
11kept, or detained in a detention facility unless a local youth
12service provider, including a provider through the
13Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services network, has been
14contacted and has not been able to accept the minor. No minor
15under 12 years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a
16municipal lockup for more than 6 hours.
17    (a-5) For a minor arrested or taken into custody for
18vehicular hijacking or aggravated vehicular hijacking, a
19previous finding of delinquency for vehicular hijacking or
20aggravated vehicular hijacking shall be given greater weight
21in determining whether secured custody of a minor is a matter
22of immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the
23minor or of the person or property of another.
24    (b) The written authorization of the probation officer or
25detention officer (or other public officer designated by the
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1constitutes authority for the superintendent of any juvenile
2detention home to detain and keep a minor for up to 40 hours,
3excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays.
4These records shall be available to the same persons and
5pursuant to the same conditions as are law enforcement records
6as provided in Section 5-905.
7    (b-4) The consultation required by paragraph (b-5) shall
8not be applicable if the probation officer or detention
9officer (or other public officer designated by the court in a
10county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) utilizes a
11scorable detention screening instrument, which has been
12developed with input by the State's Attorney, to determine
13whether a minor should be detained, however, paragraph (b-5)
14shall still be applicable where no such screening instrument
15is used or where the probation officer, detention officer (or
16other public officer designated by the court in a county
17having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) deviates from the
18screening instrument.
19    (b-5) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b-4), if a
20probation officer or detention officer (or other public
21officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000
22or more inhabitants) does not intend to detain a minor for an
23offense which constitutes one of the following offenses, the
24probation officer or detention officer (or other public
25officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000
26or more inhabitants) he or she shall consult with the State's

 

 

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1Attorney's Office prior to the release of the minor: first
2degree murder, second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter,
3criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
4aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section
512-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of
6Section 12-3.05, aggravated or heinous battery involving
7permanent disability or disfigurement or great bodily harm,
8robbery, aggravated robbery, armed robbery, vehicular
9hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion,
10arson, aggravated arson, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping,
11home invasion, burglary, or residential burglary.
12    (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), (d), or
13(e), no minor shall be detained in a county jail or municipal
14lockup for more than 12 hours, unless the offense is a crime of
15violence in which case the minor may be detained up to 24
16hours. For the purpose of this paragraph, "crime of violence"
17has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of the
18Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act.
19        (i) The period of detention is deemed to have begun
20    once the minor has been placed in a locked room or cell or
21    handcuffed to a stationary object in a building housing a
22    county jail or municipal lockup. Time spent transporting a
23    minor is not considered to be time in detention or secure
24    custody.
25        (ii) Any minor so confined shall be under periodic
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1    remain in contact with adults in custody in the building.
2        (iii) Upon placement in secure custody in a jail or
3    lockup, the minor shall be informed of the purpose of the
4    detention, the time it is expected to last and the fact
5    that it cannot exceed the time specified under this Act.
6        (iv) A log shall be kept which shows the offense which
7    is the basis for the detention, the reasons and
8    circumstances for the decision to detain, and the length
9    of time the minor was in detention.
10        (v) Violation of the time limit on detention in a
11    county jail or municipal lockup shall not, in and of
12    itself, render inadmissible evidence obtained as a result
13    of the violation of this time limit. Minors under 18 years
14    of age shall be kept separate from confined adults and may
15    not at any time be kept in the same cell, room, or yard
16    with adults confined pursuant to criminal law. Persons 18
17    years of age and older who have a petition of delinquency
18    filed against them may be confined in an adult detention
19    facility. In making a determination whether to confine a
20    person 18 years of age or older who has a petition of
21    delinquency filed against the person, these factors, among
22    other matters, shall be considered:
23            (A) the age of the person;
24            (B) any previous delinquent or criminal history of
25        the person;
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1        person; and
2            (D) any mental health or educational history of
3        the person, or both.
4    (d) (i) If a minor 12 years of age or older is confined in
5a county jail in a county with a population below 3,000,000
6inhabitants, then the minor's confinement shall be implemented
7in such a manner that there will be no contact by sight, sound,
8or otherwise between the minor and adult prisoners. Minors 12
9years of age or older must be kept separate from confined
10adults and may not at any time be kept in the same cell, room,
11or yard with confined adults. This paragraph (d)(i) shall only
12apply to confinement pending an adjudicatory hearing and shall
13not exceed 40 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
14court-designated holidays. To accept or hold minors during
15this time period, county jails shall comply with all
16monitoring standards adopted by the Department of Corrections
17and training standards approved by the Illinois Law
18Enforcement Training Standards Board.
19    (ii) To accept or hold minors, 12 years of age or older,
20after the time period prescribed in paragraph (d)(i) of this
21subsection (2) of this Section but not exceeding 7 days
22including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays pending an
23adjudicatory hearing, county jails shall comply with all
24temporary detention standards adopted by the Department of
25Corrections and training standards approved by the Illinois
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1    (iii) To accept or hold minors 12 years of age or older,
2after the time period prescribed in paragraphs (d)(i) and
3(d)(ii) of this subsection (2) of this Section, county jails
4shall comply with all county juvenile detention standards
5adopted by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
6    (e) When a minor who is at least 15 years of age is
7prosecuted under the criminal laws of this State, the court
8may enter an order directing that the juvenile be confined in
9the county jail. However, any juvenile confined in the county
10jail under this provision shall be separated from adults who
11are confined in the county jail in such a manner that there
12will be no contact by sight, sound or otherwise between the
13juvenile and adult prisoners.
14    (f) For purposes of appearing in a physical lineup, the
15minor may be taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under
16the direct and constant supervision of a juvenile police
17officer. During such time as is necessary to conduct a lineup,
18and while supervised by a juvenile police officer, the sight
19and sound separation provisions shall not apply.
20    (g) For purposes of processing a minor, the minor may be
21taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under the direct and
22constant supervision of a law enforcement officer or
23correctional officer. During such time as is necessary to
24process the minor, and while supervised by a law enforcement
25officer or correctional officer, the sight and sound
26separation provisions shall not apply.

 

 

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1    (3) If the probation officer or State's Attorney (or such
2other public officer designated by the court in a county
3having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) determines that the
4minor may be a delinquent minor as described in subsection (3)
5of Section 5-105, and should be retained in custody but does
6not require physical restriction, the minor may be placed in
7non-secure custody for up to 40 hours pending a detention
8hearing.
9    (4) Any minor taken into temporary custody, not requiring
10secure detention, may, however, be detained in the home of the
11minor's his or her parent or guardian subject to such
12conditions as the court may impose.
13    (5) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
14apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
15or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act
1698-61).
17(Source: P.A. 100-745, eff. 8-10-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/5-415)
19    Sec. 5-415. Setting of detention or shelter care hearing;
20release.
21    (1) Unless sooner released, a minor alleged to be a
22delinquent minor taken into temporary custody must be brought
23before a judicial officer within 40 hours for a detention or
24shelter care hearing to determine whether the minor he or she
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1delinquent minor taken into custody is hospitalized or is
2receiving treatment for a physical or mental condition, and is
3unable to be brought before a judicial officer for a detention
4or shelter care hearing, the 40 hour period will not commence
5until the minor is released from the hospital or place of
6treatment. If the minor gives false information to law
7enforcement officials regarding the minor's identity or age,
8the 40 hour period will not commence until the court rules that
9the minor is subject to this Act and not subject to prosecution
10under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
11Any other delay attributable to a minor alleged to be a
12delinquent minor who is taken into temporary custody shall act
13to toll the 40 hour time period. The 40 hour time period shall
14be tolled to allow counsel for the minor to prepare for the
15detention or shelter care hearing, upon a motion filed by such
16counsel and granted by the court. In all cases, the 40 hour
17time period is exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and
18court-designated holidays.
19    (2) If the State's Attorney or probation officer (or other
20public officer designated by the court in a county having more
21than 3,000,000 inhabitants) determines that the minor should
22be retained in custody, the probation officer or such other
23public officer designated by the court he or she shall cause a
24petition to be filed as provided in Section 5-520 of this
25Article, and the clerk of the court shall set the matter for
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1Immediately upon the filing of a petition in the case of a
2minor retained in custody, the court shall cause counsel to be
3appointed to represent the minor. When a parent, legal
4guardian, custodian, or responsible relative is present and so
5requests, the detention or shelter care hearing shall be held
6immediately if the court is in session and the State is ready
7to proceed, otherwise at the earliest feasible time. In no
8event shall a detention or shelter care hearing be held until
9the minor has had adequate opportunity to consult with
10counsel. The probation officer or such other public officer
11designated by the court in a county having more than 3,000,000
12inhabitants shall notify the minor's parent, legal guardian,
13custodian, or responsible relative of the time and place of
14the hearing. The notice may be given orally.
15    (3) The minor must be released from custody at the
16expiration of the 40 hour period specified by this Section if
17not brought before a judicial officer within that period.
18    (4) After the initial 40 hour period has lapsed, the court
19may review the minor's custodial status at any time prior to
20the trial or sentencing hearing. If during this time period
21new or additional information becomes available concerning the
22minor's conduct, the court may conduct a hearing to determine
23whether the minor should be placed in a detention or shelter
24care facility. If the court finds that there is probable cause
25that the minor is a delinquent minor and that it is a matter of
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1or of the person or property of another, or that the minor he
2or she is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, the
3court may order that the minor be placed in detention or
4shelter care.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-501)
7    Sec. 5-501. Detention or shelter care hearing. At the
8appearance of the minor before the court at the detention or
9shelter care hearing, the court shall receive all relevant
10information and evidence, including affidavits concerning the
11allegations made in the petition. Evidence used by the court
12in its findings or stated in or offered in connection with this
13Section may be by way of proffer based on reliable information
14offered by the State or minor. All evidence shall be
15admissible if it is relevant and reliable regardless of
16whether it would be admissible under the rules of evidence
17applicable at a trial. No hearing may be held unless the minor
18is represented by counsel and no hearing shall be held until
19the minor has had adequate opportunity to consult with
20counsel.
21    (1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
22believe that the minor is a delinquent minor, it shall release
23the minor and dismiss the petition.
24    (2) If the court finds that there is probable cause to
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1minor's his or her parent, guardian, custodian and other
2persons able to give relevant testimony may be examined before
3the court. The court may also consider any evidence by way of
4proffer based upon reliable information offered by the State
5or the minor. All evidence, including affidavits, shall be
6admissible if it is relevant and reliable regardless of
7whether it would be admissible under the rules of evidence
8applicable at trial. After such evidence is presented, the
9court may enter an order that the minor shall be released upon
10the request of a parent, guardian or legal custodian if the
11parent, guardian or custodian appears to take custody.
12    If the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
13urgent necessity for the protection of the minor or of the
14person or property of another that the minor be detained or
15placed in a shelter care facility or that the minor he or she
16is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, the court may
17prescribe detention or shelter care and order that the minor
18be kept in a suitable place designated by the court or in a
19shelter care facility designated by the Department of Children
20and Family Services or a licensed child welfare agency;
21otherwise it shall release the minor from custody. If the
22court prescribes shelter care, then in placing the minor, the
23Department or other agency shall, to the extent compatible
24with the court's order, comply with Section 7 of the Children
25and Family Services Act. In making the determination of the
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1consider among other matters: (a) the nature and seriousness
2of the alleged offense; (b) the minor's record of delinquency
3offenses, including whether the minor has delinquency cases
4pending; (c) the minor's record of willful failure to appear
5following the issuance of a summons or warrant; (d) the
6availability of non-custodial alternatives, including the
7presence of a parent, guardian or other responsible relative
8able and willing to provide supervision and care for the minor
9and to assure the minor's his or her compliance with a summons.
10If the minor is ordered placed in a shelter care facility of a
11licensed child welfare agency, the court shall, upon request
12of the agency, appoint the appropriate agency executive
13temporary custodian of the minor and the court may enter such
14other orders related to the temporary custody of the minor as
15it deems fit and proper.
16    If the court prescribes detention, and the minor is a
17youth in care of the Department of Children and Family
18Services, a hearing shall be held every 14 days to determine
19whether there is an urgent and immediate necessity to detain
20the minor for the protection of the person or property of
21another. If urgent and immediate necessity is not found on the
22basis of the protection of the person or property of another,
23the minor shall be released to the custody of the Department of
24Children and Family Services. If the court prescribes
25detention based on the minor being likely to flee the
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1Department of Children and Family Services, a hearing shall be
2held every 7 days for status on the location of shelter care
3placement by the Department of Children and Family Services.
4Detention shall not be used as a shelter care placement for
5minors in the custody or guardianship of the Department of
6Children and Family Services.
7    The order together with the court's findings of fact in
8support of the order shall be entered of record in the court.
9    Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
10urgent necessity for the protection of the minor that the
11minor be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not
12be returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the
13court finds that the placement is no longer necessary for the
14protection of the minor.
15    (3) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that
16the minor taken into custody is a delinquent minor may the
17minor be kept or detained in a facility authorized for
18juvenile detention. This Section shall in no way be construed
19to limit subsection (4).
20    (4) (a) Minors 12 years of age or older must be kept
21separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept
22in the same cell, room or yard with confined adults. This
23paragraph (4) shall only apply to confinement pending an
24adjudicatory hearing and shall not exceed 40 hours, excluding
25Saturdays, Sundays, and court designated holidays. To accept
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1comply with all monitoring standards adopted by the Department
2of Corrections and training standards approved by the Illinois
3Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
4    (b) To accept or hold minors, 12 years of age or older,
5after the time period prescribed in clause (a) of subsection
6(4) of this Section but not exceeding 7 days including
7Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, pending an adjudicatory
8hearing, county jails shall comply with all temporary
9detention standards adopted by the Department of Corrections
10and training standards approved by the Illinois Law
11Enforcement Training Standards Board.
12    (c) To accept or hold minors 12 years of age or older after
13the time period prescribed in clause (a) and (b) of this
14subsection, county jails shall comply with all county juvenile
15detention standards adopted by the Department of Juvenile
16Justice.
17    (5) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
18within the time period as specified in Section 5-415, the
19minor must immediately be released from custody.
20    (6) If neither the parent, guardian, or legal custodian
21appears within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released
22from detention or shelter care, then the clerk of the court
23shall set the matter for rehearing not later than 7 days after
24the original order and shall issue a summons directed to the
25parent, guardian, or legal custodian to appear. At the same
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1minor. If a parent, guardian, or legal custodian does not
2appear at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order
3prescribing that the minor be kept in a suitable place
4designated by the Department of Human Services or a licensed
5child welfare agency. The time during which a minor is in
6custody after being released upon the request of a parent,
7guardian, or legal custodian shall be considered as time spent
8in detention for purposes of scheduling the trial.
9    (7) Any party, including the State, the temporary
10custodian, an agency providing services to the minor or family
11under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and
12Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or any of their
13representatives, may file a motion to modify or vacate a
14temporary custody order or vacate a detention or shelter care
15order on any of the following grounds:
16        (a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
17    necessity that the minor remain in detention or shelter
18    care; or
19        (b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
20    the natural family from which the minor was removed; or
21        (c) A person, including a parent, relative, or legal
22    guardian, is capable of assuming temporary custody of the
23    minor; or
24        (d) Services provided by the Department of Children
25    and Family Services or a child welfare agency or other
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1    need for temporary custody.
2    The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
314 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
4modifies or vacates a temporary order but does not vacate its
5finding of probable cause, the court may order that
6appropriate services be continued or initiated on behalf of
7the minor and the minor's his or her family.
8    (8) Whenever a petition has been filed under Section
95-520, the court can, at any time prior to trial or sentencing,
10order that the minor be placed in detention or a shelter care
11facility after the court conducts a hearing and finds that the
12conduct and behavior of the minor may endanger the health,
13person, welfare, or property of the minor himself or others or
14that the circumstances of the minor's his or her home
15environment may endanger the minor's his or her health,
16person, welfare, or property.
17(Source: P.A. 102-654, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/5-505)
19    Sec. 5-505. Pre-trial conditions order.
20    (1) If a minor is charged with the commission of a
21delinquent act, at any appearance of the minor before the
22court prior to trial, the court may conduct a hearing to
23determine whether the minor should be required to do any of the
24following:
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1    jurisdiction;
2        (b) make a report to and appear in person before any
3    person or agency as directed by the court;
4        (c) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
5    dangerous weapon, or an automobile;
6        (d) reside with the minor's his or her parents or in a
7    foster home;
8        (e) attend school;
9        (f) attend a non-residential program for youth;
10        (g) comply with curfew requirements as designated by
11    the court;
12        (h) refrain from entering into a designated geographic
13    area except upon terms as the court finds appropriate. The
14    terms may include consideration of the purpose of the
15    entry, the time of day, other persons accompanying the
16    minor, advance approval by the court, and any other terms
17    the court may deem appropriate;
18        (i) refrain from having any contact, directly or
19    indirectly, with certain specified persons or particular
20    types of persons, including but not limited to members of
21    street gangs and drug users or dealers;
22        (j) comply with any other conditions as may be ordered
23    by the court.
24    No hearing may be held unless the minor is represented by
25counsel. If the court determines that there is probable cause
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1the best interests of the minor that the court impose any or
2all of the conditions listed in paragraphs (a) through (j) of
3this subsection (1), then the court shall order the minor to
4abide by all of the conditions ordered by the court.
5    (2) If the court issues a pre-trial conditions order as
6provided in subsection (1), the court shall inform the minor
7and provide a copy of the pre-trial conditions order effective
8under this Section.
9    (3) The provisions of the pre-trial conditions order
10issued under this Section may be continued through the
11sentencing hearing if the court deems the action reasonable
12and necessary. Nothing in this Section shall preclude the
13minor from applying to the court at any time for modification
14or dismissal of the order or the State's Attorney from
15applying to the court at any time for additional provisions
16under the pre-trial conditions order, modification of the
17order, or dismissal of the order.
18(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 405/5-520)
20    Sec. 5-520. Petition; supplemental petitions.
21    (1) The State's Attorney may file, or the court on its own
22motion may direct the filing through the State's Attorney of,
23a petition in respect to a minor under this Act. The petition
24and all subsequent court documents shall be entitled "In the
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1    (2) The petition shall be verified but the statements may
2be made upon information and belief. It shall allege that the
3minor is delinquent and set forth (a) facts sufficient to
4bring the minor under Section 5-120; (b) the name, age and
5residence of the minor; (c) the names and residences of the
6minor's his parents; (d) the name and residence of the minor's
7his or her guardian or legal custodian or the person or persons
8having custody or control of the minor, or of the nearest known
9relative if no parent, guardian or legal custodian can be
10found; and (e) if the minor upon whose behalf the petition is
11brought is detained or sheltered in custody, the date on which
12detention or shelter care was ordered by the court or the date
13set for a detention or shelter care hearing. If any of the
14facts required by this subsection (2) are not known by the
15petitioner, the petition shall so state.
16    (3) The petition must pray that the minor be adjudged a
17ward of the court and may pray generally for relief available
18under this Act. The petition need not specify any proposed
19disposition following adjudication of wardship.
20    (4) At any time before dismissal of the petition or before
21final closing and discharge under Section 5-750, one or more
22supplemental petitions may be filed (i) alleging new offenses
23or (ii) alleging violations of orders entered by the court in
24the delinquency proceeding.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/5-525)
2    Sec. 5-525. Service.
3    (1) Service by summons.
4        (a) Upon the commencement of a delinquency
5    prosecution, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons
6    with a copy of the petition attached. The summons shall be
7    directed to the minor's parent, guardian or legal
8    custodian and to each person named as a respondent in the
9    petition, except that summons need not be directed (i) to
10    a minor respondent under 8 years of age for whom the court
11    appoints a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem
12    appears on behalf of the minor in any proceeding under
13    this Act, or (ii) to a parent who does not reside with the
14    minor, does not make regular child support payments to the
15    minor, to the minor's other parent, or to the minor's
16    legal guardian or custodian pursuant to a support order,
17    and has not communicated with the minor on a regular
18    basis.
19        (b) The summons must contain a statement that the
20    minor is entitled to have an attorney present at the
21    hearing on the petition, and that the clerk of the court
22    should be notified promptly if the minor desires to be
23    represented by an attorney but is financially unable to
24    employ counsel.
25        (c) The summons shall be issued under the seal of the
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1    the court, dated on the day it is issued, and shall require
2    each respondent to appear and answer the petition on the
3    date set for the adjudicatory hearing.
4        (d) The summons may be served by any law enforcement
5    officer, coroner or probation officer, even though the
6    officer is the petitioner. The return of the summons with
7    endorsement of service by the officer is sufficient proof
8    of service.
9        (e) Service of a summons and petition shall be made
10    by: (i) leaving a copy of the summons and petition with the
11    person summoned at least 3 days before the time stated in
12    the summons for appearance; (ii) leaving a copy at the
13    summoned person's his or her usual place of abode with
14    some person of the family, of the age of 10 years or
15    upwards, and informing that person of the contents of the
16    summons and petition, provided, the officer or other
17    person making service shall also send a copy of the
18    summons in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid,
19    addressed to the person summoned at the person's his or
20    her usual place of abode, at least 3 days before the time
21    stated in the summons for appearance; or (iii) leaving a
22    copy of the summons and petition with the guardian or
23    custodian of a minor, at least 3 days before the time
24    stated in the summons for appearance. If the guardian or
25    legal custodian is an agency of the State of Illinois,
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1    and petition with any administrative employee of the
2    agency designated by the agency to accept the service of
3    summons and petitions. The certificate of the officer or
4    affidavit of the person that the officer or person he or
5    she has sent the copy pursuant to this Section is
6    sufficient proof of service.
7        (f) When a parent or other person, who has signed a
8    written promise to appear and bring the minor to court or
9    who has waived or acknowledged service, fails to appear
10    with the minor on the date set by the court, a bench
11    warrant may be issued for the parent or other person, the
12    minor, or both.
13    (2) Service by certified mail or publication.
14        (a) If service on individuals as provided in
15    subsection (1) is not made on any respondent within a
16    reasonable time or if it appears that any respondent
17    resides outside the State, service may be made by
18    certified mail. In that case the clerk shall mail the
19    summons and a copy of the petition to that respondent by
20    certified mail marked for delivery to addressee only. The
21    court shall not proceed with the adjudicatory hearing
22    until 5 days after the mailing. The regular return receipt
23    for certified mail is sufficient proof of service.
24        (b) If service upon individuals as provided in
25    subsection (1) is not made on any respondents within a
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1    under the designation of "All Whom It May Concern", or if
2    service cannot be made because the whereabouts of a
3    respondent are unknown, service may be made by
4    publication. The clerk of the court as soon as possible
5    shall cause publication to be made once in a newspaper of
6    general circulation in the county where the action is
7    pending. Service by publication is not required in any
8    case when the person alleged to have legal custody of the
9    minor has been served with summons personally or by
10    certified mail, but the court may not enter any order or
11    judgment against any person who cannot be served with
12    process other than by publication unless service by
13    publication is given or unless that person appears.
14    Failure to provide service by publication to a
15    non-custodial parent whose whereabouts are unknown shall
16    not deprive the court of jurisdiction to proceed with a
17    trial or a plea of delinquency by the minor. When a minor
18    has been detained or sheltered under Section 5-501 of this
19    Act and summons has not been served personally or by
20    certified mail within 20 days from the date of the order of
21    court directing such detention or shelter care, the clerk
22    of the court shall cause publication. Service by
23    publication shall be substantially as follows:
24            "A, B, C, D, (here giving the names of the named
25        respondents, if any) and to All Whom It May Concern (if
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1            Take notice that on (insert date) a petition was
2        filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by .... in
3        the circuit court of .... county entitled 'In the
4        interest of ...., a minor', and that in .... courtroom
5        at .... on (insert date) at the hour of ...., or as
6        soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an
7        adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to
8        have the child declared to be a ward of the court under
9        that Act. The court has authority in this proceeding
10        to take from you the custody and guardianship of the
11        minor.
12            Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show
13        cause against the petition, the allegations of the
14        petition may stand admitted as against you and each of
15        you, and an order or judgment entered.
16            ........................................
17            Clerk
18            Dated (insert the date of publication)"
19        (c) The clerk shall also at the time of the
20    publication of the notice send a copy of the notice by mail
21    to each of the respondents on account of whom publication
22    is made at each respondent's his or her last known
23    address. The certificate of the clerk that the clerk he or
24    she has mailed the notice is evidence of that mailing. No
25    other publication notice is required. Every respondent
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1    answer in open court at the hearing. The court may not
2    proceed with the adjudicatory hearing until 10 days after
3    service by publication on any custodial parent, guardian
4    or legal custodian of a minor alleged to be delinquent.
5        (d) If it becomes necessary to change the date set for
6    the hearing in order to comply with this Section, notice
7    of the resetting of the date must be given, by certified
8    mail or other reasonable means, to each respondent who has
9    been served with summons personally or by certified mail.
10        (3) Once jurisdiction has been established over a
11    party, further service is not required and notice of any
12    subsequent proceedings in that prosecution shall be made
13    in accordance with provisions of Section 5-530.
14        (4) The appearance of the minor's parent, guardian or
15    legal custodian, or a person named as a respondent in a
16    petition, in any proceeding under this Act shall
17    constitute a waiver of service and submission to the
18    jurisdiction of the court. A copy of the petition shall be
19    provided to the person at the time of the person's his or
20    her appearance.
21(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/5-530)
23    Sec. 5-530. Notice.
24    (1) A party presenting a supplemental or amended petition
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1copy of any supplemental or amended petition, motion or
2accompanying affidavit not yet served upon that party, and
3shall file proof of that service, in accordance with
4subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this Section. Written notice
5of the date, time and place of the hearing, shall be provided
6to all parties in accordance with local court rules.
7    (2)(a) On whom made. If a party is represented by an
8attorney of record, service shall be made upon the attorney.
9Otherwise service shall be made upon the party.
10    (b) Method. Papers shall be served as follows:
11        (1) by delivering them to the attorney or party
12    personally;
13        (2) by leaving them in the office of the attorney with
14    the attorney's his or her clerk, or with a person in charge
15    of the office; or if a party is not represented by counsel,
16    by leaving them at the party's his or her residence with a
17    family member of the age of 10 years or upwards;
18        (3) by depositing them in the United States post
19    office or post-office box enclosed in an envelope, plainly
20    addressed to the attorney at the attorney's his or her
21    business address, or to the party at the party's his or her
22    business address or residence, with postage fully
23    pre-paid; or
24        (4) by transmitting them via facsimile machine to the
25    office of the attorney or party, who has consented to
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1    in reviewing courts shall be served in accordance with
2    Supreme Court Rule.
3            (i) A party or attorney electing to serve pleading
4        by facsimile must include on the certificate of
5        service transmitted the telephone number of the
6        sender's facsimile transmitting device. Use of service
7        by facsimile shall be deemed consent by that party or
8        attorney to receive service by facsimile transmission.
9        Any party may rescind consent of service by facsimile
10        transmission in a case by filing with the court and
11        serving a notice on all parties or their attorneys who
12        have filed appearances that facsimile service will not
13        be accepted. A party or attorney who has rescinded
14        consent to service by facsimile transmission in a case
15        may not serve another party or attorney by facsimile
16        transmission in that case.
17            (ii) Each page of notices and documents
18        transmitted by facsimile pursuant to this rule should
19        bear the circuit court number, the title of the
20        document, and the page number.
21    (c) Multiple parties or attorneys. In cases in which there
22are 2 or more minor-respondents who appear by different
23attorneys, service on all papers shall be made on the attorney
24for each of the parties. If one attorney appears for several
25parties, the attorney he or she is entitled to only one copy of
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1side. When more than one attorney appears for a party, service
2of a copy upon one of them is sufficient.
3    (3)(a) Filing. When service of a paper is required, proof
4of service shall be filed with the clerk.
5    (b) Manner of Proof. Service is proved:
6        (i) by written acknowledgment acknowledgement signed
7    by the person served;
8        (ii) in case of service by personal delivery, by
9    certificate of the attorney, or affidavit of a person,
10    other than an attorney, who made delivery;
11        (iii) in case of service by mail, by certificate of
12    the attorney, or affidavit of a person other than the
13    attorney, who deposited the paper in the mail, stating the
14    time and place of mailing, the complete address which
15    appeared on the envelope, and the fact that proper postage
16    was pre-paid; or
17        (iv) in case of service by facsimile transmission, by
18    certificate of the attorney or affidavit of a person other
19    than the attorney, who transmitted the paper via facsimile
20    machine, stating the time and place of transmission, the
21    telephone number to which the transmission was sent and
22    the number of pages transmitted.
23    (c) Effective date of service by mail. Service by mail is
24complete 4 days after mailing.
25    (d) Effective date of service by facsimile transmission.
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1day following transmission.
2(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
3    (705 ILCS 405/5-601)
4    Sec. 5-601. Trial.
5    (1) When a petition has been filed alleging that the minor
6is a delinquent, a trial must be held within 120 days of a
7written demand for such hearing made by any party, except that
8when the State, without success, has exercised due diligence
9to obtain evidence material to the case and there are
10reasonable grounds to believe that the evidence may be
11obtained at a later date, the court may, upon motion by the
12State, continue the trial for not more than 30 additional
13days.
14    (2) If a minor respondent has multiple delinquency
15petitions pending against the minor him or her in the same
16county and simultaneously demands a trial upon more than one
17delinquency petition pending against the minor him or her in
18the same county, the minor he or she shall receive a trial or
19have a finding, after waiver of trial, upon at least one such
20petition before expiration relative to any of the pending
21petitions of the period described by this Section. All
22remaining petitions thus pending against the minor respondent
23shall be adjudicated within 160 days from the date on which a
24finding relative to the first petition prosecuted is rendered
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1first petition is terminated without a finding and there is no
2subsequent trial, or adjudication after waiver of trial, on
3the first petition within a reasonable time, the minor shall
4receive a trial upon all of the remaining petitions within 160
5days from the date on which the trial, or finding after waiver
6of trial, on the first petition is concluded. If either such
7period of 160 days expires without the commencement of trial,
8or adjudication after waiver of trial, of any of the remaining
9pending petitions, the petition or petitions shall be
10dismissed and barred for want of prosecution unless the delay
11is occasioned by any of the reasons described in this Section.
12    (3) When no such trial is held within the time required by
13subsections (1) and (2) of this Section, the court shall, upon
14motion by any party, dismiss the petition with prejudice.
15    (4) Without affecting the applicability of the tolling and
16multiple prosecution provisions of subsections (8) and (2) of
17this Section when a petition has been filed alleging that the
18minor is a delinquent and the minor is in detention or shelter
19care, the trial shall be held within 30 calendar days after the
20date of the order directing detention or shelter care, or the
21earliest possible date in compliance with the provisions of
22Section 5-525 as to the custodial parent, guardian or legal
23custodian, but no later than 45 calendar days from the date of
24the order of the court directing detention or shelter care.
25When the petition alleges the minor has committed an offense
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1Controlled Substances Act or methamphetamine as defined in the
2Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the
3court may, upon motion of the State, continue the trial for
4receipt of a confirmatory laboratory report for up to 45 days
5after the date of the order directing detention or shelter
6care. When the petition alleges the minor committed an offense
7that involves the death of, great bodily harm to or sexual
8assault or aggravated criminal sexual abuse on a victim, the
9court may, upon motion of the State, continue the trial for not
10more than 70 calendar days after the date of the order
11directing detention or shelter care.
12    Any failure to comply with the time limits of this Section
13shall require the immediate release of the minor from
14detention, and the time limits set forth in subsections (1)
15and (2) shall apply.
16    (5) If the court determines that the State, without
17success, has exercised due diligence to obtain the results of
18DNA testing that is material to the case, and that there are
19reasonable grounds to believe that the results may be obtained
20at a later date, the court may continue the cause on
21application of the State for not more than 120 additional
22days. The court may also extend the period of detention of the
23minor for not more than 120 additional days.
24    (6) If the State's Attorney makes a written request that a
25proceeding be designated an extended juvenile jurisdiction
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1minor can be held in detention pursuant to subsection (4),
2shall be extended an additional 30 days after the court
3determines whether the proceeding will be designated an
4extended juvenile jurisdiction prosecution or the State's
5Attorney withdraws the request for extended juvenile
6jurisdiction prosecution.
7    (7) When the State's Attorney files a motion for waiver of
8jurisdiction pursuant to Section 5-805, and the minor is in
9detention, the period the minor can be held in detention
10pursuant to subsection (4), shall be extended an additional 30
11days if the court denies motion for waiver of jurisdiction or
12the State's Attorney withdraws the motion for waiver of
13jurisdiction.
14    (8) The period in which a trial shall be held as prescribed
15by subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of this
16Section is tolled by: (i) delay occasioned by the minor; (ii) a
17continuance allowed pursuant to Section 114-4 of the Code of
18Criminal Procedure of 1963 after the court's determination of
19the minor's incapacity for trial; (iii) an interlocutory
20appeal; (iv) an examination of fitness ordered pursuant to
21Section 104-13 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963; (v) a
22fitness hearing; or (vi) an adjudication of unfitness for
23trial. Any such delay shall temporarily suspend, for the time
24of the delay, the period within which a trial must be held as
25prescribed by subsections (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6) of this
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1shall continue at the point at which the time was suspended.
2    (9) Nothing in this Section prevents the minor or the
3minor's parents, guardian or legal custodian from exercising
4their respective rights to waive the time limits set forth in
5this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-605)
8    Sec. 5-605. Trials, pleas, guilty but mentally ill and not
9guilty by reason of insanity.
10    (1) Method of trial. All delinquency proceedings shall be
11heard by the court except those proceedings under this Act
12where the right to trial by jury is specifically set forth. At
13any time a minor may waive the minor's his or her right to
14trial by jury.
15    (2) Pleas of guilty and guilty but mentally ill.
16        (a) Before or during trial, a plea of guilty may be
17    accepted when the court has informed the minor of the
18    consequences of the minor's his or her plea and of the
19    maximum penalty provided by law which may be imposed upon
20    acceptance of the plea. Upon acceptance of a plea of
21    guilty, the court shall determine the factual basis of a
22    plea.
23        (b) Before or during trial, a plea of guilty but
24    mentally ill may be accepted by the court when:
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1        clinical psychologist or psychiatrist and has waived
2        the minor's his or her right to trial; and
3            (ii) the judge has examined the psychiatric or
4        psychological report or reports; and
5            (iii) the judge has held a hearing, at which
6        either party may present evidence, on the issue of the
7        minor's mental health and, at the conclusion of the
8        hearing, is satisfied that there is a factual basis
9        that the minor was mentally ill at the time of the
10        offense to which the plea is entered.
11    (3) Trial by the court.
12        (a) A trial shall be conducted in the presence of the
13    minor unless the minor he or she waives the right to be
14    present. At the trial, the court shall consider the
15    question whether the minor is delinquent. The standard of
16    proof and the rules of evidence in the nature of criminal
17    proceedings in this State are applicable to that
18    consideration.
19        (b) Upon conclusion of the trial the court shall enter
20    a general finding, except that, when the affirmative
21    defense of insanity has been presented during the trial
22    and acquittal is based solely upon the defense of
23    insanity, the court shall enter a finding of not guilty by
24    reason of insanity. In the event of a finding of not guilty
25    by reason of insanity, a hearing shall be held pursuant to
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1    determine whether the minor is subject to involuntary
2    admission.
3        (c) When the minor has asserted a defense of insanity,
4    the court may find the minor guilty but mentally ill if,
5    after hearing all of the evidence, the court finds that:
6            (i) the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt
7        that the minor is guilty of the offense charged; and
8            (ii) the minor has failed to prove the minor's his
9        or her insanity as required in subsection (b) of
10        Section 3-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, and
11        subsections (a), (b) and (e) of Section 6-2 of the
12        Criminal Code of 2012; and
13            (iii) the minor has proven by a preponderance of
14        the evidence that the minor he was mentally ill, as
15        defined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 6-2 of
16        the Criminal Code of 2012 at the time of the offense.
17    (4) Trial by court and jury.
18        (a) Questions of law shall be decided by the court and
19    questions of fact by the jury.
20        (b) The jury shall consist of 12 members.
21        (c) Upon request the parties shall be furnished with a
22    list of prospective jurors with their addresses if known.
23        (d) Each party may challenge jurors for cause. If a
24    prospective juror has a physical impairment, the court
25    shall consider the prospective juror's ability to perceive
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1    for cause.
2        (e) A minor tried alone shall be allowed 7 peremptory
3    challenges; except that, in a single trial of more than
4    one minor, each minor shall be allowed 5 peremptory
5    challenges. If several charges against a minor or minors
6    are consolidated for trial, each minor shall be allowed
7    peremptory challenges upon one charge only, which single
8    charge shall be the charge against that minor authorizing
9    the greatest maximum penalty. The State shall be allowed
10    the same number of peremptory challenges as all of the
11    minors.
12        (f) After examination by the court, the jurors may be
13    examined, passed upon, accepted and tendered by opposing
14    counsel as provided by Supreme Court Rules.
15        (g) After the jury is impaneled and sworn, the court
16    may direct the selection of 2 alternate jurors who shall
17    take the same oath as the regular jurors. Each party shall
18    have one additional peremptory challenge for each
19    alternate juror. If before the final submission of a cause
20    a member of the jury dies or is discharged, the member he
21    or she shall be replaced by an alternate juror in the order
22    of selection.
23        (h) A trial by the court and jury shall be conducted in
24    the presence of the minor unless the minor he or she waives
25    the right to be present.
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1    instruct the jury as to the law.
2        (j) Unless the affirmative defense of insanity has
3    been presented during the trial, the jury shall return a
4    general verdict as to each offense charged. When the
5    affirmative defense of insanity has been presented during
6    the trial, the court shall provide the jury not only with
7    general verdict forms but also with a special verdict form
8    of not guilty by reason of insanity, as to each offense
9    charged, and in the event the court shall separately
10    instruct the jury that a special verdict of not guilty by
11    reason of insanity may be returned instead of a general
12    verdict but the special verdict requires a unanimous
13    finding by the jury that the minor committed the acts
14    charged but at the time of the commission of those acts the
15    minor was insane. In the event of a verdict of not guilty
16    by reason of insanity, a hearing shall be held pursuant to
17    the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to
18    determine whether the minor is subject to involuntary
19    admission. When the affirmative defense of insanity has
20    been presented during the trial, the court, where
21    warranted by the evidence, shall also provide the jury
22    with a special verdict form of guilty but mentally ill, as
23    to each offense charged and shall separately instruct the
24    jury that a special verdict of guilty but mentally ill may
25    be returned instead of a general verdict, but that the
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1    that: (i) the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt
2    that the minor is guilty of the offense charged; and (ii)
3    the minor has failed to prove the minor's his or her
4    insanity as required in subsection (b) of Section 3-2 of
5    the Criminal Code of 2012 and subsections (a), (b) and (e)
6    of Section 6-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012; and (iii) the
7    minor has proven by a preponderance of the evidence that
8    the minor he or she was mentally ill, as defined in
9    subsections (c) and (d) of Section 6-2 of the Criminal
10    Code of 2012 at the time of the offense.
11        (k) When, at the close of the State's evidence or at
12    the close of all of the evidence, the evidence is
13    insufficient to support a finding or verdict of guilty the
14    court may and on motion of the minor shall make a finding
15    or direct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, enter
16    a judgment of acquittal and discharge the minor.
17        (l) When the jury retires to consider its verdict, an
18    officer of the court shall be appointed to keep them
19    together and to prevent conversation between the jurors
20    and others; however, if any juror is deaf, the jury may be
21    accompanied by and may communicate with a court-appointed
22    interpreter during its deliberations. Upon agreement
23    between the State and minor or the minor's his or her
24    counsel, and the parties waive polling of the jury, the
25    jury may seal and deliver its verdict to the clerk of the
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1    at its next session.
2        (m) In a trial, any juror who is a member of a panel or
3    jury which has been impaneled and sworn as a panel or as a
4    jury shall be permitted to separate from other jurors
5    during every period of adjournment to a later day, until
6    final submission of the cause to the jury for
7    determination, except that no such separation shall be
8    permitted in any trial after the court, upon motion by the
9    minor or the State or upon its own motion, finds a
10    probability that prejudice to the minor or to the State
11    will result from the separation.
12        (n) The members of the jury shall be entitled to take
13    notes during the trial, and the sheriff of the county in
14    which the jury is sitting shall provide them with writing
15    materials for this purpose. The notes shall remain
16    confidential, and shall be destroyed by the sheriff after
17    the verdict has been returned or a mistrial declared.
18        (o) A minor tried by the court and jury shall only be
19    found guilty, guilty but mentally ill, not guilty or not
20    guilty by reason of insanity, upon the unanimous verdict
21    of the jury.
22(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
23    (705 ILCS 405/5-610)
24    Sec. 5-610. Guardian ad litem and appointment of attorney.
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1whenever it finds that there may be a conflict of interest
2between the minor and the minor's his or her parent, guardian
3or legal custodian or that it is otherwise in the minor's
4interest to do so.
5    (2) Unless the guardian ad litem is an attorney, the
6guardian ad litem he or she shall be represented by counsel.
7    (3) The reasonable fees of a guardian ad litem appointed
8under this Section shall be fixed by the court and charged to
9the parents of the minor, to the extent they are able to pay.
10If the parents are unable to pay those fees, they shall be paid
11from the general fund of the county.
12    (4) If, during the court proceedings, the parents,
13guardian, or legal custodian prove that the minor he or she has
14an actual conflict of interest with the minor in that
15delinquency proceeding and that the parents, guardian, or
16legal custodian are indigent, the court shall appoint a
17separate attorney for that parent, guardian, or legal
18custodian.
19    (5) A guardian ad litem appointed under this Section for a
20minor who is in the custody or guardianship of the Department
21of Children and Family Services or who has an open intact
22family services case with the Department of Children and
23Family Services is entitled to receive copies of any and all
24classified reports of child abuse or neglect made pursuant to
25the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act in which the
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1Neglected Child Reporting Act, is also a minor for whom the
2guardian ad litem is appointed under this Act. The Department
3of Children and Family Services' obligation under this
4subsection to provide reports to a guardian ad litem for a
5minor with an open intact family services case applies only if
6the guardian ad litem notified the Department in writing of
7the representation.
8(Source: P.A. 100-158, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
9    (705 ILCS 405/5-615)
10    Sec. 5-615. Continuance under supervision.
11    (1) The court may enter an order of continuance under
12supervision for an offense other than first degree murder, a
13Class X felony or a forcible felony:
14        (a) upon an admission or stipulation by the
15    appropriate respondent or minor respondent of the facts
16    supporting the petition and before the court makes a
17    finding of delinquency, and in the absence of objection
18    made in open court by the minor, the minor's his or her
19    parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the minor's attorney
20    or the State's Attorney; or
21        (b) upon a finding of delinquency and after
22    considering the circumstances of the offense and the
23    history, character, and condition of the minor, if the
24    court is of the opinion that:
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1        crimes;
2            (ii) the minor and the public would be best served
3        if the minor were not to receive a criminal record; and
4            (iii) in the best interests of justice an order of
5        continuance under supervision is more appropriate than
6        a sentence otherwise permitted under this Act.
7    (2) (Blank).
8    (3) Nothing in this Section limits the power of the court
9to order a continuance of the hearing for the production of
10additional evidence or for any other proper reason.
11    (4) When a hearing where a minor is alleged to be a
12delinquent is continued pursuant to this Section, the period
13of continuance under supervision may not exceed 24 months. The
14court may terminate a continuance under supervision at any
15time if warranted by the conduct of the minor and the ends of
16justice or vacate the finding of delinquency or both.
17    (5) When a hearing where a minor is alleged to be
18delinquent is continued pursuant to this Section, the court
19may, as conditions of the continuance under supervision,
20require the minor to do any of the following:
21        (a) not violate any criminal statute of any
22    jurisdiction;
23        (b) make a report to and appear in person before any
24    person or agency as directed by the court;
25        (c) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
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1        (d) undergo medical or psychotherapeutic treatment
2    rendered by a therapist licensed under the provisions of
3    the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Clinical
4    Psychologist Licensing Act, or the Clinical Social Work
5    and Social Work Practice Act, or an entity licensed by the
6    Department of Human Services as a successor to the
7    Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, for the
8    provision of substance use disorder services as defined in
9    Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act;
10        (e) attend or reside in a facility established for the
11    instruction or residence of persons on probation;
12        (f) support the minor's his or her dependents, if any;
13        (g) pay costs;
14        (h) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
15    dangerous weapon, or an automobile;
16        (i) permit the probation officer to visit the minor
17    him or her at the minor's his or her home or elsewhere;
18        (j) reside with the minor's his or her parents or in a
19    foster home;
20        (k) attend school;
21        (k-5) with the consent of the superintendent of the
22    facility, attend an educational program at a facility
23    other than the school in which the offense was committed
24    if the minor he or she committed a crime of violence as
25    defined in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
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1    within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a
2    school;
3        (l) attend a non-residential program for youth;
4        (m) contribute to the minor's his or her own support
5    at home or in a foster home;
6        (n) perform some reasonable public or community
7    service;
8        (o) make restitution to the victim, in the same manner
9    and under the same conditions as provided in subsection
10    (4) of Section 5-710, except that the "sentencing hearing"
11    referred to in that Section shall be the adjudicatory
12    hearing for purposes of this Section;
13        (p) comply with curfew requirements as designated by
14    the court;
15        (q) refrain from entering into a designated geographic
16    area except upon terms as the court finds appropriate. The
17    terms may include consideration of the purpose of the
18    entry, the time of day, other persons accompanying the
19    minor, and advance approval by a probation officer;
20        (r) refrain from having any contact, directly or
21    indirectly, with certain specified persons or particular
22    types of persons, including but not limited to members of
23    street gangs and drug users or dealers;
24        (r-5) undergo a medical or other procedure to have a
25    tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a street gang removed
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1        (s) refrain from having in the minor's his or her body
2    the presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the
3    Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances
4    Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community
5    Protection Act, unless prescribed by a physician, and
6    submit samples of the minor's his or her blood or urine or
7    both for tests to determine the presence of any illicit
8    drug; or
9        (t) comply with any other conditions as may be ordered
10    by the court.
11    (6) A minor whose case is continued under supervision
12under subsection (5) shall be given a certificate setting
13forth the conditions imposed by the court. Those conditions
14may be reduced, enlarged, or modified by the court on motion of
15the probation officer or on its own motion, or that of the
16State's Attorney, or, at the request of the minor after notice
17and hearing.
18    (7) If a petition is filed charging a violation of a
19condition of the continuance under supervision, the court
20shall conduct a hearing. If the court finds that a condition of
21supervision has not been fulfilled, the court may proceed to
22findings, adjudication, and disposition or adjudication and
23disposition. The filing of a petition for violation of a
24condition of the continuance under supervision shall toll the
25period of continuance under supervision until the final
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1under supervision shall not run until the hearing and
2disposition of the petition for violation; provided where the
3petition alleges conduct that does not constitute a criminal
4offense, the hearing must be held within 30 days of the filing
5of the petition unless a delay shall continue the tolling of
6the period of continuance under supervision for the period of
7the delay.
8    (8) When a hearing in which a minor is alleged to be a
9delinquent for reasons that include a violation of Section
1021-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
112012 is continued under this Section, the court shall, as a
12condition of the continuance under supervision, require the
13minor to perform community service for not less than 30 and not
14more than 120 hours, if community service is available in the
15jurisdiction. The community service shall include, but need
16not be limited to, the cleanup and repair of the damage that
17was caused by the alleged violation or similar damage to
18property located in the municipality or county in which the
19alleged violation occurred. The condition may be in addition
20to any other condition.
21    (8.5) When a hearing in which a minor is alleged to be a
22delinquent for reasons that include a violation of Section
233.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care for Animals Act or
24paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section 21-1 of the
25Criminal Code of 1961 or paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
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1this Section, the court shall, as a condition of the
2continuance under supervision, require the minor to undergo
3medical or psychiatric treatment rendered by a psychiatrist or
4psychological treatment rendered by a clinical psychologist.
5The condition may be in addition to any other condition.
6    (9) When a hearing in which a minor is alleged to be a
7delinquent is continued under this Section, the court, before
8continuing the case, shall make a finding whether the offense
9alleged to have been committed either: (i) was related to or in
10furtherance of the activities of an organized gang or was
11motivated by the minor's membership in or allegiance to an
12organized gang, or (ii) is a violation of paragraph (13) of
13subsection (a) of Section 12-2 or paragraph (2) of subsection
14(c) of Section 12-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15Criminal Code of 2012, a violation of any Section of Article 24
16of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
17violation of any statute that involved the unlawful use of a
18firearm. If the court determines the question in the
19affirmative the court shall, as a condition of the continuance
20under supervision and as part of or in addition to any other
21condition of the supervision, require the minor to perform
22community service for not less than 30 hours, provided that
23community service is available in the jurisdiction and is
24funded and approved by the county board of the county where the
25offense was committed. The community service shall include,
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1damage caused by an alleged violation of Section 21-1.3 of the
2Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 and similar
3damage to property located in the municipality or county in
4which the alleged violation occurred. When possible and
5reasonable, the community service shall be performed in the
6minor's neighborhood. For the purposes of this Section,
7"organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10
8of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
9    (10) The court shall impose upon a minor placed on
10supervision, as a condition of the supervision, a fee of $50
11for each month of supervision ordered by the court, unless
12after determining the inability of the minor placed on
13supervision to pay the fee, the court assesses a lesser
14amount. The court may not impose the fee on a minor who is
15placed in the guardianship or custody of the Department of
16Children and Family Services under this Act while the minor is
17in placement. The fee shall be imposed only upon a minor who is
18actively supervised by the probation and court services
19department. A court may order the parent, guardian, or legal
20custodian of the minor to pay some or all of the fee on the
21minor's behalf.
22    (11) (Blank).
23(Source: P.A. 100-159, eff. 8-18-17; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19;
24101-2, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
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1    Sec. 5-620. Findings. After hearing the evidence, the
2court shall make and note in the minutes of the proceeding a
3finding of whether or not the minor is guilty. If it finds that
4the minor is not guilty, the court shall order the petition
5dismissed and the minor discharged from any detention or
6restriction previously ordered in such proceeding. If the
7court finds that the minor is guilty, the court shall then set
8a time for a sentencing hearing to be conducted under Section
95-705 at which hearing the court shall determine whether it is
10in the best interests of the minor and the public that the
11minor he or she be made a ward of the court. To assist the
12court in making this and other determinations at the
13sentencing hearing, the court may order that an investigation
14be conducted and a social investigation report be prepared.
15(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/5-625)
17    Sec. 5-625. Absence of minor.
18    (1) When a minor after arrest and an initial court
19appearance for a felony, fails to appear for trial, at the
20request of the State and after the State has affirmatively
21proven through substantial evidence that the minor is
22willfully avoiding trial, the court may commence trial in the
23absence of the minor. The absent minor must be represented by
24retained or appointed counsel. If trial had previously
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1willfully absent absents himself for 2 successive court days,
2the court shall proceed to trial. All procedural rights
3guaranteed by the United States Constitution, Constitution of
4the State of Illinois, statutes of the State of Illinois, and
5rules of court shall apply to the proceedings the same as if
6the minor were present in court. The court may set the case for
7a trial which may be conducted under this Section despite the
8failure of the minor to appear at the hearing at which the
9trial date is set. When the trial date is set the clerk shall
10send to the minor, by certified mail at the minor's his or her
11last known address, notice of the new date which has been set
12for trial. The notification shall be required when the minor
13was not personally present in open court at the time when the
14case was set for trial.
15    (2) The absence of the minor from a trial conducted under
16this Section does not operate as a bar to concluding the trial,
17to a finding of guilty resulting from the trial, or to a final
18disposition of the trial in favor of the minor.
19    (3) Upon a finding or verdict of not guilty the court shall
20enter a finding for the minor. Upon a finding or verdict of
21guilty, the court shall set a date for the hearing of
22post-trial motions and shall hear the motion in the absence of
23the minor. If post-trial motions are denied, the court shall
24proceed to conduct a sentencing hearing and to impose a
25sentence upon the minor. A social investigation is waived if
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1    (4) A minor who is absent for part of the proceedings of
2trial, post-trial motions, or sentencing, does not thereby
3forfeit the minor's his or her right to be present at all
4remaining proceedings.
5    (5) When a minor who in the minor's his or her absence has
6been either found guilty or sentenced or both found guilty and
7sentenced appears before the court, the minor he or she must be
8granted a new trial or a new sentencing hearing if the minor
9can establish that the minor's his or her failure to appear in
10court was both without the minor's his or her fault and due to
11circumstances beyond the minor's his or her control. A hearing
12with notice to the State's Attorney on the minors request for a
13new trial or a new sentencing hearing must be held before any
14such request may be granted. At any such hearing both the minor
15and the State may present evidence.
16    (6) If the court grants only the minor's request for a new
17sentencing hearing, then a new sentencing hearing shall be
18held in accordance with the provisions of this Article. At any
19such hearing, both the minor and the State may offer evidence
20of the minor's conduct during the minor's his or her period of
21absence from the court. The court may impose any sentence
22authorized by this Article and in the case of an extended
23juvenile jurisdiction prosecution the Unified Code of
24Corrections and is not in any way limited or restricted by any
25sentence previously imposed.
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1trial or new sentencing hearing has been denied may file a
2notice of appeal from the denial. The notice may also include a
3request for review of the finding and sentence not vacated by
4the trial court.
5(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-705)
7    Sec. 5-705. Sentencing hearing; evidence; continuance.
8    (1) In this subsection (1), "violent crime" has the same
9meaning ascribed to the term in subsection (c) of Section 3 of
10the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. At the
11sentencing hearing, the court shall determine whether it is in
12the best interests of the minor or the public that the minor he
13or she be made a ward of the court, and, if the minor he or she
14is to be made a ward of the court, the court shall determine
15the proper disposition best serving the interests of the minor
16and the public. All evidence helpful in determining these
17questions, including oral and written reports, may be admitted
18and may be relied upon to the extent of its probative value,
19even though not competent for the purposes of the trial. A
20crime victim shall be allowed to present an oral or written
21statement, as guaranteed by Article I, Section 8.1 of the
22Illinois Constitution and as provided in Section 6 of the
23Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, in any case in
24which: (a) a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent for a
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1alleged the commission of a violent crime and the juvenile has
2been adjudicated delinquent under a plea agreement of a crime
3that is not a violent crime. The court shall allow a victim to
4make an oral statement if the victim is present in the
5courtroom and requests to make an oral statement. An oral
6statement includes the victim or a representative of the
7victim reading the written statement. The court may allow
8persons impacted by the crime who are not victims under
9subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and
10Witnesses Act to present an oral or written statement. A
11victim and any person making an oral statement shall not be put
12under oath or subject to cross-examination. A record of a
13prior continuance under supervision under Section 5-615,
14whether successfully completed or not, is admissible at the
15sentencing hearing. No order of commitment to the Department
16of Juvenile Justice shall be entered against a minor before a
17written report of social investigation, which has been
18completed within the previous 60 days, is presented to and
19considered by the court.
20    (2) Once a party has been served in compliance with
21Section 5-525, no further service or notice must be given to
22that party prior to proceeding to a sentencing hearing. Before
23imposing sentence the court shall advise the State's Attorney
24and the parties who are present or their counsel of the factual
25contents and the conclusions of the reports prepared for the
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1opportunity, if requested, to controvert them. Factual
2contents, conclusions, documents and sources disclosed by the
3court under this paragraph shall not be further disclosed
4without the express approval of the court.
5    (3) On its own motion or that of the State's Attorney, a
6parent, guardian, legal custodian, or counsel, the court may
7adjourn the hearing for a reasonable period to receive reports
8or other evidence and, in such event, shall make an
9appropriate order for detention of the minor or the minor's
10his or her release from detention subject to supervision by
11the court during the period of the continuance. In the event
12the court shall order detention hereunder, the period of the
13continuance shall not exceed 30 court days. At the end of such
14time, the court shall release the minor from detention unless
15notice is served at least 3 days prior to the hearing on the
16continued date that the State will be seeking an extension of
17the period of detention, which notice shall state the reason
18for the request for the extension. The extension of detention
19may be for a maximum period of an additional 15 court days or a
20lesser number of days at the discretion of the court. However,
21at the expiration of the period of extension, the court shall
22release the minor from detention if a further continuance is
23granted. In scheduling investigations and hearings, the court
24shall give priority to proceedings in which a minor is in
25detention or has otherwise been removed from the minor's his
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1    (4) When commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice
2is ordered, the court shall state the basis for selecting the
3particular disposition, and the court shall prepare such a
4statement for inclusion in the record.
5    (5) Before a sentencing order is entered by the court
6under Section 5-710 for a minor adjudged delinquent for a
7violation of paragraph (3.5) of subsection (a) of Section 26-1
8of the Criminal Code of 2012, in which the minor made a threat
9of violence, death, or bodily harm against a person, school,
10school function, or school event, the court may order a mental
11health evaluation of the minor by a physician, clinical
12psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the
13State, by any public or private mental health facility or part
14of the facility, or by any public or private medical facility
15or part of the facility. A statement made by a minor during the
16course of a mental health evaluation conducted under this
17subsection (5) is not admissible on the issue of delinquency
18during the course of an adjudicatory hearing held under this
19Act. Neither the physician, clinical psychologist, qualified
20examiner, or the his or her employer of the physician,
21clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, shall be held
22criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for performing a
23mental health examination under this subsection (5), except
24for willful or wanton misconduct. In this subsection (5),
25"qualified examiner" has the meaning provided in Section 1-122
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1(Source: P.A. 100-961, eff. 1-1-19; 101-238, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/5-710)
3    Sec. 5-710. Kinds of sentencing orders.
4    (1) The following kinds of sentencing orders may be made
5in respect of wards of the court:
6        (a) Except as provided in Sections 5-805, 5-810, and
7    5-815, a minor who is found guilty under Section 5-620 may
8    be:
9            (i) put on probation or conditional discharge and
10        released to the minor's his or her parents, guardian
11        or legal custodian, provided, however, that any such
12        minor who is not committed to the Department of
13        Juvenile Justice under this subsection and who is
14        found to be a delinquent for an offense which is first
15        degree murder, a Class X felony, or a forcible felony
16        shall be placed on probation;
17            (ii) placed in accordance with Section 5-740, with
18        or without also being put on probation or conditional
19        discharge;
20            (iii) required to undergo a substance abuse
21        assessment conducted by a licensed provider and
22        participate in the indicated clinical level of care;
23            (iv) on and after January 1, 2015 (the effective
24        date of Public Act 98-803) and before January 1, 2017,
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1        Children and Family Services, but only if the
2        delinquent minor is under 16 years of age or, pursuant
3        to Article II of this Act, a minor under the age of 18
4        for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
5        dependency exists. On and after January 1, 2017,
6        placed in the guardianship of the Department of
7        Children and Family Services, but only if the
8        delinquent minor is under 15 years of age or, pursuant
9        to Article II of this Act, a minor for whom an
10        independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
11        exists. An independent basis exists when the
12        allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
13        dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident,
14        or circumstances which give rise to a charge or
15        adjudication of delinquency;
16            (v) placed in detention for a period not to exceed
17        30 days, either as the exclusive order of disposition
18        or, where appropriate, in conjunction with any other
19        order of disposition issued under this paragraph,
20        provided that any such detention shall be in a
21        juvenile detention home and the minor so detained
22        shall be 10 years of age or older. However, the 30-day
23        limitation may be extended by further order of the
24        court for a minor under age 15 committed to the
25        Department of Children and Family Services if the
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1        himself or others. The minor shall be given credit on
2        the sentencing order of detention for time spent in
3        detention under Sections 5-501, 5-601, 5-710, or 5-720
4        of this Article as a result of the offense for which
5        the sentencing order was imposed. The court may grant
6        credit on a sentencing order of detention entered
7        under a violation of probation or violation of
8        conditional discharge under Section 5-720 of this
9        Article for time spent in detention before the filing
10        of the petition alleging the violation. A minor shall
11        not be deprived of credit for time spent in detention
12        before the filing of a violation of probation or
13        conditional discharge alleging the same or related act
14        or acts. The limitation that the minor shall only be
15        placed in a juvenile detention home does not apply as
16        follows:
17            Persons 18 years of age and older who have a
18        petition of delinquency filed against them may be
19        confined in an adult detention facility. In making a
20        determination whether to confine a person 18 years of
21        age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed
22        against the person, these factors, among other
23        matters, shall be considered:
24                (A) the age of the person;
25                (B) any previous delinquent or criminal
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1                (C) any previous abuse or neglect history of
2            the person;
3                (D) any mental health history of the person;
4            and
5                (E) any educational history of the person;
6            (vi) ordered partially or completely emancipated
7        in accordance with the provisions of the Emancipation
8        of Minors Act;
9            (vii) subject to having the minor's his or her
10        driver's license or driving privileges suspended for
11        such time as determined by the court but only until the
12        minor he or she attains 18 years of age;
13            (viii) put on probation or conditional discharge
14        and placed in detention under Section 3-6039 of the
15        Counties Code for a period not to exceed the period of
16        incarceration permitted by law for adults found guilty
17        of the same offense or offenses for which the minor was
18        adjudicated delinquent, and in any event no longer
19        than upon attainment of age 21; this subdivision
20        (viii) notwithstanding any contrary provision of the
21        law;
22            (ix) ordered to undergo a medical or other
23        procedure to have a tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a
24        street gang removed from the minor's his or her body;
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1        detention under Part 7A of this Article.
2        (b) A minor found to be guilty may be committed to the
3    Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 if the
4    minor is at least 13 years and under 20 years of age,
5    provided that the commitment to the Department of Juvenile
6    Justice shall be made only if the minor was found guilty of
7    a felony offense or first degree murder. The court shall
8    include in the sentencing order any pre-custody credits
9    the minor is entitled to under Section 5-4.5-100 of the
10    Unified Code of Corrections. The time during which a minor
11    is in custody before being released upon the request of a
12    parent, guardian or legal custodian shall also be
13    considered as time spent in custody.
14        (c) When a minor is found to be guilty for an offense
15    which is a violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances
16    Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine
17    Control and Community Protection Act and made a ward of
18    the court, the court may enter a disposition order
19    requiring the minor to undergo assessment, counseling or
20    treatment in a substance use disorder treatment program
21    approved by the Department of Human Services.
22    (2) Any sentencing order other than commitment to the
23Department of Juvenile Justice may provide for protective
24supervision under Section 5-725 and may include an order of
25protection under Section 5-730.
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1does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
2but is subject to modification until final closing and
3discharge of the proceedings under Section 5-750.
4    (4) In addition to any other sentence, the court may order
5any minor found to be delinquent to make restitution, in
6monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
7of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
8that the "presentencing hearing" referred to in that Section
9shall be the sentencing hearing for purposes of this Section.
10The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor may be
11ordered by the court to pay some or all of the restitution on
12the minor's behalf, pursuant to the Parental Responsibility
13Law. The State's Attorney is authorized to act on behalf of any
14victim in seeking restitution in proceedings under this
15Section, up to the maximum amount allowed in Section 5 of the
16Parental Responsibility Law.
17    (5) Any sentencing order where the minor is committed or
18placed in accordance with Section 5-740 shall provide for the
19parents or guardian of the estate of the minor to pay to the
20legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
21sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
22person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. The
23payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
24Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
25    (6) Whenever the sentencing order requires the minor to
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1truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
2report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
3truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code. Notwithstanding
4any other provision of this Act, in instances in which
5educational services are to be provided to a minor in a
6residential facility where the minor has been placed by the
7court, costs incurred in the provision of those educational
8services must be allocated based on the requirements of the
9School Code.
10    (7) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
11Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time in excess
12of that period for which an adult could be committed for the
13same act. The court shall include in the sentencing order a
14limitation on the period of confinement not to exceed the
15maximum period of imprisonment the court could impose under
16Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
17    (7.5) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
18Department of Juvenile Justice or placed in detention when the
19act for which the minor was adjudicated delinquent would not
20be illegal if committed by an adult.
21    (7.6) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
22Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense which is a Class
234 felony under Section 19-4 (criminal trespass to a
24residence), 21-1 (criminal damage to property), 21-1.01
25(criminal damage to government supported property), 21-1.3
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1or 31-4 (obstructing justice) of the Criminal Code of 2012.
2    (7.75) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
3Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense that is a Class 3
4or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled
5Substances Act unless the commitment occurs upon a third or
6subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for
7substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or
8programming.
9    (8) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
10violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
11Criminal Code of 2012 shall be ordered to perform community
12service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
13community service is available in the jurisdiction. The
14community service shall include, but need not be limited to,
15the cleanup and repair of the damage that was caused by the
16violation or similar damage to property located in the
17municipality or county in which the violation occurred. The
18order may be in addition to any other order authorized by this
19Section.
20    (8.5) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
21violation of Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care
22for Animals Act or paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section
2321-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or paragraph (4) of
24subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012
25shall be ordered to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment
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1by a clinical psychologist. The order may be in addition to any
2other order authorized by this Section.
3    (9) In addition to any other sentencing order, the court
4shall order any minor found to be guilty for an act which would
5constitute, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
6aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
7aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse if
8committed by an adult to undergo medical testing to determine
9whether the defendant has any sexually transmissible disease
10including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency
11virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agency of
12acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any medical test
13shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical
14practitioners and may include an analysis of any bodily fluids
15as well as an examination of the minor's person. Except as
16otherwise provided by law, the results of the test shall be
17kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved
18in the testing and must be personally delivered in a sealed
19envelope to the judge of the court in which the sentencing
20order was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. Acting
21in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the
22public, the judge shall have the discretion to determine to
23whom the results of the testing may be revealed. The court
24shall notify the minor of the results of the test for infection
25with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The court shall
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1victim is under the age of 15 and if requested by the victim's
2parents or legal guardian, the court shall notify the victim's
3parents or the legal guardian, of the results of the test for
4infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The
5court shall provide information on the availability of HIV
6testing and counseling at the Department of Public Health
7facilities to all parties to whom the results of the testing
8are revealed. The court shall order that the cost of any test
9shall be paid by the county and may be taxed as costs against
10the minor.
11    (10) When a court finds a minor to be guilty the court
12shall, before entering a sentencing order under this Section,
13make a finding whether the offense committed either: (a) was
14related to or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
15organized gang or was motivated by the minor's membership in
16or allegiance to an organized gang, or (b) involved a
17violation of subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal
18Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, a violation of any
19Section of Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20Criminal Code of 2012, or a violation of any statute that
21involved the wrongful use of a firearm. If the court
22determines the question in the affirmative, and the court does
23not commit the minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice,
24the court shall order the minor to perform community service
25for not less than 30 hours nor more than 120 hours, provided
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1funded and approved by the county board of the county where the
2offense was committed. The community service shall include,
3but need not be limited to, the cleanup and repair of any
4damage caused by a violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal
5Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 and similar damage to
6property located in the municipality or county in which the
7violation occurred. When possible and reasonable, the
8community service shall be performed in the minor's
9neighborhood. This order shall be in addition to any other
10order authorized by this Section except for an order to place
11the minor in the custody of the Department of Juvenile
12Justice. For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang"
13has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois
14Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
15    (11) If the court determines that the offense was
16committed in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
17organized gang, as provided in subsection (10), and that the
18offense involved the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the
19use of a driver's license or permit, the court shall notify the
20Secretary of State of that determination and of the period for
21which the minor shall be denied driving privileges. If, at the
22time of the determination, the minor does not hold a driver's
23license or permit, the court shall provide that the minor
24shall not be issued a driver's license or permit until the
25minor's his or her 18th birthday. If the minor holds a driver's
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1shall provide that the minor's driver's license or permit
2shall be revoked until the minor's his or her 21st birthday, or
3until a later date or occurrence determined by the court. If
4the minor holds a driver's license at the time of the
5determination, the court may direct the Secretary of State to
6issue the minor a judicial driving permit, also known as a JDP.
7The JDP shall be subject to the same terms as a JDP issued
8under Section 6-206.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except
9that the court may direct that the JDP be effective
10immediately.
11    (12) (Blank).
12(Source: P.A. 101-2, eff. 7-1-19; 101-79, eff. 7-12-19;
13101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/5-711)
15    Sec. 5-711. Family Support Program services; hearing.
16    (a) Any minor who is placed in the guardianship of the
17Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5-710
18while an application for the Family Support Program was
19pending with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
20or an active application was being reviewed by the Department
21of Healthcare and Family Services shall continue to be
22considered eligible for services if all other eligibility
23criteria are met.
24    (b) The court shall conduct a hearing within 14 days upon
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1Support Program services has been approved and services are
2available. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether
3to vacate guardianship of the Department of Children and
4Family Services and return the minor to the custody of the
5parent or guardian with Family Support Program services or
6whether the minor shall continue in the guardianship of the
7Department of Children and Family Services and decline the
8Family Support Program services. In making its determination,
9the court shall consider the minor's best interest, the
10involvement of the parent or guardian in proceedings under
11this Act, the involvement of the parent or guardian in the
12minor's treatment, the relationship between the minor and the
13parent or guardian, and any other factor the court deems
14relevant. If the court vacates the guardianship of the
15Department of Children and Family Services and returns the
16minor to the custody of the parent or guardian with Family
17Support Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family
18Services shall become financially responsible for providing
19services to the minor. If the court determines that the minor
20shall continue in the custody of the Department of Children
21and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family
22Services shall remain financially responsible for providing
23services to the minor, the Family Support Services shall be
24declined, and the minor shall no longer be eligible for Family
25Support Services.
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1        (1) for whom a petition has been filed under this Act
2    alleging that the minor he or she is an abused or neglected
3    minor;
4        (2) for whom the court has made a finding that the
5    minor he or she is an abused or neglected minor under this
6    Act except a finding under item (iv) of paragraph (a) of
7    subsection (1) of Section 5-710 that an independent basis
8    of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists; or
9        (3) who has been the subject of an indicated
10    allegation of abuse or neglect by the Department of
11    Children and Family Services, other than for psychiatric
12    lock-out, in which the parent or guardian was the
13    perpetrator within 5 years of the filing of the pending
14    petition.
15(Source: P.A. 101-78, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/5-715)
17    Sec. 5-715. Probation.
18    (1) The period of probation or conditional discharge shall
19not exceed 5 years or until the minor has attained the age of
2021 years, whichever is less, except as provided in this
21Section for a minor who is found to be guilty for an offense
22which is first degree murder. The juvenile court may terminate
23probation or conditional discharge and discharge the minor at
24any time if warranted by the conduct of the minor and the ends
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1for a minor who is found to be guilty for an offense which is
2first degree murder shall be at least 5 years.
3    (1.5) The period of probation for a minor who is found
4guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
5assault, or aggravated battery with a firearm shall be at
6least 36 months. The period of probation for a minor who is
7found to be guilty of any other Class X felony shall be at
8least 24 months. The period of probation for a Class 1 or Class
92 forcible felony shall be at least 18 months. Regardless of
10the length of probation ordered by the court, for all offenses
11under this paragraph (1.5), the court shall schedule hearings
12to determine whether it is in the best interest of the minor
13and public safety to terminate probation after the minimum
14period of probation has been served. In such a hearing, there
15shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best
16interest of the minor and public safety to terminate
17probation.
18    (2) The court may as a condition of probation or of
19conditional discharge require that the minor:
20        (a) not violate any criminal statute of any
21    jurisdiction;
22        (b) make a report to and appear in person before any
23    person or agency as directed by the court;
24        (c) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
25    training;
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1    by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered by a
2    clinical psychologist or social work services rendered by
3    a clinical social worker, or treatment for drug addiction
4    or alcoholism;
5        (e) attend or reside in a facility established for the
6    instruction or residence of persons on probation;
7        (f) support the minor's his or her dependents, if any;
8        (g) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
9    dangerous weapon, or an automobile;
10        (h) permit the probation officer to visit the minor
11    him or her at the minor's his or her home or elsewhere;
12        (i) reside with the minor's his or her parents or in a
13    foster home;
14        (j) attend school;
15        (j-5) with the consent of the superintendent of the
16    facility, attend an educational program at a facility
17    other than the school in which the offense was committed
18    if the minor he or she committed a crime of violence as
19    defined in Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act
20    in a school, on the real property comprising a school, or
21    within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a
22    school;
23        (k) attend a non-residential program for youth;
24        (l) make restitution under the terms of subsection (4)
25    of Section 5-710;
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1    at home or in a foster home;
2        (n) perform some reasonable public or community
3    service;
4        (o) participate with community corrections programs
5    including unified delinquency intervention services
6    administered by the Department of Human Services subject
7    to Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act;
8        (p) pay costs;
9        (q) serve a term of home confinement. In addition to
10    any other applicable condition of probation or conditional
11    discharge, the conditions of home confinement shall be
12    that the minor:
13            (i) remain within the interior premises of the
14        place designated for the minor's his or her
15        confinement during the hours designated by the court;
16            (ii) admit any person or agent designated by the
17        court into the minor's place of confinement at any
18        time for purposes of verifying the minor's compliance
19        with the conditions of the minor's his or her
20        confinement; and
21            (iii) use an approved electronic monitoring device
22        if ordered by the court subject to Article 8A of
23        Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections;
24        (r) refrain from entering into a designated geographic
25    area except upon terms as the court finds appropriate. The
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1    entry, the time of day, other persons accompanying the
2    minor, and advance approval by a probation officer, if the
3    minor has been placed on probation, or advance approval by
4    the court, if the minor has been placed on conditional
5    discharge;
6        (s) refrain from having any contact, directly or
7    indirectly, with certain specified persons or particular
8    types of persons, including but not limited to members of
9    street gangs and drug users or dealers;
10        (s-5) undergo a medical or other procedure to have a
11    tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a street gang removed
12    from the minor's his or her body;
13        (t) refrain from having in the minor's his or her body
14    the presence of any illicit drug prohibited by the
15    Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances
16    Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community
17    Protection Act, unless prescribed by a physician, and
18    shall submit samples of the minor's his or her blood or
19    urine or both for tests to determine the presence of any
20    illicit drug; or
21        (u) comply with other conditions as may be ordered by
22    the court.
23    (3) The court may as a condition of probation or of
24conditional discharge require that a minor found guilty on any
25alcohol, cannabis, methamphetamine, or controlled substance
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1the period of probation or conditional discharge. If the minor
2is in possession of a permit or license, the court may require
3that the minor refrain from driving or operating any motor
4vehicle during the period of probation or conditional
5discharge, except as may be necessary in the course of the
6minor's lawful employment.
7    (3.5) The court shall, as a condition of probation or of
8conditional discharge, require that a minor found to be guilty
9and placed on probation for reasons that include a violation
10of Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care for Animals
11Act or paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the
12Criminal Code of 2012 undergo medical or psychiatric treatment
13rendered by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered
14by a clinical psychologist. The condition may be in addition
15to any other condition.
16    (3.10) The court shall order that a minor placed on
17probation or conditional discharge for a sex offense as
18defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act undergo and
19successfully complete sex offender treatment. The treatment
20shall be in conformance with the standards developed under the
21Sex Offender Management Board Act and conducted by a treatment
22provider approved by the Board. The treatment shall be at the
23expense of the person evaluated based upon that person's
24ability to pay for the treatment.
25    (4) A minor on probation or conditional discharge shall be
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1the minor he or she is being released.
2    (5) The court shall impose upon a minor placed on
3probation or conditional discharge, as a condition of the
4probation or conditional discharge, a fee of $50 for each
5month of probation or conditional discharge supervision
6ordered by the court, unless after determining the inability
7of the minor placed on probation or conditional discharge to
8pay the fee, the court assesses a lesser amount. The court may
9not impose the fee on a minor who is placed in the guardianship
10or custody of the Department of Children and Family Services
11under this Act while the minor is in placement. The fee shall
12be imposed only upon a minor who is actively supervised by the
13probation and court services department. The court may order
14the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the minor to pay
15some or all of the fee on the minor's behalf.
16    (5.5) Jurisdiction over an offender may be transferred
17from the sentencing court to the court of another circuit with
18the concurrence of both courts. Further transfers or
19retransfers of jurisdiction are also authorized in the same
20manner. The court to which jurisdiction has been transferred
21shall have the same powers as the sentencing court. The
22probation department within the circuit to which jurisdiction
23has been transferred, or which has agreed to provide
24supervision, may impose probation fees upon receiving the
25transferred offender, as provided in subsection (i) of Section
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1cases, as defined in Section 9b of the Probation and Probation
2Officers Act, the probation department from the original
3sentencing court shall retain all probation fees collected
4prior to the transfer. After the transfer, all probation fees
5shall be paid to the probation department within the circuit
6to which jurisdiction has been transferred.
7    If the transfer case originated in another state and has
8been transferred under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles to
9the jurisdiction of an Illinois circuit court for supervision
10by an Illinois probation department, probation fees may be
11imposed only if permitted by the Interstate Commission for
12Juveniles.
13    (6) The General Assembly finds that in order to protect
14the public, the juvenile justice system must compel compliance
15with the conditions of probation by responding to violations
16with swift, certain, and fair punishments and intermediate
17sanctions. The Chief Judge of each circuit shall adopt a
18system of structured, intermediate sanctions for violations of
19the terms and conditions of a sentence of supervision,
20probation or conditional discharge, under this Act.
21    The court shall provide as a condition of a disposition of
22probation, conditional discharge, or supervision, that the
23probation agency may invoke any sanction from the list of
24intermediate sanctions adopted by the chief judge of the
25circuit court for violations of the terms and conditions of
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1supervision, subject to the provisions of Section 5-720 of
2this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 99-879, eff. 1-1-17; 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/5-720)
5    Sec. 5-720. Probation revocation.
6    (1) If a petition is filed charging a violation of a
7condition of probation or of conditional discharge, the court
8shall:
9        (a) order the minor to appear; or
10        (b) order the minor's detention if the court finds
11    that the detention is a matter of immediate and urgent
12    necessity for the protection of the minor or of the person
13    or property of another or that the minor is likely to flee
14    the jurisdiction of the court, provided that any such
15    detention shall be in a juvenile detention home and the
16    minor so detained shall be 10 years of age or older; and
17        (c) notify the persons named in the petition under
18    Section 5-520, in accordance with the provisions of
19    Section 5-530.
20    In making its detention determination under paragraph (b)
21of this subsection (1) of this Section, the court may use
22information in its findings offered at such a hearing by way of
23proffer based upon reliable information presented by the
24State, probation officer, or the minor. The filing of a
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1conditional discharge shall toll the period of probation or of
2conditional discharge until the final determination of the
3charge, and the term of probation or conditional discharge
4shall not run until the hearing and disposition of the
5petition for violation.
6    (2) The court shall conduct a hearing of the alleged
7violation of probation or of conditional discharge. The minor
8shall not be held in detention longer than 15 days pending the
9determination of the alleged violation.
10    (3) At the hearing, the State shall have the burden of
11going forward with the evidence and proving the violation by a
12preponderance of the evidence. The evidence shall be presented
13in court with the right of confrontation, cross-examination,
14and representation by counsel.
15    (4) If the court finds that the minor has violated a
16condition at any time prior to the expiration or termination
17of the period of probation or conditional discharge, it may
18continue the minor him or her on the existing sentence, with or
19without modifying or enlarging the conditions, or may revoke
20probation or conditional discharge and impose any other
21sentence that was available under Section 5-710 at the time of
22the initial sentence.
23    (5) The conditions of probation and of conditional
24discharge may be reduced or enlarged by the court on motion of
25the probation officer or on its own motion or at the request of
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1    (6) Sentencing after revocation of probation or of
2conditional discharge shall be under Section 5-705.
3    (7) Instead of filing a violation of probation or of
4conditional discharge, the probation officer, with the
5concurrence of the probation officer's his or her supervisor,
6may serve on the minor a notice of intermediate sanctions. The
7notice shall contain the technical violation or violations
8involved, the date or dates of the violation or violations,
9and the intermediate sanctions to be imposed. Upon receipt of
10the notice, the minor shall immediately accept or reject the
11intermediate sanctions. If the sanctions are accepted, they
12shall be imposed immediately. If the intermediate sanctions
13are rejected or the minor does not respond to the notice, a
14violation of probation or of conditional discharge shall be
15immediately filed with the court. The State's Attorney and the
16sentencing court shall be notified of the notice of sanctions.
17Upon successful completion of the intermediate sanctions, a
18court may not revoke probation or conditional discharge or
19impose additional sanctions for the same violation. A notice
20of intermediate sanctions may not be issued for any violation
21of probation or conditional discharge which could warrant an
22additional, separate felony charge.
23(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
24    (705 ILCS 405/5-725)
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1order releases the minor to the custody of the minor's his or
2her parents, guardian or legal custodian, or continues the
3minor him or her in such custody, the court may place the
4person having custody of the minor, except for representatives
5of private or public agencies or governmental departments,
6under supervision of the probation office. Rules or orders of
7court shall define the terms and conditions of protective
8supervision, which may be modified or terminated when the
9court finds that the best interests of the minor and the public
10will be served by modifying or terminating protective
11supervision.
12(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/5-730)
14    Sec. 5-730. Order of protection.
15    (1) The court may make an order of protection in
16assistance of or as a condition of any other order authorized
17by this Act. The order of protection may set forth reasonable
18conditions of behavior to be observed for a specified period.
19The order may require a person:
20        (a) to stay away from the home or the minor;
21        (b) to permit a parent to visit the minor at stated
22    periods;
23        (c) to abstain from offensive conduct against the
24    minor, the minor's his or her parent or any person to whom
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1        (d) to give proper attention to the care of the home;
2        (e) to cooperate in good faith with an agency to which
3    custody of a minor is entrusted by the court or with an
4    agency or association to which the minor is referred by
5    the court;
6        (f) to prohibit and prevent any contact whatsoever
7    with the respondent minor by a specified individual or
8    individuals who are alleged in either a criminal or
9    juvenile proceeding to have caused injury to a respondent
10    minor or a sibling of a respondent minor;
11        (g) to refrain from acts of commission or omission
12    that tend to make the home not a proper place for the
13    minor.
14    (2) The court shall enter an order of protection to
15prohibit and prevent any contact between a respondent minor or
16a sibling of a respondent minor and any person named in a
17petition seeking an order of protection who has been convicted
18of heinous battery or aggravated battery under subdivision
19(a)(2) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery of a child or
20aggravated battery under subdivision (b)(1) of Section
2112-3.05, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual
22assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
23criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse as
24described in the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
252012, or has been convicted of an offense that resulted in the
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1protection under this Section.
2    (3) When the court issues an order of protection against
3any person as provided by this Section, the court shall direct
4a copy of such order to the sheriff of that county. The sheriff
5shall furnish a copy of the order of protection to the Illinois
6State Police within 24 hours of receipt, in the form and manner
7required by the Department. The Illinois State Police shall
8maintain a complete record and index of the orders of
9protection and make this data available to all local law
10enforcement agencies.
11    (4) After notice and opportunity for hearing afforded to a
12person subject to an order of protection, the order may be
13modified or extended for a further specified period or both or
14may be terminated if the court finds that the best interests of
15the minor and the public will be served by the modification,
16extension, or termination.
17    (5) An order of protection may be sought at any time during
18the course of any proceeding conducted under this Act. Any
19person against whom an order of protection is sought may
20retain counsel to represent the person him or her at a hearing,
21and has rights to be present at the hearing, to be informed
22prior to the hearing in writing of the contents of the petition
23seeking a protective order and of the date, place, and time of
24the hearing, and to cross-examine witnesses called by the
25petitioner and to present witnesses and argument in opposition
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1    (6) Diligent efforts shall be made by the petitioner to
2serve any person or persons against whom any order of
3protection is sought with written notice of the contents of
4the petition seeking a protective order and of the date, place
5and time at which the hearing on the petition is to be held.
6When a protective order is being sought in conjunction with a
7shelter care or detention hearing, if the court finds that the
8person against whom the protective order is being sought has
9been notified of the hearing or that diligent efforts have
10been made to notify the person, the court may conduct a
11hearing. If a protective order is sought at any time other than
12in conjunction with a shelter care or detention hearing, the
13court may not conduct a hearing on the petition in the absence
14of the person against whom the order is sought unless the
15petitioner has notified the person by personal service at
16least 3 days before the hearing or has sent written notice by
17first class mail to the person's last known address at least 5
18days before the hearing.
19    (7) A person against whom an order of protection is being
20sought who is neither a parent, guardian, or legal custodian
21or responsible relative as described in Section 1-5 of this
22Act or is not a party or respondent as defined in that Section
23shall not be entitled to the rights provided in that Section.
24The person does not have a right to appointed counsel or to be
25present at any hearing other than the hearing in which the
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1pertaining to that order. Unless the court orders otherwise,
2the person does not have a right to inspect the court file.
3    (8) All protective orders entered under this Section shall
4be in writing. Unless the person against whom the order was
5obtained was present in court when the order was issued, the
6sheriff, other law enforcement official, or special process
7server shall promptly serve that order upon that person and
8file proof of that service, in the manner provided for service
9of process in civil proceedings. The person against whom the
10protective order was obtained may seek a modification of the
11order by filing a written motion to modify the order within 7
12days after actual receipt by the person of a copy of the order.
13(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/5-735)
15    Sec. 5-735. Enforcement of orders of protective
16supervision or of protection.
17    (1) Orders of protective supervision and orders of
18protection may be enforced by citation to show cause for
19contempt of court by reason of any violation of the order and,
20where protection of the welfare of the minor so requires, by
21the issuance of a warrant to take the alleged violator into
22custody and bring the minor him or her before the court.
23    (2) In any case where an order of protection has been
24entered, the clerk of the court may issue to the petitioner, to
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1certificate stating that an order of protection has been made
2by the court concerning those persons and setting forth its
3terms and requirements. The presentation of the certificate to
4any peace officer authorizes the officer him or her to take
5into custody a person charged with violating the terms of the
6order of protection, to bring the person before the court and,
7within the limits of the officer's his or her legal authority
8as a peace officer, otherwise to aid in securing the
9protection the order is intended to afford.
10(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/5-740)
12    Sec. 5-740. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
13    (1) If the court finds that the parents, guardian, or
14legal custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of the court are
15unfit or are unable, for some reason other than financial
16circumstances alone, to care for, protect, train or discipline
17the minor or are unwilling to do so, and that appropriate
18services aimed at family preservation and family reunification
19have been unsuccessful in rectifying the conditions which have
20led to a finding of unfitness or inability to care for,
21protect, train or discipline the minor, and that it is in the
22best interest of the minor to take the minor him or her from
23the custody of the minor's his or her parents, guardian or
24custodian, the court may:
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1    suitable relative or other person;
2        (b) place the minor him or her under the guardianship
3    of a probation officer;
4        (c) commit the minor him or her to an agency for care
5    or placement, except an institution under the authority of
6    the Department of Juvenile Justice or of the Department of
7    Children and Family Services;
8        (d) commit the minor him or her to some licensed
9    training school or industrial school; or
10        (e) commit the minor him or her to any appropriate
11    institution having among its purposes the care of
12    delinquent children, including a child protective facility
13    maintained by a child protection district serving the
14    county from which commitment is made, but not including
15    any institution under the authority of the Department of
16    Juvenile Justice or of the Department of Children and
17    Family Services.
18    (2) When making such placement, the court, wherever
19possible, shall select a person holding the same religious
20belief as that of the minor or a private agency controlled by
21persons of like religious faith of the minor and shall require
22the Department of Children and Family Services to otherwise
23comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act
24in placing the child. In addition, whenever alternative plans
25for placement are available, the court shall ascertain and
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1the views and preferences of the minor.
2    (3) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
3other person, the court shall appoint the suitable relative or
4other person him or her the legal custodian or guardian of the
5person of the minor. When a minor is committed to any agency,
6the court shall appoint the proper officer or representative
7of the proper officer as legal custodian or guardian of the
8person of the minor. Legal custodians and guardians of the
9person of the minor have the respective rights and duties set
10forth in subsection (9) of Section 5-105 except as otherwise
11provided by order of court; but no guardian of the person may
12consent to adoption of the minor. An agency whose
13representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
14custodian of the minor may place the minor him or her in any
15child care facility, but the facility must be licensed under
16the Child Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the
17Department of Children and Family Services as meeting the
18standards established for such licensing. Like authority and
19restrictions shall be conferred by the court upon any
20probation officer who has been appointed guardian of the
21person of a minor.
22    (4) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
23representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
24custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
25facility unless it complies with the Interstate Compact on the
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1    (5) The clerk of the court shall issue to the guardian or
2legal custodian of the person a certified copy of the order of
3court, as proof of the guardian's or legal custodian's his or
4her authority. No other process is necessary as authority for
5the keeping of the minor.
6    (6) Legal custody or guardianship granted under this
7Section continues until the court otherwise directs, but not
8after the minor reaches the age of 21 years except as set forth
9in Section 5-750.
10(Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/5-745)
12    Sec. 5-745. Court review.
13    (1) The court may require any legal custodian or guardian
14of the person appointed under this Act, including the
15Department of Juvenile Justice for youth committed under
16Section 5-750 of this Act, to report periodically to the court
17or may cite the legal custodian or guardian him or her into
18court and require the legal custodian or guardian him or her,
19or the legal custodian's or guardian's his or her agency, to
20make a full and accurate report of the his or her or its doings
21of the legal custodian, guardian, or agency on in behalf of the
22minor, including efforts to secure post-release placement of
23the youth after release from the Department's facilities. The
24legal custodian or guardian, within 10 days after the
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1affidavit or orally under oath in open court, or otherwise as
2the court directs. Upon the hearing of the report the court may
3remove the legal custodian or guardian and appoint another in
4the legal custodian's or guardian's his or her stead or
5restore the minor to the custody of the minor's his or her
6parents or former guardian or legal custodian.
7    (2) If the Department of Children and Family Services is
8appointed legal custodian or guardian of a minor under Section
95-740 of this Act, the Department of Children and Family
10Services shall file updated case plans with the court every 6
11months. Every agency which has guardianship of a child shall
12file a supplemental petition for court review, or review by an
13administrative body appointed or approved by the court and
14further order within 18 months of the sentencing order and
15each 18 months thereafter. The petition shall state facts
16relative to the child's present condition of physical, mental
17and emotional health as well as facts relative to the minor's
18his or her present custodial or foster care. The petition
19shall be set for hearing and the clerk shall mail 10 days
20notice of the hearing by certified mail, return receipt
21requested, to the person or agency having the physical custody
22of the child, the minor and other interested parties unless a
23written waiver of notice is filed with the petition.
24    If the minor is in the custody of the Illinois Department
25of Children and Family Services, pursuant to an order entered
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1hearings as set out in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of Section
22-28 of Article II of this Act.
3    Rights of wards of the court under this Act are
4enforceable against any public agency by complaints for relief
5by mandamus filed in any proceedings brought under this Act.
6    (3) The minor or any person interested in the minor may
7apply to the court for a change in custody of the minor and the
8appointment of a new custodian or guardian of the person or for
9the restoration of the minor to the custody of the minor's his
10or her parents or former guardian or custodian. In the event
11that the minor has attained 18 years of age and the guardian or
12custodian petitions the court for an order terminating the
13minor's his or her guardianship or custody, guardianship or
14legal custody shall terminate automatically 30 days after the
15receipt of the petition unless the court orders otherwise. No
16legal custodian or guardian of the person may be removed
17without the legal custodian's or guardian's his or her consent
18until given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the court.
19    (4) If the minor is committed to the Department of
20Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 of this Act, the
21Department shall notify the court in writing of the occurrence
22of any of the following:
23        (a) a critical incident involving a youth committed to
24    the Department; as used in this paragraph (a), "critical
25    incident" means any incident that involves a serious risk
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1    includes, but is not limited to, an accident or suicide
2    attempt resulting in serious bodily harm or
3    hospitalization, psychiatric hospitalization, alleged or
4    suspected abuse, or escape or attempted escape from
5    custody, filed within 10 days of the occurrence;
6        (b) a youth who has been released by the Prisoner
7    Review Board but remains in a Department facility solely
8    because the youth does not have an approved aftercare
9    release host site, filed within 10 days of the occurrence;
10        (c) a youth, except a youth who has been adjudicated a
11    habitual or violent juvenile offender under Section 5-815
12    or 5-820 of this Act or committed for first degree murder,
13    who has been held in a Department facility for over one
14    consecutive year; or
15        (d) if a report has been filed under paragraph (c) of
16    this subsection, a supplemental report shall be filed
17    every 6 months thereafter.
18The notification required by this subsection (4) shall contain
19a brief description of the incident or situation and a summary
20of the youth's current physical, mental, and emotional health
21and the actions the Department took in response to the
22incident or to identify an aftercare release host site, as
23applicable. Upon receipt of the notification, the court may
24require the Department to make a full report under subsection
25(1) of this Section.
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1the court under this Section, the Independent Juvenile
2Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall provide a copy to the minor's
3court appointed guardian ad litem, if the Department has
4received written notice of the appointment, and to the minor's
5attorney, if the Department has received written notice of
6representation from the attorney. If the Department has a
7record that a guardian has been appointed for the minor and a
8record of the last known address of the minor's court
9appointed guardian, the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson
10Ombudsman shall send a notice to the guardian that the report
11is available and will be provided by the Independent Juvenile
12Ombudsperson Ombudsman upon request. If the Department has no
13record regarding the appointment of a guardian for the minor,
14and the Department's records include the last known addresses
15of the minor's parents, the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson
16Ombudsman shall send a notice to the parents that the report is
17available and will be provided by the Independent Juvenile
18Ombudsperson Ombudsman upon request.
19(Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17; 99-664, eff. 1-1-17;
20100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/5-750)
22    Sec. 5-750. Commitment to the Department of Juvenile
23Justice.
24    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this Section,
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1this Act, the court may commit the minor him or her to the
2Department of Juvenile Justice, if it finds that (a) the
3minor's his or her parents, guardian or legal custodian are
4unfit or are unable, for some reason other than financial
5circumstances alone, to care for, protect, train or discipline
6the minor, or are unwilling to do so, and the best interests of
7the minor and the public will not be served by placement under
8Section 5-740, or it is necessary to ensure the protection of
9the public from the consequences of criminal activity of the
10delinquent; and (b) commitment to the Department of Juvenile
11Justice is the least restrictive alternative based on evidence
12that efforts were made to locate less restrictive alternatives
13to secure confinement and the reasons why efforts were
14unsuccessful in locating a less restrictive alternative to
15secure confinement. Before the court commits a minor to the
16Department of Juvenile Justice, it shall make a finding that
17secure confinement is necessary, following a review of the
18following individualized factors:
19        (A) Age of the minor.
20        (B) Criminal background of the minor.
21        (C) Review of results of any assessments of the minor,
22    including child centered assessments such as the CANS.
23        (D) Educational background of the minor, indicating
24    whether the minor has ever been assessed for a learning
25    disability, and if so what services were provided as well
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1        (E) Physical, mental and emotional health of the
2    minor, indicating whether the minor has ever been
3    diagnosed with a health issue and if so what services were
4    provided and whether the minor was compliant with
5    services.
6        (F) Community based services that have been provided
7    to the minor, and whether the minor was compliant with the
8    services, and the reason the services were unsuccessful.
9        (G) Services within the Department of Juvenile Justice
10    that will meet the individualized needs of the minor.
11    (1.5) Before the court commits a minor to the Department
12of Juvenile Justice, the court must find reasonable efforts
13have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for the minor
14to be removed from the home, or reasonable efforts cannot, at
15this time, for good cause, prevent or eliminate the need for
16removal, and removal from home is in the best interests of the
17minor, the minor's family, and the public.
18    (2) When a minor of the age of at least 13 years is
19adjudged delinquent for the offense of first degree murder,
20the court shall declare the minor a ward of the court and order
21the minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice
22until the minor's 21st birthday, without the possibility of
23aftercare release, furlough, or non-emergency authorized
24absence for a period of 5 years from the date the minor was
25committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, except that
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1before being committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice
2shall be considered as time credited towards that 5 year
3period. Upon release from a Department facility, a minor
4adjudged delinquent for first degree murder shall be placed on
5aftercare release until the age of 21, unless sooner
6discharged from aftercare release or custodianship is
7otherwise terminated in accordance with this Act or as
8otherwise provided for by law. Nothing in this subsection (2)
9shall preclude the State's Attorney from seeking to prosecute
10a minor as an adult as an alternative to proceeding under this
11Act.
12    (3) Except as provided in subsection (2), the commitment
13of a delinquent to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be
14for an indeterminate term which shall automatically terminate
15upon the delinquent attaining the age of 21 years or upon
16completion of that period for which an adult could be
17committed for the same act, whichever occurs sooner, unless
18the delinquent is sooner discharged from aftercare release or
19custodianship is otherwise terminated in accordance with this
20Act or as otherwise provided for by law.
21    (3.5) Every delinquent minor committed to the Department
22of Juvenile Justice under this Act shall be eligible for
23aftercare release without regard to the length of time the
24minor has been confined or whether the minor has served any
25minimum term imposed. Aftercare release shall be administered
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1the Director. Unless sooner discharged, the Department of
2Juvenile Justice shall discharge a minor from aftercare
3release upon completion of the following aftercare release
4terms:
5        (a) One and a half years from the date a minor is
6    released from a Department facility, if the minor was
7    committed for a Class X felony;
8        (b) One year from the date a minor is released from a
9    Department facility, if the minor was committed for a
10    Class 1 or 2 felony; and
11        (c) Six months from the date a minor is released from a
12    Department facility, if the minor was committed for a
13    Class 3 felony or lesser offense.
14    (4) When the court commits a minor to the Department of
15Juvenile Justice, it shall order the minor him or her conveyed
16forthwith to the appropriate reception station or other place
17designated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and shall
18appoint the Director of Juvenile Justice legal custodian of
19the minor. The clerk of the court shall issue to the Director
20of Juvenile Justice a certified copy of the order, which
21constitutes proof of the Director's authority. No other
22process need issue to warrant the keeping of the minor.
23    (5) If a minor is committed to the Department of Juvenile
24Justice, the clerk of the court shall forward to the
25Department:
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1    petition;
2        (b) all reports;
3        (c) the court's statement of the basis for ordering
4    the disposition;
5        (d) any sex offender evaluations;
6        (e) any risk assessment or substance abuse treatment
7    eligibility screening and assessment of the minor by an
8    agent designated by the State to provide assessment
9    services for the courts;
10        (f) the number of days, if any, which the minor has
11    been in custody and for which the minor he or she is
12    entitled to credit against the sentence, which information
13    shall be provided to the clerk by the sheriff;
14        (g) any medical or mental health records or summaries
15    of the minor;
16        (h) the municipality where the arrest of the minor
17    occurred, the commission of the offense occurred, and the
18    minor resided at the time of commission;
19        (h-5) a report detailing the minor's criminal history
20    in a manner and form prescribed by the Department of
21    Juvenile Justice;
22        (i) all additional matters which the court directs the
23    clerk to transmit; and
24        (j) all police reports for sex offenses as defined by
25    the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
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1discharges from its custody and control a minor committed to
2it, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall petition the court
3for an order terminating the minor's his or her custodianship.
4The custodianship shall terminate automatically 30 days after
5receipt of the petition unless the court orders otherwise.
6    (7) If, while on aftercare release, a minor committed to
7the Department of Juvenile Justice who resides in this State
8is charged under the criminal laws of this State, the criminal
9laws of any other state, or federal law with an offense that
10could result in a sentence of imprisonment within the
11Department of Corrections, the penal system of any state, or
12the federal Bureau of Prisons, the commitment to the
13Department of Juvenile Justice and all rights and duties
14created by that commitment are automatically suspended pending
15final disposition of the criminal charge. If the minor is
16found guilty of the criminal charge and sentenced to a term of
17imprisonment in the penitentiary system of the Department of
18Corrections, the penal system of any state, or the federal
19Bureau of Prisons, the commitment to the Department of
20Juvenile Justice shall be automatically terminated. If the
21criminal charge is dismissed, the minor is found not guilty,
22or the minor completes a criminal sentence other than
23imprisonment within the Department of Corrections, the penal
24system of any state, or the federal Bureau of Prisons, the
25previously imposed commitment to the Department of Juvenile
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1automatically reinstated unless custodianship is sooner
2terminated. Nothing in this subsection (7) shall preclude the
3court from ordering another sentence under Section 5-710 of
4this Act or from terminating the Department's custodianship
5while the commitment to the Department is suspended.
6(Source: P.A. 101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 102-350, eff. 8-13-21.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-755)
8    Sec. 5-755. Duration of wardship and discharge of
9proceedings.
10    (1) All proceedings under this Act in respect of any minor
11for whom a petition was filed on or after the effective date of
12this amendatory Act of 1998 automatically terminate upon the
13minor his or her attaining the age of 21 years except that
14provided in Section 5-810.
15    (2) Whenever the court finds that the best interests of
16the minor and the public no longer require the wardship of the
17court, the court shall order the wardship terminated and all
18proceedings under this Act respecting that minor finally
19closed and discharged. The court may at the same time continue
20or terminate any custodianship or guardianship previously
21ordered but the termination must be made in compliance with
22Section 5-745.
23    (3) The wardship of the minor and any legal custodianship
24or guardianship respecting the minor for whom a petition was
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11998 automatically terminates when the minor he or she attains
2the age of 21 years except as set forth in subsection (1) of
3this Section. The clerk of the court shall at that time record
4all proceedings under this Act as finally closed and
5discharged for that reason.
6(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-7A-105)
8    Sec. 5-7A-105. Definitions. As used in this Article:
9    (a) "Approved electronic monitoring device" means a device
10approved by the supervising authority that is primarily
11intended to record or transmit information as to the minor's
12presence or nonpresence in the home. An approved electronic
13monitoring device may record or transmit: oral or wire
14communications or an auditory sound; visual images; or
15information regarding the minor's activities while inside the
16offender's home. These devices are subject to the required
17consent as set forth in Section 5-7A-125 of this Article. An
18approved electronic monitoring device may be used to record a
19conversation between the participant and the monitoring
20device, or the participant and the person supervising the
21participant solely for the purpose of identification and not
22for the purpose of eavesdropping or conducting any other
23illegally intrusive monitoring.
24    (b) "Excluded offenses" means any act if committed by an
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1criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
2battery with a firearm, bringing or possessing a firearm,
3ammunition, or explosive in a penal institution, any "Super-X"
4drug offense or calculated criminal drug conspiracy or
5streetgang criminal drug conspiracy, or any predecessor or
6successor offenses with the same or substantially the same
7elements, or any inchoate offenses relating to the foregoing
8offenses.
9    (c) "Home detention" means the confinement of a minor
10adjudicated delinquent or subject to an adjudicatory hearing
11under Article V for an act that if committed by an adult would
12be an offense to the minor's his or her place of residence
13under the terms and conditions established by the supervising
14authority.
15    (d) "Participant" means a minor placed into an electronic
16monitoring program.
17    (e) "Supervising authority" means the Department of
18Juvenile Justice, probation supervisory authority, sheriff,
19superintendent of a juvenile detention center, or any other
20officer or agency charged with authorizing and supervising
21home detention.
22    (f) "Super-X drug offense" means a violation of clause
23(a)(1)(B), (C), or (D) of Section 401; clause (a)(2)(B), (C),
24or (D) of Section 401; clause (a)(3)(B), (C), or (D) of Section
25401; or clause (a)(7)(B), (C), or (D) of Section 401 of the
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1(Source: P.A. 96-293, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
2    (705 ILCS 405/5-7A-115)
3    Sec. 5-7A-115. Program description. The supervising
4authority may promulgate rules that prescribe reasonable
5guidelines under which an electronic monitoring and home
6detention program shall operate. These rules shall include,
7but not be limited to, the following:
8        (A) The participant shall remain within the interior
9    premises or within the property boundaries of the
10    participant's his or her residence at all times during the
11    hours designated by the supervising authority. Such
12    instances of approved absences from the home may include,
13    but are not limited to, the following:
14            (1) working or employment approved by the court or
15        traveling to or from approved employment;
16            (2) unemployed and seeking employment approved for
17        the participant by the court;
18            (3) undergoing medical, psychiatric, mental health
19        treatment, counseling, or other treatment programs
20        approved for the participant by the court;
21            (4) attending an educational institution or a
22        program approved for the participant by the court;
23            (5) attending a regularly scheduled religious
24        service at a place of worship;
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1        community service programs approved for the
2        participant by the supervising authority; or
3            (7) for another compelling reason consistent with
4        the public interest, as approved by the supervising
5        authority.
6        (B) The participant shall admit any person or agent
7    designated by the supervising authority into the
8    participant's his or her residence at any time for
9    purposes of verifying the participant's compliance with
10    the conditions of the participant's his or her detention.
11        (C) The participant shall make the necessary
12    arrangements to allow for any person or agent designated
13    by the supervising authority to visit the participant's
14    place of education or employment at any time, based upon
15    the approval of the educational institution or employer or
16    both, for the purpose of verifying the participant's
17    compliance with the conditions of the participant's his or
18    her detention.
19        (D) The participant shall acknowledge and participate
20    with the approved electronic monitoring device as
21    designated by the supervising authority at any time for
22    the purpose of verifying the participant's compliance with
23    the conditions of the participant's his or her detention.
24        (E) The participant shall maintain the following:
25            (1) a working telephone in the participant's home;
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1        or on the participant's person, or both; and
2            (3) a monitoring device in the participant's home
3        and on the participant's person in the absence of a
4        telephone.
5        (F) The participant shall obtain approval from the
6    supervising authority before the participant changes
7    residence or the schedule described in paragraph (A) of
8    this Section.
9        (G) The participant shall not commit another act that
10    if committed by an adult would constitute a crime during
11    the period of home detention ordered by the court.
12        (H) Notice to the participant that violation of the
13    order for home detention may subject the participant to an
14    adjudicatory hearing for escape as described in Section
15    5-7A-120.
16        (I) The participant shall abide by other conditions as
17    set by the supervising authority.
18(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-431, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
19    (705 ILCS 405/5-810)
20    Sec. 5-810. Extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecutions.
21    (1) (a) If the State's Attorney files a petition, at any
22time prior to commencement of the minor's trial, to designate
23the proceeding as an extended jurisdiction juvenile
24prosecution and the petition alleges the commission by a minor
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1if committed by an adult, and, if the juvenile judge assigned
2to hear and determine petitions to designate the proceeding as
3an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution determines that
4there is probable cause to believe that the allegations in the
5petition and motion are true, there is a rebuttable
6presumption that the proceeding shall be designated as an
7extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding.
8    (b) The judge shall enter an order designating the
9proceeding as an extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding
10unless the judge makes a finding based on clear and convincing
11evidence that sentencing under the Chapter V of the Unified
12Code of Corrections would not be appropriate for the minor
13based on an evaluation of the following factors:
14        (i) the age of the minor;
15        (ii) the history of the minor, including:
16            (A) any previous delinquent or criminal history of
17        the minor,
18            (B) any previous abuse or neglect history of the
19        minor, and
20            (C) any mental health, physical and/or educational
21        history of the minor;
22        (iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
23            (A) the seriousness of the offense,
24            (B) whether the minor is charged through
25        accountability,
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1        committed in an aggressive and premeditated manner,
2            (D) whether there is evidence the offense caused
3        serious bodily harm,
4            (E) whether there is evidence the minor possessed
5        a deadly weapon;
6        (iv) the advantages of treatment within the juvenile
7    justice system including whether there are facilities or
8    programs, or both, particularly available in the juvenile
9    system;
10        (v) whether the security of the public requires
11    sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
12    Corrections:
13            (A) the minor's history of services, including the
14        minor's willingness to participate meaningfully in
15        available services;
16            (B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood that
17        the minor can be rehabilitated before the expiration
18        of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
19            (C) the adequacy of the punishment or services.
20    In considering these factors, the court shall give greater
21weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense, and the
22minor's prior record of delinquency than to other factors
23listed in this subsection.
24    (2) Procedures for extended jurisdiction juvenile
25prosecutions. The State's Attorney may file a written motion
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1jurisdiction prior to commencement of trial. Notice of the
2motion shall be in compliance with Section 5-530. When the
3State's Attorney files a written motion that a proceeding be
4designated an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, the
5court shall commence a hearing within 30 days of the filing of
6the motion for designation, unless good cause is shown by the
7prosecution or the minor as to why the hearing could not be
8held within this time period. If the court finds good cause has
9been demonstrated, then the hearing shall be held within 60
10days of the filing of the motion. The hearings shall be open to
11the public unless the judge finds that the hearing should be
12closed for the protection of any party, victim or witness. If
13the Juvenile Judge assigned to hear and determine a motion to
14designate an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution
15determines that there is probable cause to believe that the
16allegations in the petition and motion are true the court
17shall grant the motion for designation. Information used by
18the court in its findings or stated in or offered in connection
19with this Section may be by way of proffer based on reliable
20information offered by the State or the minor. All evidence
21shall be admissible if it is relevant and reliable regardless
22of whether it would be admissible under the rules of evidence.
23    (3) Trial. A minor who is subject of an extended
24jurisdiction juvenile prosecution has the right to trial by
25jury. Any trial under this Section shall be open to the public.
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1prosecution under subsection (1) results in a guilty plea, a
2verdict of guilty, or a finding of guilt, the court shall
3impose the following:
4        (i) one or more juvenile sentences under Section
5    5-710; and
6        (ii) an adult criminal sentence in accordance with the
7    provisions of Section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of
8    Corrections, the execution of which shall be stayed on the
9    condition that the offender not violate the provisions of
10    the juvenile sentence.
11Any sentencing hearing under this Section shall be open to the
12public.
13    (5) If, after an extended jurisdiction juvenile
14prosecution trial, a minor is convicted of a lesser-included
15offense or of an offense that the State's Attorney did not
16designate as an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution,
17the State's Attorney may file a written motion, within 10 days
18of the finding of guilt, that the minor be sentenced as an
19extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution offender. The court
20shall rule on this motion using the factors found in paragraph
21(1)(b) of Section 5-805. If the court denies the State's
22Attorney's motion for sentencing under the extended
23jurisdiction juvenile prosecution provision, the court shall
24proceed to sentence the minor under Section 5-710.
25    (6) When it appears that a minor convicted in an extended
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1violated the conditions of the minor's his or her sentence, or
2is alleged to have committed a new offense upon the filing of a
3petition to revoke the stay, the court may, without notice,
4issue a warrant for the arrest of the minor. After a hearing,
5if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the
6minor committed a new offense, the court shall order execution
7of the previously imposed adult criminal sentence. After a
8hearing, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
9that the minor committed a violation of the minor's his or her
10sentence other than by a new offense, the court may order
11execution of the previously imposed adult criminal sentence or
12may continue the minor him or her on the existing juvenile
13sentence with or without modifying or enlarging the
14conditions. Upon revocation of the stay of the adult criminal
15sentence and imposition of that sentence, the minor's extended
16jurisdiction juvenile status shall be terminated. The on-going
17jurisdiction over the minor's case shall be assumed by the
18adult criminal court and juvenile court jurisdiction shall be
19terminated and a report of the imposition of the adult
20sentence shall be sent to the Illinois Department of State
21Police.
22    (7) Upon successful completion of the juvenile sentence
23the court shall vacate the adult criminal sentence.
24    (8) Nothing in this Section precludes the State from
25filing a motion for transfer under Section 5-805.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/5-815)
2    Sec. 5-815. Habitual Juvenile Offender.
3    (a) Definition. Any minor having been twice adjudicated a
4delinquent minor for offenses which, had the minor he or she
5been prosecuted as an adult, would have been felonies under
6the laws of this State, and who is thereafter adjudicated a
7delinquent minor for a third time shall be adjudged an
8Habitual Juvenile Offender where:
9        1. the third adjudication is for an offense occurring
10    after adjudication on the second; and
11        2. the second adjudication was for an offense
12    occurring after adjudication on the first; and
13        3. the third offense occurred after January 1, 1980;
14    and
15        4. the third offense was based upon the commission of
16    or attempted commission of the following offenses: first
17    degree murder, second degree murder or involuntary
18    manslaughter; criminal sexual assault or aggravated
19    criminal sexual assault; aggravated or heinous battery
20    involving permanent disability or disfigurement or great
21    bodily harm to the victim; burglary of a home or other
22    residence intended for use as a temporary or permanent
23    dwelling place for human beings; home invasion; robbery or
24    armed robbery; or aggravated arson.
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1Attorney from seeking to prosecute a minor as an adult as an
2alternative to prosecution as a an habitual juvenile offender.
3    A continuance under supervision authorized by Section
45-615 of this Act shall not be permitted under this Section.
5    (b) Notice to minor. The State shall serve upon the minor
6written notice of intention to prosecute under the provisions
7of this Section within 5 judicial days of the filing of any
8delinquency petition, adjudication upon which would mandate
9the minor's disposition as a an Habitual Juvenile Offender.
10    (c) Petition; service. A notice to seek adjudication as a
11an Habitual Juvenile Offender shall be filed only by the
12State's Attorney.
13    The petition upon which such Habitual Juvenile Offender
14notice is based shall contain the information and averments
15required for all other delinquency petitions filed under this
16Act and its service shall be according to the provisions of
17this Act.
18    No prior adjudication shall be alleged in the petition.
19    (d) Trial. Trial on such petition shall be by jury unless
20the minor demands, in open court and with advice of counsel, a
21trial by the court without jury.
22    Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of
23this Act concerning delinquency proceedings generally shall be
24applicable to Habitual Juvenile Offender proceedings.
25    (e) Proof of prior adjudications. No evidence or other
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1court or jury during any adjudicatory hearing provided for
2under this Section unless otherwise permitted by the issues
3properly raised in such hearing. In the event the minor who is
4the subject of these proceedings elects to testify on the
5minor's his or her own behalf, it shall be competent to
6introduce evidence, for purposes of impeachment, that the
7minor he or she has previously been adjudicated a delinquent
8minor upon facts which, had the minor he been tried as an
9adult, would have resulted in the minor's his conviction of a
10felony or of any offense that involved dishonesty or false
11statement. Introduction of such evidence shall be according to
12the rules and procedures applicable to the impeachment of an
13adult defendant by prior conviction.
14    After an admission of the facts in the petition or
15adjudication of delinquency, the State's Attorney may file
16with the court a verified written statement signed by the
17State's Attorney concerning any prior adjudication of an
18offense set forth in subsection (a) of this Section which
19offense would have been a felony or of any offense that
20involved dishonesty or false statement had the minor been
21tried as an adult.
22    The court shall then cause the minor to be brought before
23it; shall inform the minor him or her of the allegations of the
24statement so filed, and of the minor's his or her right to a
25hearing before the court on the issue of such prior
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1hearing; and unless the minor admits such adjudication, the
2court shall hear and determine such issue, and shall make a
3written finding thereon.
4    A duly authenticated copy of the record of any such
5alleged prior adjudication shall be prima facie evidence of
6such prior adjudication or of any offense that involved
7dishonesty or false statement.
8    Any claim that a previous adjudication offered by the
9State's Attorney is not a former adjudication of an offense
10which, had the minor been prosecuted as an adult, would have
11resulted in the minor's his conviction of a felony or of any
12offense that involved dishonesty or false statement, is waived
13unless duly raised at the hearing on such adjudication, or
14unless the State's Attorney's proof shows that such prior
15adjudication was not based upon proof of what would have been a
16felony.
17    (f) Disposition. If the court finds that the prerequisites
18established in subsection (a) of this Section have been
19proven, it shall adjudicate the minor a Habitual Juvenile
20Offender and commit the minor him or her to the Department of
21Juvenile Justice for a period of time as provided in
22subsection (3) of Section 5-750, subject to the target release
23date provisions as provided in subsection (c) of Section
243-2.5-85 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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1    (705 ILCS 405/5-820)
2    Sec. 5-820. Violent Juvenile Offender.
3    (a) Definition. A minor having been previously adjudicated
4a delinquent minor for an offense which, had the minor he or
5she been prosecuted as an adult, would have been a Class 2 or
6greater felony involving the use or threat of physical force
7or violence against an individual or a Class 2 or greater
8felony for which an element of the offense is possession or use
9of a firearm, and who is thereafter adjudicated a delinquent
10minor for a second time for any of those offenses shall be
11adjudicated a Violent Juvenile Offender if:
12        (1) The second adjudication is for an offense
13    occurring after adjudication on the first; and
14        (2) The second offense occurred on or after January 1,
15    1995.
16    (b) Notice to minor. The State shall serve upon the minor
17written notice of intention to prosecute under the provisions
18of this Section within 5 judicial days of the filing of a
19delinquency petition, adjudication upon which would mandate
20the minor's disposition as a Violent Juvenile Offender.
21    (c) Petition; service. A notice to seek adjudication as a
22Violent Juvenile Offender shall be filed only by the State's
23Attorney.
24    The petition upon which the Violent Juvenile Offender
25notice is based shall contain the information and averments
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1Act and its service shall be according to the provisions of
2this Act.
3    No prior adjudication shall be alleged in the petition.
4    (d) Trial. Trial on the petition shall be by jury unless
5the minor demands, in open court and with advice of counsel, a
6trial by the court without a jury.
7    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
8provisions of this Act concerning delinquency proceedings
9generally shall be applicable to Violent Juvenile Offender
10proceedings.
11    (e) Proof of prior adjudications. No evidence or other
12disclosure of prior adjudications shall be presented to the
13court or jury during an adjudicatory hearing provided for
14under this Section unless otherwise permitted by the issues
15properly raised in that hearing. In the event the minor who is
16the subject of these proceedings elects to testify on the
17minor's his or her own behalf, it shall be competent to
18introduce evidence, for purposes of impeachment, that the
19minor he or she has previously been adjudicated a delinquent
20minor upon facts which, had the minor been tried as an adult,
21would have resulted in the minor's conviction of a felony or of
22any offense that involved dishonesty or false statement.
23Introduction of such evidence shall be according to the rules
24and procedures applicable to the impeachment of an adult
25defendant by prior conviction.
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1adjudication of delinquency, the State's Attorney may file
2with the court a verified written statement signed by the
3State's Attorney concerning any prior adjudication of an
4offense set forth in subsection (a) of this Section that would
5have been a felony or of any offense that involved dishonesty
6or false statement had the minor been tried as an adult.
7    The court shall then cause the minor to be brought before
8it; shall inform the minor of the allegations of the statement
9so filed, of the minor's his or her right to a hearing before
10the court on the issue of the prior adjudication and of the
11minor's his or her right to counsel at the hearing; and unless
12the minor admits the adjudication, the court shall hear and
13determine the issue, and shall make a written finding of the
14issue.
15    A duly authenticated copy of the record of any alleged
16prior adjudication shall be prima facie evidence of the prior
17adjudication or of any offense that involved dishonesty or
18false statement.
19    Any claim that a previous adjudication offered by the
20State's Attorney is not a former adjudication of an offense
21which, had the minor been prosecuted as an adult, would have
22resulted in the minor's his or her conviction of a Class 2 or
23greater felony involving the use or threat of force or
24violence, or a firearm, a felony or of any offense that
25involved dishonesty or false statement is waived unless duly
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1State's Attorney's proof shows that the prior adjudication was
2not based upon proof of what would have been a felony.
3    (f) Disposition. If the court finds that the prerequisites
4established in subsection (a) of this Section have been
5proven, it shall adjudicate the minor a Violent Juvenile
6Offender and commit the minor to the Department of Juvenile
7Justice for a period of time as provided in subsection (3) of
8Section 5-750, subject to the target release date provisions
9in subsection (c) of Section 3-2.5-85 of the Unified Code of
10Corrections.
11    (g) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the State's
12Attorney from seeking to prosecute a minor as a habitual
13juvenile offender or as an adult as an alternative to
14prosecution as a Violent Juvenile Offender.
15    (h) A continuance under supervision authorized by Section
165-615 of this Act shall not be permitted under this Section.
17(Source: P.A. 102-350, eff. 8-13-21.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/5-901)
19    Sec. 5-901. Court file.
20    (1) The Court file with respect to proceedings under this
21Article shall consist of the petitions, pleadings, victim
22impact statements, process, service of process, orders, writs
23and docket entries reflecting hearings held and judgments and
24decrees entered by the court. The court file shall be kept
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1        (a) The file, including information identifying the
2    victim or alleged victim of any sex offense, shall be
3    disclosed only to the following parties when necessary for
4    discharge of their official duties:
5            (i) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
6        staff of the court designated by the judge;
7            (ii) Parties to the proceedings and their
8        attorneys;
9            (iii) Victims and their attorneys, except in cases
10        of multiple victims of sex offenses in which case the
11        information identifying the nonrequesting victims
12        shall be redacted;
13            (iv) Probation officers, law enforcement officers
14        or prosecutors or their staff;
15            (v) Adult and juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
16        (b) The Court file redacted to remove any information
17    identifying the victim or alleged victim of any sex
18    offense shall be disclosed only to the following parties
19    when necessary for discharge of their official duties:
20            (i) Authorized military personnel;
21            (ii) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with
22        the permission of the judge of the juvenile court and
23        the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
24        particular recording: provided that publication of
25        such research results in no disclosure of a minor's
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1        record;
2            (iii) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of
3        the Court shall report the disposition of all cases,
4        as required in Section 6-204 or Section 6-205.1 of the
5        Illinois Vehicle Code. However, information reported
6        relative to these offenses shall be privileged and
7        available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and
8        police officers;
9            (iv) The administrator of a bonafide substance
10        abuse student assistance program with the permission
11        of the presiding judge of the juvenile court;
12            (v) Any individual, or any public or private
13        agency or institution, having custody of the juvenile
14        under court order or providing educational, medical or
15        mental health services to the juvenile or a
16        court-approved advocate for the juvenile or any
17        placement provider or potential placement provider as
18        determined by the court.
19    (2) (Reserved).
20    (3) A minor who is the victim or alleged victim in a
21juvenile proceeding shall be provided the same confidentiality
22regarding disclosure of identity as the minor who is the
23subject of record. Information identifying victims and alleged
24victims of sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to
25public inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this
26Section shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex

 

 

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1offense from voluntarily disclosing this his or her identity.
2    (4) Relevant information, reports and records shall be
3made available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a
4juvenile offender has been placed in the custody of the
5Department of Juvenile Justice.
6    (4.5) Relevant information, reports and records, held by
7the Department of Juvenile Justice, including social
8investigation, psychological and medical records, of any
9juvenile offender, shall be made available to any county
10juvenile detention facility upon written request by the
11Superintendent or Director of that juvenile detention
12facility, to the Chief Records Officer of the Department of
13Juvenile Justice where the subject youth is or was in the
14custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice and is
15subsequently ordered to be held in a county juvenile detention
16facility.
17    (5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (5),
18juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
19general public but may be inspected by representatives of
20agencies, associations and news media or other properly
21interested persons by general or special order of the court.
22The State's Attorney, the minor, the minor's his or her
23parents, guardian and counsel shall at all times have the
24right to examine court files and records.
25        (a) The court shall allow the general public to have
26    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is

 

 

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1    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
2    of the following circumstances:
3            (i) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
4        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
5        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
6        sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
7            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
8        was at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
9        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
10        based upon the minor's commission of: (A) an act in
11        furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
12        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (B) an act
13        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
14        felony, (C) an act that would be a Class X felony
15        offense under or the minor's second or subsequent
16        Class 2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis
17        Control Act if committed by an adult, (D) an act that
18        would be a second or subsequent offense under Section
19        402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act if
20        committed by an adult, (E) an act that would be an
21        offense under Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled
22        Substances Act if committed by an adult, or (F) an act
23        that would be an offense under the Methamphetamine
24        Control and Community Protection Act if committed by
25        an adult.
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1    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
2    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
3    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
4    permitted or required under Section 5-805, under either of
5    the following circumstances:
6            (i) The minor has been convicted of first degree
7        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
8        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
9        assault,
10            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
11        was at least 13 years of age at the time the offense
12        was committed and the conviction was based upon the
13        minor's commission of: (A) an offense in furtherance
14        of the commission of a felony as a member of or on
15        behalf of a criminal street gang, (B) an offense
16        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
17        felony, (C) a Class X felony offense under the
18        Cannabis Control Act or a second or subsequent Class 2
19        or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
20        Act, (D) a second or subsequent offense under Section
21        402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, (E) an
22        offense under Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled
23        Substances Act, or (F) an offense under the
24        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
25    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit
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1juvenile or criminal proceeding, where it would otherwise be
2admissible under the rules of evidence, including, but not
3limited to, use as impeachment evidence against any witness,
4including the minor if the minor he or she testifies.
5    (7) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
6Civil Service Commission or appointing authority examining the
7character and fitness of an applicant for a position as a law
8enforcement officer to ascertain whether that applicant was
9ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and, if so, to
10examine the records or evidence which were made in proceedings
11under this Act.
12    (8) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
13which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
14any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1524-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
16Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
17whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
18shall provide a copy of the sentencing order to the principal
19or chief administrative officer of the school. Access to such
20juvenile records shall be limited to the principal or chief
21administrative officer of the school and any school counselor
22designated by the principal or chief administrative officer
23him or her.
24    (9) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
25disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
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1Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
2used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
3habitual juvenile offenders.
4    (10) (Reserved).
5    (11) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
6Illinois State Police, in the form and manner required by the
7Illinois State Police, the final disposition of each minor who
8has been arrested or taken into custody before the minor's his
9or her 18th birthday for those offenses required to be
10reported under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
11Information reported to the Illinois State Police under this
12Section may be maintained with records that the Illinois State
13Police files under Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification
14Act.
15    (12) Information or records may be disclosed to the
16general public when the court is conducting hearings under
17Section 5-805 or 5-810.
18    (13) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
19apply to juvenile court records of a minor who has been
20arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
21effective date of Public Act 98-61).
22(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-320, eff. 8-6-21;
23102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
24    (705 ILCS 405/5-905)
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1    (1) Law Enforcement Records. Inspection and copying of law
2enforcement records maintained by law enforcement agencies
3that relate to a minor who has been investigated, arrested, or
4taken into custody before the minor's his or her 18th birthday
5shall be restricted to the following and when necessary for
6the discharge of their official duties:
7        (a) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
8    staff of the court designated by the judge;
9        (b) Law enforcement officers, probation officers or
10    prosecutors or their staff, or, when necessary for the
11    discharge of its official duties in connection with a
12    particular investigation of the conduct of a law
13    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
14    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
15    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
16    law enforcement officers;
17        (c) The minor, the minor's parents or legal guardian
18    and their attorneys, but only when the juvenile has been
19    charged with an offense;
20        (d) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards;
21        (e) Authorized military personnel;
22        (f) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
23    permission of the judge of juvenile court and the chief
24    executive of the agency that prepared the particular
25    recording: provided that publication of such research
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1    protects the confidentiality of the record;
2        (g) Individuals responsible for supervising or
3    providing temporary or permanent care and custody of
4    minors pursuant to orders of the juvenile court or
5    directives from officials of the Department of Children
6    and Family Services or the Department of Human Services
7    who certify in writing that the information will not be
8    disclosed to any other party except as provided under law
9    or order of court;
10        (h) The appropriate school official only if the agency
11    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
12    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
13    are present in the school or on school grounds.
14             (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to
15        law enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate
16        school official or officials whom the school has
17        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
18        interest by a local law enforcement agency under a
19        reciprocal reporting system established and maintained
20        between the school district and the local law
21        enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
22        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
23        within the school district who has been arrested or
24        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
25                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the
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1            2012;
2                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
3            Substances Act;
4                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
5                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
6            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
7            Code of 2012;
8                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
9            and Community Protection Act;
10                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
11            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
12                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
13                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
14            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
15            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
16            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
17            2012.
18            The information derived from the law enforcement
19        records shall be kept separate from and shall not
20        become a part of the official school record of that
21        child and shall not be a public record. The
22        information shall be used solely by the appropriate
23        school official or officials whom the school has
24        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
25        interest to aid in the proper rehabilitation of the
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1        employees in the school. If the designated law
2        enforcement and school officials deem it to be in the
3        best interest of the minor, the student may be
4        referred to in-school or community based social
5        services if those services are available.
6        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
7        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
8        for special education, referrals to community-based
9        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
10        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
11        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
12        appropriate for the student.
13            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
14        officials whom the school has determined to have a
15        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
16        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
17        of a current police investigation that is directly
18        related to school safety shall consist of oral
19        information only, and not written law enforcement
20        records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate
21        school official or officials to protect the safety of
22        students and employees in the school and aid in the
23        proper rehabilitation of the child. The information
24        derived orally from the local law enforcement
25        officials shall be kept separate from and shall not
26        become a part of the official school record of the

 

 

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1        child and shall not be a public record. This
2        limitation on the use of information about a minor who
3        is the subject of a current police investigation shall
4        in no way limit the use of this information by
5        prosecutors in pursuing criminal charges arising out
6        of the information disclosed during a police
7        investigation of the minor. For purposes of this
8        paragraph, "investigation" means an official
9        systematic inquiry by a law enforcement agency into
10        actual or suspected criminal activity;
11        (i) The president of a park district. Inspection and
12    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
13    transmitted to the president of the park district by the
14    Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park
15    District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
16    District Act concerning a person who is seeking employment
17    with that park district and who has been adjudicated a
18    juvenile delinquent for any of the offenses listed in
19    subsection (c) of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code
20    or subsection (c) of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
21    District Act.
22    (2) Information identifying victims and alleged victims of
23sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to public
24inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section
25shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
26from voluntarily disclosing this his or her identity.

 

 

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1    (2.5) If the minor is a victim of aggravated battery,
2battery, attempted first degree murder, or other non-sexual
3violent offense, the identity of the victim may be disclosed
4to appropriate school officials, for the purpose of preventing
5foreseeable future violence involving minors, by a local law
6enforcement agency pursuant to an agreement established
7between the school district and a local law enforcement agency
8subject to the approval by the presiding judge of the juvenile
9court.
10    (3) Relevant information, reports and records shall be
11made available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a
12juvenile offender has been placed in the custody of the
13Department of Juvenile Justice.
14    (4) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the inspection
15or disclosure to victims and witnesses of photographs
16contained in the records of law enforcement agencies when the
17inspection or disclosure is conducted in the presence of a law
18enforcement officer for purposes of identification or
19apprehension of any person in the course of any criminal
20investigation or prosecution.
21    (5) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
22independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
23of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
24of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18
25years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
26adults and may not be open to public inspection or their

 

 

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1contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
2or when the institution of criminal proceedings has been
3permitted under Section 5-130 or 5-805 or required under
4Section 5-130 or 5-805 or such a person has been convicted of a
5crime and is the subject of pre-sentence investigation or when
6provided by law.
7    (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6),
8law enforcement officers, and personnel of an independent
9agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
10government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law
11enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of any
12minor in releasing information to the general public as to the
13arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving a
14minor. Any victim or parent or legal guardian of a victim may
15petition the court to disclose the name and address of the
16minor and the minor's parents or legal guardian, or both. Upon
17a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the disclosure
18is either necessary for the victim to pursue a civil remedy
19against the minor or the minor's parents or legal guardian, or
20both, or to protect the victim's person or property from the
21minor, then the court may order the disclosure of the
22information to the victim or to the parent or legal guardian of
23the victim only for the purpose of the victim pursuing a civil
24remedy against the minor or the minor's parents or legal
25guardian, or both, or to protect the victim's person or
26property from the minor.

 

 

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1    (7) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
2enforcement agencies when acting in their official capacity
3from communicating with each other by letter, memorandum,
4teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or other means the
5identity or other relevant information pertaining to a person
6under 18 years of age. The information provided under this
7subsection (7) shall remain confidential and shall not be
8publicly disclosed, except as otherwise allowed by law.
9    (8) No person shall disclose information under this
10Section except when acting in the person's his or her official
11capacity and as provided by law or order of court.
12    (9) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
13apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
14arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
15effective date of Public Act 98-61).
16(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14;
1799-298, eff. 8-6-15.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/5-910)
19    Sec. 5-910. Social, psychological and medical records.
20    (1) The social investigation, psychological and medical
21records of any juvenile offender shall be privileged and shall
22not be disclosed except:
23        (a) upon the written consent of the former juvenile
24    or, if the juvenile offender is under 18 years of age, by
25    the parent of the juvenile; or

 

 

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1        (b) upon a determination by the head of the treatment
2    facility, who has the records, that disclosure to another
3    individual or facility providing treatment to the minor is
4    necessary for the further treatment of the juvenile
5    offender; or
6        (c) when any court having jurisdiction of the juvenile
7    offender orders disclosure; or
8        (d) when requested by any attorney representing the
9    juvenile offender, but the records shall not be further
10    disclosed by the attorney unless approved by the court or
11    presented as admissible evidence; or
12        (e) upon a written request of a juvenile probation
13    officer in regard to an alleged juvenile offender when the
14    information is needed for screening and assessment
15    purposes, for preparation of a social investigation or
16    presentence investigation, or placement decisions; but the
17    records shall not be further disclosed by the probation
18    officer unless approved by the court; or
19        (f) when the State's Attorney requests a copy of the
20    social investigation for use at a sentencing hearing or
21    upon written request of the State's Attorney for
22    psychological or medical records when the minor contests
23    the minor's his fitness for trial or relies on an
24    affirmative defense of intoxication or insanity.
25    (2) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
26misdemeanor.

 

 

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1    (3) Nothing in this Section shall operate to extinguish
2any rights of a juvenile offender established by
3attorney-client, physician-patient, psychologist-client or
4social worker-client privileges except as otherwise provided
5by law.
6(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-915)
8    Sec. 5-915. Expungement of juvenile law enforcement and
9juvenile court records.
10    (0.05) (Blank).
11    (0.1) (a) The Illinois State Police and all law
12enforcement agencies within the State shall automatically
13expunge, on or before January 1 of each year, except as
14described in paragraph (c) of subsection (0.1), all juvenile
15law enforcement records relating to events occurring before an
16individual's 18th birthday if:
17        (1) one year or more has elapsed since the date of the
18    arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in the
19    records;
20        (2) no petition for delinquency or criminal charges
21    were filed with the clerk of the circuit court relating to
22    the arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in
23    the records; and
24        (3) 6 months have elapsed since the date of the arrest
25    without an additional subsequent arrest or filing of a

 

 

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1    petition for delinquency or criminal charges whether
2    related or not to the arrest or law enforcement
3    interaction documented in the records.
4    (b) If the law enforcement agency is unable to verify
5satisfaction of conditions (2) and (3) of this subsection
6(0.1), records that satisfy condition (1) of this subsection
7(0.1) shall be automatically expunged if the records relate to
8an offense that if committed by an adult would not be an
9offense classified as a Class 2 felony or higher, an offense
10under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code
11of 2012, or an offense under Section 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
1212-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
13    (c) If the juvenile law enforcement record was received
14through a public submission to a statewide student
15confidential reporting system administered by the Illinois
16State Police, the record will be maintained for a period of 5
17years according to all other provisions in subsection (0.1).
18    (0.15) If a juvenile law enforcement record meets
19paragraph (a) of subsection (0.1) of this Section, a juvenile
20law enforcement record created:
21        (1) prior to January 1, 2018, but on or after January
22    1, 2013 shall be automatically expunged prior to January
23    1, 2020;
24        (2) prior to January 1, 2013, but on or after January
25    1, 2000, shall be automatically expunged prior to January
26    1, 2023; and

 

 

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1        (3) prior to January 1, 2000 shall not be subject to
2    the automatic expungement provisions of this Act.
3    Nothing in this subsection (0.15) shall be construed to
4restrict or modify an individual's right to have the person's
5his or her juvenile law enforcement records expunged except as
6otherwise may be provided in this Act.
7    (0.2) (a) Upon dismissal of a petition alleging
8delinquency or upon a finding of not delinquent, the
9successful termination of an order of supervision, or the
10successful termination of an adjudication for an offense which
11would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a petty
12or business offense if committed by an adult, the court shall
13automatically order the expungement of the juvenile court
14records and juvenile law enforcement records. The clerk shall
15deliver a certified copy of the expungement order to the
16Illinois State Police and the arresting agency. Upon request,
17the State's Attorney shall furnish the name of the arresting
18agency. The expungement shall be completed within 60 business
19days after the receipt of the expungement order.
20    (b) If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or
21the chief law enforcement officer's his or her designee,
22certifies in writing that certain information is needed for a
23pending investigation involving the commission of a felony,
24that information, and information identifying the juvenile,
25may be retained until the statute of limitations for the
26felony has run. If the chief law enforcement officer of the

 

 

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1agency, or the chief law enforcement officer's his or her
2designee, certifies in writing that certain information is
3needed with respect to an internal investigation of any law
4enforcement office, that information and information
5identifying the juvenile may be retained within an
6intelligence file until the investigation is terminated or the
7disciplinary action, including appeals, has been completed,
8whichever is later. Retention of a portion of a juvenile's law
9enforcement record does not disqualify the remainder of a
10juvenile's his or her record from immediate automatic
11expungement.
12    (0.3) (a) Upon an adjudication of delinquency based on any
13offense except a disqualified offense, the juvenile court
14shall automatically order the expungement of the juvenile
15court and law enforcement records 2 years after the juvenile's
16case was closed if no delinquency or criminal proceeding is
17pending and the person has had no subsequent delinquency
18adjudication or criminal conviction. The clerk shall deliver a
19certified copy of the expungement order to the Illinois State
20Police and the arresting agency. Upon request, the State's
21Attorney shall furnish the name of the arresting agency. The
22expungement shall be completed within 60 business days after
23the receipt of the expungement order. In this subsection
24(0.3), "disqualified offense" means any of the following
25offenses: Section 8-1.2, 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2,
2610-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 10-4, 10-5, 10-9, 11-1.20, 11-1.30,

 

 

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111-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-6.5, 12-2, 12-3.05,
212-3.3, 12-4.4a, 12-5.02, 12-6.2, 12-6.5, 12-7.1, 12-7.5,
312-20.5, 12-32, 12-33, 12-34, 12-34.5, 18-1, 18-2, 18-3, 18-4,
418-6, 19-3, 19-6, 20-1, 20-1.1, 24-1.2, 24-1.2-5, 24-1.5,
524-3A, 24-3B, 24-3.2, 24-3.8, 24-3.9, 29D-14.9, 29D-20, 30-1,
631-1a, 32-4a, or 33A-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or
7subsection (b) of Section 8-1, paragraph (4) of subsection (a)
8of Section 11-14.4, subsection (a-5) of Section 12-3.1,
9paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of Section 12-6,
10subsection (a-3) or (a-5) of Section 12-7.3, paragraph (1) or
11(2) of subsection (a) of Section 12-7.4, subparagraph (i) of
12paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 12-9, subparagraph
13(H) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1.6,
14paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 25-1, or subsection
15(a-7) of Section 31-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
16    (b) If the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, or
17the chief law enforcement officer's his or her designee,
18certifies in writing that certain information is needed for a
19pending investigation involving the commission of a felony,
20that information, and information identifying the juvenile,
21may be retained in an intelligence file until the
22investigation is terminated or for one additional year,
23whichever is sooner. Retention of a portion of a juvenile's
24juvenile law enforcement record does not disqualify the
25remainder of a juvenile's his or her record from immediate
26automatic expungement.

 

 

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1    (0.4) Automatic expungement for the purposes of this
2Section shall not require law enforcement agencies to
3obliterate or otherwise destroy juvenile law enforcement
4records that would otherwise need to be automatically expunged
5under this Act, except after 2 years following the subject
6arrest for purposes of use in civil litigation against a
7governmental entity or its law enforcement agency or personnel
8which created, maintained, or used the records. However, these
9juvenile law enforcement records shall be considered expunged
10for all other purposes during this period and the offense,
11which the records or files concern, shall be treated as if it
12never occurred as required under Section 5-923.
13    (0.5) Subsection (0.1) or (0.2) of this Section does not
14apply to violations of traffic, boating, fish and game laws,
15or county or municipal ordinances.
16    (0.6) Juvenile law enforcement records of a plaintiff who
17has filed civil litigation against the governmental entity or
18its law enforcement agency or personnel that created,
19maintained, or used the records, or juvenile law enforcement
20records that contain information related to the allegations
21set forth in the civil litigation may not be expunged until
22after 2 years have elapsed after the conclusion of the
23lawsuit, including any appeal.
24    (0.7) Officer-worn body camera recordings shall not be
25automatically expunged except as otherwise authorized by the
26Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act.

 

 

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1    (1) Whenever a person has been arrested, charged, or
2adjudicated delinquent for an incident occurring before a
3person's his or her 18th birthday that if committed by an adult
4would be an offense, and that person's juvenile law
5enforcement and juvenile court records are not eligible for
6automatic expungement under subsection (0.1), (0.2), or (0.3),
7the person may petition the court at any time for expungement
8of juvenile law enforcement records and juvenile court records
9relating to the incident and, upon termination of all juvenile
10court proceedings relating to that incident, the court shall
11order the expungement of all records in the possession of the
12Illinois State Police, the clerk of the circuit court, and law
13enforcement agencies relating to the incident, but only in any
14of the following circumstances:
15        (a) the minor was arrested and no petition for
16    delinquency was filed with the clerk of the circuit court;
17        (a-5) the minor was charged with an offense and the
18    petition or petitions were dismissed without a finding of
19    delinquency;
20        (b) the minor was charged with an offense and was
21    found not delinquent of that offense;
22        (c) the minor was placed under supervision under
23    Section 5-615, and the order of supervision has since been
24    successfully terminated; or
25        (d) the minor was adjudicated for an offense which
26    would be a Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, or a

 

 

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1    petty or business offense if committed by an adult.
2    (1.5) The Illinois State Police shall allow a person to
3use the Access and Review process, established in the Illinois
4State Police, for verifying that the person's his or her
5juvenile law enforcement records relating to incidents
6occurring before the person's his or her 18th birthday
7eligible under this Act have been expunged.
8    (1.6) (Blank).
9    (1.7) (Blank).
10    (1.8) (Blank).
11    (2) Any person whose delinquency adjudications are not
12eligible for automatic expungement under subsection (0.3) of
13this Section may petition the court to expunge all juvenile
14law enforcement records relating to any incidents occurring
15before the person's his or her 18th birthday which did not
16result in proceedings in criminal court and all juvenile court
17records with respect to any adjudications except those based
18upon first degree murder or an offense under Article 11 of the
19Criminal Code of 2012 if the person is required to register
20under the Sex Offender Registration Act at the time the person
21he or she petitions the court for expungement; provided that 2
22years have elapsed since all juvenile court proceedings
23relating to the person him or her have been terminated and the
24person's his or her commitment to the Department of Juvenile
25Justice under this Act has been terminated.
26    (2.5) If a minor is arrested and no petition for

 

 

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1delinquency is filed with the clerk of the circuit court at the
2time the minor is released from custody, the youth officer, if
3applicable, or other designated person from the arresting
4agency, shall notify verbally and in writing to the minor or
5the minor's parents or guardians that the minor shall have an
6arrest record and shall provide the minor and the minor's
7parents or guardians with an expungement information packet,
8information regarding this State's expungement laws including
9a petition to expunge juvenile law enforcement and juvenile
10court records obtained from the clerk of the circuit court.
11    (2.6) If a minor is referred to court, then, at the time of
12sentencing, dismissal of the case, or successful completion of
13supervision, the judge shall inform the delinquent minor of
14the minor's his or her rights regarding expungement and the
15clerk of the circuit court shall provide an expungement
16information packet to the minor, written in plain language,
17including information regarding this State's expungement laws
18and a petition for expungement, a sample of a completed
19petition, expungement instructions that shall include
20information informing the minor that (i) once the case is
21expunged, it shall be treated as if it never occurred, (ii) the
22minor he or she may apply to have petition fees waived, (iii)
23once the minor he or she obtains an expungement, the minor he
24or she may not be required to disclose that the minor he or she
25had a juvenile law enforcement or juvenile court record, and
26(iv) if petitioning the minor he or she may file the petition

 

 

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1on the minor's his or her own or with the assistance of an
2attorney. The failure of the judge to inform the delinquent
3minor of the minor's his or her right to petition for
4expungement as provided by law does not create a substantive
5right, nor is that failure grounds for: (i) a reversal of an
6adjudication of delinquency; (ii) a new trial; or (iii) an
7appeal.
8    (2.7) (Blank).
9    (2.8) (Blank).
10    (3) (Blank).
11    (3.1) (Blank).
12    (3.2) (Blank).
13    (3.3) (Blank).
14    (4) (Blank).
15    (5) (Blank).
16    (5.5) Whether or not expunged, records eligible for
17automatic expungement under subdivision (0.1)(a), (0.2)(a), or
18(0.3)(a) may be treated as expunged by the individual subject
19to the records.
20    (6) (Blank).
21    (6.5) The Illinois State Police or any employee of the
22Illinois State Police shall be immune from civil or criminal
23liability for failure to expunge any records of arrest that
24are subject to expungement under this Section because of
25inability to verify a record. Nothing in this Section shall
26create Illinois State Police liability or responsibility for

 

 

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1the expungement of juvenile law enforcement records it does
2not possess.
3    (7) (Blank).
4    (7.5) (Blank).
5    (8) The expungement of juvenile law enforcement or
6juvenile court records under subsection (0.1), (0.2), or (0.3)
7of this Section shall be funded by appropriation by the
8General Assembly for that purpose.
9    (9) (Blank).
10    (10) (Blank).
11(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
12102-752, eff. 1-1-23; revised 8-23-22.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/5-920)
14    Sec. 5-920. Petitions for expungement.
15    (a) The petition for expungement for subsections (1) and
16(2) of Section 5-915 may include multiple offenses on the same
17petition and shall be substantially in the following form:
18
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ......, ILLINOIS
19
........ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
20IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
21                   )
22                   )
23...................)
24(Name of Petitioner)
 

 

 

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1
PETITION TO EXPUNGE JUVENILE RECORDS
2
(Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Subsections
3
1 and 2))
4Now comes ............., petitioner, and respectfully requests
5that this Honorable Court enter an order expunging all
6juvenile law enforcement and court records of petitioner and
7in support thereof states that: Petitioner was arrested on
8..... by the ....... Police Department for the offense or
9offenses of ......., and:
10(Check All That Apply:)
11( ) a. no petition or petitions were filed with the Clerk of
12the Circuit Court.
13( ) b. was charged with ...... and was found not delinquent of
14the offense or offenses.
15( ) c. a petition or petitions were filed and the petition or
16petitions were dismissed without a finding of delinquency on
17.....
18( ) d. on ....... placed under supervision pursuant to Section
195-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and such order of
20supervision successfully terminated on ........
21( ) e. was adjudicated for the offense or offenses, which would
22have been a Class B misdemeanor, a Class C misdemeanor, or a
23petty offense or business offense if committed by an adult.
24( ) f. was adjudicated for a Class A misdemeanor or felony,
25except first degree murder or an offense under Article 11 of

 

 

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1the Criminal Code of 2012 if the person is required to register
2under the Sex Offender Registration Act, and 2 years have
3passed since the case was closed.
4Petitioner .... has .... has not been arrested on charges in
5this or any county other than the charges listed above. If
6petitioner has been arrested on additional charges, please
7list the charges below:
8Charge(s): ......
9Arresting Agency or Agencies: ...........
10Disposition/Result: (choose from a. through f., above): .....
11WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable
12Court to (1) order all law enforcement agencies to expunge all
13records of petitioner to this incident or incidents, and (2)
14to order the Clerk of the Court to expunge all records
15concerning the petitioner regarding this incident or
16incidents.
 
17
......................
18
Petitioner (Signature)

 
19
..........................
20
Petitioner's Street Address

 
21
.....................
22
City, State, Zip Code

 

 

 

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1
.............................
2
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 
3Pursuant to the penalties of perjury under the Code of Civil
4Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/1-109, I hereby certify that the
5statements in this petition are true and correct, or on
6information and belief I believe the same to be true.
 
7
......................
8
Petitioner (Signature)
9    (b) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was
10made or a charge was brought or any judge of that circuit
11designated by the chief judge may, upon verified petition of a
12person who is the subject of an arrest or a juvenile court
13proceeding under subsection (1) or (2) of Section 5-915, order
14the juvenile law enforcement records or official court file,
15or both, to be expunged from the official records of the
16arresting authority, the clerk of the circuit court and the
17Illinois Department of State Police. The person whose juvenile
18law enforcement record, juvenile court record, or both, are to
19be expunged shall petition the court using the appropriate
20form containing the person's his or her current address and
21shall promptly notify the clerk of the circuit court of any
22change of address. Notice of the petition shall be served upon
23the State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
24prosecuting the offense, the Illinois Department of State

 

 

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1Police, and the arresting agency or agencies by the clerk of
2the circuit court. If an objection is filed within 45 days of
3the notice of the petition, the clerk of the circuit court
4shall set a date for hearing after the 45-day objection
5period. At the hearing, the court shall hear evidence on
6whether the expungement should or should not be granted.
7Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the Illinois
8Department of State Police, or an arresting agency objects to
9the expungement within 45 days of the notice, the court may
10enter an order granting expungement. The clerk shall forward a
11certified copy of the order to the Illinois Department of
12State Police and deliver a certified copy of the order to the
13arresting agency.
14    (c) The Notice of Expungement shall be in substantially
15the following form:
16
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
17
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
18IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
19                   )
20                   )
21...................)
22(Name of Petitioner)
 
23
NOTICE
24TO:  State's Attorney

 

 

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1TO:  Arresting Agency
2
3................
4................
5
6................
7................
8TO:  Illinois State Police
9
10.....................
11
12.....................
13ATTENTION: Expungement
14You are hereby notified that on ....., at ....., in courtroom
15..., located at ..., before the Honorable ..., Judge, or any
16judge sitting in the Judge's his/her stead, I shall then and
17there present a Petition to Expunge Juvenile Records in the
18above-entitled matter, at which time and place you may appear.
19
......................
20
Petitioner's Signature
21
...........................
22
Petitioner's Street Address
23
.....................
24
City, State, Zip Code
25
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26
Petitioner's Telephone Number

 

 

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1
PROOF OF SERVICE
2On the ....... day of ......, 20..., I on oath state that I
3served this notice and true and correct copies of the
4above-checked documents by:
5(Check One:)
6delivering copies personally to each entity to whom they are
7directed;
8or
9by mailing copies to each entity to whom they are directed by
10depositing the same in the U.S. Mail, proper postage fully
11prepaid, before the hour of 5:00 p.m., at the United States
12Postal Depository located at .................
13
.........................................
14
15Signature
16
Clerk of the Circuit Court or Deputy Clerk
17Printed Name of Delinquent Minor/Petitioner: ....
18Address: ........................................
19Telephone Number: ...............................
20    (d) The Order of Expungement shall be in substantially the
21following form:
22
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
23
.... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
24IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
25                   )

 

 

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1                   )
2...................)
3(Name of Petitioner)
 
4DOB ................
5Arresting Agency/Agencies ......
6
ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT
7
(Section 5-920 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Subsection
8
c))
9This matter having been heard on the petitioner's motion and
10the court being fully advised in the premises does find that
11the petitioner is indigent or has presented reasonable cause
12to waive all costs in this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
13    ( ) 1. Clerk of Court and Illinois Department of State
14Police costs are hereby waived in this matter.
15    ( ) 2. The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
16and the following law enforcement agencies expunge all records
17of petitioner relating to an arrest dated ...... for the
18offense of ......
19
Law Enforcement Agencies:
20
.........................
21
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22    ( ) 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Circuit
23Court expunge all records regarding the above-captioned case.
24
ENTER: ......................
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1JUDGE
2DATED: .......
3Name:
4Attorney for:
5Address: City/State/Zip:
6Attorney Number:
7    (e) The Notice of Objection shall be in substantially the
8following form:
9
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ....., ILLINOIS
10
....................... JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 
11IN THE INTEREST OF )    NO.
12                   )
13                   )
14...................)
15(Name of Petitioner)
 
16
NOTICE OF OBJECTION
17TO:(Attorney, Public Defender, Minor)
18.................................
19.................................
20TO:(Illinois State Police)
21.................................
22.................................
23TO:(Clerk of the Court)
24.................................

 

 

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1.................................
2TO:(Judge)
3.................................
4.................................
5TO:(Arresting Agency/Agencies)
6.................................
7.................................
8ATTENTION: You are hereby notified that an objection has been
9filed by the following entity regarding the above-named
10minor's petition for expungement of juvenile records:
11( ) State's Attorney's Office;
12( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
13with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be
14expunged;
15( ) Department of Illinois State Police; or
16( ) Arresting Agency or Agencies.
17The agency checked above respectfully requests that this case
18be continued and set for hearing on whether the expungement
19should or should not be granted.
20DATED: .......
21Name:
22Attorney For:
23Address:
24City/State/Zip:
25Telephone:
26Attorney No.:

 

 

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1
FOR USE BY CLERK OF THE COURT PERSONNEL ONLY
2This matter has been set for hearing on the foregoing
3objection, on ...... in room ...., located at ....., before
4the Honorable ....., Judge, or any judge sitting in the
5Judge's his/her stead. (Only one hearing shall be set,
6regardless of the number of Notices of Objection received on
7the same case).
8A copy of this completed Notice of Objection containing the
9court date, time, and location, has been sent via regular U.S.
10Mail to the following entities. (If more than one Notice of
11Objection is received on the same case, each one must be
12completed with the court date, time and location and mailed to
13the following entities):
14( ) Attorney, Public Defender or Minor;
15( ) State's Attorney's Office;
16( ) Prosecutor (other than State's Attorney's Office) charged
17with the duty of prosecuting the offense sought to be
18expunged;
19( ) Department of Illinois State Police; and
20( ) Arresting agency or agencies.
21Date: ......
22Initials of Clerk completing this section: .....
23(Source: P.A. 100-1162, eff. 12-20-18.)
 
24    (705 ILCS 405/6-1)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-1)
25    Sec. 6-1. Probation departments; functions and duties.

 

 

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1    (1) The chief judge of each circuit shall make provision
2for probation services for each county in the chief judge's
3his or her circuit. The appointment of officers to probation
4or court services departments and the administration of such
5departments shall be governed by the provisions of the
6Probation and Probation Officers Act.
7    (2) Every county or every group of counties constituting a
8probation district shall maintain a court services or
9probation department subject to the provisions of the
10Probation and Probation Officers Act. For the purposes of this
11Act, such a court services or probation department has, but is
12not limited to, the following powers and duties:
13        (a) When authorized or directed by the court, to
14    receive, investigate and evaluate complaints indicating
15    dependency, requirement of authoritative intervention,
16    addiction or delinquency within the meaning of Sections
17    2-3, 2-4, 3-3, 4-3, or 5-105, respectively; to determine
18    or assist the complainant in determining whether a
19    petition should be filed under Sections 2-13, 3-15, 4-12,
20    or 5-520 or whether referral should be made to an agency,
21    association or other person or whether some other action
22    is advisable; and to see that the indicating filing,
23    referral or other action is accomplished. However, no such
24    investigation, evaluation or supervision by such court
25    services or probation department is to occur with regard
26    to complaints indicating only that a minor may be a

 

 

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1    chronic or habitual truant.
2        (a-1) To confer in a preliminary conference, with a
3    view to adjusting suitable cases without the filing of a
4    petition as provided for in Section 2-12 or Section 5-305.
5        (b) When a petition is filed under Section 2-13, 3-15,
6    4-15, or 5-520, to make pre-adjudicatory investigations
7    and formulate recommendations to the court when the court
8    has authorized or directed the department to do so.
9        (b-1) When authorized or directed by the court, and
10    with the consent of the party respondents and the State's
11    Attorney, to confer in a pre-adjudicatory conference, with
12    a view to adjusting suitable cases as provided for in
13    Section 2-12 or Section 5-305.
14        (c) To counsel and, by order of the court, to
15    supervise minors referred to the court; to conduct
16    indicated programs of casework, including referrals for
17    medical and mental health service, organized recreation
18    and job placement for wards of the court and, when
19    appropriate, for members of the family of a ward; to act as
20    liaison officer between the court and agencies or
21    associations to which minors are referred or through which
22    they are placed; when so appointed, to serve as guardian
23    of the person of a ward of the court; to provide probation
24    supervision and protective supervision ordered by the
25    court; and to provide like services to wards and
26    probationers of courts in other counties or jurisdictions

 

 

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1    who have lawfully become local residents.
2        (d) To arrange for placements pursuant to court order.
3        (e) To assume administrative responsibility for such
4    detention, shelter care and other institutions for minors
5    as the court may operate.
6        (f) To maintain an adequate system of case records,
7    statistical records, and financial records related to
8    juvenile detention and shelter care and to make reports to
9    the court and other authorized persons, and to the Supreme
10    Court pursuant to the Probation and Probation Officers
11    Act.
12        (g) To perform such other services as may be
13    appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Act or as
14    may be directed by any order of court made under this Act.
15    (3) The court services or probation department in any
16probation district or county having less than 1,000,000
17inhabitants, or any personnel of the department, may be
18required by the circuit court to render services to the court
19in other matters as well as proceedings under this Act.
20    (4) In any county or probation district, a probation
21department may be established as a separate division of a more
22inclusive department of court services, with any appropriate
23divisional designation. The organization of any such
24department of court services and the appointment of officers
25and other personnel must comply with the Probation and
26Probation Officers Act.

 

 

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1    (5) For purposes of this Act only, probation officers
2appointed to probation or court services departments shall be
3considered peace officers. In the exercise of their official
4duties, probation officers, sheriffs, and police officers may,
5anywhere within the State, arrest any minor who is in
6violation of any of the conditions of the minor's his or her
7probation, continuance under supervision, or informal
8supervision, and it shall be the duty of the officer making the
9arrest to take the minor before the court having jurisdiction
10over the minor for further action.
11(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/6-3)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-3)
13    Sec. 6-3. Court Services Departments; counties over
141,000,000.
15    (1) Any county having more than 1,000,000 inhabitants
16shall maintain a Court Services Department, which shall be
17under the authority and supervision of the chief judge of the
18circuit or of some other judge designated by the chief judge
19him.
20    (2) The functions and duties of probation personnel of the
21Court Services Department include, but are not limited to,
22those described in Section 6-1. Neither the Court Services
23Department nor any of its personnel must supervise the
24probation of any person over 18 years of age convicted under
25the criminal laws, except that the court may order the

 

 

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1Department to supervise the probation of an adult convicted of
2the crime of contributing to the dependency and neglect of
3children or of contributing to the delinquency of children.
4    (3) The Court Services Department in any such county shall
5provide psychiatric clinical services relating to the purposes
6of this Act when so requested, authorized or ordered by the
7court. The Department may be required by the circuit court to
8render psychiatric clinical services to the court in other
9matters as well as in proceedings under this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/6-4)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-4)
12    Sec. 6-4. Psychiatric Departments; counties under
131,000,000. (1) Any county having less than 1,000,000
14inhabitants or any group of counties constituting a probation
15district may maintain a Psychiatric Department to render
16clinical services requested, authorized or ordered by the
17court. The Psychiatric Department may be required by the
18circuit court to render services to the court in other matters
19as well as in proceedings under this Act. In any county or
20probation district the Psychiatric Department may be
21established as a separate division of a more inclusive
22psychiatric department or of a comprehensive department of
23court services, with any appropriate divisional designation.
24    (2) The chief judge of the circuit court shall appoint a
25professionally qualified person as Director of the Psychiatric

 

 

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1Department established for any county or probation district in
2the circuit, to serve at the chief judge's his pleasure, and
3may authorize the Director to appoint such other personnel of
4the Department as the chief judge from time to time may
5determine are needed, to serve at the pleasure of the
6Director. The Director shall have general charge of the
7Department under the supervision of the chief judge or of some
8other judge designated by the chief judge for that purpose.
9    (3) Appointments to any professional position in the
10Psychiatric Department must be made in accordance with
11standards prescribed by the chief judge in consultation with
12an advisory committee of the chief judge's his selection,
13composed of persons of recognized and outstanding ability in
14the practice of psychiatry or psychology or in the teaching or
15practice of social service and public welfare work.
16(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/6-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-7)
18    Sec. 6-7. Financial responsibility of counties. (1) Each
19county board shall provide in its annual appropriation
20ordinance or annual budget, as the case may be, a reasonable
21sum for payments for the care and support of minors, and for
22payments for court appointed counsel in accordance with orders
23entered under this Act in an amount which in the judgment of
24the county board may be needed for that purpose. Such
25appropriation or budget item constitutes a separate fund into

 

 

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1which shall be paid not only the moneys appropriated by the
2county board, but also all reimbursements by parents and other
3persons and by the State.
4    (2) No county may be charged with the care and support of
5any minor who is not a resident of the county unless the
6minor's his parents or guardian are unknown or the minor's
7place of residence cannot be determined.
8    (3) No order upon the county for care and support of a
9minor may be entered until the president or chairman of the
10county board has had due notice that such a proceeding is
11pending.
12(Source: P.A. 85-1235; 85-1443; 86-820.)
 
13    (705 ILCS 405/6-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-8)
14    Sec. 6-8. Orders on county for care and support.
15    (1) Whenever a minor has been ordered held in detention or
16placed in shelter care under Sections 2-7, 3-9, 4-6 or 5-410,
17the court may order the county to make monthly payments from
18the fund established pursuant to Section 6-7 in an amount
19necessary for the minor's his care and support, but not for a
20period in excess of 90 days.
21    (2) Whenever a ward of the court is placed under Section
222-27, 3-28, 4-25 or 5-740, the court may order the county to
23make monthly payments from the fund established pursuant to
24Section 6-7 in an amount necessary for the minor's his care and
25support to the guardian of the person or legal custodian

 

 

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1appointed under this Act, or to the agency which such guardian
2or custodian represents.
3    (3) The court may, when the health or condition of any
4minor subject to this Act requires it, order the minor placed
5in a public hospital, institution or agency for treatment or
6special care, or in a private hospital, institution or agency
7which will receive the minor him without charge to the public
8authorities. If such treatment or care cannot be procured
9without charge, the court may order the county to pay an amount
10for such treatment from the fund established pursuant to
11Section 6-7. If the placement is to a hospital or institution,
12the amount to be paid shall not exceed that paid by the county
13department of public aid for the care of minors under like
14conditions, or, if an agency, not more than that established
15by the Department of Children and Family Services for the care
16of minors under like conditions. On like order, the county
17shall pay, from the fund established pursuant to Section 6-7,
18medical, surgical, dental, optical and other fees and expenses
19which the court finds are not within the usual scope of charges
20for the care and support of any minor provided for under this
21Section.
22(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
23    (705 ILCS 405/6-9)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-9)
24    Sec. 6-9. Enforcement of liability of parents and others.
25    (1) If parentage is at issue in any proceeding under this

 

 

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1Act, other than cases involving those exceptions to the
2definition of parent set out in item (11) in Section 1-3, then
3the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 shall apply and the court
4shall enter orders consistent with that Act. If it appears at
5any hearing that a parent or any other person named in the
6petition, liable under the law for the support of the minor, is
7able to contribute to the minor's his or her support, the court
8shall enter an order requiring that parent or other person to
9pay the clerk of the court, or to the guardian or custodian
10appointed under Sections 2-27, 3-28, 4-25 or 5-740, a
11reasonable sum from time to time for the care, support and
12necessary special care or treatment, of the minor. If the
13court determines at any hearing that a parent or any other
14person named in the petition, liable under the law for the
15support of the minor, is able to contribute to help defray the
16costs associated with the minor's detention in a county or
17regional detention center, the court shall enter an order
18requiring that parent or other person to pay the clerk of the
19court a reasonable sum for the care and support of the minor.
20The court may require reasonable security for the payments.
21Upon failure to pay, the court may enforce obedience to the
22order by a proceeding as for contempt of court.
23    If it appears that the person liable for the support of the
24minor is able to contribute to legal fees for representation
25of the minor, the court shall enter an order requiring that
26person to pay a reasonable sum for the representation, to the

 

 

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1attorney providing the representation or to the clerk of the
2court for deposit in the appropriate account or fund. The sum
3may be paid as the court directs, and the payment thereof
4secured and enforced as provided in this Section for support.
5    If it appears at the detention or shelter care hearing of a
6minor before the court under Section 5-501 that a parent or any
7other person liable for support of the minor is able to
8contribute to the minor's his or her support, that parent or
9other person shall be required to pay a fee for room and board
10at a rate not to exceed $10 per day established, with the
11concurrence of the chief judge of the judicial circuit, by the
12county board of the county in which the minor is detained
13unless the court determines that it is in the best interest and
14welfare of the minor to waive the fee. The concurrence of the
15chief judge shall be in the form of an administrative order.
16Each week, on a day designated by the clerk of the circuit
17court, that parent or other person shall pay the clerk for the
18minor's room and board. All fees for room and board collected
19by the circuit court clerk shall be disbursed into the
20separate county fund under Section 6-7.
21    Upon application, the court shall waive liability for
22support or legal fees under this Section if the parent or other
23person establishes that the parent or other person he or she is
24indigent and unable to pay the incurred liability, and the
25court may reduce or waive liability if the parent or other
26person establishes circumstances showing that full payment of

 

 

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1support or legal fees would result in financial hardship to
2the person or the person's his or her family.
3    (2) When a person so ordered to pay for the care and
4support of a minor is employed for wages, salary or
5commission, the court may order the person him to make the
6support payments for which the person he is liable under this
7Act out of the person's his wages, salary or commission and to
8assign so much thereof as will pay the support. The court may
9also order the person him to make discovery to the court as to
10the person's his place of employment and the amounts earned by
11the person him. Upon the person's his failure to obey the
12orders of court the person he may be punished as for contempt
13of court.
14    (3) If the minor is a recipient of public aid under the
15Illinois Public Aid Code, the court shall order that payments
16made by a parent or through assignment of the parent's his
17wages, salary or commission be made directly to (a) the
18Department of Healthcare and Family Services if the minor is a
19recipient of aid under Article V of the Code, (b) the
20Department of Human Services if the minor is a recipient of aid
21under Article IV of the Code, or (c) the local governmental
22unit responsible for the support of the minor if the minor he
23is a recipient under Articles VI or VII of the Code. The order
24shall permit the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
25the Department of Human Services, or the local governmental
26unit, as the case may be, to direct that subsequent payments be

 

 

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1made directly to the guardian or custodian of the minor, or to
2some other person or agency in the minor's behalf, upon
3removal of the minor from the public aid rolls; and upon such
4direction and removal of the minor from the public aid rolls,
5the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Department
6of Human Services, or local governmental unit, as the case
7requires, shall give written notice of such action to the
8court. Payments received by the Department of Healthcare and
9Family Services, Department of Human Services, or local
10governmental unit are to be covered, respectively, into the
11General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury or General
12Assistance Fund of the governmental unit, as provided in
13Section 10-19 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
14(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
15    (705 ILCS 405/6-10)  (from Ch. 37, par. 806-10)
16    Sec. 6-10. State reimbursement of funds.
17    (a) Before the 15th day of each month, the clerk of the
18court shall itemize all payments received by the clerk him
19under Section 6-9 during the preceding month and shall pay
20such amounts to the county treasurer. Before the 20th day of
21each month, the county treasurer shall file with the
22Department of Children and Family Services an itemized
23statement of the amount of money for the care and shelter of a
24minor placed in shelter care under Sections 2-7, 3-9, 4-6 or
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1before July 1, 1980 and after June 30, 1981, paid by the county
2during the last preceding month pursuant to court order
3entered under Section 6-8, certified by the court, and an
4itemized account of all payments received by the clerk of the
5court under Section 6-9 during the preceding month and paid
6over to the county treasurer, certified by the county
7treasurer. The Department of Children and Family Services
8shall examine and audit the monthly statement and account, and
9upon finding them correct, shall voucher for payment to the
10county a sum equal to the amount so paid out by the county less
11the amount received by the clerk of the court under Section 6-9
12and paid to the county treasurer but not more than an amount
13equal to the current average daily rate paid by the Department
14of Children and Family Services for similar services pursuant
15to Section 5a of Children and Family Services Act, approved
16June 4, 1963, as amended. Reimbursement to the counties under
17this Section for care and support of minors in licensed child
18caring institutions must be made by the Department of Children
19and Family Services only for care in those institutions which
20have filed with the Department a certificate affirming that
21they admit minors on the basis of need without regard to race
22or ethnic origin.
23    (b) The county treasurer may file with the Department of
24Children and Family Services an itemized statement of the
25amount of money paid by the county during the last preceding
26month pursuant to court order entered under Section 6-8,

 

 

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1certified by the court, and an itemized account of all
2payments received by the clerk of the court under Section 6-9
3during the preceding month and paid over to the county
4treasurer, certified by the county treasurer. The Department
5of Children and Family Services shall examine and audit the
6monthly statement and account, and upon finding them correct,
7shall voucher for payment to the county a sum equal to the
8amount so paid out by the county less the amount received by
9the clerk of the court under Section 6-9 and paid to the county
10treasurer. Subject to appropriations for that purpose, the
11State shall reimburse the county for the care and shelter of a
12minor placed in detention as a result of any new provisions
13that are created by the Juvenile Justice Reform Provisions of
141998 (Public Act 90-590).
15(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
16    Section 68. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
17changing the heading of Article 2.7 of Chapter III and
18Sections 3-2.7-1, 3-2.7-5, 3-2.7-10, 3-2.7-15, 3-2.7-20,
193-2.7-25, 3-2.7-30, 3-2.7-35, 3-2.7-40, 3-2.7-50, and 3-2.7-55
20as follows:
 
21    (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 2.7 heading)
22
ARTICLE 2.7. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
23
INDEPENDENT JUVENILE OMBUDSPERSON OMBUDSMAN
24(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-1)
2    Sec. 3-2.7-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as
3the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent Juvenile
4Ombudsperson Ombudsman Law.
5(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-5)
7    Sec. 3-2.7-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to
8create within the Department of Juvenile Justice the Office of
9Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman for the purpose of
10securing the rights of youth committed to the Department of
11Juvenile Justice, including youth released on aftercare before
12final discharge.
13(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
14    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-10)
15    Sec. 3-2.7-10. Definitions. In this Article, unless the
16context requires otherwise:
17    "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice.
18    "Immediate family or household member" means the spouse,
19child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild,
20whether of the whole blood or half blood or by adoption, or a
21person who shares a common dwelling.
22    "Juvenile justice system" means all activities by public
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1or having contact with the police, courts, or corrections.
2    "Office" means the Office of the Independent Juvenile
3Ombudsperson Ombudsman.
4    "Ombudsperson Ombudsman" means the Department of Juvenile
5Justice Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman.
6    "Youth" means any person committed by court order to the
7custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice, including youth
8released on aftercare before final discharge.
9(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
10    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-15)
11    Sec. 3-2.7-15. Appointment of Independent Juvenile
12Ombudsperson Ombudsman. The Governor shall appoint the
13Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman with the advice
14and consent of the Senate for a term of 4 years, with the first
15term expiring February 1, 2017. A person appointed as
16Ombudsperson Ombudsman may be reappointed to one or more
17subsequent terms. A vacancy shall occur upon resignation,
18death, or removal. The Ombudsperson Ombudsman may only be
19removed by the Governor for incompetency, malfeasance, neglect
20of duty, or conviction of a felony. If the Senate is not in
21session or is in recess when an appointment subject to its
22confirmation is made, the Governor shall make a temporary
23appointment which shall be subject to subsequent Senate
24approval. The Ombudsperson Ombudsman may employ deputies to
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1the same duties and exercise the same powers as the
2Ombudsperson Ombudsman, and may employ other support staff as
3deemed necessary. The Ombudsperson Ombudsman and deputies
4must:
5        (1) be over the age of 21 years;
6        (2) have a bachelor's or advanced degree from an
7    accredited college or university; and
8        (3) have relevant expertise in areas such as the
9    juvenile justice system, investigations, or civil rights
10    advocacy as evidenced by experience in the field or by
11    academic background.
12(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
13    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-20)
14    Sec. 3-2.7-20. Conflicts of interest. A person may not
15serve as Ombudsperson Ombudsman or as a deputy if the person or
16the person's immediate family or household member:
17        (1) is or has been employed by the Department of
18    Juvenile Justice or Department of Corrections within one
19    year prior to appointment, other than as Ombudsperson
20    Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsperson Ombudsman;
21        (2) participates in the management of a business
22    entity or other organization receiving funds from the
23    Department of Juvenile Justice;
24        (3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any
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1    receiving funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice;
2        (4) uses or receives any amount of tangible goods,
3    services, or funds from the Department of Juvenile
4    Justice, other than as Ombudsperson Ombudsman or Deputy
5    Ombudsperson Ombudsman; or
6        (5) is required to register as a lobbyist for an
7    organization that interacts with the juvenile justice
8    system.
9(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
10    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-25)
11    Sec. 3-2.7-25. Duties and powers.
12    (a) The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall
13function independently within the Department of Juvenile
14Justice with respect to the operations of the Office in
15performance of the Ombudsperson's his or her duties under this
16Article and shall report to the Governor. The Ombudsperson
17Ombudsman shall adopt rules and standards as may be necessary
18or desirable to carry out the Ombudsperson's his or her
19duties. Funding for the Office shall be designated separately
20within Department funds. The Department shall provide
21necessary administrative services and facilities to the Office
22of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman.
23    (b) The Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson
24Ombudsman shall have the following duties:
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1    and standards established by the Department of Juvenile
2    Justice and evaluate the delivery of services to youth to
3    ensure that the rights of youth are fully observed;
4        (2) provide assistance to a youth or family whom the
5    Ombudsperson Ombudsman determines is in need of
6    assistance, including advocating with an agency, provider,
7    or other person in the best interests of the youth;
8        (3) investigate and attempt to resolve complaints made
9    by or on behalf of youth, other than complaints alleging
10    criminal behavior or violations of the State Officials and
11    Employees Ethics Act, if the Office determines that the
12    investigation and resolution would further the purpose of
13    the Office, and:
14            (A) a youth committed to the Department of
15        Juvenile Justice or the youth's family is in need of
16        assistance from the Office; or
17            (B) a systemic issue in the Department of Juvenile
18        Justice's provision of services is raised by a
19        complaint;
20        (4) review or inspect periodically the facilities and
21    procedures of any facility in which a youth has been
22    placed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to ensure
23    that the rights of youth are fully observed; and
24        (5) be accessible to and meet confidentially and
25    regularly with youth committed to the Department and serve
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1    and policies, and their rights thereunder.
2    (c) The following cases shall be reported immediately to
3the Director of Juvenile Justice and the Governor:
4        (1) cases of severe abuse or injury of a youth;
5        (2) serious misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
6    serious violations of policies and procedures concerning
7    the administration of a Department of Juvenile Justice
8    program or operation;
9        (3) serious problems concerning the delivery of
10    services in a facility operated by or under contract with
11    the Department of Juvenile Justice;
12        (4) interference by the Department of Juvenile Justice
13    with an investigation conducted by the Office; and
14        (5) other cases as deemed necessary by the
15    Ombudsperson Ombudsman.
16    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
17Ombudsperson Ombudsman may not investigate alleged criminal
18behavior or violations of the State Officials and Employees
19Ethics Act. If the Ombudsperson Ombudsman determines that a
20possible criminal act has been committed, or that special
21expertise is required in the investigation, the Ombudsperson
22he or she shall immediately notify the Illinois State Police.
23If the Ombudsperson Ombudsman determines that a possible
24violation of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act has
25occurred, the Ombudsperson he or she shall immediately refer
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1Inspector General for investigation. If the Ombudsperson
2Ombudsman receives a complaint from a youth or third party
3regarding suspected abuse or neglect of a child, the
4Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall refer the incident to the Child
5Abuse and Neglect Hotline or to the Illinois State Police as
6mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Any
7investigation conducted by the Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall
8not be duplicative and shall be separate from any
9investigation mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child
10Reporting Act. All investigations conducted by the
11Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall be conducted in a manner designed
12to ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a
13criminal prosecution.
14    (e) In performance of the Ombudsperson's his or her
15duties, the Ombudsperson Ombudsman may:
16        (1) review court files of youth;
17        (2) recommend policies, rules, and legislation
18    designed to protect youth;
19        (3) make appropriate referrals under any of the duties
20    and powers listed in this Section;
21        (4) attend internal administrative and disciplinary
22    hearings to ensure the rights of youth are fully observed
23    and advocate for the best interest of youth when deemed
24    necessary; and
25        (5) perform other acts, otherwise permitted or
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1    Office.
2    (f) To assess if a youth's rights have been violated, the
3Ombudsperson Ombudsman may, in any matter that does not
4involve alleged criminal behavior, contact or consult with an
5administrator, employee, youth, parent, expert, or any other
6individual in the course of the Ombudsperson's his or her
7investigation or to secure information as necessary to fulfill
8the Ombudsperson's his or her duties.
9(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
10    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-30)
11    Sec. 3-2.7-30. Duties of the Department of Juvenile
12Justice.
13    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall allow any
14youth to communicate with the Ombudsperson Ombudsman or a
15deputy at any time. The communication:
16        (1) may be in person, by phone, by mail, or by any
17    other means deemed appropriate in light of security
18    concerns; and
19        (2) is confidential and privileged.
20    (b) The Department shall allow the Ombudsperson Ombudsman
21and deputies full and unannounced access to youth and
22Department facilities at any time. The Department shall
23furnish the Ombudsperson Ombudsman and deputies with
24appropriate meeting space in each facility in order to
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1    (c) The Department shall allow the Ombudsperson Ombudsman
2and deputies to participate in professional development
3opportunities provided by the Department of Juvenile Justice
4as practical and to attend appropriate professional training
5when requested by the Ombudsperson Ombudsman.
6    (d) The Department shall provide the Ombudsperson
7Ombudsman copies of critical incident reports involving a
8youth residing in a facility operated by the Department.
9Critical incidents include, but are not limited to, severe
10injuries that result in hospitalization, suicide attempts that
11require medical intervention, sexual abuse, and escapes.
12    (e) The Department shall provide the Ombudsperson
13Ombudsman with reasonable advance notice of all internal
14administrative and disciplinary hearings regarding a youth
15residing in a facility operated by the Department.
16    (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may not discharge,
17demote, discipline, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate
18against a youth or an employee who in good faith makes a
19complaint to the Office of the Independent Juvenile
20Ombudsperson Ombudsman or cooperates with the Office.
21(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
22    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-35)
23    Sec. 3-2.7-35. Reports. The Independent Juvenile
24Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall provide to the General Assembly
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1summary of activities done in furtherance of the purpose of
2the Office for the prior fiscal year. The summaries shall
3contain data both aggregated and disaggregated by individual
4facility and describe:
5        (1) the work of the Ombudsperson Ombudsman;
6        (2) the status of any review or investigation
7    undertaken by the Ombudsperson Ombudsman, but may not
8    contain any confidential or identifying information
9    concerning the subjects of the reports and investigations;
10    and
11        (3) any recommendations that the Independent Juvenile
12    Ombudsperson Ombudsman has relating to a systemic issue in
13    the Department of Juvenile Justice's provision of services
14    and any other matters for consideration by the General
15    Assembly and the Governor.
16(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
17    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-40)
18    Sec. 3-2.7-40. Complaints. The Office of Independent
19Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall promptly and efficiently
20act on complaints made by or on behalf of youth filed with the
21Office that relate to the operations or staff of the
22Department of Juvenile Justice. The Office shall maintain
23information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter
24of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or
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1recommendations made as a result of the complaint. The Office
2shall make information available describing its procedures for
3complaint investigation and resolution. When applicable, the
4Office shall notify the complaining youth that an
5investigation and resolution may result in or will require
6disclosure of the complaining youth's identity. The Office
7shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status
8of the complaint until final disposition.
9(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
10    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-50)
11    Sec. 3-2.7-50. Promotion and awareness of Office. The
12Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman shall promote
13awareness among the public and youth of:
14        (1) the rights of youth committed to the Department;
15        (2) the purpose of the Office;
16        (3) how the Office may be contacted;
17        (4) the confidential nature of communications; and
18        (5) the services the Office provides.
19(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
20    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-55)
21    Sec. 3-2.7-55. Access to information of governmental
22entities. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide the
23Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Ombudsman unrestricted
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1of this Code. Access to educational, social, psychological,
2mental health, substance abuse, and medical records shall not
3be disclosed except as provided in Section 5-910 of the
4Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Mental Health and
5Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the School
6Code, and any applicable federal laws that govern access to
7those records.
8(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)
 
9    Section 70. The Emancipation of Minors Act is amended by
10changing Sections 2, 3-2, 4, 7, and 9 as follows:
 
11    (750 ILCS 30/2)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2202)
12    Sec. 2. Purpose and policy. The purpose of this Act is to
13provide a means by which a mature minor who has demonstrated
14the ability and capacity to manage the minor's his own affairs
15and to live wholly or partially independent of the minor's his
16parents or guardian, may obtain the legal status of an
17emancipated person with power to enter into valid legal
18contracts.
19    This Act is not intended to interfere with the integrity
20of the family or the rights of parents and their children. No
21order of complete or partial emancipation may be entered under
22this Act if there is any objection by the minor. An order of
23complete or partial emancipation may be entered under this Act
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1only if the court finds, in a hearing, that emancipation would
2be in the minor's best interests. This Act does not limit or
3exclude any other means either in statute or case law by which
4a minor may become emancipated.
5    (g) Beginning January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter
6through January 1, 2024, the Department of Human Services
7shall submit annual reports to the General Assembly regarding
8homeless minors older than 16 years of age but less than 18
9years of age referred to a youth transitional housing program
10for whom parental consent to enter the program is not
11obtained. The report shall include the following information:
12        (1) the number of homeless minors referred to youth
13    transitional housing programs;
14        (2) the number of homeless minors who were referred
15    but a licensed youth transitional housing program was not
16    able to provide housing and services, and what subsequent
17    steps, if any, were taken to ensure that the homeless
18    minors were referred to an appropriate and available
19    alternative placement;
20        (3) the number of homeless minors who were referred
21    but determined to be ineligible for a youth transitional
22    housing program and the reason why the homeless minors
23    were determined to be ineligible, and what subsequent
24    steps, if any, were taken to ensure that the homeless
25    minors were referred to an appropriate and available
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1        (4) the number of homeless minors who voluntarily left
2    the program and who were dismissed from the program while
3    they were under the age of 18, and what subsequent steps,
4    if any, were taken to ensure that the homeless minors were
5    referred to an appropriate and available alternative
6    placement.
7(Source: P.A. 100-162, eff. 1-1-18; 101-135, eff. 7-26-19.)
 
8    (750 ILCS 30/3-2)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2203-2)
9    Sec. 3-2. Mature minor. "Mature minor" means a person 16
10years of age or over and under the age of 18 years who has
11demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage the minor's
12his own affairs and to live wholly or partially independent of
13the minor's his parents or guardian.
14(Source: P.A. 81-833.)
 
15    (750 ILCS 30/4)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2204)
16    Sec. 4. Jurisdiction. The circuit court in the county
17where the minor resides, is found, owns property, or in which a
18court action affecting the interests of the minor is pending,
19may, upon the filing of a petition on behalf of the minor by
20the minor's his next friend, parent or guardian and after any
21hearing or notice to all persons as set forth in Sections 7, 8,
22and 9 of this Act, enter a finding that the minor is a mature
23minor and order complete or partial emancipation of the minor.
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1specifically limit the rights and responsibilities of the
2minor seeking emancipation.
3(Source: P.A. 100-162, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
4    (750 ILCS 30/7)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2207)
5    Sec. 7. Petition. The petition for emancipation shall be
6verified and shall set forth: (1) the age of the minor; (2)
7that the minor is a resident of Illinois at the time of the
8filing of the petition, or owns real estate in Illinois, or has
9an interest or is a party in any case pending in Illinois; (3)
10the cause for which the minor seeks to obtain partial or
11complete emancipation; (4) the names of the minor's parents,
12and the address, if living; (5) the names and addresses of any
13guardians or custodians appointed for the minor; (6) that the
14minor is a mature minor who has demonstrated the ability and
15capacity to manage the minor's his own affairs and (7) that the
16minor has lived wholly or partially independent of the minor's
17his parents or guardian.
18(Source: P.A. 100-162, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
19    (750 ILCS 30/9)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2209)
20    Sec. 9. Hearing on petition.
21    (a) Mature minor. Before proceeding to a hearing on the
22petition for emancipation of a mature minor the court shall
23advise all persons present of the nature of the proceedings,
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1emancipation should be entered.
2    If, after the hearing, the court determines that the minor
3is a mature minor who is of sound mind and has the capacity and
4maturity to manage the minor's his own affairs including the
5minor's his finances, and that the best interests of the minor
6and the minor's his family will be promoted by declaring the
7minor an emancipated minor, the court shall enter a finding
8that the minor is an emancipated minor within the meaning of
9this Act, or that the mature minor is partially emancipated
10with such limitations as the court by order deems appropriate.
11No order of complete or partial emancipation may be entered
12under this Act if there is any objection by the minor. An order
13of complete or partial emancipation may be entered under this
14Act if there is an objection by the minor's parents or guardian
15only if the court finds, in a hearing, that emancipation would
16be in the minor's best interests.
17    (b) (Blank).
18(Source: P.A. 100-162, eff. 1-1-18; 101-135, eff. 7-26-19.)

 
19    Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
20makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
21text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
22Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
23text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
24changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
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1    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect 60 days
2after becoming law.