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90_HB3732

      705 ILCS 405/1-4.1        from Ch. 37, par. 801-4.1
          Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  Adds a heading to
      Section  that restricts the confinement of minors in jails.
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of  1987  by
 2    changing Section 1-4.1.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended  by
 6    changing Section 1-4.1 as follows:
 7        (705 ILCS 405/1-4.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-4.1)
 8        Sec.  1-4.1.  Incarceration of minors.  Except for minors
 9    accused of violation of an order  of  the  court,  any  minor
10    accused of any act under federal or State law, or a municipal
11    ordinance that would not be illegal if committed by an adult,
12    cannot  be  placed  in  a  jail,  municipal lockup, detention
13    center or secure  correctional  facility.  Confinement  in  a
14    county  jail of a minor accused of a violation of an order of
15    the court, or of a minor for whom there is  reasonable  cause
16    to  believe  that  the minor is a person described in Section
17    5-3, shall be in accordance with the restrictions  set  forth
18    in Sections 5-7 and 5-10 of this Act.
19    (Source: P.A. 89-656, eff. 1-1-97.)

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