104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1088
 
Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-8-4  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-4
730 ILCS 5/3-10-4  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-4
    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a committed person may make a request to be transferred to another institution or facility every 6 months. Provides that a committed person, or the committed person's parent or guardian, may make a request to be transferred to another institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice at any time.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 
5changing Sections 3-8-4 and 3-10-4 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-8-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-4)
7    Sec. 3-8-4. Intradivisional Transfers. 
8    (a) After the initial assignments under Sections 3-8-2 and 
93-8-3, all transfers of committed persons to another 
10institution or facility shall be reviewed and approved by a 
11person or persons designated by the Director. A record of each 
12transfer and the reasons therefor shall be included in the 
13person's master record file.
14    (b) Transfers to facilities for psychiatric treatment and 
15care within the Department shall be made only after prior 
16psychiatric examination and certification to the Director that 
17such transfer is required. Persons in facilities for 
18psychiatric treatment and care within the Department shall be 
19reexamined at least every 6 months. Persons found to no longer 
20require psychiatric treatment and care shall be transferred to 
21other facilities of the Department.
22    (c) A committed person may make a request to be 
23transferred to another institution or facility every 6 months. 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 77-2097.)
 
2    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-4)
3    Sec. 3-10-4. Intradivisional Transfers. 
4    (a) The transfer of committed persons between institutions 
5or facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be 
6under this Section, except that emergency transfers shall be 
7under Section 3-6-2.
8    (b) The chief administrative officer of an institution or 
9facility desiring to transfer a committed person to another 
10institution or facility shall notify the Director of Juvenile 
11Justice or his delegate of the basis for the transfer. The 
12Director or his delegate shall approve or deny such request.
13    (c) If a transfer request is made by a committed person or 
14his parent, guardian or nearest relative, the chief 
15administrative officer of the institution or facility from 
16which the transfer is requested shall notify the Director of 
17Juvenile Justice or his delegate of the request, the reasons 
18therefor and his recommendation. The Director of Juvenile 
19Justice or his delegate shall either grant the request or if he 
20denies the request he shall advise the person or his parent, 
21guardian or nearest relative of the basis for the denial.
22    (d) A committed person, or the committed person's parent 
23or guardian, may make a request to be transferred to another 
24institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice 
25at any time. 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)