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1     AN ACT in relation to children.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
5 amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6     (325 ILCS 5/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2053)
7     Sec. 3. As used in this Act unless the context otherwise
8 requires:
9     "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years, unless
10 legally emancipated by reason of marriage or entry into a
11 branch of the United States armed services.
12     "Department" means Department of Children and Family
13 Services.
14     "Local law enforcement agency" means the police of a city,
15 town, village or other incorporated area or the sheriff of an
16 unincorporated area or any sworn officer of the Illinois
17 Department of State Police.
18     "Abused child" means a child whose parent or immediate
19 family member, or any person responsible for the child's
20 welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the
21 child, or a paramour of the child's parent:
22         (a) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be
23     inflicted upon such child physical injury, by other than

 

 

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1     accidental means, which causes death, disfigurement,
2     impairment of physical or emotional health, or loss or
3     impairment of any bodily function;
4         (b) creates a substantial risk of physical injury to
5     such child by other than accidental means which would be
6     likely to cause death, disfigurement, impairment of
7     physical or emotional health, or loss or impairment of any
8     bodily function;
9         (c) commits or allows to be committed any sex offense
10     against such child, as such sex offenses are defined in the
11     Criminal Code of 1961, as amended, and extending those
12     definitions of sex offenses to include children under 18
13     years of age;
14         (d) commits or allows to be committed an act or acts of
15     torture upon such child;
16         (e) inflicts excessive corporal punishment;
17         (f) commits or allows to be committed the offense of
18     female genital mutilation, as defined in Section 12-34 of
19     the Criminal Code of 1961, against the child; or
20         (g) causes to be sold, transferred, distributed, or
21     given to such child under 18 years of age, a controlled
22     substance as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois
23     Controlled Substances Act in violation of Article IV of the
24     Illinois Controlled Substances Act or in violation of the
25     Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
26     except for controlled substances that are prescribed in

 

 

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1     accordance with Article III of the Illinois Controlled
2     Substances Act and are dispensed to such child in a manner
3     that substantially complies with the prescription.
4     A child shall not be considered abused for the sole reason
5 that the child has been relinquished in accordance with the
6 Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
7     "Neglected child" means any child who is not receiving the
8 proper or necessary nourishment or medically indicated
9 treatment including food or care not provided solely on the
10 basis of the present or anticipated mental or physical
11 impairment as determined by a physician acting alone or in
12 consultation with other physicians or otherwise is not
13 receiving the proper or necessary support or medical or other
14 remedial care recognized under State law as necessary for a
15 child's well-being, or other care necessary for his or her
16 well-being, including adequate food, clothing and shelter; or
17 who is abandoned by his or her parents or other person
18 responsible for the child's welfare without a proper plan of
19 care; or who has been provided with interim crisis intervention
20 services under Section 3-5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
21 and whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the
22 child to return home and no other living arrangement agreeable
23 to the parent, guardian, or custodian can be made, and the
24 parent, guardian, or custodian has not made any other
25 appropriate living arrangement for the child; or who is a
26 newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium contains any

 

 

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1 amount of a controlled substance as defined in subsection (f)
2 of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or a
3 metabolite thereof, with the exception of a controlled
4 substance or metabolite thereof whose presence in the newborn
5 infant is the result of medical treatment administered to the
6 mother or the newborn infant. A child shall not be considered
7 neglected for the sole reason that the child's parent or other
8 person responsible for his or her welfare has left the child in
9 the care of an adult relative for any period of time. A child
10 shall not be considered neglected for the sole reason that the
11 child has been relinquished in accordance with the Abandoned
12 Newborn Infant Protection Act. A child shall not be considered
13 neglected or abused for the sole reason that such child's
14 parent or other person responsible for his or her welfare
15 depends upon spiritual means through prayer alone for the
16 treatment or cure of disease or remedial care as provided under
17 Section 4 of this Act. A child shall not be considered
18 neglected or abused solely because the child is not attending
19 school in accordance with the requirements of Article 26 of The
20 School Code, as amended.
21     "Child Protective Service Unit" means certain specialized
22 State employees of the Department assigned by the Director to
23 perform the duties and responsibilities as provided under
24 Section 7.2 of this Act.
25     "Person responsible for the child's welfare" means the
26 child's parent; guardian; foster parent; relative caregiver;

 

 

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1 any person responsible for the child's welfare in a public or
2 private residential agency or institution; any person
3 responsible for the child's welfare within a public or private
4 profit or not for profit child care facility; or any other
5 person responsible for the child's welfare at the time of the
6 alleged abuse or neglect, or any person who came to know the
7 child through an official capacity or position of trust,
8 including but not limited to health care professionals,
9 educational personnel, recreational supervisors, members of
10 the clergy, and volunteers or support personnel in any setting
11 where children may be subject to abuse or neglect.
12     "Temporary protective custody" means custody within a
13 hospital or other medical facility or a place previously
14 designated for such custody by the Department, subject to
15 review by the Court, including a licensed foster home, group
16 home, or other institution; but such place shall not be a jail
17 or other place for the detention of criminal or juvenile
18 offenders.
19     "An unfounded report" means any report made under this Act
20 for which it is determined after an investigation that no
21 credible evidence of abuse or neglect exists.
22     "An indicated report" means a report made under this Act if
23 an investigation determines that credible evidence of the
24 alleged abuse or neglect exists.
25     "An undetermined report" means any report made under this
26 Act in which it was not possible to initiate or complete an

 

 

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1 investigation on the basis of information provided to the
2 Department.
3     "Subject of report" means any child reported to the central
4 register of child abuse and neglect established under Section
5 7.7 of this Act and his or her parent, guardian or other person
6 responsible who is also named in the report.
7     "Perpetrator" means a person who, as a result of
8 investigation, has been determined by the Department to have
9 caused child abuse or neglect.
10     "Member of the clergy" means a clergyman or practitioner of
11 any religious denomination accredited by the religious body to
12 which he or she belongs.
13 (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
 
14     Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
15 changing Sections 2-3 and 3-5 as follows:
 
16     (705 ILCS 405/2-3)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-3)
17     Sec. 2-3. Neglected or abused minor.
18     (1) Those who are neglected include:
19         (a) any minor under 18 years of age who is not
20     receiving the proper or necessary support, education as
21     required by law, or medical or other remedial care
22     recognized under State law as necessary for a minor's
23     well-being, or other care necessary for his or her
24     well-being, including adequate food, clothing and shelter,

 

 

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1     or who is abandoned by his or her parents or other person
2     responsible for the minor's welfare, except that a minor
3     shall not be considered neglected for the sole reason that
4     the minor's parent or other person responsible for the
5     minor's welfare has left the minor in the care of an adult
6     relative for any period of time; or
7         (b) any minor under 18 years of age whose environment
8     is injurious to his or her welfare; or
9         (c) any newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium
10     contains any amount of a controlled substance as defined in
11     subsection (f) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled
12     Substances Act, as now or hereafter amended, or a
13     metabolite of a controlled substance, with the exception of
14     controlled substances or metabolites of such substances,
15     the presence of which in the newborn infant is the result
16     of medical treatment administered to the mother or the
17     newborn infant; or
18         (d) any minor under the age of 14 years whose parent or
19     other person responsible for the minor's welfare leaves the
20     minor without supervision for an unreasonable period of
21     time without regard for the mental or physical health,
22     safety, or welfare of that minor; or .
23         (e) any minor who has been provided with interim crisis
24     intervention services under Section 3-5 of this Act and
25     whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the
26     minor to return home unless the minor is an immediate

 

 

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1     physical danger to himself, herself, or others living in
2     the home.
3     Whether the minor was left without regard for the mental or
4 physical health, safety, or welfare of that minor or the period
5 of time was unreasonable shall be determined by considering the
6 following factors, including but not limited to:
7         (1) the age of the minor;
8         (2) the number of minors left at the location;
9         (3) special needs of the minor, including whether the
10     minor is physically or mentally handicapped, or otherwise
11     in need of ongoing prescribed medical treatment such as
12     periodic doses of insulin or other medications;
13         (4) the duration of time in which the minor was left
14     without supervision;
15         (5) the condition and location of the place where the
16     minor was left without supervision;
17         (6) the time of day or night when the minor was left
18     without supervision;
19         (7) the weather conditions, including whether the
20     minor was left in a location with adequate protection from
21     the natural elements such as adequate heat or light;
22         (8) the location of the parent or guardian at the time
23     the minor was left without supervision, the physical
24     distance the minor was from the parent or guardian at the
25     time the minor was without supervision;
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1     minor was otherwise locked within a room or other
2     structure;
3         (10) whether the minor was given a phone number of a
4     person or location to call in the event of an emergency and
5     whether the minor was capable of making an emergency call;
6         (11) whether there was food and other provision left
7     for the minor;
8         (12) whether any of the conduct is attributable to
9     economic hardship or illness and the parent, guardian or
10     other person having physical custody or control of the
11     child made a good faith effort to provide for the health
12     and safety of the minor;
13         (13) the age and physical and mental capabilities of
14     the person or persons who provided supervision for the
15     minor;
16         (14) whether the minor was left under the supervision
17     of another person;
18         (15) any other factor that would endanger the health
19     and safety of that particular minor.
20     A minor shall not be considered neglected for the sole
21 reason that the minor has been relinquished in accordance with
22 the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
23     (2) Those who are abused include any minor under 18 years
24 of age whose parent or immediate family member, or any person
25 responsible for the minor's welfare, or any person who is in
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1 residing in the same home as the minor, or a paramour of the
2 minor's parent:
3         (i) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be
4     inflicted upon such minor physical injury, by other than
5     accidental means, which causes death, disfigurement,
6     impairment of physical or emotional health, or loss or
7     impairment of any bodily function;
8         (ii) creates a substantial risk of physical injury to
9     such minor by other than accidental means which would be
10     likely to cause death, disfigurement, impairment of
11     emotional health, or loss or impairment of any bodily
12     function;
13         (iii) commits or allows to be committed any sex offense
14     against such minor, as such sex offenses are defined in the
15     Criminal Code of 1961, as amended, and extending those
16     definitions of sex offenses to include minors under 18
17     years of age;
18         (iv) commits or allows to be committed an act or acts
19     of torture upon such minor; or
20         (v) inflicts excessive corporal punishment.
21     A minor shall not be considered abused for the sole reason
22 that the minor has been relinquished in accordance with the
23 Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
24     (3) This Section does not apply to a minor who would be
25 included herein solely for the purpose of qualifying for
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1 custodian.
2 (Source: P.A. 92-408, eff. 8-17-01; 92-432, eff. 8-17-01.)
 
3     (705 ILCS 405/3-5)  (from Ch. 37, par. 803-5)
4     Sec. 3-5. Interim crisis intervention services. (a) Any
5 minor who is taken into limited custody, or who independently
6 requests or is referred for assistance, may be provided crisis
7 intervention services by an agency or association, as defined
8 in this Act, provided the association or agency staff (i)
9 immediately investigate the circumstances of the minor and the
10 facts surrounding the minor being taken into custody and
11 promptly explain these facts and circumstances to the minor,
12 and (ii) make a reasonable effort to inform the minor's parent,
13 guardian or custodian of the fact that the minor has been taken
14 into limited custody and where the minor is being kept, and
15 (iii) if the minor consents, make a reasonable effort to
16 transport, arrange for the transportation of, or otherwise
17 release the minor to the parent, guardian or custodian. Upon
18 release of the child who is believed to need or benefit from
19 medical, psychological, psychiatric or social services, the
20 association or agency may inform the minor and the person to
21 whom the minor is released of the nature and location of
22 appropriate services and shall, if requested, assist in
23 establishing contact between the family and other associations
24 or agencies providing such services. If the agency or
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1 parent, guardian or custodian, or if the person contacted lives
2 an unreasonable distance away, or if the minor refuses to be
3 taken to his or her home or other appropriate residence, or if
4 the agency or association is otherwise unable despite all
5 reasonable efforts to make arrangements for the safe return of
6 the minor, the minor may be taken to a temporary living
7 arrangement which is in compliance with the Child Care Act of
8 1969 or which is with persons agreed to by the parents and the
9 agency or association.
10     (b) An agency or association is authorized to permit a
11 minor to be sheltered in a temporary living arrangement
12 provided the agency seeks to effect the minor's return home or
13 alternative living arrangements agreeable to the minor and the
14 parent, guardian or custodian as soon as practicable. No minor
15 shall be sheltered in a temporary living arrangement for more
16 than 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
17 court-designated holidays, when the agency has reported the
18 minor as neglected or abused because the parent, guardian, or
19 custodian refuses to permit the child to return home, provided
20 that in all other instances the minor may be sheltered when the
21 agency obtains the consent of the parent, guardian, or
22 custodian or documents its unsuccessful efforts to obtain the
23 consent or authority of the parent, guardian, or custodian,
24 including recording the date and the staff involved in all
25 telephone calls, telegrams, letters, and personal contacts to
26 obtain the consent or authority, in which instances the minor

 

 

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1 may be so sheltered for not more than 21 days. If the parent,
2 guardian or custodian refuses to permit the minor to return
3 home, and no other living arrangement agreeable to the minor
4 and the parent, guardian, or custodian can be made, and the
5 parent, guardian, or custodian has not made any other
6 appropriate living arrangement for the child, the agency may
7 deem the minor to be neglected and report the neglect to the
8 Department of Children and Family Services as provided in the
9 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. The Child Protective
10 Service Unit of the Department of Children and Family Services
11 shall begin an investigation of the report within 24 hours
12 after receiving the report and shall determine whether to shall
13 file a petition alleging that the minor is neglected or abused
14 as described in Section 2-3 of this Act. Subject to
15 appropriation, the Department may take the minor into temporary
16 protective custody at any time after receiving the report,
17 provided that the Department shall take temporary protective
18 custody within 48 hours of receiving the report if its
19 investigation is not completed. If the Department of Children
20 and Family Services determines that the minor is not a
21 neglected minor because the minor is an immediate physical
22 danger to himself, herself, or others living in the home, then
23 the Department shall take immediate steps to either secure the
24 minor's immediate admission to a mental health facility,
25 arrange for law enforcement authorities to take temporary
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1 appropriate action to assume protective custody in order to
2 safeguard the minor or others living in the home from immediate
3 physical danger. No minor shall be sheltered in a temporary
4 living arrangement for more than 48 hours, excluding Saturdays,
5 Sundays and court-designated holidays, without parental
6 consent unless the agency documents its unsuccessful efforts to
7 contact a parent or guardian, including recording the date and
8 time and staff involved in all telephone calls, telegrams,
9 letters, and personal contacts to obtain the consent or
10 authority, in which case the minor may be so sheltered for not
11 more than 21 days.
12     (c) Any agency or association or employee thereof acting
13 reasonably and in good faith in the care of a minor being
14 provided interim crisis intervention services and shelter care
15 shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability resulting
16 from such care.
17 (Source: P.A. 85-601.)