Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3743

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if a minor is found to be guilty of a non-violent crime, the court shall first consider home confinement or an alternative sentence instead of: (i) incarceration in a facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice or (ii) confinement in a juvenile detention home. Provides that the court shall order a conference to be held to determine the alternative sentencing plan. Provides that the conference shall be held with representatives of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department of Children and Family Services, the prosecutor of the minor, the court, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the parent or legal guardian of the minor. Based upon recommendations made at the conference, the court shall order an alternative sentencing plan that meets the needs of the minor and leads the minor toward useful and non-criminal activities. Provides that the court may commit the minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice or place the minor in detention if the minor violates the terms and conditions of the home confinement or alternative sentence or if the family or household situation presents a danger to the minor that makes home confinement infeasible. Defines "non-violent crime" as an offense that is not a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and that is not a violation of the Dangerous Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 involving the illegal possession or use of a firearm.

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